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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Victims of a Hovawart Puppy Mill












Update January 16, 2013:




  1. So very sad, and so very wrong. It's great of you to speak of this, get the stories out, and hopefully raise awareness of these horrible businesses. Dogs and their owners suffer consequences while they make their money and run.

  2. We ditto Kim's comment and three cheers for raising awareness.
    Best wishes Molly

  3. Thats so bad. I'd never heard of hovies before I met Kenzo and Viva, and while I know (also from your blog) that they're getting more popular, I wouldn't have thought there'd be enough fanciers to churn them out in puppy mills. How can the authorities let them get away with this? Even if they're not concerned with the dogs, this must constitute fraud and be a criminal offence. I hope they get their act together and nip this in the bud.

    1. The numbers are not that high of what you would expect from puppy mill operations like we all have seen in the news. It is on a much smaller scale. But the practices are the same. Breed w/o taking health and well-being into account for a profit. When they made the news the first time - now 10 years ago - the police paid them a couple of visits. Unfortunately they could only fine them. And since such a fine is lower than the price of a puppy.... No, the Danish Animal Welfare Act is not equipped for this. A couple filed an official consumer complaint after problems with their puppies, but again, this "only" forces them to refund the amount paid for the puppy, and doesn't stop them.


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