Call for dog control enforcement after killing of baby boy

THE KILLING of a baby boy by a Rottweiler in Britain highlights the need for authorities here to update and better enforce dog control legislation, according to the Labour Party.

Archie-Lee Andrew Hirst, aged 13-months, was snatched from the arms of a seven-year-old girl by a Rottweiler in the back yard of his grandparents’ home in Wakefield, West Yorkshire on Friday.

According to Deputy Joe Costello, most Irish counties have only one warden charged with enforcing the Control of Dogs Act, while Dublin has three — the same figure as it had 20 years ago.