A mixed-method survey to understand the role of dog welfare organisations in Ireland, including reported challenges and potential solutions

Table 4 The number and percentage of reasons reported by dog welfare organisations for rehoming dogs outside Ireland, for 15 organisations that rehomed to Great Britain (GB), 5 to Northern Ireland (NI) and 14 to other countries (Germany, Sweden, Italy, the Netherlands and Czechia). These data relate to organisations in Ireland with complete responses to a survey conducted in March–April 2022 that rehomed to these countries

Reasons	N (%)
	GB (n = 15)	NI (n = 5)	Other countries (n = 14)
Insufficient eligible owners for rehoming dogs in Ireland	10 (66.7)	2 (40.0)	10 (71.4)
More suitable owners for rehoming dogs in NI/GB/Other countries	10 (66.7)	3 (60.0)	7 (50.0)
More suitable charities/organisations in NI/GB/Other countries	10 (66.7)	2 (40.0)	7 (50.0)
Financial contributions for rehoming of dogs higher in NI/ GB/Other countries	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Contractual agreements with funders or other agencies/charities	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Other	2 (13.3)	2 (40.0)	2 (14.3)

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