Cork Dog Action Welfare Group say the pounds are full but ‘calls keep coming’

Poor pup Maple was found in ‘horrific’ condition (Image: CORK DAWG)

One of Cork’s leading animal charities has said it is “inundated” with pet owners contacting them looking to give up their dogs. Cork Dog Action Welfare Group (DAWG) said in a devastating update that their “hearts break” for all the animals that need help.

The charity shared how in a recent “horrific” cruelty case they had to intervene in, a severely malnourished pup was picked up after “months of neglect.” Poor Maple is thankfully now being looked after by a fosterer who is helping her recover. The charity said that it is desperate to help other pets who need rescuing – even if the pounds are full and the “calls keep coming.”

The DAWG organisation, which has been dedicated to the “welfare of abandoned, abused and ill-treated dogs in Cork” since its founding in 2007, said: “We have never been so inundated with people looking to surrender their dogs.”

But the volunteers are unable to take in as many pets as need help. They continued: “The calls keep coming. The pounds are full, and we are getting appeals from them for help also. We can only take in so many dogs, and unfortunately, we cannot help the number we want to.

Maple is thankfully doing better with her foster home after being found so cruelly neglected(Image: Cork DAWG)

Sharing photographs of Maple after she was rescued, the update continued: “On top of that, there are the cruelty cases which we can’t refuse. Maple is one of them. As you can see, she was picked up in a horrific condition. Her frail body showing signs of months of neglect. It’s so heartbreaking to see so many abused and unwanted dogs who deserve so much more.

“We can’t thank Louise enough for offering to foster Maple and help her recover. Life will now be better for Maple, but our hearts break for those who have yet to be rescued. It’s unimaginable to all of us who love our dogs, how others can be so cruel and indifferent.”

The charity is run primarily by a network of volunteers who dedicate their time to rescue abused, straying, surrendered and abandoned dogs to keep them out of city and county kill pounds and “give them a second chance at finding loving homes.” Each year, they estimate that around 1,000 dogs are rescued and placed at DAWG’s dedicated sanctuary or with volunteer fosterers while waiting for their forever homes. They always need help, find out more info, dogs that need homes or donate to DAWG HERE.