Dogs 'suffered unnecessarily' at horseracing heiresses’ Cork puppy farm, court told

Anne Broderick is appealing a closure order against her puppy farm which was exporting dogs to a lucrative market in Singapore

Ms Broderick was in Mallow District Court to appeal a closure order Cork County Council had imposed on her dog-breeding facility at The Hermitage, Doneraile, Co Cork, in January, after she failed to comply with the terms of a Dog Breeding Establishment Order and an Animal Health and Welfare Notice.

Putrid smelling dogs soaked in urine, many very fearful with oozing, reddened eyes, were forced to walk in their own faeces due to overcrowding and “suffered unnecessarily” at a horseracing heiresses’ Cork puppy farm, a court has heard.

Anne Broderick, whose late father bred racehorse Paddy De Plasterer which won at Cheltenham, is appealing a closure order against her puppy farm, which was exporting dogs to a lucrative market in Singapore.