Greyhound Racing Bill 2018 Back In Seanad

Dogs Trust, Ireland’s largest dog welfare charity, was disappointed that their proposed amendment to protect the welfare of Irish Greyhounds, which was included in the Agriculture Committees Report on the Greyhound Racing Bill last July, was not included in the Greyhound Racing Bill. However four senators, Senators Lynn Ruane, Frances Black, Grace O’Sullivan and Alice-Mary […]

A Message to Dog Lovers for National Microchipping Month

“For many years I worked at the coal face of animal rescue; taking dogs from the pound when their owners couldn’t be traced and euthanasia was to be their fate. I recall hundreds of beautiful pets; but not a single microchip led reunification. Thankfully the animal welfare landscape has improved since then. Destruction numbers are […]