A Dublin based charity for dogs says there is a huge volume of unwanted dogs in Ireland at the moment.
Dogs Trust Ireland is highlighting their concerns after they recently took in a three year old malnourished Lurcher, who had given birth to ten puppies in someone's garden. A couple found the malnourished Lurcher after she wandered into their garden, late on St. Patrick’s Day. Doing their best to help her, they sat with her all night as she gave birth to 10 puppies and brought them all to Dogs Trust the following day.
The charity, which is based in Finglas, says the dog was dehydrated and completed exhausted. They called her Rainbow. She was so malnourished that she couldn't give her puppies milk and only four survived. Dog Trust Ireland says surrender requests are at an all time high and are calling urgently for more foster homes.
Eimear Cassidy, Regional Rehoming Manager at Dogs Trust Ireland continued: “We are seeing a huge rise in the number of people looking to surrender dogs into our care, which is extremely worrying. What we really need now are more foster homes all around Ireland and people willing to take on dogs who need extra training and space to settle in. Due to the pandemic many of the dogs in our care missed out on vital socialisation so they can be very worried and therefore not suited to homes with young children due to their fearfulness. If you think you can give one of our adult dogs a quiet, temporary home, we would love to hear from you.”
If you live in a quiet home with older teenagers or just adults and are willing to open your home temporarily to a vulnerable dog, you can offer to foster for Dogs Trust Ireland via www.DogsTrust.ie/Fostering where you can complete a fostering application form.
