Dog hoardings leading to more animal neglect cases, warns ISPCA
Speaking after 140 dogs were saved in Leitrim, in the largest Irish canine rescue, ISPCA chief inspector Conor Dowling said people who start out with a genuine urge to breed and rescue dogs can start to become part of the problem by hoarding large numbers of animals which they cannot care for.
“Somebody perhaps starts breeding, or maybe they have been offered some other dogs of a particular breed they like. Then they just can’t seem to let go of the pups or dogs and it just keeps accumulating. This gives rise to a situation where they have an unmanageable number.
