Clare’s County Dog Warden is expressing shock over a significant drop in the number of new dog licenses issued in Clare.
Figures released by the government show that the number of licenses issued in this county has reached a 20-year low.
Just shy of 1,700 licenses were approved in Clare last year, the lowest number since the 1990s, while it’s well down on over 3,000 in 2017.
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Compulsory microchipping came into effect in Ireland in 2016 and Frankie Coote feels this may be playing a role in the falling number of licenses here.
