A Christmas miracle for some adorable pups
All of the puppies seized in a sting at Belfast Port this week, will spend Christmas and New Year in the warmth and safety of emergency foster homes.
It is understood these pups were from unbooked pre-Christmas sales bred form bitches in Ireland and were being taken to GB where the market for pups continues to thrive. "The first thing we did was to make sure each of them had a name to carry them to the next part of their journey and of course we had to choose a Christmas theme so they're called Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, Rudolph and finally Nicholas.
A DAERA spokesperson said: “We would also like to extend our thanks to our portal staff for their diligence and swift action in this case." “The SDLP, led by our DAERA Spokesperson Patsy McGlone, have been fighting alongside animal rights organisations for an All Island Animal Cruelty Register which could keep animals out of the hands of abusers and prevent those who have convictions from purchasing animals or getting a license to breed or sell them.
Whilst the enforcement activities undertaken by statutory agencies is critical in detecting and deterring the illegal trade in low welfare pups, the public’s help is essential to combating this abhorrent trade.
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