Isobel Now Living Life To The Full
Yesterday I received some wonderful photographs of Isobel the rescued dog who had been starved and kept for breeding, chained to a car for 8 years.(Read Isobel’s story here). She is progressing steadily, slowly...
Author: Janetta Harvey
BBC School Report on Puppy Farming and the Kennel Club
Last week I wrote about 12 year old Aimee, who took part in the BBC School Report. Aimee, together with her friend Olivia, interviewed Bill Lambert, Health and Breeder Services Manager for the Kennel...
Isabel Spent 8 Years Chained To A Car
When you hang around animal welfare issues you see a lot of upsetting things. Social media pages are full of distressing images and every rescue has pictures of animals for whom our hearts break....
BBC School Reporter Aimee Is The Future
I was recently contacted by 12 year old reader, Aimee, who had chosen puppy farming as the topic for the BBC’s Annual School Report. This is a BBC News and BBC Academy project which...
Crufts, The Kennel Club and Puppy Farming
I always have a nauseating feeling when it’s time for Crufts. I have several friends who enjoy going along for the shopping, the show, the agility, the total immersion in a love we all...
Susie-Belle’s Memorial Walk 2018
Three weeks ago I headed back to the UK for what has become a much-requested event, the Susie-Belle Memorial Walk at West Wittering. It’s such a touching thing for me, to know that by...
Try This When Someone’s Looking For A Puppy
A little while ago a contact asked me about a breeder in the south of England. A friend had set their heart on a puppy of the ‘non-allergenic’ fashionable cross-breed type and had seen...
Remembering Marnie
In the early hours of Sunday morning the world lost a beautiful dog. In the few years she lived outside of the puppy farm, Marnie touched the hearts of all who came to love...
River Proves Christmas Miracles DO Happen
Exactly a week ago I wrote a blog on River, a dog saved from puppy farming with a complicated set of problems. Her future was highly uncertain as it was clear that amongst all...
Schnauzerfest Funds Help Unpick The Mystery of River
Just before the Schnauzerfest weekend, a dog arrived into the experienced care of DBARC. River the schnauzer had spent her life in a breeding facility and as soon as DBARC manager, Janet assessed her,...