Posted: 06 June 2015 Category: Animal Welfare
Introduction
This report highlights the recorded statistics under the Control of Dogs Act 1986 to 2010 with reference to County Meath from the year 2000-2013 inclusive. The purpose of this report is to examine Meath County Council’s handling of dog licences and its general law re-enforcement so that comparisons can be drawn between Meath’s results and those of its more successful counterparts (Cork county and Kerry). By analysing these statistics, it should become clear that ...
Posted: 22 May 2016 Category: Animal Welfare
A couple of weeks ago, a post I uploaded to Facebook sparked fierce controversy and was seen by millions of people around the world in a matter of days after going viral. The post, which included a picture of a restricted dog breed sign and a comment explaining how I did not view certain breeds as ideal family pets, resulted in much upset. I apologised for that statement on TV3’s Ireland AM, and I acknowledge the offence caused to families with the breeds of dog on this list. I could never...
