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How the cost-of-living crisis is hounding dog owners

The number of abandoned or stray dogs being euthanised in Irish council shelters has increased fo...

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08.30 23 Mar 2026


How the cost-of-living crisis is hounding dog owners


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The number of abandoned or stray dogs being euthanised in Irish council shelters has increased fourfold over three years.  So says research by University College Dublin, with Ireland having the highest proportion of healthy dogs being put down across Ireland and the UK.  

A large reason for this is ‘dogflation’, and Corina Fitzsimons, PR & Communications Executive with the Irish Blue Cross spoke to Anton with more on this.


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