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Dorset Council has revamped its website to tackle unlicensed puppy sales
Posted 08 March 2022 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Crime|South West
UPDATES: Dorset Council is warning would-be dog owners to check breeders before buying, as trading standards and environmental health teams tackle unlicensed puppy sales driven by pandemic demand, animal welfare concerns and the risk of serious consumer loss.
Dorset Council is tackling the sale of illegal puppies in the county by asking people to stop and think before handing money over to unlicensed breeders.
Trading Standards and Environmental Health Teams across Dorset are working together to raise awareness of the multi-million-pound puppy breeding trade that causes suffering to animals and misleads consumers into financial loss and emotio...
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