Sickly dogs are the by-product of the Irish puppy farm system: discussion on RTE’s Claire Byrne Live | RTE
To watch the video of this discussion on puppy farms, click on the play button at the foot of this page.
To watch the video of this discussion on puppy farms, click on the play button at the foot of this page.
This coming weekend is the annual conference of Veterinary Ireland Companion Animal Society (VICAS), the body that represents pet vets nationally.
How is puppy farming defined?The term "puppy farming" means the commercial breeding of dogs in large numbers.
This week in Dublin Port, another batch of puppy-farmed puppies were confiscated as they were smuggled out of Ireland to the lucrative UK market.
In this week’s podcast, the main topic of discussion was an ongoing theme for me at the moment: Pugs and other short-nosed dogs that have such severe breathing difficulties that they need surger ..
What lies ahead for animal welfare in Ireland?Next week, the Irish public go to the polls to elect a new government.
Following another BBC expose of puppy farming, the topic is in the news again. But what about vets who deliberately or inadvertently help puppy farmers (eg by helping with breeding or by vaccinating pups).
Microchipping is about to be made compulsory in Ireland - from autumn 2015 for puppies, then from spring 2016 for all adult dogs.
The ISPCA rescued 340 dogs from a puppy farm last month. On Ireland AM, we discussed the issue of puppy farms in Ireland.
ISPCA raided a puppy farm in Co Carlow last week. The conditions were described as "absolutely horrendous", with ISPCA Inspectors seizing 52 dogs of mixed breed and type.
In this week's podcast, Pete discusses puppy farming in Ireland, following up the RTE Consumer Show investigation that was shown last week (you can watch this tv programme on RTE Player here www. rte.
Puppy farming is in the news again. This week in the UK, the Labour Party launched their pre-election manifesto for animal welfare, which includes a promise to regulate puppy farming.
There is still no legislation to control the commercial breeding of dogs in Ireland - so the country is still the "puppy farm capital" of Europe.
I have been campaigning against puppy farming for many years in Ireland. I came across this video, and decided to put it here.