An alleged puppy farm was searched on a passenger near Brighton.
Police, RSPCA’s business criteria and welfare officials joined the operation at the Horsdean Traveler at 8 a. m. Friday morning.
It is understood that dogs and puppies have been removed from the site.
The status quo controlled through the council can house 12 permanent plots and 21 transit caravans.
It is believed to be a puppy farm and it is understood that dogs and puppies have been rescued.
A new law to take strong action against puppy farms in England, such as Lucy’s Law, came into force in the spring of 2020
A Sussex police spokesman said, ”The officers of our trade rules team record the Sussex police video as part of an ongoing investigation. We can’t comment anymore right now. ”
An RSPCA spokeswoman said: ‘Our agents helped Trading Standards when arrest warrants were executed near Brighton this morning (Friday thirteen November 2020).
This is an investigation of the board, so we commented more right now ”.
A spokesman for brighton and Hove City Council said: “The officers of our Trade Standards team have videoed Sussex Police as part of an ongoing investigation. We can’t comment anymore right now.
A puppy farm is where dogs are continuously bred and puppies are sold, kept in poor situations and their health and happiness are taken care of, says the RSPCA.
St Michael’s Way passenger site is owned and controlled by Brighton and Hove City Council
Police, RSPCA and advertising criteria officials raided at 8 a. m. this morning.
A new law to suppress puppy breeding in England, such as Lucy’s Law, came into force in the spring of 2020.
It prohibits kittens and puppies from being sold through third parties, forcing buyers to deal with breeders.
With coronavirus locks, there has been a growing demand for new puppies.
The RSPCA warned that there may be a ‘dog welfare crisis’ in 2021 after the number of other people for puppies online increased by 650%.
General Manager Chris Sherwood said: “We’ve noticed an increase in the number of people looking for dogs to adopt the lockdown, which is fantastic, but at the same time it turns out there’s an increase in the number of other people going on the hunt to buy puppies.
We know that there are not enough puppies raised in the UK to meet the demands of those who need to buy them and, worryingly, it turns out that there is an increase in the number of puppies coming from outside the UK.
“ The challenge with this is that breeders in countries like Romania are licensed, we have no way to verify the situations in which those animals are kept and we are involved in that such sales can only feed puppy farms. ruthless and exposing the pups to long and stressful journeys.
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