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FEB 16 2023
A CROWNING SUCCESS Dog attacks
lead to calls for stricter Clare bylaws by Páraic McMahon paraic@clareecho.ie
l 2nd class pupils from Barefield NS Bella Walsh, Zaid Cheema, Orla Bolger and Damian Luca play Princess and the Pea at their Spring Concert in glór this week
STRICTER enforcement of by-laws could see the amount of dog attacks “dramatically reduced”. Action is to be taken by Clare County Council to try prevent attacks by dogs. Data from An Garda Síochána detailed that there were 130 dog attacks which involved a person as an injured party in 2022. Calls for an awareness campaign on the control of dogs in public places and the introduction of bye-laws making it compulsory “for people in charge of dogs in public places to have all dogs on a lead and listed dangerous breeds muzzled and also the banning of extendable leads” were sought by Cllr Gerry Flynn (IND), Cllr Joe Garrihy (FG), Cllr John Crowe (FG)
and Cllr Johnny Flynn (FG) in a motion debated before the Council. Citing “harrowing scenes” where children have been seriously injured or have had tragic outcomes, they appealed to Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys (FG) and the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue (FF) to urgently review the Control of Dogs Act. Dogs covered under this include, American pit bull terrier, English bull terrier, Staffordshire bull terrier, bull mastiff, Dorbermann pinscher, German shepherd, Rhodesian ridgeback, Rottweiler, Japanse akita, Japanese tosa, Bandog.
FULL STORY pg 12