To think my neighbour is running a puppy farm?

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And should I report him?

I should start by saying I have no definitive proof of this. But the circumstantial evidence is pretty strong.
From my upstairs windows I can clearly see his garden backing onto the houses on my street. He has several wooden cages/kennels running along the fence which contain small dogs/puppies? And is currently building more (perhaps 15 in total when he's done - I can only see the roof of the new lot from my vantage point so I'm guessing based on the size of the others)

Even if I couldn't see the animals I can hear them. 24 hours a day yelping, howling and barking definitely a lot of dogs in there. And often clearly distressed. Very upsetting.

So - either a puppy farm or an unlicensed kennels?

I say unlicensed because surely it can't be licensed in the backyard of a small suburban house. Space is about 20 x 30 ft at most (Happy to be corrected on this point as I wouldn't know)

So does anyone think I'm right, and if so how do I go about reporting this?

Any help gratefully received.

Report it even if it’s not a puppy farm, the animals are clearly in distress and need help!

Trust your instincts.

Yes definitely report it! These farms are awful!

Good luck with reporting it.

Thank you for looking out for the welfare of the neighbours' dogs. Very brave. I hope the local council come down on him very hard and very soon.

Please call the Licensing Team at your local District Council. It comes under the Animal Licensing and they will want to know.

A woman had a similar setup in a nearby village. She had failed to get the necessary planning permission and had to apply retroactively.

Of course all of the neighbours objected and she had to re home the dogs.