100& agree although Riley will be from a first time breeder and friend and that is only because i cannot find a local rescue centre that has the breed i am looking for.

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There is a lot of work going on to try and stop these puppy farms/bad breeders, you can help by signing the petitions and downloading the posters from many of the forums that are working hard to bring in new legislation's to stop barbaric breeding;

I am actually shocked at breeders who you think are top quality breeders, I think it’s about time that us the pet owner that picks up the pieces; when their breeding program goes wrong starts speaking out! we are only giving a customer review of the service we were given from our purchaser !!

I am sick and tired of reading my breeder is still breeding bad lines and with Bad Hip Scores/no Scores no papers, I am no longer prepared to sit back and let these BYB yes BYB get away with riping us pet owners off, I am appalled and ashamed off a lot; actually thousands of breeders some accredited breeders claiming they are doing everything correctly, you know who you are ..............

A lot of pet owners who have defected/not fit for purpose; do not know there rights regarding the sale of goods act, and it seems that a lot of breeders do not know when they sell any puppy they are bound by The Sale of Goods Act some breeders will try to excuse breeding from poor quality, dog and bitches that are not health tested or that carry hereditary problem by saying they are not doing it as a business but "only to keep a puppy", "only occasionally" or "only for pets". The Law of the land and in particular the Trades Description Act, quite rightly does not discriminate between backyard breeders, casual breeders and breeders, it requires everyone who sells puppies to do so within The Law and that means in cold, clinical terms producing goods (puppies) of merchandisable quality, goods that are fit for the purpose for which they are sold, ignorance is no defence in law. Breeders do not want to hear they have faulty goods so they try to scare you, by telling you to be quiet, why because 400/500/600 £££££+ plus per dog, they charge, one complaint could do a lot of damage.

some good sites that are doing everything to stop bad breeders

For Pity's Sake Ban Puppy Farming |

Puppy Love-Home

WAG - Waterside Action Group

What is Hope-UK

Where can i report a BYB ? i am little concernd about someone wich keeps selling puppes seem to be every 2 weeks or month...just concerns me i have been fallowing this breeder for a while now and it getting worse..

i dont know anything about how to do it or where to go ...

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Advice from Dogs Trust.

http://www.dogstrust.org.uk/informat...ectapuppyfarm/

If you suspect you have found a puppy farm...

1. Without entering the property or putting yourself in any danger, get as much information about the farm as possible - the name of the farmer, phone numbers and the full address. Clip out advertisements for the farm if they appear in your local paper. Where did you first hear about the farm? How many breeds do they offer? How regularly do the ads appear? If you notice a van or truck coming and going from the farm, record the licence plate number. This information may help Dogs Trust, the RSPCA or your local authority, if a prosecution or investigation goes forward in the future.

2. Find out if the farm is licensed to breed and sell puppies by contacting your Local Authority. The licensing department of your LA will know if the farmer has been granted a license. They are the only legal licensing officials. They will also know how many breeding bitches the farm is allowed to have. They may not be very forthcoming with information, but you are allowed to lay a complaint if you think the farm is breeding irresponsibly.

3. You can also ask when the farm was last inspected and what the results of the inspection were. If you are not satisfied with the answers you are given you may lay a formal complaint about this also.

4. You are entitled to ask questions!

Who was the attending vet at the last inspection?
What was the name of the LA officer or Dog Warden who inspected the premises?
Has the farmer been keeping adequate records?
Are they aware that complaints have been made about the premises?
If it is the case, are they aware of poor conditions seen on the farm?
If it is the case, are they aware that pups bought from this breeder have fallen sick or have died?
Have other complaints been made?
What do they intend to do about them?

If Local Authority officials know people are interested in the way they conduct their licensing procedure, they may be more inclined to enforce the law more rigorously.

5. As with the information about the farmer, keep records of your conversations or correspondence with the LA or Dog Warden. It may come in handy later.

6. If you have bought a puppy from a breeder and the puppy is ill or has died, you are within your rights to get your money back and hit the farmer where it really hurts ? in the pocket! Contact your local Trading Standards Commission. You can lay a formal complaint with them and they will help you begin proceedings to recoup your money. They will also put pressure on the farmer.

Please be aware however, that as long as the puppy is still alive, you will have to return it to the farmer if they refund you.

7. You may like to make yourself familiar with the Breeding and Sale of Dogs (Welfare) Act 1999. You may also like to read the Animal Welfare Bill which is currently before parliament. The breeding Act currently governs the roles of local authorities in monitoring and licensing breeders. If the Animal Welfare Bill becomes law in the future, it will protect animals before any cruelty has happened.

8. Finally: be very careful. Puppy Farming has a lot on common with organised crime. There is a lot of money at stake and Puppy Farmers may do almost anything to protect their ?businesses?. Do not attempt to remove any pups from the property illegally and do not trespass on the property. The law will not be on your side.

But this doesn?t mean you can?t do something. Your local authority has an obligation to you and to the Law.
Be aware that any ?surveillance?, obstructions, repeated phone calls, or repeated requests for information may be construed as harassment by the law. Dogs Trust does not condone any activities such as this.

This is a link to a website that lists (on the right side of the page) Outlets that have a pet shop licence to enable them to 'buy in' puppies to resell.

Worth bearing in mind before buying a pub that they could/might be from puppy farms. Never buy a pup without viewing its parents first is the most simple way to help combatt this problem.

New Puppy? PuppyAlert : Exposing puppy farms and mills - What you should know about pet shops that sell puppies

Puppy farms should be stopped and people should be sent to prison, it has to be stopped now

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There's a puppy farm near me.

Apparently the puppies are kept in good conditions (for a puppy farm), but they're not brought up in the home.

Their website lists 12 different breeds, as well as "many more"

Those puppies cannot be properly looked after

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Hi i think puppy farming should be banned, its disgusting the thingsd the moms go through, to think there whole purpose in life is to breed and nothing else.

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Jake: My own experience
read that its awfull and the pics it makes you want to cry. i used to live near a puupy farm in lincolnshire

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all her puppies are brought over from wales and kept in cages. one dog she has is old with one eyes

Jeez place is sickening. They have at least 13 litters of pups for sale at the moment