Helly Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Daily mail has written an interesting article today on the increasing trends of little dogs and a good write up on where they are coming from handbag dogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolh365 Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 What a great article, its about time the public knew more of what these poor puppies go thru and where they come from. Having seen first hand, I know the conditions many are kept in, we have helped shut one down recently that was just horrific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kats n greys Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Not a paper I usually have much time for But I have to applaud them and hope anybody considering buying a dog is given a copy. Sent a comment in - wonder if it will be shown, did thank them so it might be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redditchlady Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 About time these terrible places are splatter all over the papers. Kazz xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyMalc Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Bl00dy LL, a decent article in the Mail! I've sent a comment telling people that if they really want a dog NOW, they should go to a rescue - rather than pay a puppy farmer for the latest "fashion accessory" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherlock Bones Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Brilliant article. Now if we had the BBC run a programme on that we may well have a start to stopping cr@ppy breeders breeding dogs that are sick and hopefully, no more poor studs or bitches who have never known a normal life to rescue. Now wouldn't that just be great... wonder if it'll happen in our lifetimes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReikiAnge Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Overall a great article. Good for them for covering it, it's a sick trade I seem to remember reading that something like 90% of Bichons are now puppy farmed. Horrific. Would have to disagree on the comment about battery hens not being deprived of proper diet, clean water, sanitation and space though. Also this quote: In Britain, the law says a bitch over eight cannot be used for breeding and no bitch can produce more than one litter a year, and no more than six litters in a lifetime. I don't believe that's correct. I thought that just applied to KC registered litters, which is a bit misleading I think. Just checked on the KC site and found: http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/item/473 you will need to remember that the Kennel Club will not accept an application to register a litter when: a) The bitch has already whelped six litters, or b) The bitch was under a year old at the date of mating, or c) The bitch has already reached the age of eight years at the date of whelping. And the KC may register litters from bitches over eight depending on circumstances. I gather for example that a bitch could have one KC registered litter a year and a non-KC registered litter in the same year from the second season Other than that, good for the Daily Mail. Let's hope it reaches some potential puppy buyers and they take note. As for the Manchester puppy supermarket which claims they don't buy puppies from puppy farmers - where the f*!k else do they come from then?!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celeste Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Beats me why shops are still allowed to sell animals at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barb Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Just read this, it's terrible that some people put those poor dogs through for money. More power to the Mail's elbow, I just hope those "stars" read it and weep. It is about time we had some decent laws in this country to put a stop to such cruelty. Barbara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spins4me Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Normally I wouldn't even use the Daily Mail to line a dustbin but this is a good article. I hope other newspapers follow their lead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choccypaws Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Well done the Mail - I wish the BBC would run a programme about puppy farms and how devious they can be when advertising puppies etc. Perhaps if enough coverage was given on prime time TV the general public would get a bit wiser and steer clear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hushpuppy Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 I tried to find the facebook group but couldn't. If anyone else can please post a link or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReikiAnge Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 I tried to find the facebook group but couldn't. If anyone else can please post a link or something. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=3156...s4Us%26init%3Dq Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gremlin22 Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 I tried to find the facebook group but couldn't. If anyone else can please post a link or something. link to facebook group, took some finding.. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=31566311410&ref=mf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGAR Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 I am very close to the Irish puppy farm mentioned in the article. I have repeately contact the ISPCA with the plea to raid the place. My plea has fallen onto deaf ears. I will email them the article, I will also email it to Irish newspapers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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