let us burst your bubble - Backyard Breeders

[GSDOWNER]

Backyard Breeders

Hands up those who think they know what a puppy farm looks like. Do you
conjure up visions of happy, well fed, socialised puppies playing in idyllic
surroundings with their parents? Would it perhaps be a legitimate
breeding establishment licensed and vet checked by a local authority or an
advertisement that offers pups for sale on the internet or pets column in
the newspaper that reads "home reared, pedigree pups for sale with
papers"?
Do you imagine that pups sold in pet shops or by dealers are magically
transported there from these dog havens?

Well, let us burst your bubble.

We do not use the term puppy farm, we call them back-yard breeders who con
the public into parting with vast sums of money for a pup that is often
interbred, suffering from parvo, campylobacter, hip dysplasia, liver
shunt, no hip sockets, worm infestation and a myriad other diseases. We do know,
we have recorded over 350 complaints from the public who, having bought
from a pet shop or breeder, is left with enormous veterinary bills. In a survey
of 107 case histories owners had paid out over £97,000 in vet's fees.

Pups sold in pet shops are sadly taken from these hovels, either in Wales
or Ireland, leaving the mother behind in a cage to be bred from every
season until it is disposed of.

PLEASE, DO NOT BUY FROM PET SHOPS.

[alaskanmalamute]

Unfortunetely not all licenced breeders are reputable!

what you often find is they have so many which are indeed pedigree however have just as many cross breeds, sometime they put a fancy name on them & sell them for almost as much as a pedigree.

The only difference being no one knows how many litters the mum has had, no one knows really whats going on such as inland revenue authorities etc. Licenced breeders in this part of the country certainly doesnt go hand in hand with reputable

Sometimes I am ashamed to be Welsh

[Candy]

Hi

I have to agree about that. I nearly boughy my new puppy from a back yard breeder or puppy farmer and they were licenced from the council. they had so many dogs and could hear so many more that we couldnt see that I walked away horrified. Why do councils allow these places to be licenced in the first place and why dont they do thorough checks before reissuing them ?

the mind boggles !

[GypsyGSD]

One bit of news I have found out , the breeder who I had my other pup from has now rehomed the parents, so at least it give me hope that they will never be breed from them again, and the problems my pup had will not reoccur in others

[zaclucy]

Gypsy, that is really good news. I am sure you feel a little better knowing this, i know that i would x