Is there anyway you can report a back yard breeder?

Better_Off_1983

My next door neighbour is participating in 'backyard breeding'

We have a dog of the same breed and we would NEVER contemplate breeding him because there are already too many dogs that are dumped and abandoned in the dogs homes.

The neighbour (male) likes to brag and every time he sees me, rather than saying hello first, he tells me his dog's weight etc like it is a competition or something!

The latest was him knocking the door saying he had no electric. I offered to make him a cuppa and then he went on to say that he found a dame/b*tch for his dog to breed with and he stands to get about £600.00 for studding/pimping out the dog.

Obviously, he is not a registered dog breeder, just an opportunist!

The dog is of a large, strong breed. They are hard to handle on the lead if they are not trained properly at the start.

I just looked out the window and the owners of the female have just tried to pin her down so the neighbour's dog could have his way with her... much to no avail. I have a feeling the b*tch/dam could be of the same parentage as the neighbours dog- not necessarily the same litter... maybe another litter prior of the same parents.... as you can guess.. there are no papers for the dogs.

Even writing this has made me furious because I feel sorry for the poor dogs, the humans are in the garden just watching like fat cat voyeurs hoping to cash in on chavish behaviour!

Sally_A

They keep talking about new laws, but people like this will never heed the law.

Tax office might be a start as they are receiving undeclared income.

Sadly, if you are out by a tenner on your tax returns, the whole weight lands on you, bring 30+ pups into the world for a bit of back hand cash - and they do diddly squat.

MrsNorthman

Id be interested to know this information too, for future reference, we have a neighbour similar to yours, our tenancy agreement states we are only allowed 1 cat and 1 dog, anythiong else must have permission. My neighbour has 3 dogs, she says shes allowed 11 because when she moved in she had 2 adults and 9 pups.

When we moved in to our house, her b*tch had just had pups, 9 of them and yet only 1 actually survived, im not sure why the others died, but we didnt know her at the time and shes a bit dodgy anyway so we didnt ask, she kept the pup and last year bought a b*tch to breed with it, that went on to have quite a few pups too, but only 4 survived, I have no idea what she does for them not to survive, my other neighbour (her friend) believes shes trying to wean them too soon. My only concern is that shes breeding just purely for the money and that some how a lot of pups seem to be dying in her house. She not registered, her dogs dont have any papers and as far as im aware, non of the dogs have had any injections etc. I just think its unfair.

Theres far too many unwanted dogs out there, without people like these breeding even more, in fact this has just reminded me that I need to book my dog in for the snip.

Honey_Bear

Report them to the RSPCA and explain that you are only willing to do so if you are not implicated, involved or identified in any way. What's interesting about the RSPCA is that if they get a call, they turn up and ask to see the animal and then give the pet owner 'advice' on how to care for the animal(s) in question. Once the owner is on file as being a possible cause for concern, they're there for life. Every little helps. It does sound at the very least like a welfare issue from what you're saying.

What doesn't work is doing nothing.

analyst_2

To run a Dog Breeding Establishment you will require a licence from your local authority. The number of dogs that may be kept on the establishment will be specified on the licence along with other specific conditions.
The local authority may authorise an Officer, Veterinary Surgeon or practitioner to inspect licensed premises.
Applicants must be over 18 years of age. In England and Wales they must have not been disqualified:

• from keeping a dog breeding establishment
• from keeping a pet shop under the Pet Animals Act 1951
• from having custody of animals under the Protection of Animals (Amendment) Act 1954
• from keeping boarding establishments for animals under the Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963

Applicants must pay any required fee and comply with any conditions attached to a licence.

However, it seems a bit doubtful at this stage that they could even prove it was being run as a dog breeding establishment. Nevertheless, a visit from an 'official' making enquiries might have some deterrent effect.

HappyMJ

How many animals do they have? One does not prove a breeding establishment.

analyst_2

Indeed, that's why I couched it in those terms.

Hintza

So your neighbour has decided to mate his dog, with a b!tch that doesn't live on the property. It really is none of your business.

ragecake

Studding out is pretty common within the pedigree world, and that's probably what's going on, not in the best way, but Im thinking that's all there is.

It would explain why he's boasting about the weight/etc of the dog, probably has a good standard for that breed.

If it were BYB, there would be more dogs than that,

Fluff15

Honey_Bear wrote: »

Report them to the RSPCA and explain that you are only willing to do so if you are not implicated, involved or identified in any way. What's interesting about the RSPCA is that if they get a call, they turn up and ask to see the animal and then give the pet owner 'advice' on how to care for the animal(s) in question. Once the owner is on file as being a possible cause for concern, they're there for life. Every little helps. It does sound at the very least like a welfare issue from what you're saying.

What doesn't work is doing nothing.

I agree with this. Report it to the RSPCA anonymously. But unfortunately if they visit and can't find anything that can be considered animal cruelty, there's not much you can do. It's horrible to see, but unfortunately some people just see animals as money makers, not part of the family like others.