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Puppy Smuggling

Proceeding contribution from Nigel Huddleston (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 2 April 2019. It occurred during Debate on Puppy Smuggling.

I thank my hon. Friend for making that point; indeed, I am just about to come on to it. I think we are suffering from the unintended consequences of some changes in schemes and programmes.

Of course, puppy smuggling at heart is an industry perpetrated by people who are motivated purely by money. They can make up to an incredible £35,000 per week by illegally transporting puppies through our borders, to be sold to unsuspecting dog lovers in the UK. The root cause of puppy smuggling seems, indeed, to be the ease with which gangs can abuse the pet travel scheme that operates across Europe, which is otherwise known as PETS.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
657 cc356-7WH 
Session
2017-19
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
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