'Breed and greed culture' making Ireland the puppy farm capital of Europe, advocacy group claims 

Dublin mayor Ray McAdam with Jenny, an Akita lurcher, during a meeting with a small delegation of Dog Advocacy Ireland members and their dogs on the issue of puppy farms at the Mansion House, Dublin. Picture: Gareth Chaney

The head of a national animal advocacy group has called on the Government to help stop the growth of puppy farms here.

John O'Callaghan, the chief executive of Dog Advocacy Ireland, was speaking at Dublin's Mansion House where he met Lord Mayor Ray McAdam to raise the issue of puppy farming.