Cork County Council and dog charities seek to cut deaths of strays

A special meeting is to be held shortly between dog charities in Cork and the county council in an effort to reduce the number of strays being put down.

County mayor Alan Coleman has invited 11 charities that deal with dogs to a meeting in County Hall. They will also discuss problems of excessive dog fouling in public places.

He took the initiative after it was disclosed that a far higher percentage of stray dogs are put down in Co Cork than anywhere else in the country.