Page 18 - Hillside 2015 20th Anniversary Newsletter

2009 1000 Rescued
Animals...

Puppy Farm Investigation... Casper... came to Hillside in an emaciated condition.

During the summer of 2009 we were asked by Channel Five He has such a kind nature and it is hard to imagine how
News to help with their puppy farm investigation. We travelled anybody could have treated him so badly. After lots of TLC he
to South Wales to work undercover with Jason Farrell and help soon fully recovered and is still enjoying life at Hillside.
him obtain evidence of this cruel and heartless trade.

What we found was shocking... dogs were kept in pens
without bedding and had almost no human contact to stimulate
them in a life where they are often left in the dark to save
electricity. We found further dogs living in squalid damp
conditions with crates for beds and no water in their bowls.
Many of the animals had obvious behavioural problems from
being kept so long in such cramped conditions.
TV vet Marc
Abraham saw our
footage and
described conditions
as the worst he had
ever seen in the UK.
On the basis of our
evidence, one
unscrupulous dog
breeder was
prosecuted for causing
her dogs to suffer.

A blind breeding bitch

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