{"id":52285,"date":"2023-05-11T08:57:31","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T07:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=52285"},"modified":"2023-05-11T08:57:31","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T07:57:31","slug":"yorkshire-vets-warn-public-to-be-vigilant-when-buying-puppies-after-spike-in-covert-puppy-mills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/05\/11\/yorkshire-vets-warn-public-to-be-vigilant-when-buying-puppies-after-spike-in-covert-puppy-mills\/","title":{"rendered":"Yorkshire vets warn public to be vigilant when buying puppies after spike in &#8216;covert puppy mills&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Puppy Mill Awareness Week is dedicated to raising awareness around the ethical breeding of dogs.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In particular, vets and breeders across South West Yorkshire are pushing for education around covert puppy milling.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under this practice, &#8216;breeders&#8217; are selling designer dogs as &#8216;co-owns&#8217; for large sums of money. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This lucrative trade is a &#8220;sneaky&#8221; way of mass-breeding puppies for profit according to Vet Nurse, Kaden Zhou, 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reporter Hannah Auld spoke to vets regarding Sheffield&#8217;s &#8216;covert breeders&#8217; to discover why the practice is far more unethical than it appears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sheffield vets warn public to be vigilant when buying puppies after spike in &#039;Covert Puppy-Mills&#039;\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-Q14cXNyTiA?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Puppy Mill Awareness Week is dedicated to raising awareness around the ethical breeding of dogs.&nbsp; In particular, vets and breeders across South West Yorkshire are pushing for education around covert puppy milling.&nbsp; Under this practice, &#8216;breeders&#8217; are selling designer dogs as &#8216;co-owns&#8217; for large sums of money. 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