{"id":96166,"date":"2025-10-22T03:57:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T03:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/96166\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T03:57:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T03:57:09","slug":"wexford-pup-who-captured-hearts-of-animal-lovers-is-on-the-brink-of-redefining-dog-breeding-laws-in-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/96166\/","title":{"rendered":"Wexford pup who captured hearts of animal-lovers is on the brink of redefining dog-breeding laws in Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Stout was the victim of backyard breeding.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4dae3b3f-b087-4fe0-b883-8c1b804b68f0.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Stout was the victim of backyard breeding.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Having touched the hearts of animal-lovers all over Co Wexford and beyond, a pup whose life was cut short due to illness is now on the brink of redefining dog breeding laws in Ireland. Stout, who was the victim of backyard breeding, was born with a number of degenerative conditions and, despite the best efforts of the Wexford Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (WSPCA), lost his fight for life in August. <\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">However, that fight saw him gain an army of admirers online and led to the creation of Stout\u2019s Law, a proposal which seeks to penalise those found guilty of illegal breeding practises.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">At the October meeting of Wexford County Council (WCC), Councillor Michael Sheehan submitted a motion asking that Stout\u2019s Law be incorporated into the Dog Breeding Establishment Act.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cWhile strengthening the welfare and health of animals; making dog breeders and sellers more accountable, transparent and animal welfare centred in their dealings; this Council calls for the reformation of the Dog Breeding Establishment Act (2010) to incorporate \u2018Stout&#8217;s Law\u2019 into the act,\u201d the motion read.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">&#8220;Stout&#8217;s Law brings forward changes in the ages, duration and treatment\/conditions of breeding age dogs, limits the amounts of litters in a lifetime, the establishment of an single Independent Regulator with a stricter inspection regime and supports for the local authorities to work with licenced breeders while outlawing the practice of backyard puppy farms in Ireland. Upon passage, this motion is circulated to all local authorities nationwide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Cllr Sheehan\u2019s motion was unanimously passed by his fellow councillors. <\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Funded by the Local Democracy Reporting Scheme.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Stout was the victim of backyard breeding. 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