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TEHRAN, December 26 - Pet shops in UK are being forbidden selling puppies and kitten in a bid to crack down on to animal exploitation and abuse.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - "This will mean that anyone looking to buy or adopt a puppy or kitten under six months must either deal directly with the breeder or with an animal re-homing centre," the Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said on Sunday as part of its Christmas animal welfare push.
The government said it will roll out the legislation next year after holding public consultations that showed 95 percent support for the ban.
The measure is commonly called Lucy's Law in honour of a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel that was rescued from a puppy farm in Wales in 2013.
Lucy, who died in 2016, spent most of her life in a cage and was unable to breed because of her lack of movement.
Activist Lisa Garner took her home and launched a social media awareness campaign that changed the way Britons get their pets.
The government said the new law would help "end the terrible welfare conditions found in puppy farming and solve a range of existing animal welfare issues".
Source: AFP
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