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Rescuing dogs from abroad – does it make sense?
It is estimated that tens of thousands of rescue dogs are imported into the UK from the EU each year, a third of them apparently from Romania, but is it sensible and fair on the dogs? There has been an increasing trend in rescuing dogs and cats from foreign countries and transporting them into the…
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The need to inspect and licence small animal charities.
Alarmingly and amazingly, anyone, regardless of experience or ability, can set up an animal rescue enterprise in the UK. Over the last couple of decades there has been a proliferation of smaller charities and private organisations operating rescue re-homing centres and sanctuaries all working to their own agendas, often founded by well-meaning people, disappointed by…