Recent research conducted by Behaviours and Attitudes on our behalf found that 74% of people admitted that they would be deterred from buying a dog if they knew it was coming from a puppy farm, however, 45% of buyers didn’t take any steps to ensure their dog didn’t come from one. 39% didn’t visit their puppy before taking him/her home with an astonishing 21% of dog owners surveyed admitting that their dog was either delivered to their door or they met in a neutral location such as a car park*.

It is with great sadness that we can confirm that our much loved Chairperson of Dogs Trust Ireland and CEO of Dogs Trust UK, Adrian Burder, has died unexpectedly following a short illness. Our thoughts are with his family at this most difficult time.

Greyhound Racing Bill (formerly Greyhound Industry Bill) is at Committee Stage at 17.30 today 23rd October 2018 in Seanad Senators Lynn Ruane, Frances Black, Grace O'Sullivan and Alice-Mary Higgins have tabled amendments that echo Independent TD Tommy Broughan’s Bill Amendments call for a white list for export of Irish Greyhounds to be created which would contain only countries with high welfare standards

Although Dogs Trust recommends not taking your dog Trick or Treating, that does not mean your dog needs to be left out of the fun, as some of the long-term dogs in Dogs Trust Rehoming Centre demonstrate!! Clever canines Guy, Oscar, Belinda, Charlie and Pluto will do anything for a tasty treat and show off their impressive repertoire of tricks in a cute video called ‘Tricks for Treats’.