A veterinary inspector with the Department of Agriculture is accused of running an unregistered puppy farm where animals endured gross faecal soiling, their food and water was contaminated and rodents were allowed to breed freely.
Dogs Trust has delivered a petition containing 60,000 signatures to the Chair of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice calling for tougher punishments for puppy farmers.
Dogs were in the news last week, with the announcement by the Irish government that significant changes are on the way in the rules and regulations affecting dogs.