Puppy farms a dark blight on the country

SURELY even the hardest heart must have felt some pity and compassion for the dogs and puppies in the midlands puppy farm highlighted on the recent animal welfare programme on TV3.

The name ‘puppy farm’ creates images of happy healthy dogs and puppies racing around fields, rolling in soft grass, sleeping in warm beds of hay. Nothing could be further from the truth. These unfortunate animals are confined in dark sheds, often chained up, little or no food, certainly no veterinary care and bred and bred until they are no further use and then generally shot or dumped.

To our shame throughout this country there are hundreds of these establishments and thanks to an indifferent government nothing is done to bring these breeders to account.