Dogs Trust sent a petition containing over 28,000 signatures, and counting, to Minister of State, Sean Canney, calling on him to review and strengthen the Dog Breeding Establishment (DBE) Act 2010 as a matter of urgency The amended Act should introduce a number of robust measures to clamp down on unscrupulous breeders that put profits before the welfare of the dogs in their care Executive Director of Dogs Trust handed over the signatures to Senator Catherine Ardagh and Maureen O’Sullivan TD today at Merrion Square in Dublin

Dogs Trust will ‘Paws’ adoptions over the Christmas period We found a 30% increase in people looking to give up their dog in January 2018, compared to the previous year. We received 2,840 surrender requests this year, with 897 of those calls and emails in the first three months of 2018. The top reason given for people looking to give up their dog was that they didn’t have enough time to look after them anymore

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.