From chow chows to French bulldogs, these saddening photographs show some of the illegally imported puppies being held at a quarantine facility in a secret location in England after a tortuous journey into the country. Campaigners want the UK Government to raise the age of imported puppies to six months to make them less desirable - along with tougher penalties, with prosecuted smugglers currently often only facing minor penalties. Among the puppies pictured at a Dogs Trust rehoming facility in an unspecified location yesterday were illegally imported cocker spaniels, chow chows, French bulldogs, Maltese Terriers, Dachshunds and Havanese breeds. The puppies that were seized at the border and went into quarantine primarily came from Hungary (16 per cent), Poland (12 per cent) and Romania (10 per cent). Dogs Trust said the puppies are often brought into Britain for sale with either no or falsified paperwork and often without having received the necessary treatments, including rabies vaccination.

Source: The Nation May 08, 2021 06:00 UTC