Puppy farming, one down ..

[Garry Edwards]

I think it could depend on whether or not the purchaser regards the dog as a possession or as a sentient being. A dog will live closely with me until one of us dies, and the relationship will be very close, but other people have a different outlook.

And perhaps it's laziness too, people can't be bothered to test, research and learn. Personally, I wouldn't dream of buying something as unimportant as a second-hand car without seeing it, getting it checked over by a good mechanic and giving it a long test drive, but people are now buying them from websites and getting them delivered to their door without even seeing them . . .

Rather obviously criminals will always see and exploit vulnerabilities, and these dishonest travellers wouldn't have made a penny if their customers had carried out due diligence and applied that most uncommon of qualities, common sense.

 

[Cobra]

I wouldn't dream of buying something as unimportant as a second-hand car without seeing it, getting it checked over by a good mechanic and giving it a long test drive, but people are now buying them from websites and getting them delivered to their door without even seeing them . . .

I don't understand that logic either, but lots of people do, otherwise the web sites and business wouldn't flourish.
But that's a whole new thread.

 

[Cobra]

On a similar note I wonder if its just MK or country wide.

A Pet Theft Taskforce is being launched in Milton Keynes by the MK Conservatives from September to investigate the recent increase in animal crime since the start of the first lockdown.
Statistics from DogLost, a UK charity that helps victims of dog thefts, recorded a 170% increase in the crime in 2020. While a Freedom of Information request from The Kennel Club showed an approximate 2355 cases of dog theft in 2020, averaging at nearly 200 dogs stolen each month.

 

[hashcake]

I think it could depend on whether or not the purchaser regards the dog as a possession or as a sentient being. A dog will live closely with me until one of us dies, and the relationship will be very close, but other people have a different outlook.

There are two types of dog owner, those who really love their dogs and give them all the affection in the world whereas the other may give a dog an occasional pat on th back.
Without going into detail, we helped a neighbour out with a new dog and looked after her for a couple weeks.
Every evening she'd be on the sofa with us and my other dog lapping up the attention, every morning she would wait for me to get up then jump on the bed with joy.
She is well cared for by her owner but she doesn't get the love and affection she truly deserves and sadly I can see that now in her nature.

 

[hashcake]

On a similar note I wonder if its just MK or country wide.

A Pet Theft Taskforce is being launched in Milton Keynes by the MK Conservatives from September to investigate the recent increase in animal crime since the start of the first lockdown.
Statistics from DogLost, a UK charity that helps victims of dog thefts, recorded a 170% increase in the crime in 2020. While a Freedom of Information request from The Kennel Club showed an approximate 2355 cases of dog theft in 2020, averaging at nearly 200 dogs stolen each month.

I hope they will be doing it country wide but I expect it will only happen if MK are successful.
Many moons ago I played a part in getting a GSD breeder prosocuted and sent down.
He had industrial size bins ram packed with dead puppies.

 

[Tringa]

I think it could depend on whether or not the purchaser regards the dog as a possession or as a sentient being. A dog will live closely with me until one of us dies, and the relationship will be very close, but other people have a different outlook.

And perhaps it's laziness too, people can't be bothered to test, research and learn. Personally, I wouldn't dream of buying something as unimportant as a second-hand car without seeing it, getting it checked over by a good mechanic and giving it a long test drive, but people are now buying them from websites and getting them delivered to their door without even seeing them . . .

Rather obviously criminals will always see and exploit vulnerabilities, and these dishonest travellers wouldn't have made a penny if their customers had carried out due diligence and applied that most uncommon of qualities, common sense.

I read a while back it is possible to buy a dog over the Web and have it delivered to you. Doing that is beyond my comprehension. Why would anyone even contemplate that for a second? Similarly the buying of a dog, seen only in photos, in a motorway services car park.

However, as you say to some a dog is a possession and very little more. It is very sad but while such people exist who want a dog that has a certain social desirability on the cheap then this type of trade will exist.

Dave

 

[Cobra]

I read a while back it is possible to buy a dog over the Web and have it delivered to you.

I hope they will be doing it country wide but I expect it will only happen if MK are successful.

I guess that's possible, things do get trialed in an area or two, to see how it pans out, before spending more money on it.

He had industrial size bins ram packed with dead puppies.

FFS!