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A piebald horse (not the horse impounded).
A piebald horse has been impounded in Portlaoise by Laois County Council.
The horse was collected by the council's housing staff from Ballymacken Lane, on Wednesday, December 3.
It will be available for rehoming or will be 'disposed' after five days in the pound, which ends on Tuesday, December 9.
It is described as a "piebald male".
As of Monday noon, Laois County Council's housing section confirmed to the Leinster Express / Laois Live, the horse had not been collected by its owner and was still impounded.
Under Laois County Council’s Control of Horses Bye-Laws, animals will be rehomed/disposed of if they remain unclaimed for after a period of 5 working days.
A horse can be impounded for several reasons: if it is stray, causing a nuisance, not under adequate control, or posing a danger to persons / property / health and welfare of persons or other animals. It can also be impounded it it is being kept in a control area, without a horse licence in respect of it entitling the horse to be kept in that area, or is not identifiable, or is in or being kept or ridden or driven in an area contrary to bye-laws.
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The law requires all horses, ponies and donkeys in the Republic of Ireland to have a passport. If the owner wants to reclaim the horse, they will have to pay an animal passport, an equine registration number of the land the horses will be kept on, and all fees must be paid.
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