By Sarah SlaterAn animal welfare organisation is urging the public not to buy pets online. The IPAAG is launching a campaign to raise awareness about the dangers involved as World Animal Week gets underway tomorrow. “Being able to sell puppies online makes it very easy for unscrupulous breeders to conceal the substandard and often dangerous conditions their puppies come from. "Animal welfare organisations regularly hear from individuals and families who purchased a pet from an online advertisement only for it to fall sick or even die soon afterwards." DoneDeal are extremely cooperative and do everything they can to adhere to IPAAG’s minimum standards and remove advertisements in breach of these standards and that contain animal welfare concerns.

Source: Irish Examiner September 30, 2018 11:15 UTC