Tiny 'Handbag' dogs born into cruelty
www.dailymail.co.uk - 30th Aug 2008
Paris Hilton: The pint-sized bichon frise has a diamond-studded collar and luxury pink sweater in her wardrobe. Bichon frise, as dog enthusiasts may know, means 'curly lapdog' in French, and Daisy certainly fits neatly on Coleen's lap, under her arm or in her handbag.
Such is the popularity of 'handbag dogs' that designers such as Ralph Lauren, Louis Vuitton, Dolce & Gabbana and Gucci have responded by making dog carriers that resemble handbags costing from hundreds to thousands of pounds.
Geri Halliwell is rarely seen without her shihtzu, Harry;
Paris Hilton has Tinkerbell, the chihuahua;
Britney Spears has not one, but three chihuahuas, Lucky, Lacy and Bit-Bit.
Kate Hudson loves Pomeranians,
Eva Longoria Parker prefers pugs and
Jessica Simpson has a maltipoo (a Maltese poodle).
Madonna, Lady Victoria Hervey,
Scarlett Johansson,
Venus Williams and
Kelly Osbourne, meanwhile, are also paid-up members of the 'handbag dog' club.
These pampered pooches used to be the canine companion of choice of ladies who lunch. The new celebrity owners have made them popular with women of all classes - young and old - and sales have soared.
Statistics from The Kennel Club show that more than 1,700 long-coated chihuahuas alone were registered last year, up 50 per cent since 2005, along with another 1,143 of their smooth-coated cousins - an 84 per cent rise. It is a similar story for other 'toy dog' breeds.
But behind the phenomenon of 'handbag dogs' is the cruellest of ironies. The early lives of many of these pets could not be further from that pampered image. For pampering plays little part in the brutal, mercenary world of puppy trafficking.
'Trafficking' is a word normally associated with drug dealers and people smugglers. But it has been chosen by organisations like the RSPCA to describe the ruthless trade in dogs such as chihuahuas, shih-tzus and bichon frises.
It's a question of economics - supply and demand. Reputable breeders cannot meet the increased demand. Unscrupulous ones can.
They can sell to dealers for a fraction of the market price - 'handbag' puppies can cost more than Â1,000 - and still make a fat profit.
It is easy to do so when such animals, reared on 'puppy farms' in Wales and Ireland, are often deprived of a proper diet, clean water, sanitation and space. Puppy farms may sound like idyllic havens. In fact, they have only one purpose: profit. Bitches are treated far worse that battery hens. At least those hens are not deprived of proper diet, clean water, sanitation and space.
By the time these poor dogs go on sale at pet shops and kennels or are advertised on the internet, they have been transported hundreds of miles in the back of a cramped van or lorry and have changed hands several times.
Such dogs are likely to suffer from physical deformities, behavioural difficulties and general ill-health.
We saw the evidence with our own eyes at Petsville International in Kingston, Surrey, where 20 puppies, including chihuahuas, shih-tzus and pugs, were kept in wire-mesh cages stacked almost from floor to ceiling.
One dog stood out - a chihuahua with a price tag of Â1,110. It was in a pathetic state. Can animals cry? This dog certainly looked like it was. It had weepy, streaming eyes, and terrible whimpering sounds were coming from its cell - sorry, pen.
'It clearly had an eye infection, an ingrown eyelash or some eye problem,' said the ex-veterinary nurse who accompanied us to the shop.
'It also had an "undershot" jaw, which means its bottom jaw is longer than its top jaw, and it possibly had worms. The animal needs to see a vet as soon as possible.'
When asked whether the chihuahua was sick, the shop assistant replied: 'No, she's fine.'
The assistant was unable to give accurate ages for any of the puppies on display, when they had arrived in the shop and which paperwork related to which dog. There was only one thing he could say for certain: they came from Ireland.
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