Assistance dog controversy: 'We do not recommend dog company', ISPCA

The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) has hit out at the training methods used by Service Dogs Ireland and said it would not recommend the services of this company “to anyone”.

The organisation confirmed that, along with the Department of Agriculture and local authorities, it is investigating Service Dogs Europe.

“I can confirm we carried out an unannounced inspection of the premises on September 24. We are still investigating so I can’t go into too much detail, but I can say that we wouldn’t recommend Service Dogs Europe to anyone,” said Andrew Kelly, the chief executive of the ISPCA.