Fwd: [ukanimalrights] Very short Email to pet breeder

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> " mark Richards " <anti_cruelty_4

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>[ukanimalrights] Very short Email to pet breeder

>Tue, 24 Jun 2003 15:33:01 +0100

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>Dear UK Animal Rights,

>

>A campaigner has asked me to pass on this information to fellow campaigners

>in the UK.

>

>Bedford Council have granted the owner of 'Posh Petz' pet shop a licence to

>sell puppies and kittens. She has recently advertised in the local paper of

>selling up to 13 breeds of puppies. We staged a demo

>there on Saturday and got fairly good support from the public, local press

>were there etc. The animals are kept in a room out the back in cages. Up

>until Saturday she had one kitten selling at £75 and about 3 puppies

>selling

>at around £375 each. She refuses to say where the animals are coming from

>which obviously sets alarm bells ringing. When contacted yesterday she

>apparently stated she would reconsider if she receives enough objections.

>

>We are planning more demos, and as this shop has only been open for 3

>weeks.

>I am confident if enough pressure was put on the shop it would cease

>selling

>these poor animals.

>

>The address of the council responsible is:

>

>FAO: Inspector Chris Bilby

>Bedford Borough Council

>Licencing Unit

>Town Hall

>St Pauls Square

>Bedford

>

>Tel: 01234 267422

>

>You can drop a short email FAO Chris Bilby at webmaster

>

>or to contact Posh Petz directly:

>

>The owners name is Sue, tel: 01234 262656. Please note that any witheld

>numbers are not accepted on this number.

>

>If you would add this to your mail out I would be extremely grateful.

>Thankyou, Evonne

>

>

>

>Suggested action.

>

>You can drop a short email FAO Chris Bilby in subject at

>webmaster

>If you can, + politely +, call Sue (above number).

>

>Points to mention:

>

>-You object that Bedford Council have granted the owner of 'Posh Petz' pet

>shop a licence to sell puppies and kittens.

>

>-There are oo many abandoned animals each year - we should be encouraging

>adoption instead of breeding more animals. The ones which has suffered,

>dumped, picked up as strays or abused desperately need a loving home.

>

>-adverts portray puppies as accessory items, not real living beings which

>have needs (feeding, worming, walking, expensive vet care and treatment,

>someone at home every day).

>

>-Once the novelty of the new puppy (sensitive and loyal animal, not toilet

>tissue advertisement) has worn off, high chance that he/she will be

>abandoned (e.g thrown onto motorway, left in car park as family speed off

>for their 2-week holiday, dumped somewhere without food and water to die

>slowly in agony)

>

>Please be polite- if we are polite and present her with the facts, she may

>well reconsider.

>

>Thank you all very much,

>Mark

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