Every time i shut my eyes. I try and tell myself. Thats not the last image that ive got of him. Right, i think its in here. Yeah, here we are. Hope rescue. Hello. Hi. Im sam from the bbc. Im here for vanessa. This Rescue Centre in wales is at the sharp end of the dog trade, caring for abused and abandoned dogs. Dogs like keanu, an american bully. Oh, my goodness . One of the new extreme mixed breed bulldogs becoming more and more popular. Its as though his legs are on back to front. Who thinks, i know lets breed a dog whose legs are round the wrong way . Who does that . There are no surgical options for him. The vets have said, theres nothing we can do about that. How old is he . Hes eight months old. Hes only eight months . Butjust look how big he is. Look how thickset he is. This is torture. You know what these dogs are going to look like, but youre still breeding them, trying to get more and more exaggerated features. I mean, it looks painful when hes bent over like that. 0h were se
every time i shut my eyes. ..i try and tell myself. that s not the last image that i ve got of him. right, i think it s in here. yeah, here we are. hope rescue. hello. hi. i m sam from the bbc. i m here for vanessa. this rescue centre in wales is at the sharp end of the dog trade, caring for abused and abandoned dogs. dogs like keanu, an american bully. oh, my goodness! ..one of the new extreme mixed breed bulldogs becoming more and more popular. it s as though his legs are on back to front. who thinks, i know let s breed a dog whose legs are round the wrong way ? who does that? there are no surgical options for him. the vets have said, there s nothing we can do about that. how old is he? he s eight months old. he s only eight months? butjust look how big he is. look how thickset he is. this is torture. you know what these dogs are going to look like, but you re still breeding them, trying to get more and more exaggerated features. i mean, it looks painful when he s ben
some of them have criminal records. nathan stevens was jailed for attacking a man with a glass and leaving him partially blinded. anton boston is a convicted fraudster and runs a dog breeding business in wales. and this man has three convictions for violence. we can t name him because he s currently in court, facing more charges. we wrote to the american bully kennel club uk. they did not respond. i want to dig deeper into the world of extreme bulldog breeding. it seems like most sales take place on social media. i set up a facebook profile under a false name stefan delaney. i make him out to be a dog lover and a businessman from leeds. i start to build his network. as stefan, i comment on people s dog posts,
convictions for violence. we can t name him because he s currently in court, facing more charges. we wrote to the american bully kennel club uk. they did not respond. i want to dig deeper into the world of extreme bulldog breeding. it seems like most sales take place on social media. i set up a facebook profile under a false name stefan delaney. i make him out to be a dog lover and a businessman from leeds. i start to build his network. as stefan, i comment on people s dog posts, offer advice, and generally become a friend to all. 0ne name catches my eye aaron lee. he was an apprentice judge at the dog show.