N.Ireland
Poots launches campaign to combat puppy smuggling in NI
Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots has launched a new campaign to combat puppy smuggling....
Puppy Farms
Rural Life
Aontú’s 'puppy farm bill' progresses
A bill that would see a minimum 10-month prison sentence for those caught stealing a family pet has passed first...
Rural Life
Coveney calls for illegal puppy trade to cease after dogs seized
After a consignment of dogs and pups were seized by the Department of Agriculture last week, the Minister for Agriculture...
Rural Life
DSPCA calls on Coveney to review puppy farm business
The Dublin Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (DSPCA) has called on the Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney, to...
Rural Life
Carlow puppy farm with 'absolutely horrendous' conditions shut down
A puppy farm was recently shut down in Carlow where conditions were said to be “absolutely horrendous” where 52 dogs...