Scots families have been scammed out of £15million by Irish puppy farm gangs in the last year, investigators have claimed. Criminals have flooded Scotland with pups during lockdown, many too ill to survive and leaving families heartbroken or facing huge vet bills.
The Ulster Society for the Prevention Cruelty to Animals (USPCA) has issued a red alert – admitting the flood of pups from Ireland into Scotland is now too great to stop.
USPCA chief executive Brendan Mullan said: “We are at an all-time high as nearly two years of the Covid-19 pandemic has caused the industry to skyrocket. “Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland hold special significance in this instance as it is an easy route to market to target unsuspecting members of the
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