Rural TDs collar Gormley over dog breeding bill

ENVIRONMENT Minister John Gormley has told a hesitant Fianna Fáil parliamentary party he will take on board their concerns about the new dog breeding bill.

He addressed the weekly parliamentary party meeting last night and said while some aspects of the bill could not be changed other areas could be tweaked.

The leader of the junior coalition partner had met with resistance from FF backbenchers who said the legislation he proposed would unfairly penalise legitimate dog breeding.