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Ireland’s 2025 dog welfare bill targets puppy farming by limiting breeding, raising ages, capping litters, and banning artificial insemination.
Ireland’s proposed Dog Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2025 aims to reform its dog breeding industry, widely criticized as a hub for puppy farming exporting 30,000 dogs annually.
The bill, backed across party lines, sets limits on breeding females, raises minimum breeding ages, caps litters, and bans surgical artificial insemination.
Lawmakers cite poor conditions, overbreeding, and exploitation during the holiday season as urgent concerns.
While the government agreed to a nine-month delay instead of a 12-month one, critics urge swift passage, warning that weak enforcement enables animal cruelty.
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El proyecto de ley sobre el bienestar de los perros de Irlanda para 2025 se dirige a la cría de cachorros mediante la limitación de la cría, el aumento de las edades, el límite de camadas y la prohibición de la inseminación artificial.