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THE IRISH SOCIETY for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) is calling for the consistent enforcement of new legislation regulating dog breeding in Ireland.
The legislation came into force in July, but the ISPCA said it fears “that it will be enforced more stringently in some local authority areas than in others”.
Under the new legislation, local authorities are tasked with enforcing the new act, which applies to premises where there are six or more female dogs capable of breeding.
So far, over 120 establishments have applied for registration but the ISPCA said it is believed that many more are operating illegally. ISPCA inspectors continue to encounter breeders who should have registered with their local authority but have failed to do so.
A statement said:
Last week at total of eight Bassett Hounds were surrendered to the ISPCA by an unregistered back-yard breeder who realised that their sub-standard facilities would not achieve the standards demanded by the new regulations. Without this legislation, these dogs would not have had the opportunity for the new lives that they will now enjoy.
A rescued Bassett Hound Pic: ISPCA
The ISPCA said it believes that the Dog Breeding Establishments Act has the potential to result in substantial improvements to the welfare of dogs kept in large-scale breeding establishments in Ireland, “but only if enforced appropriately”.
The charity said its officials will continue to conduct inspections of unlawful puppy farms, and it is urging anybody who is aware of an illegal puppy farm to contact helpline@ispca.ie.
Two separate searches in Dublin in early October uncovered 92 puppies in total, who were rescued from suspected animal traffickers.
Also in early October, up to 50 puppies were rescued by the DSCPA in another suspected trafficking situation.
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How many of these were Israeli?
@Ananya Sharma: I was asking that myself
@Ananya Sharma: Russia forged 6 irish passports. Israel forged 3 irish passports. So who knows?
@Clifford Brennan: How many did the Russians kill with there ones ?
@Tony Moore: Who was killed by a passport?
@Clifford Brennan: A Palestinian leader by the Israelis carrying Irish Passports.
@Tony Moore: Tell me what you know about this “Palestinian leader”, Tony?
@Clifford Brennan:
I hope this helps.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.independent.ie/irish-news/hit-squad-used-fake-irish-passports-26632716.html
@Tony Moore: No not at all. I asked what you knew about him, not could you copy and paste. I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt and suggest you look into his cofounding of the Al Qassam brigade, their suicide bombing attacks, his central role in coordinating smuggling of rockets, missiles and weapons for Hamas. The article briefly mentions his role in the kidnapping and murder of 2 soldiers. Quite a “leader” as you so gently stated.
@Clifford Brennan: Well then its ok , thought we had a problem for a second
@Tony Moore: No, no problem. Happy to help clear up your unwitting lack of info on the guy who reaped what he sowed.
@Tony Moore: “Hamas has pointed the finger at Israel, blaming Mossad – the country’s secret service – for carrying out the hit.
Lt Gen Tamim did not go as far as directly blaming Israel, but said it was possible that “leaders of certain countries gave orders to their intelligence agents to kill” the Hamas man.” No evidence that it was Israel
@Clifford Brennan: Fair enough, but remember one thing. Mossad could have used fake passports with fake identities of any nationality. They didn’t. They used copies of passports issued to Irish citizens. Drop the whataboutery and tell us whether or not you condone that.
@Clifford Brennan: Just to enlighten you if that’s possible . I served in South Lebanon. And i seen the torture your south Lebanese SLA , inflicted on ordinarily Lebanese civilians. Including an old couple who had their throats cut. So lectures from you is like advice from a supporter of the ISIS on human rights.
@Josh Gilman: your sadly and badly informed.
@Tommy Roche: Im conflicted to be honest. On one hand our passports should be left alone, on the other you’ve a guy who founded an organisation that sent suicide bombers onto buses, into cafes, nightclubs, supermarkets etc killing hundreds and maiming thousands of civilians. When he got promoted to smuggling rockets, missiles etc for Hamas, he organised it with Iran from Syria. He left the safety of Syria and got clipped. No real loss. Understandably he’s a big target.
@Josh Gilman: The point is that we just don’t know how many “Irish Passports” are being used in this type of skulduggery by the Israelis who seem to think Irish Passport holders are fair game when it comes to copying passports from this country. They don’t just make a “copy” of a blank passport they use a “live” copy from some unsuspecting Irish Citizen who’s presence in other countries is then recorded. This is the danger ..
@Clifford Brennan: knob head
300 out of how many ….
Investment in an area of national security has only happened in the last 3 yrs or so?!!! This country continues to be a banana republic run by unaccountable eejits!! Absolutely shocking.
Typical how to deal with the problem, when the horse has bolted. This security glitch was known for some time.
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