The ISPCA is appealing for information after six dead animals were found dumped in a stream in Co. Meath.
One bag contained the body of a female white goat, the second the bodies of three male black puppies and the last the bodies of two black female dogs.
None of the animals were tagged or microchipped.
The ISPCA says it believes the animals were not in the water for very long and all were dumped at the same time.
Chief Inspector with the ISPCA is Conor Dowling: