There are calls for a reform of animal welfare after a zebra was pictured in a pub in county Clare.

A photo has been shared online of a man drinking beside a zebra and a pony following the Ennistymon Horse Fair.

A spokesperson for the fair has said they knew of the zebra’s involvement in the show but noted they had not seen the animal.

Current laws do allow for exotic animals to be imported and sold freely here.

Alex Muschketat, zoologist and ecologist with Wildlife West Rescue has condemned the photo and says its part of a wider problem: