Many Tears Rescue and why they go to Ireland

ofcourseyoucan

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i got my lovely puppy from many tears, he came from ireland. i am still in touch with the irish fosterers who took his mum in and reared the puppies. they kept the mother. they do a good job, and i am glad i have a rescue puppy and havent bought a puppy.
 

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Horrible vids..but have we not enough poor dogs that need rescue from these places here already?

That's exactly what I said when someone posted about them the other day. It's a bit like rescuing a horse: there are tons here and while it's awful what happens with the horse culls over there currently, don't we have enough to look after here?

I dunno: I suppose every dog/horse saved is good.
 

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Its not just Ireland they rescue dogs from though and they are also not the only rescue in the UK to rescue dogs from Ireland.

They just help and rescue where they can and where funds permit.

ofcourseyoucan - how long ago did you get your puppy? Which one was it? I do homechecks for them and as such, keep a regular and close eye on the dogs they have for re-homing, although it is not possible to remember them all.
 

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I was actually shocked to see how many rescues of theres were from Ireland - and even coming from where I come from, I do think that we need to clean up our own back yard rather than expect help from others, who have their own mess to deal with.

JMO.
 

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I agree they have alot of them from Ireland at the moment, but this isnt always the case.

A few months back, they only had a few from Ireland. At the moment however, they seem to be over-run with them.

If only there was more room and more rescues to help.
 

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Ive seen this video before alright.Very very effective and one i think should be more widely broadcasted.
In fact its one of my favourite videos to post when I hear Irish people saying we dont have a stray dog problem or that they are thinking of breeding their pet because it would be nice for her to have a litter!

I think its terrible that we have such hugh numbers of dogs put to sleep ever year.
There is no defending it.
Some of our pounds put down more dogs that the whole scotland in a year!
Taking into account that many of these pounds are actually visited by rescues and the easily rehomable dogs taken out,some to be rehomed in ireland many sent to other european countries esp the uk for their forever homes,the figures are even more frightening.

This is arthur.

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He was in the vets over the summer with parvo.His owners abandoned him as they didnt want to pay for treatment.He was taken on by the local rescue.Irish people for some reason do not like greyhounds as pets(i have to admit that if i had the option of bringing this boy home with me he would have been there in a shot!)but they are rarely adopted,even an adorable pup like arthur.
So many tears stepped in and he was brought to england for rehoming.Every week in the there were similar stories to Arthurs.
Perhaps many tears should just deal with the problem in the uk but there should be no doubt that they are saving lives every day over here.

I know we have serious issues over here when it comes to responsiblity and our attitude towrds rehoming.But i have to commend an excelent organisation and the people who give healthy dogs facing the injection a chance.

P.s if anyone recognises arthur,Id love to hear from them.i got very attached to that little guy.
 

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My God :(

At the same time, people in this country have no idea about the seven days rule that many pounds have either. There needs to be a proper education programmes so that people stop fuelling the backyard breeding/puppyfarming trade, to encourage rescue, bust those myths about rescue dogs and if they must buy a puppy, incentivise and promote those who are doing it right.
 

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There used to be a vet in my area who has since retired but if people rehomed a dog he would do an initial check up for free and annual boosters were discounted. There is a spaying scheme there where people on social welfare get their dog nuetered for €20. This is govt funded (i think) and really should be publicised. I would love to rehome a second dog but I am not stable enough in that I am renting, may be moving soon etc and while Boots is perfect and could always go to my parents if I was stuck I don't feel I would be doing right by another dog that would need settling to bring it in to uncertainty. As soon as I am settled I aim to do so though. One thought I did have is that the population of the UK is massively huger than Ireland. While it is an Irish problem pure logic says that there is more people in a position to rehome dogs in the UK as there is quite simply more people!
 
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