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This year
2025
Animal Welfare
Dog owners urged to be aware of 'highly toxic' spring plants and bulbs
5 Mar
45.4k
9
Last year
2024
easter
Owners warned over chocolate after surge in number of dogs poisoned last year
28 Mar 2024
10.2k
11
Animal Welfare
Two puppies rescued from bog as Dogs Trust receives over 400 post-Christmas surrender requests
5 Feb 2024
33.3k
26
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'Dog crisis' in Ireland after six puppies found dumped in a plastic bag on side of the road
11 Jan 2024
26.0k
74
All time
ear cropping
Stricter laws on ownership of dogs with cropped ears to be introduced in coming weeks
Updated 17 Aug 2023
29.7k
54
dogs trust
Number of dogs being put down in pounds doubled in a year
Updated 4 Aug 2023
23.1k
63
Animal Welfare
Dogs Trust highlights 'huge rise' in unwanted dogs in Ireland as they save emaciated lurcher
8 May 2023
19.5k
26
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Charity warns dog owners about toxins in chocolate, hot-cross buns and daffodils
6 Apr 2023
8.8k
6
a dog is for life
Dogs Trust 'pleading' with the public to consider commitment involved before getting a dog
19 Dec 2022
20.7k
12
Animal Welfare
Oireachtas Committee recommends ban on owning dogs with cropped ears
13 Oct 2022
33.2k
37
surrendered
Dogs Trust charity received 172 requests over Chrismas from people wanting to surrender their pet
8 Mar 2021
34.1k
26
lockdown pets
Numbers of dogs being surrendered rising again with return to work and school
7 Sep 2020
36.7k
31
dognapping
Stolen to breed: Criminals stealing thoroughbred dogs 'to make quick cash' by breeding them
9 Aug 2020
44.6k
65
foster dogs
Dogs Trust offers temporary foster care scheme for frontline healthcare workers' dogs during pandemic
16 Apr 2020
18.0k
10
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Please don't feed your dog Easter eggs, says Dogs Trust
11 Apr 2020
20.0k
32
Animal Welfare
'A step in the right direction': From 1 February it will be illegal to sell a puppy less than 8 weeks old
9 Jan 2020
88.2k
28
paws for thought
Dogs Trust hits 'paws' on adoptions of rescue pets until New Year
16 Dec 2019
15.9k
13
not just for christmas
Almost 2,000 people have surrendered their dogs to Dogs Trust so far this year
6 Nov 2019
25.9k
57
a dog is for life
Tati and her puppies were abandoned at the side of the road - Dogs Trust took them in
19 Feb 2019
31.1k
20
hot dogs
We could be heading into a heatwave - here are some tips on keeping your pets cool and happy
23 Jun 2018
16.5k
9
good stuff
Number of dogs destroyed in Irish pounds down 40%
18 May 2018
19.1k
51
Elsa the dog
This dog found her way back to her owners after being missing in Dublin for a year
20 Feb 2018
6.4k
4
paws for thought
186 people have asked to surrender their dogs to Dogs Trust since Christmas
31 Jan 2018
63.6k
62
drawings for doggos
An Irish girl has been drawing cute doodles of people on Twitter to raise loads of money for Dog's Trust
6 Jan 2018
4.0k
0
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Here’s all the news you need to know this morning.
21 Dec 2017
8.7k
0
dogs trust
'By getting a puppy at Christmas you're putting it at the worst start in life'
21 Dec 2017
28.8k
19
easter warning
Here's why your dog shouldn't eat chocolate
14 Apr 2017
38.9k
24
Fireworks
Are you a dog owner? Here's some advice on keeping them safe this Halloween
23 Oct 2016
16.4k
24
abandoned
Dog owners surrendering pets to pounds to avoid paying for holiday kennels
4 Jul 2016
35.3k
72
it's the law
Explainer: Everything you need to know about the new dog microchipping rules
2 Apr 2016
22.4k
44
not for xmas
Animal charity fear this lost puppy was abandoned Christmas gift
29 Dec 2015
48.5k
26
Puppy Promise
These dogs have been popping up all over Dublin today
10 Nov 2015
26.4k
10
Puppy Promise
There are dogs all over Dublin today for a heartbreaking reason
10 Nov 2015
7.3k
3
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'I'd be heartbroken to leave them all alone': Free service will take care of your dogs if you die
10 May 2015
13.7k
13
Puppy
'A dog is for life', so why do people continue to give them as presents?
26 Dec 2014
10.4k
25
a new life
New puppy centre built to deal with Ireland's abandoned dog crisis
23 Mar 2014
37.1k
82
Dogs saved
Nine dogs saved from death
16 Jan 2014
18.3k
56
Death Row
These nine dogs have less than 48 hours to live if they can't be re-homed
14 Jan 2014
60.6k
143
Rescue
140 dogs saved in biggest canine rescue in State history
12 Feb 2013
41.7k
77
Animal Welfare
25 puppies surrendered to Dogs Trust in 6 days
19 Jan 2013
25.0k
28
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