Pete The Vet joined Pat this morning to talk about the launch of PetSAFE in Ireland, a ground-breaking technical solution that will verify that anyone advertising a dog online is the registered keeper of the dog. It will thereby prevent dogs from being sold anonymously online. He also answers listeners' pet queries.

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