Interested Parties to Outline Varying Views on Dog Breeding Bill at Oireachtas Committee
10 May 2010
Several organisations holding diverse views regarding the Dog Breeding Establishment Bill will outline their stance at tomorrow’s (11th) meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Heritage and Local Government.
The Irish Greyhound Owners and Breeders Federation, the Irish Greyhound Board, the Dogs Trust, the Hunting Association of Ireland, the Foot Harries Association and Rural Ireland Says Enough (RISE) will all have representatives at the meeting.
The meeting will take place at 3:30pm in Committee Room 4 of Leinster House.
The Bill aims to provide safeguards for dogs in breeding establishments and give assurances to customers that pups and their mothers are well treated in these facilities. Under the Bill, each local authority will be required to have a register of dog breeding facilities and will require operators to register and pay an annual fee.
Committee Chairman, Se n Fleming TD said;
This bill has been introduced to ensure that adequate legislation exists in the area of breeding and puppy farms.
There has been a divergence of opinions regarding the worth of the legislation. Some groups fully welcome it saying that it will protect the welfare of dogs and regulate their breeding. However, some have claimed that the bill will burden them with additional costs and will cause welfare problems for some dogs, while others argue that the bill is entirely unnecessary.
Tomorrow’s meeting will give a forum for those of all sides of the debate to voice their opinions and viewpoints on the matter.”
The Committee can be viewed on line at:
http://www.oireachtas.ie/ViewDoc.asp?fn=/documents/livewebcast/Web-Live.htm&CatID=83&m=o
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