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The senator says some unscrupulous operators are cashing in on demand for certain breeds and that further regulation is urgently needed.
The DSPCA has urged people to adopt and not to shop, where possible.
Law where pets are a ‘low value possession’ alongside plant pots and mobile phones should be reviewed, writes vet Dr Sharon Alston.
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.
A round up of the day’s main news – plus any bits and pieces you may have missed.
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.