Animal welfare organization Tasso demands political course change
Eschborn. The trade with so -called burrows has serious consequences – for the animals, for buyers and for society as a whole. Only the unscrupulous dealers benefit from it. The animal welfare organization Tasso calls for a political change of course to stop these cruel business.
The illegal puppy trade is a highly organized, cross -border billion dollar business with strong growth. Year after year – often in Eastern European countries – tens of thousands of puppies are bred under catastrophic conditions, transported too young and often sold through un -regulated online platforms with fake papers. Both the mother animals, which are kept as breeding machines, as well as the puppies, which are usually handed over to the buyers unvaccinated and sick, suffer extremely from this profit -greedy business practice. In addition, illegal trade has negative effects for serious breeders that invest time, money, care and care in order to offer their four -legged protégés a good start. For other four -legged friends, there is also a health risk from the risk of infection with various diseases.
“As a rule, the unsuspecting owners of the animals have a lot financially and emotionally,” says Heike Weber, head of animal protection at Tasso. Before her activity for Tasso, she was employed as a animal shelter management and received sick and suffering puppies from stopped transports in the animal shelter several times and provided them with her team. “Many animals were immediately sick and in poor condition. Some others initially looked fit and then literally broke down a few hours later,” remembers Weber. “They were 'injected fit' with medication. At the time of their collapse, they would probably have already been with their new families, who would have been completely overwhelmed with this situation. Despite intensive care, numerous young animals often died in the shelter.”
Even if the animals have survived their difficult start to life, they often develop behavioral problems later. Due to the poor socialization in the first weeks of life, they lack basic experiences for their later life. The so -called deprivation syndrome occurs particularly often, which can lead to strong angle interactions, adaptation disorders, aggression problems and social intolerance.
Time for a change of course
Weak controls, lack of transparency and legal loopholes make it easy for criminal puppy dealers to do their cruel business. The previous measures are far from sufficient, neither in Germany nor at the EU level, Weber says. She demands: “A political change of course is now needed: clear rules, effective sanctions, functioning controls and a consistent implementation. Only then can this trade be stopped.”
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