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.
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Surge in people seeking to give up their dog as lockdown ends
Monday, July 19, 2021
There has been a major surge in people seeking to give up their dog as lockdown restrictions end in Ireland, according to Dogs Trust.
The dog welfare charity said it had received 515 requests from people looking to surrender their dog over the last three months – a 212 per cent increase on 165 requests for the same period last year.
Much of the surge was seen in June alone, with “an alarming” 240 requests received from people looking to give up their dog over the month, averaging out as eight per day.