Puppy farming in Ireland.
Farmers promote their trade on national TV.
Battery farming of dogs in Wales
The majority of Welsh people oppose the battery farming of dogs and the shame that it brings to such a scenically stunning country.
Unfortunately the balance of power in Wales is firmly with the farming community which explains why, despite peaceful protests, petitions, intelligent debate and media coverage, the worst offending Local Authorities allow, and in some cases, encourage battery farming to continue.
This film is used with kind permission of Puppy Love Campaigns who go to great lengths to obtain the proof needed to get the authorities to take action. WARNING: Images in this film are upsetting to anyone who has a heart. To watch please click here.
Hardly surprising then that Wales is responsible for more battery farmed puppies entering England and Scotland than anywhere else. Puppies that are transported by a sophisticated network of dealers.
Some end up in pet shops where gullible punters pay extortionate prices without realising the puppy’s background. Others are sold on the internet. Many are passed off by willing accomplices in family homes as their own ‘home grown’ litters but are actually working on commission. Sadly, these are puppies that often don’t live to be more than a few weeks or months old because they are infected and diseased. Or if they make it to adulthood end up costing their carers vast amounts of money in vets bills.
And what happens to the puppies that the battery farmers can’t sell? Well they are either hit over the head or drowned in buckets. And the really unlucky ones end up being sold to laboritories for experiments or given away ‘free to a good home’ where dog fighting rings use them as live bait.
The indiscriminate breeding of dogs has led to an overpopulation crisis in the UK with more dogs being surrendered to pounds and rescues than ever before. Last Christmas people were actually selling their ‘beloved’ family pets on the internet so that they could buy computer games for their children. It beggars belief. But sadly, it is all true.
For more information on puppy farming in the UK and to find out how you can help, please visit C.A.R.I.A.D.
