New Zealand Dog News

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October 15, 2006

Breeders warned of China's 'puppy mills'

Pedigree dogs exported from New Zealand are being farmed for meat and fur, reports RUTH HILL. Pedigree dog breeders are being warned that show dogs they sell overseas may end up in Chinese "puppy mills".

Animal rights campaigner Lydia Jin says some Chinese puppy mills - supplying dogs for the pet, fur and meat industries in China - advertise on their websites that they import breeding dogs from New Zealand.

Puppy mills are essentially dog farming operations in which the dogs are kept in tiny cages and forced to have multiple litters. The puppies are mainly sold as pets to China's growing middle class, but also for fur or meat.
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1 Comments:

  • At 1:57 p.m., Anonymous Anonymous said…

    how sad
    those poor wee puppies
    breeders must be wise whom they send their dogs too

     

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