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UK Rescue centre accused of link to ?puppy farm?

Posted by allianceforanimalrights at 07:23 AM on May 21, 2009

Rescue centre accused of link to ‘puppy farm’

A LAMPETER animal rescue centre has been slammed by other groups in the area after it emerged that it has been taking dogs to kennels that were raided by the RSPCA. Ty Agored Animal Sanctuary revealed in a recent newsletter that they had taken border col-lies to the Gypsy-run kennels in Chippenham, Wiltshire, on two occasions since the site was inspected by officers from the Wiltshire Constabulary and RSPCA on 17 October last year. Around 23 dogs were taken from the site at Oak Tree Farm after being checked by a vet, after complaints were received about the conditions in which animals were kept. The local press had reported that animals were being kept in cramped conditions, with others in need of urgent medical treatment. Kathy Clements, spokesperson for Border Collie Rescue UK said: “It was brought to our attention that collies were being taken from Ty Agored Animal Sanctuary in Cribryn to Oak Tree Farm, Kington St Michael, Chippenham, which is a known puppy farm. “The RSPCA and police res-cued about 20 dogs from the farm on 17 October 2007. “It is beyond belief that Ty Agored have an agreement with Lucky Paws Dog Rescue (which runs the site in Wiltshire) to supply them with border collies.” Ty Agored should have “made it their business” to investigate the background of the site, she said. June Hodges, a member of the Ceredigion Animal Rescue and Education charity, added: “I think people who give money to Ty Agored would be horrified to know that dogs are being sent there.” Jenny Warwick, a manager at Ty Agored, said the charity was unaware of the raids. “We definitely weren’t aware of that. We did go down and inspect it and it seemed fine to us,” she said. “We’ve never given her more than five or six at a time and they were all re-homed within a week. I stand by that decision. As far as the animals are con-cerned, we did the right thing.” At the time of the raid, the owner of the site, Sally Griggs, told the local press: “I love every single puppy here and would never let them come to any harm. “They checked over every sin-gle other dog we had and gave them clean bills of health. “The only crime we were guilty of is having a few more animals than we should have, but that is because I can’t bear to see dogs turned away.” An RSPCA spokesperson said that an investigation had been carried out following the sei-zures but that it had decided not to prosecute.

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"Isn't man an amazing animal? He kills wildlife - birds, kangaroos, deer, all kinds of cats, coyotes, beavers, groundhogs, mice, foxes and dingoes - by the million in order to protect his domestic animals and their feed. Then he kills domestic animals by the billion and eats them. This in turn kills man by the millions, because eating all those animals leads to degenerative - and fatal - health conditions like heart disease, kidney disease, and cancer. So then man tortures and kills millions more animals to look for cures for these diseases. Elsewhere, millions of other human beings are being killed by hunger and malnutrition because food they could eat is being used to fatten domestic animals. Meanwhile, some people are dying of sad laughter at the absurdity of man, who kills so easily and so violently, and once a year, sends out cards praying for Peace on Earth."

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