KC Press Release:

Kennel Club urge collaborative action to combat puppy farming in Wales as new research highlights crisis.

Following the long-awaited announcement that Lucy’s Law, which bans the third party sale of puppies and kittens, will be coming into effect in Wales alongside a review of breeding regulations, the UK’s largest organisation dedicated to the welfare of dogs is urging Assembly Members to consider its action plan to help local authorities clamp down on puppy farmers.

The Kennel Club report: ‘Collaboration is Key: the way forward for Welsh dog breeding regulations’ proposes a solution to help local authorities enforce the regulations and raise breeding standards to eradicate rogue breeders and promote responsible breeders.

This comes as new research, released this week to coincide with the Kennel Club’s Puppy Awareness Week, shows that one in ten Welsh dog owners admit they may have bought a puppy farmed dog, and over one in three acknowledge they wouldn’t recognise the warning signs of a rogue breeder. This is 5 per cent more than in 2018.

While current regulations constituted a major shake-up in 2014, they have had little impact due to poorly resourced local authorities being unable to enforce these new laws single-handedly. In response, the Kennel Club’s ‘Collaboration is Key’ report urges the government to consider utilising its Assured Breeder Scheme to alleviate the burden on local authorities, which alongside Lucy’s Law, could genuinely and effectively help to combat the puppy farming crisis in Wales and the hundreds of thousands of sick and badly treated pups being sold.

Full article HERE

Isn't it sick where all this breeding in Wales has gone...... it was the Government at the time who suggested Welsh Farmers diversified into producing puppies!

Agree MamaBas