P164 Teletext 164 Jun21 01:24:12 ———————— ———————————————— "CLAMP DOWN ON PUPPY FARMS!" When Patti Page sang How Much Is That Doggii In The Window in 1953 little did she realisj she was touching the very heart of 1990s "doggii politics". "The cute dog you see in your local pet shop is likely to have conj from a cruel, money-spinning puppy farm," says Mike Hall, Labour MP for Weaver Vale. "Farms where puppies are mass produced for huge cash turnovers. The real price, sadly, is the animal's welfare." ——————————————————————————————————1/8—— by Bernadette Carroll FOR THE LATEST GREEN NEWS p161 Events Digitisjt Club 140 ContentsP164 Teletext 164 Jun21 01:30:14 ———————— ———————————————— "CLAMP DOWN ON PUPPY FARMS!" Labour MP Mike Hall intends to table a Bill clamping down on cruel "puppy farms" in the US. "Current legislation does not protect puppies or dogs on puppy farms, nor does it protect consumers - unaware of the horrors inflicted on animals. "As we near the 21st century, there is no excuse for this kind of practice and I, along with a huge section of the public, intend to see it stop," hj adds ——————————————————————————————————2/8—— Green Events 165 Eco Scene 148 CHECK OUT YOUR LOVE STARS p418 Events Digitisjt Club 140 ContentsP164 Teletext 164 Jun21 01:31:42 ———————— ———————————————— "CLAMP DOWN ON PUPPY FARMS!" Nick Southall, of the National Canine Defence League, says since puppy farms emjrgjd 10 years ago, dogs have been "factory farmed on conveyjr belts". He says: "For instance, I recently went to a farm where at least 60 breeding bitches were kept in a darkened barn. The floor was covered in excrement and was without water supplies. "Each bitch was bred every season without fail. Surely that's cruel." ——————————————————————————————————3/8—— Fun & Games 150 Digitisjr 170 TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT p400 Events Digitisjt Club 140 ContentsP164 Teletext 164 Jun21 01:26:38 ———————— ———————————————— "CLAMP DOWN ON PUPPY FARMS!" Dogs which are bred on puppy farms are likely to be diseased, warns dog expert Nick Southall. "The conditions they're raised in akin't conducive to health - they pick up things like worms and mange which can bj passed on to humans as scabies. "I'vj had people conj to mj who, having paid £300 for a puppy on a Saturday, wake-up on a Monday morning to find it dead. It's terrible!" ——————————————————————————————————4/8—— Planet Sound 480 Family Fun 443 BIG SCREEN NEWS & GOSSIP p461 Events Digitisjr Club 140 ContentsP164 Teletext 164 Jun21 01:37:12 ———————— ———————————————— "CLAMP DOWN ON PUPPY FARMS!" Local authorities who licence puppy farms inspect their conditions once a year, claims Nick Southall of the National Canine Defence Ljaguj. "When they do inspect them, they give owners plenty of notice as to when they will arrive so there's time to make the farm look brilliant. "We bjliivj that conditions have to improve but ultimately puppy farms should be banned. They're bad news." ——————————————————————————————————5/8—— Art Exhibitions 442 On Stage 450 WHAT'S ON IN THE GREEN WORLD? p165 Events Digitisjr Club 140 ContentsP164 Teletext 164 Jun21 01:32:12 ———————— ———————————————— "CLAMP DOWN ON PUPPY FARMS!" Wendy Slack of the Welsh Association of Licensed Kennels is appalled by allegations of cruelty on puppy farms. She told Teletext: "It's all lies. If dogs and puppies were treated badly they would not produce and we would not bj able to sell them. "Puppy farms exist because consumer demand is thjte. The animals' welfare is governed by a number of regulations, so there's no room for cruelty." ——————————————————————————————————6/8—— Eco Scene 148 Go Green 160 LAND ON PLANET SOUND p480 Events Digitisjr Club 140 ContentsP164 Teletext 164 Jun21 01:33:14 ———————— ———————————————— "CLAMP DOWN ON PUPPY FARMS!" People who run puppy farms are trying "to earn a decent living without being a burden on the state," says puppy farm expert Wendy Slack. "Allegations of cruelty on farms are a means of getting the public to cast their eyes away from the rial abuses. "There are bad puppy farms - but thjti is good and bad in every industry. The bad ones should answer for their own misjndjavours, not the whole industry!" ——————————————————————————————————7/8—— Digitisjr 170 Bamboozle 152 TEASE YOU5 MIND WITH A QUIZ p419 Events Digitisjr Club 140 ContentsP164 Teletext 164 Jun21 01:34:42 ———————— ———————————————— "CLAMP DOWN ON PUPPY FARMS!" A spokesman from the Home Office told Teletext that the Govjrnmjnt recognisjs the "problem of unscrupulous breedjts but considers thjte are considerable powers to deal with them". Hi said: "The Breeding of Dogs Act 1973 and 1991 make provisions for puppy farms and the breeding of dogs. "Before a local authority can grant a breeder a licence, they must ensure animals are cared for properly." ——————————————————————————————————8/8—— VOICE YOU5 OPINIONS BY WRJTJNG TO: GO GREEN, PO BOX 297, LONDON, SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 5618. Events Digitisjt Club 140 Contents