To do that, we rely on the kindness of people just like you to help our hard-working team continue the life-saving work that they do 24-hours a day.įrom our animal rescue operations to offering advice just like this, helping to make sure animal owners are equipped to give their beloved pets the best life they can - we couldn't do it without you.
Our priority will always be helping animals in need. Start your search today - you never know who you'll meet and fall in love with.
You can even filter the dogs in our care by breed, age and more. Every year, we rehome thousands of dogs and each one comes microchipped, neutered and with a complete health check. Could you rehome a rescued dog?ĭon't forget, you can also rehome a dog from us. While looking out for these signs can help you identify a bad breeder's advert, there's still more you can do to ensure you aren't funding the cruel puppy trade and to ensure you'e buying a healthy, happy puppy.įollow our top tips to finding a good puppy breeder, which includes questions to ask the breeder and things to look out for when meeting your puppy. For more information, see our puppy trade campaign. If you see a suspicious advert, please report it to us so that we can investigate.
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But what are the signs to look out for? How to spot online adverts from puppy dealersĭealers use the internet to their advantage when it comes to advertising and selling farmed puppies. These normal-looking homes are a shopfront for unscrupulous puppy dealing rings who want to sell you a puppy who's likely to be sick and traumatised. Farms across Europe are breeding puppies at alarming rates, in appalling conditions, and transporting them to homes in the UK to sell. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.When you're buying a puppy, it's vital to know you're buying a healthy, happy animal from a good breeder. Window.FB.Event.subscribe('xfbml.render', function() (document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')) Pets are ingrained into our own species, and National Love Your Pet Day gives us a reason to celebrate them! With events such as the annual Westminster Dog Show, humankind has only grown its affection for our non-human friends. Most recently, groups such as the American Kennel Club have only increased our love for our pets. And in modern day Spain, pet bird markets were popular among all classes in southern cities such as Seville well into the 1960s. Meanwhile, European royalty began keeping toy dog breeds in the 1600s. It seems that even early humans had a deep attachment to their furry friends. Even as far back as 12,000 years ago, dogs and cats were buried in their human counterparts’ graves. But, one animal, the wolf, lived alongside early humans for centuries. Nobody really knows exactly what animal the very first pet was. And look at those faces! Who could blame us? Ever since we’ve made our first steps into civilization, animals have been right there alongside us.
Pets have been a part of human life for thousands of years.