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# Dogs Trust Ireland

This year

2023

Dogs Trust Ireland sees a stark increase in post-Christmas surrender requests

The charity is urgently appealing to anyone who can help, as they are facing a “rehoming crisis”.

18.7k

Feb 6th 2023, 1:26 PM

All time

'A very unique year': Big drop in the number of dogs destroyed at Irish pounds in 2020

171 dogs were put to sleep in pounds last year.

11.7k

Jul 29th 2021, 12:51 PM

Dogs Trust Ireland warns many people are unwittingly buying dogs bred on puppy farms

A new campaign aims to warn people about the cruelty involved in online dog purchases.

20.8k

Nov 10th 2020, 4:02 PM