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The Department of Agriculture is being urged to intervene in an instance of dogs being kept in conditions described as "unacceptable", "cruel" and "heartbreaking in south-east Clare. It's after a video has circulated depicting four young greyhounds in a cramped space at a premises in Parteen. The animals can be seen wearing "anti-bark" muzzles which prevent them from drinking and panting as well as from barking. Speaking in the Seanad, Sinn Féin Senator Chris Andrews says action must be taken against the owner.