Dog licenses up by a fifth in the Thurles district
In the year to March, 479 licenses were purchased
There has been a 20% increase in dog licences issued in the Thurles District in the first quarter of 2024.
That is according to the environmental update, given to councillors at last week’s sitting of the Thurles-Templemore Municipal District Council.
In the year to March, 479 licences were purchased compared to 398 in the same period of 2023.
The report also says there has only been one report about the control of horses in quarter one of 2024.
There have been no horse picks by the local authority in the district this year.
There have been a total of 23 animal-related complaints, 17 of which were closed and six remain open.
Litter and Waste
According to the report, in the district, there have been 55 complaints about litter and 15 about waste management.
Fifty litter complaints and 13 waste management have been closed.
Tipperary County Council have issued 11 fines in the Thurles Municipal District.
Those include five fixed penalty notices for End of Life vehicles, five litter fines and one fixed penalty notice for unauthorised waste activity.