Covid-19 dog ownership boom in Laois and other counties not shown in licence figures
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Evidence of a Covid-19 pandemic boom in dog ownership is not clearly revealed in new figures from Laois and other councils which show that number of dog licences dropped by thousands last year.
Newly published Department of Rural and Community Development Dog Control Statistics reveal that licensing has yet to catch up with ownership.
Dogs Trust, Ireland’s largest dog welfare charity, says there was an unprecedented demand for dogs last year but there are already signs of people giving up on their pets as life returns to norm.