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Tuesday 1 December 2020
The seizure was made in the Baldoyle area of north Dublin today.
The ISPCA has received over 53,000 calls in the past three years.
The puppies, seized yesterday, will not be rehomed before Christmas, the DSPCA has said.
The ISPCA has warned people to wait until January to avoid funding puppy farms where dogs can be kept in “appalling conditions”.
The puppies were seized in Holyhead and returned to Dublin, where they are now being cared for in temporary foster homes.
It is the first conviction of its kind under new legislation.
Cavan County Council inspected a dog breeding farm following a recent BBC Spotlight programme.
This follows the broadcast of the BBC documentary ‘The Dog Factory’ last night.
The DSPCA wants to hear from you.
A round up of the day’s main news – plus any bits and pieces you may have missed.
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
Puppy farms will be targeted in new legislation due to be enacted very soon – but there has been a delay while the government waited for the Welfare of Greyhounds Bill to be passed through the Seanad.
IT’S THE FIRST of December, which means the beginning of Christmas month.
But today’s date is also a bit more significant than in other years, because it marks the end of Level 5 restrictions that have been in place across the country for the last six weeks.
From today, retailers, hairdressers, gyms, cinemas, museums and libraries can re-open to the public.
Some shops are even making up for lost time by opening through the night tonight, and there have been reports of overnight queues outside a few retailers ahead of their re-opening today.
For the day that’s in it, we’re wondering: Do you plan on going to a non-essential shop today?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Dublin-based GP Mark Murphy illustrates where the failings are in how we fund our healthcare system.
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