KCC outline why they won't set up social media accounts to help re-home animals from local pound

Kildare County Council have turned down a motion from a local councillor who wanted social media accounts to be set up by KCC for the local animal shelter to assist with the re-homing of pets.

Cllr Sorcha O'Neill had requested that the 'council creates social media accounts for the Pound, to assist with the homing of lost pets and the re-homing of abandoned animals.'

However, according to a report issued by the council, they will not be doing such a thing as Kildare & West Wicklow Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals(KWWSPCA) visit the pound on a weekly basis and put pictures of the animals on their own social media accounts.

"The current arrangements are managed through weekly visits to the Pound by the Kildare & West Wicklow Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals who photograph the dogs and place the details on their social media accounts," read the report.

"Dogs are also re-homed through the Dogs Trust.

"The existing arrangements have recorded a significant increase in the number of dogs re-homed over recent years. The council's own website and social media accounts will be amended to include details to promote the work of the relevant re-homing organisations."