Despite a decrease in dogs entering Irish pounds last year, Dogs Trust is worried the wave of ‘post-pandemic lock-down puppies’ is only being felt in recent months.
New figures show a 20% decrease in stray, surrendered and unwanted dogs in 2021, but the charity says it's already received over 1,700 surrender requests for unwanted dogs this year.
Dogs Trust fears that the volume of unwanted dogs is growing at a worrying rate, as rescue centres across Ireland are at capacity.
