Time for action against cruel puppy farms

A YEAR ago, in response to the public outrage that followed raids on horrific puppy farms around the State, the then Minister for the Environment, Martin Cullen, convened a working group.

They were to provide recommendations on how to regulate this hidden industry and halt this miserable trade.

The working group met for six months, took 27 public submissions, and produced a report last month containing clear proposals that could be enacted immediately, in time to prevent thousands of sickly pups from going on the international Christmas market.