Recently released dog welfare statistics from the Department of the Environment show that County Wexford euthanised more dogs than any other county in 2014.
The county recorded the highest number (446), followed by County Limerick (308), County Clare (270), and County Cork (223). The same data also showed that wardens across County Wexford seized 862 stray and unwanted dogs, while South Dublin recorded 696 seizures.
The full data are available on the Department of the Environment’s website at Environ.ie.