N.Ireland
Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots has launched a new campaign to combat puppy smuggling.
Rural Life
A bill that would see a minimum 10-month prison sentence for those caught stealing a family pet has passed first stage in the Dáil today.
The Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney has called for the illegal puppy trade to stop after a number of dogs and pups were seized in the process of being exported.
The Dublin Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (DSPCA) has called on the Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney, to carry out a thorough review of the puppy farm business in Ireland.
A puppy farm was recently shut down in Carlow where conditions were said to be "absolutely horrendous" where 52 dogs were seized, the ISPCA says.
