Petition CLOSE DOWN PUPPY MILLS AND INTENSIVE BREEDING FACILITIES

A puppy farm (also known as a puppy factory or puppy mill) is defined as 'an intensive dog breeding facility. Puppy farming is a major animal welfare issue in United Kingdom.

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Puppy farms may also use a house as a 'shop front' to sell their animals from, so you do not get to see the appalling conditions in which they breed dogs. It is not known exactly how many puppy farms there are in United Kingdom the numbers are overwhelming. Many puppy farms operate in highly remote areas and are not known to authorities, but with the advent of internet sales it is a growing national problem. Dogs kept in puppy farms where hundreds of breeding females have been kept in cages in appalling conditions. Any type or breed of dog can come from a puppy farm, (purebred dogs, crossbreeds, mixed breeds),

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Date closed 7 February 2016
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