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Four People Due In Court In Connection With Animals Being Kept In Inhumane Conditions

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38 dogs were found at apartments in Citywest.

Four people have been arrested and charged as part of an ongoing investigation into the seizure of a variety of animals that were being kept in inhumane living conditions in Citywest.

The two women (aged in their 30s) and two men (aged in their 20s and 30s) are expected to appear before Tallaght District Court this morning.

As part of a multiagency operation, Tallaght Gardaí with the assistance of the Dog Warden from South Dublin County Council and the DSPCA, seized a variety of animals following searches of two apartments in Citywest ON 1st December 2021.

Over the course of the search Gardaí recovered 38 dogs/puppies and other animals which were being kept in inhumane living conditions.

Other animals recovered from the premises included cats, parrots, tarantulas, a snake, a scorpion and a millipede.

The animals were removed from the premises and have been taken by the DSPCA for veterinary treatment.

 

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