It s a great place to work in terms of the team, she said. We ve a great veterinary team, and then when you look beyond that, we have a cattery, treatment facility and all of these places filled with caring, kind and fun people who are all trying to do the same thing as you. Itâs such a great pleasure to be able to come into work every day and work with that team.
Last year, the DSPCA celebrated it s 180th anniversary. The organisation, which is a registered charity, rehabilitates sick, abused and neglected animals seven days a week.
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Where would we be without our furry companions, especially over the last 12 months?
For the past year, pet lovers have been holing up at home with their cats, basking in the outdoors with their dogs and even cuddling up to hamsters, guinea pigs and more between Zoom meetings. They ve brought us peace when we need it and motivation to get up and out when we re feeling sluggish.
But for those in the business of caring for the lost, neglected and abused pets out there, the past year has been one of the most challenging, hectic and rewarding.
Vet Elise O Byrne-White, Vet Nurse Mandy Byrne, and Canine Carestaff Shane Lawlor.
Vet and former rugby player Elise O Byrne-White: You feel sick. These cases stay with you
Former Ireland rugby player Elise O Byrne features in six-part RTÉ series about the DSPCA The Shelter DSPCA Picture Conor McCabe Photography.
Mon, 19 Apr, 2021 - 20:00
Helen O’Callaghan
I catch Elise O’Byrne-White on the phone just as she’s finishing up surgery at the Dublin Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (DSPCA).
“It was just a routine castration, 20 minutes – a big Rottweiler, 40kg,” says the former Ireland rugby player, who’s been working with the DSPCA as a veterinary surgeon for 18 months, and who assures me the Rottweiler’s recovering well.