IN Saturdays's edition of the Newcastle Herald there was an an article outling problems with puppy farms causing animal cruelty ('Puppy farms targeted over animal cruelty', Newcastle Herald 27/8) .But puppy farms are not the only type of breeding causing animal cruelty.
As per the Bateson report, a University of Cambridge inquiry into dog breeding, a very big issue is the practice of breeding to standard and not for welfare, and this is a very big issue because I believe it involves some of the most powerful people and organisations in dog breeding. Puppies should be bred with their own welfare at top of mind.
