Dogs dumped between Kilkee and Carrigaholt

AT Monday’s Kilkee Town Council meeting Clare ISPCA Dog Warden, Frankie Coote, said an average of 100 dogs are dumped annually in the area from Kilkee to Carrigaholt.
He addressed the meeting on a range of dog related issues. The dogs are then brought to the pound in Ennis and are either given to new owners or are put down.
“Around 100 dogs a year are picked up from Kilkee to Carrigaholt,” he told the meeting, where he also addressed dealing with dogs roaming Kilkee beach and defecating in the town.
“The biggest problem on a beach or a promenade is people not cleaning up after their dogs,” Mr Coote said.
“At the moment we have a serious problem with dogs doing their thing on the paths,” Councillor Brian Keane confirmed. 
“It’s very much happening year round. Children cycle through it on the footpaths and the next thing it’s all over the town,” Councillor Lily Marrinan Sullivan stated.
Town mayor Elaine Haugh Hayes felt dog owners should be forced to clean up after their dog defecates.
“It’s a social problem. I think you have to embarrass people into it and educate them,” she suggested.
Both Mr Coote and Councillor Paddy Collins said that all dogs should be micro chipped so that their owners could be traced. Mr Coote also encouraged councillors and local people to report problem dogs to him.
“If any of you can identify a dog that is causing problems, ring me,” he urged.