Lucy’s Law comes into force today in a triumph for the Mirror’s campaign to end the horrors of cruel puppy farms. The legislation makes it illegal for third party dealers, such as pet shops and online traders, to sell puppies.
It is designed to stop unscrupulous breeders having a route to market. The campaign for the law was founded by vet Marc Abraham – a past winner of a Mirror Animal Hero Award – and named after a Cavalier King Charles spaniel who was rescued after years of abuse on a puppy farm.
Marc said: “This is a huge milestone, the first major step in ending puppy farming and puppy smuggling. It will also tackle the legal licensed trade which has enabled puppies and kittens to be sold after being bred in the most horrendous
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