Legit or puppy farm?

[TheEveningReport]

Is this a front for a puppy farm?

www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61570759762454&mibextid=wwXIfr

100% puppy farm and I hope it's not yours and you're trying to advertise here. I reported it on FB.

Oh god no! Ugh, Mumsnet is so suspicious but I suppose I understand. Genuinely trying to adopt a dog and find reputable places to do so.

Definitely. It’s not a rescue at all. So many pups advertised over a couple of days

Puppy farm

I'm willing to assist anyone who is looking for ethically bred puppies. Go here:

https://www.champdogs.co.uk/breeds/standard-poodle/puppies

I can’t even click the link but I know it’s a puppy farm as it’s Facebook advertising 😂

Kennel club is always a good place to start, and your local breed club. Avoid recommendations on the internet (including Facebook groups) as they all have an agenda.

It's probably a good rule of thumb not to buy a puppy off Facebook.

Anyone advertising puppies on Facebook is dodgy as fuck. I'm amazed so many people still don't know this.

Dogs Trust - they do have criteria which might appear strict; home checks etc but it is for the well-being of dogs.

There are no contact details or location so I would be highly suspicious.

Yes, that was the first thing I looked for plus no Registered Charity details either.

Lots of adorable puppies but no adults available.

It's pretty slick advertising and uses lots of terms centred around adoption, but is obviously a puppy farm. If only more people cared to do the due diligence like OP.

I have 4 rescue dogs, 3 of which were older puppies. Thankfully the original owners relinquished them to a legitimate, reputable rescue as their circumstances were wholly unsuitable for a puppy. They presumably bought them from somewhere like this that has no interest in vetting the prospective owners.

I agree. Our local (independent) rehoming place in a very rural area advertises dogs on their charities facebook page because that's the easiest route for them to reach people. But they have a kennels (& cattery), charity number, location and contact details. It's very well known in the local area and completely legit and extremely well run. And like you say it's 99% older dogs (and cats).

Shocking, there are sooo many pages like these claiming to be rehoming. I knew it was the case really, wishful thinking.

I’ve signed up to the Dogs trust and Battersea Dogs home. I’d rather adopt but may well find a puppy on champ dogs of the kennel club eventually. Not rushing into it.

Do keep an eye out for local legit rescues too.

How can you tell? It says rescue.

Do you believe everything you read on SM?

Yours, Donald J Trump

Because rescues don't announce and then sell litters of puppies. FB puppy farms put 'rehome' so that the filters don't alert them to the censors. But, that's ok because I reported them, anyway!

It's not a registered charity. That's shady in and of itself.

As well as contacting local rescues (check are registered charities), might be worth asking round anyone you know locally who have a lovely dog who they got their dog from. Be prepared to travel.

I scrolled down as far as I could and the first post was April 11th. But they have posted about 300 times since then!

Puppy farm.

Giveaways:

staged photos with backdrops

pictures with kids

Rescues do not have a constant flow of litters of puppies for sale. Where are they rescuing them all from?!

‘Rescue’ is just a word. You need to see some evidence of this. Eg charity number, dog’s history. Does it give price of dogs? Genuine rescues around £300 - 350, I think.
Doesn’t even give location.
Plus no genuine rescue has time to prettify dogs, nor photograph with children.
Try looking at genuine rescue site eg RSPCA and notice the difference.

I agree that it acreams puppy farm. There’s no location, no website, no charity number and no reputable rescue would advertise a dog as Dog or Teddy?”

When I recused our adding the charity we went through were so rigorous in who they choose, they don’t even advertise their Dogs. You apply and if you’re lucky they will match you with one of their rescues.

Yes… the rescue I work for does use Facebook but the ads for the animals are usually a sad tale of how they came to be there (shot, thrown off balcony, acid attack, owner died) with pleas to foster or donate as well and frustrations about how irresponsible people can be. It’s a far cry from this picturesque, detail-light photoshoot.