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Thursday 23 June 2011

We should be more aware of puppy farming!


Hi my name is Ruby, and I am trying to make people more aware of puppy farming and how you can help!

Dog’s Trust is a pressure group that fights for the rights of dogs. They also rescue puppy farm dogs and find them a loving, caring home. Puppy farms are common in Europe mostly in Wales and Ireland and they home up to a hundred dogs trapped in small cages and forced to breed as many puppies as possible. When they are not needed anymore or are too old to breed they are often killed in a brutal way. If you buy a puppy from a farm like this, you wouldn’t know as the puppies are sold to pet shops and sold from there, but the dog may become ill due to the way it was treated in the farm and it might even die. Dog’s Trust does all they can to rescue these dogs but they cannot achieve anything without YOUR help.

You should care because:

• It is cruelty to animals
• If you buy a puppy from a pet shop or private farm it could be physically and mentally ill and you wouldn’t know at first.

NEVER buy a puppy if you can’t see it with its mother or in its home environment, this way you will not be giving money to the bad guys.

Thank you for reading my blog and if you want to learn more about puppy farming then you can visiting the Dog’s Trust website: http://www.dogstrust.org.uk/

 Had you heard about this topic before reading my blog?
 Do you feel more informed on puppy farming?
 Will you now take more care if you are considering buying a puppy?
 Would you be prepared to support the Dog’s Trust in any of the following ways: tell a friend, make a donation etc.

If you do post a response would you be kind enough to say the rough area or country where you live to enable me to see where my readers are coming from.

Many thanks, Ruby

12 comments:

  1. A great blog topic! A website devoted to raising awareness of Puppy Farming and how to avoid it - www.bepuppyfarmaware.webs.com

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  2. 1. No.
    2. Yes
    3. Before I only bought dogs from private breeders but I would definately be even more careful.
    4. Definately, I think the cause is really important.

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  3. 1.no
    2.yes
    3.yes, definately this blog has made me more aware
    4. yes, I will sure tell all my friends and maybe make a donation to the dogs trust!

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  4. 1. Yes, from research of another project
    2. Yes
    3. Yes this blog is really informative and brings a lot of things to light...
    4. Yes, i would help with a fundraiser or donate and would definitely tell a friend about this!

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  5. No
    Yes
    I will think twice about buying a puppy
    Yes i will definatly research more on this topic and support thiis terrible issue

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  6. I have found out so much more about puppy farming after reading your blog and i'm really interested because i help out with a dog rescue and know some of the backgrounds that the dogs come from which aren't very nice and should be stopped immediately

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  7. 1.Yes
    2.Yes
    3.Yes
    4.I would like to get involved with a fundraiser or some form of raising money.

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  8. 1)Yes
    2)Yes
    3)Yes
    4)I would like to get involed in a fundraiser or awareness campain

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  9. this is such a great blog! dogs are kept in such terrible conditions,and it is something i feel very strongly about. it is shocking the way dogs have been treated, and we need to help!

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  10. We have resued 5 dogs who have come in from different lives a couple have been puppy farmed i agree it is an awfull thing to do to such innocent dogs.

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  11. Hi,
    1)Yes I have heard about this topic before I read your blog.
    2)I feel very informed now about Puppy Farming and have released how serious it is.
    3)Yes I would take more care if buying a puppy
    4)I would be willing to support the Dogs Trust by telling a friend and maybe sponsoring a dog

    Thank you for filling me in about puppy farming and i agree that it is awful and horrid

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  12. really great blog ruby :)
    1) i had not heard about this before your blog
    2) i feel really informed now...so much great information!
    3) i already have a dog but in the future i will take care
    4) yes i would definitely be willing to support the Dogs Trust by telling friends and family
    thank you :) amber x

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