Staff at the Dogs Trust West Calder are issuing an urgent warning and asking people not to buy puppies for Christmas.
The UK’s largest dog welfare charity is campaigning for tighter restrictions to tackle puppy smuggling as criminal gangs cash in on peak period for pet purchasing Dachshunds, Bichons and Pomeranians amongst the top breeds seized at UK border in the lead up to Christmas
It’s never a good idea to give a puppy as a gift, but Dogs Trust West Calder is urging potential puppy owners in the region not to buy puppies during the festive season as doing so is helping to fuel the illegal puppy smuggling trade. Puppy smugglers from Central and Eastern Europe continue to illegally import puppies as they look to cash in on a key period for puppy purchasing.
