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Today
Dogs Trust launched their new battery farmed dogs campaign,
against puppy farming. |
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"Our
campaign against the battery farming of dogs highlights
the fact that the UK dog-owning public is being duped into
buying dogs from puppy farms, inadvertently fuelling the
cruel trade and potentially landing themselves with huge
vet bills" say Dogs Trust.
In a recent survey, Dogs Trust asked dog owners if they
would consider buying a dog from a puppy farm. Although
almost 95% said no, when asked where they had got their
dog from 15.1% - potentially 900,000 dog owners –
admitted they had got them from an advert in the newspaper,
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internet,
a pet shop or a pet superstore, all outlets often supplied by puppy
farms.
In the past six months Dogs Trust say they have seen a marked
increase in calls from concerned dog owners whose pets have suffered
illness and in some cases died as a result of having been bred
at puppy farms.
Dogs Trust introduced the term ‘battery farming of dogs’
to associate the practice with the battery farming of chickens.
They want dog lovers to be informed about how to find a 'cruelty-free
dog'. If you are interested in buying a dog and are worried about
how to tell the difference between a reputable breeder and a puppy
farm, please read Dogs Trusts Buying
a Dog section.
Dogs Trust are also calling on the Government and Local Authorities
to review existing breeding licensing legislation.
Breeding
bitches at battery farms:
- Are
kept in small pens without natural daylight or contact with other
dogs
- Suffer the mental cruelty of having little contact with people
and having no space to exercise or opportunity to play
- Are bred from continuously in these conditions until they are
too old, then discarded
A battery farmed puppy could have genetic or other health problems
relating to its poor breeding conditions. It could also have behavioural
problems as a result of being taken from its mother at too young
an age.
Find
out more about the health problems associated with battery farmed
puppies
What You Can Do To Help
Dogs Trust are asking people to tell them about their experiences
and write to their Local Authority about suspicious vendors. Please
read more about this in their Support
the Campaign section.
Celebrity Support
Celebrity supporters have come out in force to say ‘NO’
to the battery farming of dogs Celebrity
support for the Battery Farmed Dogs Campaign.
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