Department Of Agriculture Urged To Act As Parteen Greyhound Video Circulates

The Department of Agriculture is being urged to intervene in an instance of dogs being kept in conditions described as "unacceptable", "cruel" and "heartbreaking in south-east Clare. It's after a video has circulated depicting four young greyhounds in a cramped space at a premises in Parteen. The animals can be seen wearing "anti-bark" muzzles which prevent them from drinking and panting as well as from barking. Speaking in the Seanad, Sinn Féin Senator Chris Andrews says action must be taken against the owner.