Sean McManus Tyres volunteers at Dundalk Dog Rescue Centre

Staff from Sean McManus Tyres recently volunteered their time on a Sunday to help out at the Dundalk Dog Rescue Centre.

The team spent the day giving the dogs much-needed care and support, and were delighted to be able to lend a hand.

Dundalk Dog Rescue Centre is an entirely voluntary non-profit making organisation set up in 2005 by the community of Dundalk in Co. Louth and the surrounding areas.

Their mission at Dundalk Dog Rescue Centre is to save the lives of dogs on the “put to sleep” lists in pounds, to help rehabilitate and re-home them, and to promote responsible dog ownership.

Dogs end up at the pound for a number of reasons. A stray dog in the pound has five days to be reclaimed or re-homed (Control of Dogs Act, 1986). A dog surrendered by its owners may be euthanised immediately.

Louth County Council does its best to re-home dogs but unfortunately due to the sheer volume of dogs entering the pound many dogs are listed for euthanasia to accommodate new arrivals.

Dundalk Dog Rescue Centre can be contacted on 087 185 4360 from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, or for general inquiries email info@DundalkDogRescue.ie.