We are proud to add our support to the dedicated team at Naturewatch Foundation and their campaign to address concerns surrounding #CanineFertilityClinics . #HealthBeforeWealth
Look at her. What do you see? Someone or something? Your friend, or your own personal cash machine?
#CanineFertilityCowboys see the latter. Dogs are NOT a resource to be exploited.
Take action against backstreet breeding clinics:
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#CanineFertilityClinics
Earlier this year, we surveyed #veterinary professionals, asking them for their thoughts on the #CanineFertilityClinics that have sprung up in the UK. 🐶
🩺 Today, on #InternationalDayOfVeterinaryMedicine , read our report to find out what they told us:
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1/2: Our investigators report #CanineFertilityClinics that we suspect are engaging in criminality to the authorities.
We made recommendations to the Govt about how to solve the problem & gave evidence to MPs as part of the EFRA Select Committee inquiry into Pet Welfare & Abuse.>
🐶 MPs from EFRA Committee have called for a crackdown on #CanineFertilityClinics and unlicensed breeding, following evidence provided by Naturewatch Foundation and others.
Find out more here:
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#StopGreedBreeding
Brilliant Vanessa Waddon, Founder of Hope Rescue, giving her presentation on the tireless work her organisation does rehoming/rehabilitating dogs, plus personal cost on staff of dogs with poor conformation having to be euthanised at just 6 months. #CanineFertilityClinics #APDAWG
🩺 98% of veterinary professionals told us they’re concerned about #CanineFertilityClinics . 🐾
Find out why in our report:
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Don’t have much time? Read our at-a-glance version:
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At today's EFRA Committee inquiry into Pet Welfare and Abuse, Dogs Trust 💛🐶's Veterinary Director, Dr Paula Boyden outlined some of our concerns with #CanineFertilityClinics and other low welfare breeding establishments 👇
The wonderful Gilly Mendes Ferreira, Head of Innovation & Strategic Relations at Scottish SPCA 🐾, presenting an excellent account of her organisation's work dealing with all the worrying welfare, practical & legislative issues linked with #CanineFertilityClinics north of the border. #APDAWG
A very important campaign on the welfare issues associated with #CanineFertilityClinics by Naturewatch Foundation - please support by sharing/RTing 🐾
Fascinating presentation from Catherine Stowell, sonographer, echocardiographer & Founder of Animal Ultrasound Association, formed in 2016 to establish safe & prof. standards in animal scanning. Great to have Catherine & fellow sonographers in room for discussion. #CanineFertilityClinics #APDAWG
Here for meetings & APDAWG event tonight. Hoping to make some progress on the important issue of #CanineFertilityClinics . Looking forward to co-chairing with Rosie Duffield MP. Safe journey everyone traveling into Westminster. See you guys later! #APDAWG #DogWelfare
3/ 🧬 Supporting the Naturewatch Foundation campaign to regulate #caninefertilityclinics
🐾 Supporting the #FlopNotCrop campaign from Jordan Shelley & pushing for the #KeptAnimalsBill to go through which includes a ban on the importation of ear-cropped dogs
Gilly Mendes Ferreira is presenting tonight at the Canine Fertility Clinics in UK event led by Naturewatch Foundation and Marc Abraham OBE We’re looking forward to discussing this important topic with other agencies and how best to tackle the issues arising from these clinics. #CanineFertilityClinics
We are full, not just with stray dogs but also dogs seized from illegal & low welfare breeders, many of whom have links with #caninefertilityclinics . There is an #animalwelfare crisis & we need to tackle the clinics & their role in the supply chain.
“Unregulated #CanineFertilityClinics and unlicensed breeding cause misery to thousands of dogs each year, and loopholes mean too many pets simply slip through the cracks.
“…it’s time to ensure the law that protects them is fit for purpose.”
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Looking forward to sharing Scottish SPCA 🐾 insight into such an important subject and being part of an amazing panel! Key to making a difference is certainly to share, discuss, collaborate and action #CanineFertilityClinics #partnerships
It was a privilege to share our experience of dealing with the consequences of the huge increase in canine fertility clinics & their links with low welfare breeders. Everyone in the room committed to moving forward together to find solutions. #CanineFertilityClinics
.Defra UK said it is considering changing the law around the types of procedures non-vets can perform, after recent research by Naturewatch Foundation revealed a tenfold increase in the number of #CanineFertilityClinics in the UK over the past two years.
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