This case illustrates how even doing your homework can still leave you with a puppy that has been ill treated and not what you would expect. Being a case that was pretty local for me we have heard more details than have been reported nationally.
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<snippets> The gang was made up of two married couples - Louise Colwell and husband Kenneth and Thomas Greally and wife Stacey, plus Louise Colwell’s mother, Paula Wood, and James Brady.
They all admitted a string of animal welfare offences involving the sale of sick puppies linked to organised crime.
None of the gang would reveal where the puppies came from, but the RSPCA believe the animals were imported from across Europe and then sold on as part of the groups organised business.
The group went to great lengths to hide their businesses, even renting properties for buyers to visit to make it appear the dogs had come from a family home.
Chief inspector Ian Briggs, from the RSPCA’s special operations unit, said: “This case shows the lengths some dealers will go to making it look like the puppies they are selling have been bred in a homely environment.
“They produce glossy brochures, healthcheck cards and fancy looking ‘pedigree’ documents that aren’t worth the paper they are written on and they rent houses and put a smattering of furniture in them to make it look like a family home, from which they peddle these sick puppies.
“It is organised crime and animal suffering on an almost industrial scale,”
Other items seized by police during the warrants included approximately £3,500 in cash and a step-by-step guide to selling puppies, which said sellers would receive £50 commission on every sale they made.
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As Arthur and weenie say, animals can be adopted from approved organisations, all you need to do is go on to their web sites, places such as the RSPCA, Dogs Trust and Cats Protection will bend over backwards to find you your dream dog or cat whether it be a older animal or a puppy/kitten.
Most single breed groups have animals needing adoption, and will usually have links to breeders who are known to be legitimate so finding that special new member of your family need not drive people to these horrible puppy farms.