This is one happy pooch.

Joey was went missing near his home on 3 October and within days was offered for sale at the Ballinasloe Fair. However, a member of the public spotted him there and contacted the ISPCA.

Joey was microchipped, and it was possible to reunite him his owner. Watch their reunion: [ Ссылка ]

The dog was taken into the care of the ISPCA and gardaí are now investigating the matter.

ISPCA chief inspector Conor Dowling said: “This is further evidence, if it was needed, of the value of microchipping.
Without Joey’s microchip, we could not have established that he was missing and the ISPCA and gardaí would not have had grounds to intervene.

The ISPCA had four inspectors present on the three busiest days of this year’s Ballinasloe Fair.

In addition to Joey, inspectors seized a further 27 dogs and three horses.

For ISPCA inspectors to seize animals, they must have grounds to believe that offences under the Animal Health and Welfare Act have been committed.

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