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The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) was founded in 1969, in initial efforts to stop the commercial hunt for seal pups on the east coast of Canada. With offices in 15 countries, and projects in more than 40, [ 4 ] IFAW is one of the largest animal welfare organisations in the world.
Animal welfare organizations are concerned with the health, safety and psychological wellness of individual animals. These organizations include animal rescue groups and wildlife rehabilitation centers, which care for animals in distress and sanctuaries, where animals are brought to live and be protected for the rest of their lives.
The Dublin Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was established in 1840, [2] and is the oldest and largest animal welfare charity in Ireland. [3]Initially the organisation was known as the "Dublin Auxiliary of the Royal Society for the Protection of Animals", and it was founded the year the RSPCA received Royal Patronage. [4]
The Irish Blue Cross is an animal welfare charity formed in Ireland in 1945 by incorporating the welfare charity "Our Dumb Friends' League" into a new small animal and equine welfare organisation. The charity provides low-cost veterinary services to people on a low income in the greater Dublin area.
Following a meeting of businesspeople in 1817, and drawing on work in other European cities, the Institution was established in 1818 [2] as the Mendicity Association.Its aim was to provide food, clothing, education and lodging for the poor of Dublin, [3] and it was one of many that were established in Dublin to relieve the poverty that pervaded the city at that time.
The Ilac Centre was opened in 1981, and was one of the first shopping centres in Dublin city centre. [1] It has been characterised as a "large, low and dull cruciform" shopping complex. It was designed by David Keane & Partners in 1977. [ 2 ]
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The charity was to be rebranded as the Irish Racehorse Trust, with a specific emphasis on the reconditioning of former racehorses. The proposal was devised in collaboration with Vulcan Consulting, an enterprise founded by former TD, Lucinda Creighton (the cost of which was mostly borne by Horse Racing Ireland).