BBC programme on Irish Rogue Traders

[Utopian Hermit Monk]

BBC - BBC One Programmes - Rogue Traders, Series 7, Puppy Farming

This evening's Rogue Traders programme on BBC1 (just finished) was about the importation of sick young dogs to the UK from unregulated puppy farms in Ireland!

They went out of their way to stress that puppy farming is completely unregulated "over there", and that, in Ireland, it is even permissible to dock the puppies' tails, a practice outlawed - only since 2007 - in England, Scotland and Wales (but not, apparently, in N. Ireland).

They made it sound as if this country is an unregulated 'wild west' when it comes to puppy farming!

Thank goodness the problem is confined to puppy farming!

[Ah Well]

BBC - BBC One Programmes - Rogue Traders, Series 7, Puppy Farming

This evening's Rogue Traders programme on BBC1 (just finished) was about the importation of sick young dogs to the UK from unregulated puppy farms in Ireland!

They went out of their way to stress that puppy farming is completely unregulated "over there", and that, in Ireland, it is even permissible to dock the puppies' tails, a practice outlawed - only since 2007 - in England, Scotland and Wales (but not, apparently, in N. Ireland).

They made it sound as if this country is an unregulated 'wild west' when it comes to puppy farming!

Thank goodness the problem is confined to puppy farming!

There's the Gap of Dunloe in the background ... Shergar in front ... a few piebalds in the distance on the right ... and the dust cloud on the other side of the gap is FF/bankers/any considerable number of characters hightailing it while the going is good

[Thranduil]

BBC - BBC One Programmes - Rogue Traders, Series 7, Puppy Farming

This evening's Rogue Traders programme on BBC1 (just finished) was about the importation of sick young dogs to the UK from unregulated puppy farms in Ireland!

They went out of their way to stress that puppy farming is completely unregulated "over there", and that, in Ireland, it is even permissible to dock the puppies' tails, a practice outlawed - only since 2007 - in England, Scotland and Wales (but not, apparently, in N. Ireland).

They made it sound as if this country is an unregulated 'wild west' when it comes to puppy farming!

Thank goodness the problem is confined to puppy farming!

Our animal rights laws such as they are and their enforcement are vastly inferior to British versions, not only with respect to puppy farming but fur farming and in the factory farming of pigs. I take my hat off to the Brits on that one and i wish we were more strict on these matters.

[5intheface]

The BBC also have programmes about Irish 'Rug' Traders.

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[Mar Tweedy]

I remember someone in the DSPCA telling me that not only do we put down more dogs per head of population than in the UK but we put down a higher total of dogs than in the UK every year. Very sad.

[5intheface]

I remember someone in the DSPCA telling me that not only do we put down more dogs per head of population than in the UK but we put down a higher total of dogs than in the UK every year. Very sad.

IIRC there are more dogs put down in the six counties each year than in Britain.

[Conor]

They made it sound as if this country is an unregulated 'wild west' when it comes to puppy farming!

Our "light-touch" approach to puppy farming regulation is central to fostering a sound and dynamic puppy farming industry, which has been central to our celtic tiger economic miracle. With this approach, responsibility for the proper management and control of a puppy farm and the integrity of its systems now rests squarely with its board of directors and senior management. Principles-based supervision of puppy farms is the most efficient means of regulating new and exotic hybrid products such as the Labradoodle, the Chiweenie, and the German Chusky.

[Clanrickard]

Our "light-touch" approach to puppy farming regulation is central to fostering a sound and dynamic puppy farming industry, which has been central to our celtic tiger economic miracle. With this approach, responsibility for the proper management and control of a puppy farm and the integrity of its systems now rests squarely with its board of directors and senior management. Principles-based supervision of puppy farms is the most efficient means of regulating new and exotic hybrid products such as the Labradoodle, the Chiweenie, and the German Chusky.

Hahahahahah. Brilliant!

[meath commuter]

Why can't we use this resource? Anyone got a decent recipe?

[Pax]

Our "light-touch" approach to puppy farming regulation is central to fostering a sound and dynamic puppy farming industry, which has been central to our celtic tiger economic miracle. With this approach, responsibility for the proper management and control of a puppy farm and the integrity of its systems now rests squarely with its board of directors and senior management. Principles-based supervision of puppy farms is the most efficient means of regulating new and exotic hybrid products such as the Labradoodle, the Chiweenie, and the German Chusky.

This is too dangerous to remain on the site. As Alan Ruddock said of Richard Curran's Prime Time property crash programme -- it is "perversely irresponsible"

The puppy boom is set to continue indefinitely, but this is the type of talk that will end it.
Not that it will. It will double every year. Resilient.
One need only look at the Irish Times ads from their very own site, MyPuppyHome.ie, for evidence of this.

And if we don't do this, the Poles will. Never mind the South Koreans.
Furthermore, as meath commuter has pointed out, we need to look further into the market in dog burgers. If we don't do it then the.....