Trade: Illegal Pet Trade

A mobile vet based in Prestwich has been convicted for illegally importing puppies into the UK for sale and running an illegal pet shop. Viktor Molnar, 58, was registered with ...

Independent Vetcare (IVC) are to release guidelines for its 500 practices giving them advice on how to educate clients and protect themselves from the illegal puppy trade. The group’s clinical ...

The aquatic industry is taking steps to target illegal cyanide fishing. Scientists are a step closer to ending the deadly and destructive practice, thanks to new research. The use of ...

An illegal puppy trader has been given a 250 hour unpaid community payback order, following an investigation by the Scottish SPCA. Dundee based, Jamie Colquhoun sold puppies online without a licence ...

The illegal smuggling of puppies has seen a surge in the run up to Christmas. Nearly 100 puppies were seized in just one week during a covert operation at the ...

An illegal puppy trader who caused suffering to animals in his care has been banned from keeping pets for life and received a £2600 fine. Christopher Gorman, 54, of Killearn ...

A pet shop owner has been fined for forging a underage puppy's passport and then selling the pet online. Artur Zuchowicz, from Wales, was convicted of two offences after placing ...

UK fashion chain Missguided has allegedly been selling shoes containing cat fur on the British high-street. Following a joint investigation by Humane Society International/UK and Sky News, laboratory tests confirmed ...

Three illegally imported opossums are feared to be on the loose in the UK, sparking rabies fears. The cat-sized marsupials are suspected to have gone missing after being smuggled, reports ...

MSP Emma Harper led a Members’ Business debate today (Wednesday, 21 December) at Holyrood to highlight the practice of illegal puppy trafficking. The SPCA has been leading a multi-agency fight ...