THREE fines have been issued to dog-owners in Clare in sooner or later in recent weeks.
Dog assaults and tragedies have been a results of dog-owners not taking sufficient care relating to their pets and others round them.
Fines have been subsequently imposed, with one person dropping their pet on account of a roadside accident.
Clare county canine warden, Frankie Coote, says the dearth of management by homeowners led to devastating penalties.
“A dog was hit by a car and was killed outright in Ballyalla – the dog was out loose and was quarter of a mile from its owners house. It chased a dog who wasn’t on a leash either,” Mr Coote stated throughout an interview on Clare FM.
“The owner of the dog who ran out on the road without a leash met the woman who knocked it down, and paid for her car.”
Adding that extendable leads are “a nuisance”, Mr Coote stated his goal of highlighting the three separate incidents on Friday, February 2, have been to not ‘demonise’ any canine or breed, however to boost consciousness amongst pet homeowners in Clare.
“I gave out more fines on Friday than I did in six months,” he stated.
Speaking on the Morning Focus programme on Clare FM, Mr Coote added: “The canine in Ennis died within the vets – it’s horrible for the person who owned the canine, however there was potential it will attack a person or youngster.
“A fine was issued and the dog was surrendered – there was nothing else you could do with this dog, it was an absolute savage.”
Concluding, Mr Coote stated that dog-owners must ‘have respect’ and hold their dogs on a result in keep away from them being a ‘nuisance’ to others.
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