Puppy farm dogs kept in ‘shocking’ conditions

Puppy farms lock away female dogs in shocking conditions often in darkness, to be kept as “breeding machines,” Dogs Trust Ireland has warned.

In the run-up to Christmas, the dog welfare charity is urging people to stop and think about where the puppies they might buy come from. The charity is calling on the public to support its #StopKeepingMum campaign by always asking to see the mother if buying a puppy.

“The reality that is seldom talked about is that these dogs are often locked away in shocking conditions, many times in darkness,” said Dogs Trust Ireland director Mark Beazley. “They are left without positive human interaction or socialisation and kept as breeding machines, producing litter after litter for years on end and then callously discarded when they get too old.