Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 30 March 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Regulations and Verification Systems of Online Sales of Pets: Discussion

Mr. Paul Savage:

We would gather the information first to verify it. There could be real reasons a puppy died, unfortunately.

We have had cases where dogs have contracted parvovirus, but in the end it was found that the person had brought a young puppy into a pet store, which is most likely where it got it. We pass the information on. The report was made by the person whose dog was sick and, fortunately, the dog recovered. We helped the person make a report to the local county council, which inspected the place. It checked for parvovirus, because there was still one remaining dog, and everything was fine.