There is a Briard on the Many Tears rescue site do not often see one of those on a general rescue, an elkhound too, both I would imagine need knowledgable homes.  So many sad cases particulary with eye conditions and one husky x malamute lost an eye due to injury but came into rescue in this condition from the breeder - was the breeder reported by the said rescue, are they ever reported by rescues when they take in/collect from puppy farms/licensed commercial premises or in some instants even handed in? Even though the rescue may sometimes know who owns the dogs because they collect from these places do they ever report these serious cases of welfare?

I feel they do not because by doing so they would lose trust or 'trade' by doing so. This is just my opinion but it is wrong and no better than some of the individuals that they accept the dogs from. It is just a vicious circle and another conveyor belt of dogs and puppies comming in and out of the door in the name of rescue.   

Sometimes it is better to accept a rescue without  reporting to the authorities. The RSPCA may want the dog in question to go to their care if they are to prosecute and the poor dog may hang about in kennels for ages while a case is brought against the owners. If a breed rescue gets a reputation for prosecuting neglect cases etc.. (Unless it is a really bad case) then people may stop handing them in and dispose of in much more unsuitable ways. Better to get the dog in and  give it the care and attention needed. A lot of cruelty cases take a year or more to go to court and a year out of a dogs life is a very very long time. Better to get the dog into a good home and let it enjoy it's life.
Aileen

That dog might now be able to enjoy its life but what about it's replacements? It must be very hard when you are actually involved on the front line but these places need to be exposed, prosecuted and shut down. I think that a lot of the puppy farm bitches are just handed over in laybys so no proof of where they come from. Hopefully the new legislation and compulsory micro chipping will make a difference to this.

Hopefully the new legislation and compulsory micro chipping will make a difference to this.

We can but hope, although the puppy farmers seem to be quite good at side stepping legislation.

They either ignore it, or they get licensed and the councils do not implement the law, the latter is the main problem, councils licensing huge numbers of dogs in inadequate conditions.

Existing legislation should be able to stop most of the worst puppy farming.

So agree with you Brainless, if only existing legislation was enforced. We seem to get more and more dog laws but those who they were brought in for just ignore them.

Hopefully the new legislation and compulsory micro chipping will make a difference to this.<br />

Sorry to be negative but who would police compulsory microchipping? Dog licences didn't work donkeys years ago, we always had them but so many people didn't.

our breed rescue are on the case of the Briard in many tears rescue .

That is good news but are you aware that they do not rehome to breed rescue.

> That is good news but are you aware that they do not rehome to breed rescue.

I have never understood why so many rescues don't rehome pedigree dogs to breed rescues? Surely breed rescue is well placed to assess the dog and vet people looking for a dog far better than an ordinary rescue. Also if they moved the pedigree on to breed rescue that would free up a space in the general rescue so they could help another dog.

I am on the understanding that many tears have homed to breed rescue , I know they have with 2 bull terriers but that was quite a while back. Also they have fought to have various breeding establishments closed down and prosecuted , one being a case where the dogs were being stored in cars , they went in took the dogs and after some time had them prosecuted. This was a couple of years back and remember there being quite a few GS dogs involved poor souls.

> That dog might now be able to enjoy its life but what about it's replacements? It must be very hard when you are actually involved on the front line but these places need to be exposed, prosecuted and shut down.

Well said!

>Dog licences didn't work donkeys years ago, we always had them but so many people didn't.

So very true!  I remember back in the 70's when I renewed for 5 dogs every year, and people with one dog would laugh at me.  Because they had never bothered.