Owners ‘dump old dogs in favour of Christmas puppies’

CRUEL-HEARTED dog owners are kicking out their old pets and replacing them with new Christmas puppies, animal welfare workers revealed yesterday.

Hundreds of loyal family pets were dumped in the weeks leading up to Christmas, said Limerick Animal Welfare spokeswoman Niamh Allen.

“This has been one of busiest holiday periods ever and we have found many older dogs thrown out by their owners before Christmas,” Ms Allen said.