Oh I’m sure we could all take a guess and not be far off the truth. We’ll keep sweeping their actions under the rug in the name of equality though.

Dublin lad… I would kinda re write your well intended comment… It reads as though ya want those who did this to go to good homes :-)

But seriously the are some cruel bastards out there.

Well done to the Garda. Only dogs themselves would be so cruel and all in the name of greed.

@sean beag, maybe you could enlighten us, if you have information about this? Or are you just cowardly trying insinuate something without any actual facts?

I find it strange that so many people here are showing so much concern for these animals… asking “who does this to animals” and calling the people who brought them here “sick” etc. even though the article does not mention that they were in anyway badly treated apart from being in the back of a couple of cars, it is not clear if it was the back seat or the boot. Don’t get me wrong here, I am a strong supporter of animal rights… I just question the morality and sincerity of people who are outraged by this but will still have a feed of rashers for a snack.

@Paddy Fifty puppies in two cars would mean at least 25 puppies per car, more than likely kept in the boot and also in boxes to reduce the risk of soiling the cars so I think its safe to assume conditions were not great. But totally agree, it is quite hypocritical of us as a society to become so enraged with the ill-treatment of certain species of animals whilst simultaneously ignoring the processes of the meat and dairy industries.

Take your pedantics elswhere Paddy.

That’s it Mackie.With rescued animals you are guaranteed getting a healthy animal that’s chipped and vaccinated. Don’t support puppy farming,adopted a rescued animal ;-)

@Ru Ni Digs
Just wondering are you saying rescued dogs are less healthy than pedigree dogs? I’ve seen some horrific deformities and diseases in pedigree dogs because they’re so inbred. I’m not saying a rescue dog is always the solution but there are times when you really don’t know what the story is with a purebred either.

Edit…I see where yo’re coming from now. Apologies :)

Why get a dog from a breeder when you can adopt? The DSPCA, Dogs Trust and local charities are full of dogs and cats looking for loving homes and there are plenty of breed dogs available if that’s what people want.

are they only looking for help in co dublin or is all over Ireland I love het involved and help out

http://www.ispca.ie/volunteer/

I would like to know too??

The DSPCA office is closed for the night so I wasn’t able to contact them to see if they’re looking for owners for the dogs. However earlier today they said on their Facebook page that they’re jam packed with animals right now and they urgently need foster homes for some of them because they’re running out of room. If anyone wants to help out, or see if they need owners for these puppies, their email address is reception@dspca and their phone number is 499 4700 (but wait until tomorrow to ring!).

If you go to DSPCA website there should be an adoption application and details on what to do.

thanks I will try and rescue one,

Fair Play Brendan :)

Buying these dogs is the root of the problem. The money goes to breeders who breed more to sell. Don’t buy them.

Car boot sale

Yeh sure Brendan.

Be quiet john, any facts to back up your silly statement. Everybody who sells animals online are cruel to animals….mmmmm neh.

I wouldn’t exactly say just buying online but you’re right to a great extent John. People really should check that they are buying from someone reputable and not some kind of “puppy farm” as this kind of factory floor type attitude means the mother is constantly used as a conveyor belt really. And unsold pups tend to just be put down as people generally don’t want to buy an adult dog.

For anyone looking for a dog, there’s nothing better than taking an adult dog from a person who needs to rehome theirs or from a pound. Got my own lab from a family where their third child had serious allergy problems and now have one of the friendliest dogs who will still protect his space with a good bark at strangers.

Obviously theres exceptions to every rule, but for the most part its true.

Im just not going to write every post with a disclaimer.

to all the people who suggest that the people buying these animals are doing so illegally or irresponsibly i would argue that this is not necessarily the case. i worked in the companion animal industry for a good few years and i wouldn’t be surprised if most of these beautiful pups actually went to pet shops. after many an undercover investigation in australia it was found that a large percentage of animals from puppy farms went straight to pet stores (mostly multinational chains). quick ‘anonymous’ sales for the breeder and a ridiculously fat mark-up for the store. i know that most people are none the wiser and don’t get to see the horrors that go on behind the scenes but i assure you that puppy farming happens in houses, sheds, garages all over the world. it is purely a monetary operation with little or no regard to the welfare or safety of the animals involved. there will always be plenty of lovely animals in the pound that need homes. it’s a shame that more people don’t take the opportunity to save a life rather than (albeit most likely unknowingly) supporting this kind of cruel operation. i hope all the pups go to loving homes.

oops. this was meant to be a general comment not a reply. :P

Shua in Ireland dogs are not usually sold in pet shops (thank God). It is up to people to go to responsible breeders or rescue centres, but many people buy from the internet without bothering to check where the puppies came from. It is likely these are all puppy farms dogs – mothers and fathers kept in appalling conditions, puppies ripped away at an early age and not socialised. A recipe for disaster and sadly all too common.

ah ok. i haven’t been involved with the pet industry at all whilst over here but i am all too familiar with puppy farms. the shop i managed did not sell any animals but encourage pound adoptions by having adoption weekends, ran free behavioural and socialising classes, donated food and products generously to our local charities and openly provided information on puppy farming practises and worked with many a campaign to try and eradicate them. disturbingly, many of the cases that i was involved with turned out to be run by people within the pet, animal care or veterinary sector. if only people knew what was actually going on when they thought they were buying a ‘pedigree’ puppy from a ‘reputable breeder’ or from an ‘unintentional litter’ from a family pet. luckily when i left australia it was becoming less and less common to see dogs in shops with lobby groups and charity organisation like the RSPCA pushing to have it banned completely. (http://www.theage.com.au/national/rspca-calls-for-boycott-of-pet-shop-puppies-20100710-104vy.html) unfortunately, the only down side to this is that a large number of dogs are now sold through private sale completely unregulated by any sort of government or independent watchdog. always adopt. peace. :D x

@ Ru .. The problem is that these pups like many others do not come into the country legally . Our laws need to be tougher on all aspects of animal welfare. There are thousands of dogs stolen every year in this country which are sold on and exported or end up in puppy farms. Our laws aganist animal cruelty are a disgrace

*puppies

Maybe it’s “poor puppy is sad” (if you take the smiley into account). #ifonly

Animal. rescue !!!!

Dspca………….

Dogs Trust and Madra both do sterling work in rehoming unwanted dogs. Much better to get a dog from them than from a puppy farm.

All DSPCA dogs are house trained before they are adopted as far as I know, but with chewing up things and the like best to consider what type of breed to get as some are more prone than others, even with training as pups.

Yes they need loving homes.Adopt them !!!!!

Sorry what I meant to say was :”All animals that come into the country have to be quarantined for 6 months,unless they have a passport.

“The importation of pets into Ireland has always been strictly controlled to ensure that diseases such as rabies are not introduced. Since 1 January 2012 there have been a number of changes to the EU system of Passports for Pets allows cats, dogs and ferrets to travel between EU member states. This EU Pet Passport certifies that the pet has been identified by means of a microchip and vaccinated against rabies. Pets from higher risk non-EU countries will also require a blood test – see ‘Non-qualifying high-risk countries’ below.”

excellent

that’s a pity as they are cheaper that gates…

That was better :-)

………….and for that comment you are a gob shite

C’mon Mark “Fifty shades of xxxx” is fairly worn at this stage.
Now you could have said
“I’d love to get my hands on them puppies”
or
“sure the dog’s on the street knew about this!”

C’mon you can do it!

It’s the pulp fiction argument (kind of).
Dogs have personality pigs don’t…..

Oh come on, if you eat meat then I’d rather you have no compassion for any living creature????? Climb down from your high horse, because if everyone agreed with your line of thinking then no animal in this world would have a chance. While it would be wonderful if noone ate meat or used animal based product, we have to live in the real world and realise that won’t happen. Encourage compassion wherever you see it – even little steps make a big difference, and they will for these poor pups.

He Deirdre, if high horses tasted good would it be ok to eat them?! And if raising awareness and pointing out hypocrisy and logical inconsistencies people are guilty of regarding animal welfare/rights then I’m staying up here, thanks.

Was Martin Luther King Jr. living in the real world when he took on hundreds of years of racism? Were the dynamic duo of Michael Collins and Eamon Devalera when they took on one of the most powerful empires every known? Was the first female president of a country being a little unrealistic when she put her name forward for election? C’mon, no one buys that ‘live in the real world’ argument anymore…So, I obviously don’t hate puppies. That would be impossible. And if everyone agreed with my line of thinking EVERY animal in this world would have a chance, not just the cute ones. SELECTIVELY encouraging compassion wherever YOU happen to see it (when you bother looking) is a bit of trick, an oximoron and unfortuantely is exactly like taking a little step forward……..and then two large ones back. So i’ll say it again..don’t stress, just think about it a bit more. Join ALL the dots up and see what picture you get.

Very black and white view. So what you are saying is if i eat meat which came from a cow that was put down humanly( ie. fast) I shouldn’t care if someone abuses an animal by putting them in a boot or I shouldn’t care if I hear about a cat getting set on fire this halloween?

Small world in here!

Sluazcanal, sorry but the ‘your being too black and white about it’ argument is bit of a diversion tactic really. I’ll let you divert me though because it will help clear things up. It’s not a case of either/or (a far more black and white way of viewing what I’m getting at here). Basically I’m asking why can’t/won’t people care equally about the burnt cat AND the victims of slaughterhouses. I don’t think people and animals are the same, I feel certain limited kinds of medical research are probably valid to save lives etc. but imagine someone saying something along the following lines: “It’s really terrible how the Indians were treated by the British under colonialism in the 1900s…but what happen the Irish doesn’t merit the same level of compassion because it’s a totally different situation”…ok, bad example but you why is no one asking themselves why they are not more disgusted by a trailer full of sheep on their way to be killed because we like how they taste?! I just can’t imagine anyone sane saying “well, at least showing Indians some compassion is better than nothing! Right?”

Also, if you’re going to buy the humane killing thing then you have to apply the same logic to capital punishment or war so you end up saying things like: “I think it is better that a person be executed by lethal injection rather than by stoning because it is less painful for them” or ” I think it is much better that a child soldier is killed instantly in his sleep, beside his friends, in the middle of a dream about his Christmas holidays by a single bullet to the head in a suprise ambush than he dies in agony over ten hours alone on a battlefield from a machete wound”…which is obviously true and ‘better’ BUT the real issue you conceal with this argument is that war and capital punishment degrades us all, is fundamentally inhumane, child soldiers should not exist in the first place, and stiffles our efforts as a species to move beyond this etc. etc.

That was long. Sorry, Can’t sleep!

What kind of person compares eating a burger to condoning the murder of child soldiers? Have you been drinking or are you just completely mental?

Hey Sean Beag, what kind of person ignores/purposely misinterprets the substance of someone’s argument and then calls them drunk and/or mental? Nice try but soundbite reactions like yours never work.