Every week dozens of pound dog pictures are uploaded to social media sites to help rehome or secure a rescue place for each dog. Without a question this works. People have better access to these dogs, and the dogs have an increased chance of leaving the pound alive.

Since the amalgamation of North and South Tipperary councils and the establishment of a new website, photographs of dogs for rehoming from North Tipperary pound are no longer published on the site. This pound is repeatedly one of the highest kill pounds in the country. It has made major changes and more dogs are getting out, but this omission by the council on the website is a huge step backwards.

We want the pictures reinstated, we want to help rehome these dogs and reunite people with their lost pets. We want to do what we can to get the kill rate down and give every dog a greater chance of getting a home.

We need photographs to do this.