romanian dog smugglers. that they want to save the animals. or to thailand to live years or inflamed i have limitations when i hear information it s the dogs perhaps 8 or 10 weeks old he shouldn t be in germany and he shouldn t be sold here but it s like if you were called to. puppies can only be legally exported within the e.u. from the age of 15 weeks. they have to have received all their required vaccinations before hand clips time works to ensure these laws are up held he s been attacked and injured by smugglers many times. you ve got to be the one speaking out or doing something against this face has been stalked and intimidated . so much so nobody is doing anything against it because if you do then you will be facing a lot of trouble. for rick and cliff stein looks for dubious ads on the internet
satisfied mainly by unscrupulous suppliers from eastern europe however animal rights activists stefan clips in has made it his mission to expose the illicit trade which requires some real courage as we find out now. steph unclip stein and a friend of his are on their way to the next case they want to expose illegal dog smugglers in berlin. they pretend they want to buy this puppy. the smugglers were filmed with a hidden camera. and you can get it for 500 on. this deal is a trap. the police take action animal welfare worker stefan clips dine here on the left witnesses scenes like this almost every day. right after the . animal rights activists use these methods to work against romanian dog smugglers . if they want to save the animals. or the
222-5000 euros for 30 to 40 dogs. that s quite a sum and a business that both police and in the 3rd and observers are acquainted with officially about 5000 stray dogs are taken out of romania across the hungary and border daily the true figure may be far higher. e.u. regulations require a chip implanted in every exploited dog the data are entered into the e.u. data bank system allowing for verification of previous owners and vaccinations corrupt veterinarians willing to issue false papers are vital to the dog smugglers a veterinarian from romania has agreed to talk about the corrupt system she asks to remain anonymous. she says i ve gotten several requests to issue traces certification without actually having seen the animals they basically wanted to give me
$100.00. 1 of the figures from the german animal welfare association will show that most of the puppies export it illegally from eastern europe are taken to germany the main country of origin for the smugglers is romania there the dog smugglers employ another scam they smuggle stray dogs instead of pedigree canines to germany and often through dubious animal welfare organizations or private individuals good to get more blood on it may sound improbable can you make money with stray dogs hundreds of thousands live in the streets i can collect them from there or from animal shelters that they even get them for free in germany they d have to pay a token charge they sell them. here and cash in big on people s compassion. animal welfare arrests estimate that europe s illegal dog trade now brings in
a sum and a business that both police and in their herd and observers are acquainted with officially about 5000 stray dogs are taken out of romania across the hungary and border daily the true figure may be far higher. e.u. regulations require a chip implanted in every exploited dog the data are entered into the e.u. data bank system allowing for verification of previous owners and vaccinations corrupt veterinarians willing to issue false papers are vital to the dog smugglers a veterinarian from romania has agreed to talk about the corrupt system she asks to remain anonymous. she says i ve gotten several requests to issue traces certification without actually having seen the animals they basically wanted to give me a list of chips so that i provide passports papers and traces in return for cash i