Nancy Platts, Labour Parliamentary Candidate for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven backs campaign by Battersea Dogs & Cats Home urging prospective dog owners to think twice about how they buy a dog, in an attempt to crack down on backstreet dog breeding.
BREEDING of dogs in dirty, squalid conditions takes place in neighbourhoods across the UK.
Battersea has launched a major campaign calling for a clamp down on the many undercover dog breeders that profit from the cruel treatment of these animals.
Nancy joins the world famous charity in calling for a complete ban on the sale of puppies under eight weeks old and the introduction of a breeding licence requirement for any household producing two or more litters per year.
She said: “Lots of people have contacted me concerned about puppy farming and backstreet breeding of dogs. Dogs used in backstreet breeding endure a miserable life, producing countless litters before being turfed out on to the street once they have served their purpose. This needs to end.”
Claire Horton, Battersea Dogs & Cats Home Chief Executive, added: “Battersea is speaking out to help expose and shame the callous breeders in our communities who are creating far too many unhealthy, unwanted, and abandoned dogs all in the name of personal profit. At Battersea we see the consequences of this problem every day. These puppies and breeding bitches are tomorrow’s status dogs and we must do all we can to put a stop to such inhumane, money-making activities.”
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