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
with extreme features. their dogs advertised on social media for up to £20,000. two years ago, business was booming for the shellards. then they caught the eye of the authorities. first of all, we checked to see whether or not they were registered, which they weren t. but social media and adverts suggested that they were breeding in quite a big way. they were selling to asia. they were selling to the far east. they were selling to america. they were selling all over. when investigators raided posherbulls, they found a huge operation kennel after kennel in the back garden, boxes in the kitchen for the dogs to give birth in, even a fertility clinic. it s a laboratory a purpose built laboratory with a centrifuge, with units to enable him
of illegal profit. despite the conviction, i ve discovered the shellards are still in business. they re no longer selling dogs, but they re still in the extreme breeding game. i want to find out what s going on. posing as a potential customer, i make an appointment with karl shellard. he takes me through to see the 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 bent over like that. 0h! we re seeing this every single week. this is day to day life for us here at the rescue now. then there s alvin, also an american bully. like keanu, he s a victim of extreme breeding, where dogs are deliberately bred