This topic makes very sad reading and is a subject close to my heart. Does anybody remember a TV prog called Thats Life? , along with the funny stories they featured a serious bit.I appeared on that programme with my horror story about a puppy farm in Kent where I lived in the early 80's.Within 10 minutes of the programme ending my telephone started ringing as people traced me through the phone book to tell of similar experiences, To cut a long story short I bought a Yorkie complete with "pedigree" from a local man-- turns out he was a scum puppy farmer and the Thats Life investigation revealed more horror than I ever thought possible. Needeless to say my Yorkie, Posy, died a terrible death soon after purchase.I am not naive and always have been a responsible pet owner who would never knowingly go to a farmer, but this silver tongued con man fooled me.To this day I hate his guts for his cruelty and still carry a photo of Posy and have a lock of her hair.Anything which helps drive these despicable money grubbers out of business can only be good.
Tawny