Irish puppy farms produce 30,000 dogs a year - here's how to make sure you don't buy from an illegal one
![Man who kept over 300 dogs in shocking conditions at Carlow puppy farm jailed for three years - Irish Mirror Online Man who kept over 300 dogs in shocking conditions at Carlow puppy farm jailed for three years - Irish Mirror Online](https://i2-prod.irishmirror.ie/incoming/article14039298.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200b/1_Untitled-design-2.png)
Man who kept over 300 dogs in shocking conditions at Carlow puppy farm jailed for three years - Irish Mirror Online
![Dogs Trust urges Government to adopt online breeding verification system to clamp down on puppy farms - Independent.ie Dogs Trust urges Government to adopt online breeding verification system to clamp down on puppy farms - Independent.ie](https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/crime/d269c/40492859.ece/AUTOCROP/h530/PL%20502481_highres.jpg)
Dogs Trust urges Government to adopt online breeding verification system to clamp down on puppy farms - Independent.ie
![Dogs worth €150,000 seized in operation targeting illegal puppy farming in north Dublin - The Irish News Dogs worth €150,000 seized in operation targeting illegal puppy farming in north Dublin - The Irish News](https://www.irishnews.com/picturesarchive/irishnews/irishnews/2020/11/17/100109771-3b30ac6f-c94a-428b-b06f-bea0ef8b14ba.jpg)