Some dog breeders, whom BBC Wales Investigates journalists reached by hiding their identities, made striking statements about the sale of dogs with their ears cut off. According to this, the value of dogs whose ears are cut off increases by 2 thousand dollars and the passports of these dogs are obtained from Turkey.
To date, we have seen many times that social media trends make people do strange actions. But the new review of the BBC’s documentary program, BBC Wales Investigates, goes beyond these ‘strange acts’ and is sickening. In the UK people are only attracted to the fact that she looks beautiful and is influenced by social media. Buying a dog with a cut off ear.
Ear clipping is actually considered illegal under the Animal Welfare Act in the UK. But dog breeders are trying to show that the ear-cutting operation is done abroad. fake pet passports provides. According to the reports of the people who made these passports, Supplied from Turkey.
Her ears are cut off just because she makes a ‘stunning look’:
BBC Wales Investigates journalists have contacted some dog breeders, keeping their identities confidential. Dog breeders recommend that ear clipping for the American bully breed creates a ‘stunning’ lookthe value of dogs whose ears were cut off, that is, mutilated. increased by $2,000 expressed. The demand for dogs with their ears cut off is increasing due to social media phenomena.
In England, phenomena such as football player Marcus Rashford, singers Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jack Fincham share short-eared dogs, increasing interest in these dogs. Followers of the phenomenal, as they see these dogs ‘this dog looks nice, maybe I’ll get one like this‘ thinking to illegal means they apply.
Paula Boyden of the British animal rights association, the Dog Trust, explained what problems can be caused by clipping the ears of dogs. Accordingly, some animals, post-operative can develop an infection or they may not like people touching their ears. Also, when dogs are cut off for communicating with their ears behavior problems they can live and communicating with their owners or other dogs they can be forced.
One of the breeders, Joshua Harty, said he “could supply the anonymous journalist with a foreign pet passport and microchip”.It normally costs around $660 to get the ears, passport and chip. My vet buys them from Turkey.” he explained. Another breeder, Moheiz Adam, told the journalist. for 17 thousand dollars He offered to sell a dog with a cut off ear. He also raised a dog during the search, showing his ear and saying, “all of these will goHe used the words “…
It should be noted that cutting off the ears of dogs is not only an event in England, it is also done illegally in our country. In the second paragraph of Article 8 of the Animal Protection Law No. 5199, it is stated that ‘The purpose of changing the appearance of domestic and ornamental animals or other non-therapeutic It is forbidden to cut the tail and ears, remove the vocal cords, and make surgical interventions for the removal of nails and teeth.
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