monthly wage in hungary. this has attracted criminals who breed dogs in terrible conditions. these dogs were found in sojtor, in hungary. they were locked in the dark, lying on their own faeces, and carcasses of other dead dogs. these illegal breeding sites are known as puppy mills. illegal breeders cram in as many dogs as possible to produce litter after litter of puppies. these puppies ultimately find their way into legal markets. in hungary, most of the operations against puppy mills are initiated by charities. edina nemedi was one of the animal rescuers involved in closing down the puppy mill in sojtor.
to try to crack down on this illegal trade. criminal gangs are now moving into the puppy trade, so the vets have asked that we mask their identity. the team is finding an increase in the number of online ads linked to the illegal puppy trade. it s not really difficult to find suspicious ads online. this ad just says boxer puppies . they are asking 1,200 euros per puppy. and i got this picture of the father. i checked the picture with google lens and found this picture here. it s a stolen picture. this can t be the father dog. this is a fake account set up to look like the puppy was from a family home. selling a small number
cases against belgium shops selling sick puppies from puppy mills. they lose a lot of money because of me, because every case costs them 4,000 5,000 euros, more or less. but i don t cost them enough money because they make millions. and, ok, if there are seven convictions per year, maybe it s 40,000 euro. that is not a real problem for them. jail sentences for illegally trading in dogs are extremely rare and require investigations into criminal networks across borders that few authorities are prepared to tackle. these dogs have all been rescued from illegal breeders and traffickers. but thousands are trapped in puppy mills which produce tens of thousands of puppies that are now flooding the market. there aren t enough credible breeders to meet the huge demand for puppies so, for now, the most effective way
drinking nipples were also installed. dogs then have to push on those with their noses and then, they get water. but not all dogs understand that or some dogs, like chihuahuas, are too small to get to them, so they didn t drink. anyone can buy as many puppies as they want here, no questions asked. british gangs have bought puppies here looking to cash in on this lucrative trade. they came here to resell those dogs in england. those englishmen, they also dealt in drugs. they bought about 20 dogs when they visited. they showed me the car and i saw that it was already full of dogs. theyjust threw ours in there. i once saw a picture of their boss. he lived in a mega huge house with three or four bentleys in the driveway. they really do have plenty of money. anthony godfroid has won civil
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