Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 1 June 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Regulation of Sale and Supply of Pets and Animal Welfare: Discussion

Photo of Jackie CahillJackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Does Dogs Trust have a breakdown of these establishments? Are they breeding greyhounds? Are they what we consider to be puppy farms? Is there a breakdown of the different breeds involved? It is my understanding that it takes six breeding bitches to be considered a breeding establishment. I believe that is included in the legislation. Does Dogs Trust have figures as to how many breeding bitches each individual breeding establishment has? Is there a register? With regard to greyhounds, if one has more than six brood bitches, one has to register as a breeding establishment. Is there a register for other breeds as well? I have thrown a good few questions at Ms Bristow. If she has the answers, well and good, but if not, she might supply them to the committee later.

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