There needs to be an independent investigation done in Ashton Pound and they need to explain why dogs are not being scanned for chips, owners are being told false information by staff and as a result rehoming their family pet or putting to sleep.

In particular, to the most recent dog Flex, who despite being chipped has been transferred to Dog Support Unit in Kilmainham. Despite numbers calls and visits to the pound by the owner.

dogs in the pound also live in desperate conditions often with no bedding or heat