Call for dog 'census' in Kerry amid mounting fouling

There is a dog for almost every human in Kerry and that numbers have hugely increased in recent years because 'it is the fashion', council meeting told

Kerry County Council heard a campaign on tackling dog fouling is getting under way. Picture: Denis Minihane

There has been a call for a full census of all dogs in Kerry amid an outcry about the level of dog fouling and out of control animals.

There are already plans to ban dogs from Blue Flag beaches and now independent councillor Maura Healy-Rae wants a full count of the dog population.