Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire Labour Party has backed a call to action to bring puppy farming to an end in Wales.

At its most recent constituency meeting held in Kilgetty, Party members called on Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire County Councils to support the campaign too with local Parliamentary Candidate Marc Tierney writing to Labour Group Leaders to champion the cause.

In England it has been announced that puppies bought from pet shops or online will be banned.

Recently, Labour’s Parliamentary Candidate for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire Marc Tierney met with Marc Abraham, a well-known vet and advocate of stricter regulations on dog breeding across the United Kingdom.

Marc the Vet told Marc Tierney that Wales has a poor reputation on puppy farming and it was time for action, he said: “Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire are famous for their reputation for puppy farming, which is not a fame desired by any part of the UK. Lucy’s Law is an opportunity to reverse that reputation because what Lucy’s Law is saying is that instead of mass producing puppies to sell via third parties, you’re saying for people to come and see the puppy with it’s mum, to see the conditions it has been bred in and that will keep money in the welsh economy.”

Labour’s Marc Tierney said: “By introducing Lucy’s Law, the Welsh Government can send a very strong message that puppy farming is not acceptable. We know, from organisations involved in rescuing breeding bitches and their poorly pups, that some animals are being kept in very poor conditions and are at risk of disease and behavioural problems. Even better than buying a puppy, perhaps consider rehoming a dog like we’ve done in our family.”

For more information about the end puppy farming campaign, visit: http://www.pupaid.org/