Pommania Pomeranains

Small show kennel in the South West of England

 

Puppy farming, puppy agents and back yard breeders are somthing i feel very strongly about. So much so i have acted for trading standards and councils as a breed expert to bring cases against these people to court.

These people treat the dogs as machines and breed constantly or buy in litters at 6 weeks of age to sell on ether from ireland or in the UK.

They are often advertised at a young age on free sites because once one of these puppies hits a certain age it begins to look like the cross it is and not the breed it's meant to be.

But it's half you the price of a breeder? you say --- So what this is where the expression "you pay for what you get" comes in. You get a sick dog that when fully grown looks nothing like your chosen breed. If it makes it past 12 weeks without having to be put to sleep you will have a life time of heart ach and vet bills.

I will help anyone who has trouble with a puppy bought from one of these places.

1st port of call is to contact the local council of the place the puppy came from

2nd is to contact trading standards

you need to keep everything you get from them including the advert if you can.

I have helped with one puppy farm agent who has closed down and now am concentrating on the next but there are many and i need help and contacts of people who have bough from these puppy farms/agents.

If you have bought from a puppy farm in Essex or Lincoln please contact me as there are others and together they will be shut down.

 

THE CRUEL PUPPY TRADE

Puppy Alert was established to conduct nationwide research into the supply of puppies from multi-breed kennels or 'agents' to pet shops offering various breeds of puppies for sale. Sadly, throughout Britain and Eire, 'puppy farming', whether from licensed or unlicensed premises, is rife. Breeding bitches are frequently bred from each season and often live in solitary confinement. They are forced each season to produce excessive quantities of puppies for the pet trade, estimated at over 100,000 every year.

Purchasers of these puppies often find that within a few days the puppy is sick and needs urgent veterinary care, some suffering so badly they have died, at just a few weeks old. Other puppies have been found to be suffering from aggressive behaviour, temperament or hereditary problems

If you have purchased a puppy from a pet shop, multi-breed kennel, or 'agent' having several breeds of puppies for sale and the puppy has become sick or died shortly after purchase, we would like to hear from you.

We hope to be able to build a dossier to present to the relevant Local Councils, in the hope that they will take the correct action against these people.

We strongly advise you to contact the Environmental Health Department and Trading Standards in the area the puppy was purchased. Both departments have enforcement officers, responsible for licensing premises and ensuring that traders offer 'good practice and fair trading’. They must take your complaint seriously. They can prosecute for unlicensed trading and close premises down – but cannot act without information.

If you would like any further help or advice, then please do not hesitate to contact us - via email from the web site or by ringing one of the telephone numbers below. We will treat all calls with the utmost privacy. If you are not sure what steps to take next after losing your puppy, we will talk and guide you through it.

Help us to stop puppy farming and the selling of puppies from retail outlets. Please do not purchase a puppy from these undesirable sources. For every puppy sold another is born to take its place and so it continues…

Web Address: http://mysite.freeserve.com/puppy_alert/index.htm

Email: puppy_alert2003@yahoo.co.uk

 

 

WHAT IS A PUPPY FARMER?

Basically it is a breeder who keeps breeding bitches and producing lots of puppies (often of different breeds) with the sole intention of making money by selling them. Often (but not always) the conditions are poor, and puppies rarely have the health checks and care lavished on them that responsible breeders would do.  They advertise frequently in 'free ads' newspapers, and the bitches may be bred from every season.

They make no enquiries about where the puppies are going, or who to, other than to ascertain that you have the money to pay for them.  Registration (if done) can be very hit and miss, with pedigrees often being made up.  They would be reluctant to take a dog back once sold.    The puppies and adults would be fed on the cheapest food and have very little if any socialisation.  The bitches might never see the light of day, even to the extent of being kept in dark barns or sheds or even old vehicles.  They often buy in whole litters of puppies to re-sell and also provide puppies to pet shops and dealers.
 
These are the very worst, but there are varying degrees.  Most pedigree breeds have people in them who produce far too many puppies for the good of the breed.  They may do all the health checks and even vet the homes, but their sole aim seems to be to make money from their dogs. 
 
Genuine breeders choose their breeding stock very carefully, often travelling hundreds of miles to mate a bitch to a suitable dog, they make sure all health checks are done and that the bitch and puppies have the best of everything.  they are very careful who they let have their puppies, and will take back dogs for any reason if the new owner cannot keep them. 
Many only breed a litter when they want a puppy to keep for themselves, and some hardly every breed, so you would have to go on a waiting list if you wanted one of their pups.
 
If anyone wants a pedigree puppy, they should contact either the Kennel Club for details of breed clubs, or the clubs direct who will be able to give a list of recommended breeders who may have suitable puppies available. 
 
Unfortunately, the general public do not seem to mind buying a dog without a proper pedigree, and so have no way of knowing what their dog will turn out like, or even if it is purebred.  Until people are educated to buy a pedigree puppy from a responsible breeder these puppy farms will thrive. 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PICTURES AND HOW YOU CAN HELP FOLLOW THE LINKS BELOW
 
HOPE UK
 
PUPPY ALERT
 
PUPPY WATCH
 
VOICE 4 DOGS
 
W.A.G
 
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