christopher mae. these are obviously some of the cropped ears that were found at the time, and these had recently been done because they were still in the process of healing as well. actually, obviously it causes distress to the animal. it s not being done legitimately anywhere because it s an illegal practice, so this is being done, you know, behind closed doors, in people s homes or garages. he claimed he d bought his dogs with their ears already cropped. he never replied for a license, so, therefore, he was never inspected, so officers couldn t check on the environment or the welfare. but after a tip off, they did find some evidence. we d found photos of the pups on social media, like, kind of, you know, very young, ears intact, and then subsequent posts, their ears were cropped in a very short space of time.
it would raise concerns. what does it say about the efficacy of the whole passport system? it certainly brings it all into question. and the man who illegally sold us the passport, what does he have to say? hi, mrvargas. hi, flavian vargas, um, i do you sell american bullies? i ve seen your pictures on on the internet. look, i m from the bbc in the uk. can you tell us why you sold us a fraudulent pet passport? engaged tone. mr vargas? well, mr vargas clearly doesn t want to answer questions. in cardiff, bully breeder christopher mae is hurrying back into court. but this time he won t be leaving as fast. laughter. he got 16 weeks. it s down. he was sentenced to 16 weeks injailfor breeding dogs without a license and
griff s owner, is due in court, accused of illegal dog breeding and cropping their ears. he didn t speak to us outside, although someone who arrived with him did. it s a public space! don t touch me! i know my rights as well. don t touch my camera. i know my rights. do you know what? i will find out what your address is, mate. 00h, i ve recorded that. that s a threat, you see. that wasn t a threat. i ll come around. i ll come around, right, and i ll come and speak to you personally. go on then. you ll find my address, will you? i will pop around to your address, i ll guarantee you, and we ll have a nice little chat. christopher mae, who is a fairly well established breeder, was producing quite a lot of litters and seemingly had been doing it for some time. sarah smith is in charge of prosecuting illegal breeders. her team investigated
but how convincing is the fraudulent paperwork that he s offering us? a pup with cropped ears and paperwork to put the authorities off the scent all for 13 grand. but he says he doesn t tell the tax man everything. today, christopher mae,
sarah smith is in charge of prosecuting illegal breeders. her team investigated christopher mae. these are obviously some of the cropped ears that were found at the time, and these had recently been done because they were still in the process of healing as well. actually, obviously it causes distress to the animal. it s not being done legitimately anywhere because it s an illegal practice, so this is being done, you know, behind closed doors, in people s homes or garages. he claimed he d bought his dogs with their ears already cropped. he never replied for a license, so, therefore, he was never inspected, so officers couldn t check on the environment or the welfare.