Dog breeders are illegally mutilating pets by cropping ears amid social media hype
BBC Wales Investigates traced a number of breeders who post images of cropped-eared dogs online.
"[Another man] just takes care of it, brings back the paperwork... if questions are asked you basically [say] that's how you bought it, from an Irishman. It came from Europe and that's all you know. "Cropping of ears is an illegal mutilation is done for no other reason than... cosmetic reasons and the whole conversation throughout has been about how these dogs look.Mr Adam later said that while he would "like to have dogs' ears removed" it was illegal and he had "never arranged for it to be done".
"I've taken dogs to shows in Ireland, Spain, and obviously I've had to cross borders, and I've taken these passports and I've got through every time. Never had a problem," he said."It's all completely illegal, the cropping of ears, the false passports, everything about this is a dodgy system," she said.
Ms Waddon said she feared demand was being driven by social media influencers posting images of cropped-eared dogs, citing footballer Marcus Rashford, Little Mix singer Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Love Island's Jack Fincham. BBC Wales contacted representatives for Mr Rashford, Ms Pinnock and Mr Fincham, but did not receive a response.Griff, one of the dogs seized, has been rehomed in time for Christmas
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