through click and collect. in belgium it is legal to sell puppies in pet shops but it is illegal to source them from puppy mills. this vet visited some wholesale puppy traders where she spotted illnesses commonly found in puppy mills. the director is showing her footage filmed at one of the traders she visited.
discussed during nine days of meetings. the chinese leader xi jinping is due to be confirmed as president for a third term. now on bbc news, our world: inside the illegal puppy trade. chloe, would we like to be in a video about how much i love you? and you, bambi? dogs have never been more popular. in the uk, we bought 3.2 million pets during lockdown. in europe, puppies are now a multibillion euro industry. but where are all these puppies coming from? for the first time, our world unveils a criminal underworld of puppy traders trafficking dogs across europe.
19,000 puppies from eastern europe. thousands of puppies arrived at wholesale pet shops like this one, where clients can order through click and collect. in belgium it is legal to sell puppies in pet shops but it is illegal to source them from puppy mills. this vet visited some wholesale puppy traders where she spotted illnesses commonly found in puppy mills. the director is showing her footage filmed at one of the traders she visited.
for the first time, our world unveils a criminal underworld of puppy traders trafficking dogs across europe. they came here to resell those dogs in england. those englishmen, they also dealt in drugs. the criminals are breeding dogs in unlicensed puppy mills in hungary. these dogs suffer abuse and neglect. the dogs are sold into a vast pet trade network in western europe that handles eight million poppies a year. many are illegally passed off as the offspring of a much loved family pet. hungary has emerged as a dog breeding power in europe.
they make millions and, again, there are seven conventions per year, maybe it is 40,000 heroes, that is not a real problem for them. jail sentences problem for them. jail sentences for- 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 a breeders and traffickers. but thousands are trapped in puppy mills that produce tens of thousands of puppies that are now flooding the market. there are not enough credible breeders to meet the huge demand for puppies so for now the most effective way to fight against illegal puppy traders to do thorough research where the puppy comes from.