State fails to tackle dog farm horror

WELL done to Evelyn Ring and the Irish Examiner editorial (July 29) for highlighting the horrific puppy farm situation that thrives in this country and the problems with the puppies that are bred in these conditions.

The ISPCA estimate there are more than 70 puppy farms in Ireland, a number of these are located in Cork county, particularly north and west.

Various Fianna Fáil governments and Ministers for the Environment promised to introduce legalisation to regulate these facilities, however talk is cheap and election promises even cheaper still.