There are many faces of puppy farming and in the years we’ve been fighting it, we’ve seen a nasty business change and adapt so that evil people can carry on, business as usual despite all attempts to stop them. There’s so much money to be...
Gloucestershire Puppy Dies A Few Hours After Purchase
We are currently dealing with several reports from people who have bought puppies which shortly afterwards fall seriously ill, or worse, die. All reports are taken in confidence and we do our utmost to support buyers in getting justice for their dogs. It is never...
What Does ‘KC Reg’ Mean to These Dogs?
When we rescue dogs from breeders and puppy farmers they are always in varying states of neglect and ill-health. All are in desperate need of baths, many are severely underweight and all are poorly socialised. Some of the problems they have are obvious to our...
Westminster & Scottish Governments Pay Attention to Puppy Industry
Last week Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs announced a call for evidence on a ban on third party puppy sales. This follows the Scottish Government in December also seeking views on an aspect of the puppy industry requiring urgent...
Their Stories Must Be Heard
One aspect of our work has always been to help puppy buyers who have the bad, terrible experience of seeing a newly bought pup fall sick, or worse, die shortly after joining their family. This side of our work is time consuming, sensitive and can...
The End of Another Busy Year
At the end of what has been another busy year for us we'd like to wish everyone a good, healthy and happy New Year ahead and look back on what's been happening during 2017. Throughout the year we've rescued a lot of dogs from puppy...
Success for Oscar’s Law!
We offer massive congratulations to the Oscar’s Law team in Australia, especially founder Debra Tranter for what happened at the end of last week in the Victorian Parliament. The Puppy Farm and Pet Shops Law passed which means that from July 2018 no puppies or...
I Worked For A Puppy Farm
We get contacted by a lot of people with all sorts of experiences. Some are puppy buyers, others have direct experience from within breeding facilities. What follows is an example of that kind of experience told to us by a kennel hand who worked in...
Let Us Tell You About Kitty
Over the years we’ve often been asked about the dog in this photograph. Kitty’s become a bit of an icon for breeding dogs as the picture plainly shows what damage was done to her body by years spent breeding. She was kept by a breeder...
Why Do We Rescue?
Seeing breeding dogs in situ in a puppy farm is hard to deal with. The sorrow and mistrust in their eyes pulls at our heart strings. It’s impossible not think of our own dogs at home with the love and comfort they have as family...