Irish dog pounds and rescue centres are overloaded with unwanted dogs, either abandoned or surrendered by their owners.
To find out more about this, listen to this 10 minute discussion on my podcast recorded via Declan Meehan and East Coast FM.
10 min Podcast: The surge of unwanted dogs in Ireland
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