As far as crimes go, abuse of animals is certainly one of the least palatable.
Luckily, the Gardaí managed to stop a puppy-smuggling operation in the nick of time yesterday before the dogs were ferried to England.
According to a tweet by the Garda Info Twitter account, there were 15 puppies on board a van that was set to travel across the Irish Sea.
The puppies, who were huddled together in a grim looking van, were rescued and handed over to the DSPCA where hopefully a new home will be found for each of them.
The Gardaí posted very contrasting pictures of the puppies inside and outside of the van.
Commercial Vehicle Unit stopped van due to travel to England with 15 puppies onboard. Pups seized & given to DSPCA pic.twitter.com/OQJDViRI8N
— Garda Info (@gardainfo) August 23, 2016
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