Puppy Farms - UK
It is still legal to breed puppies in dog factories in the UK. Businesses and owners involved in large-scale breeding whose only interest is to produce puppies and make money.
RSPCA raises concern over puppy farms in Wales
The RSPCA has highlighted concern about puppy farms and "irresponsible breeders" in Wales. The charity's Animal Welfare Indicators Wales report found nearly 2,000 dog breeding establishments in Wales. Environment Minister John Griffiths said it was the Welsh government's intention to legislate on dog breeding in 2012, calling it an "emotive issue".
The RSPCA also said 646 dogs came into its care in 2010, while 8,039 strays were dealt with by Welsh councils. The RSPCA report, Animal Welfare Indicators Wales, is the first of its kind as the society has previously published joint England and Wales reports.
It covers various issues, including dealing with cruelty to animals, and also offers a wider view on greyhound racing, the welfare of free range hens, as well as puppy farms and the status of dangerous dogs.
South Wales Police, working with the RSPCA and local authorities, has seen a large increase in the number of incidents involving dangerous dogs in the past five years, says the report. There were two reported cases in 2007 - 103 in 2010, and 91 so far in 2011.
Last year, the RSPCA responded to 60,000 calls on its cruelty line. But there were fewer convictions in 2010 under the Animal Welfare Act than the previous year - down from 204 in 2009, to to 147 - Read more (BBC news)
The RSPCA has highlighted concern about puppy farms and "irresponsible breeders" in Wales. The charity's Animal Welfare Indicators Wales report found nearly 2,000 dog breeding establishments in Wales. Environment Minister John Griffiths said it was the Welsh government's intention to legislate on dog breeding in 2012, calling it an "emotive issue".
The RSPCA also said 646 dogs came into its care in 2010, while 8,039 strays were dealt with by Welsh councils. The RSPCA report, Animal Welfare Indicators Wales, is the first of its kind as the society has previously published joint England and Wales reports.
It covers various issues, including dealing with cruelty to animals, and also offers a wider view on greyhound racing, the welfare of free range hens, as well as puppy farms and the status of dangerous dogs.
South Wales Police, working with the RSPCA and local authorities, has seen a large increase in the number of incidents involving dangerous dogs in the past five years, says the report. There were two reported cases in 2007 - 103 in 2010, and 91 so far in 2011.
Last year, the RSPCA responded to 60,000 calls on its cruelty line. But there were fewer convictions in 2010 under the Animal Welfare Act than the previous year - down from 204 in 2009, to to 147 - Read more (BBC news)
Stricter puppy farm regulations come into force - but more is needed to be done
30 April 2015 - Stricter rules for dog breeding have come into force in a bid to end irresponsible breeding practices in Wales. The regulations will affect people who keep three or more breeding bitches. They include having a minimum staff ratio of one person to 20 adult dogs and also require breeders to socialise puppies to encourage good behaviour. The new rules aim to improve breeding standards - Source
30 April 2015 - Stricter rules for dog breeding have come into force in a bid to end irresponsible breeding practices in Wales. The regulations will affect people who keep three or more breeding bitches. They include having a minimum staff ratio of one person to 20 adult dogs and also require breeders to socialise puppies to encourage good behaviour. The new rules aim to improve breeding standards - Source
What are conditions like inside a puppy farm?
Puppy Dealers Exposed - BBC Documentary 2016.
16 May 2016 - Panorama investigates the ruthless world of the dog trade. Using secret filming it has uncovered some shocking truths about where and how these animals are bred - including the conditions inside puppy farms that breed dogs for the UK market - Source
Puppy Dealers Exposed - BBC Documentary 2016.
16 May 2016 - Panorama investigates the ruthless world of the dog trade. Using secret filming it has uncovered some shocking truths about where and how these animals are bred - including the conditions inside puppy farms that breed dogs for the UK market - Source
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1,900 dogs sold - many sick and dying': Mum and daughters accused of making £100,000 from squalid puppy farm.
19 SEP 2016 - A mum and her two daughters made £100,000 from an illegal puppy farm , it is alleged. Teresa Wade, 57 and daughters Charlotte and Danielle, both 29, passed off sick dogs raised in squalid cages as home-bred, a jury heard. At least 1,900 puppies, many sick or dying, were sold to unsuspecting animal lovers after being bred on one of Britain’s biggest unlicensed dog farms, a court heard. Teresa Wade, 57, allegedly raised cockapoo-types in cages on an industrial scale before conning buyers into believing they were home-bred - Source |
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The movie shows dogs who live in pens and are forced to mass-breed puppies for profit (2008-2010).
Welsh Puppy Dealer - Never buy a puppy from a privacy number on the trading sites or mobile number in a paper. There will be no way to get back to the people who sold you the pup which will be badly reared and straight from a puppy farm, full of worms and disease.
These premises are licensed breeding establishments in Wales. Puppies produced will be sold through pet shops or ads on the internet. Please help end this cruelty! The law needs to be changed to make it impossible for breeders to keep domestic animals in squalor and horrendous conditions.
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To contact the responsible politicians: National Assembly for Wales and the Welsh Assembly Government.