so that they stand up right. but in other cases, and what we are seeing quite a lot of now, particularly with american bully dogs, it's just where their ear is completely removed, so the entire ear flap is removed. in 2015, the rspca received 14 reports about ear cropping from callers in england and wales. by last year, that figure had risen to 101, a rise of 621%. the rspca says celebrities with these dogs is driving what it calls "a worrying trend." leigh—anne pinnock from little mix, love island's jack fincham, and the premier league footballer jesse lingard all own dogs with cropped ears. jesse lingard and jack fincham's pets came from firms that specialise in personal security dogs. these animals are imported from countries where ear cropping is not banned, and the companies are not breaking the law. leigh—anne pinnock�*s came from a uk breeder that was later prosecuted