Puppy Farm Dogs Honoured in Susie-Belle’s Name
Puppy farm dogs were honoured at the Diana Brimblecombe Animal Rescue Centre Fun Day with a special award. The Susie-Belle Memorial Shield was introduced this year to mark the lives of all dogs who...
Category: Puppy Farming
Early Reviews
Early reviews of Saving Maya are coming in and so far they’re reflecting what we’d hoped readers would take from the book. There’s a powerful message running throughout it, that confining dogs to lives...
Susie-Belle’s Legacy
Susie-Belle’s legacy is a large one. Thanks to the support of many thousands of people around the world. People who find her story through my books, or social media. Writing’s a funny thing, you...
Two Beagles – can we help?
Can we help two beagles, who have been rescued from lives of breeding to find their perfect new homes? Brandy and Clove are with the Diana Brimblecombe Animal Rescue Centre in Berkshire and have...
Book Launch Time…
Time to tell everyone about the book launch for Saving Maya. The great news is that the official release date has been brought forward so we can do what we really hoped to be...
Inside The Puppy Trade From Start to Finish
Last week TV viewers across the UK were offered a shocking insight into the realities of the modern puppy trade in the BBC Panorama programme ‘Puppy Dealers Exposed’. Reporter Sam Poling whose previous work...
Beware The Puppy Dealers
The rough end of the puppy breeding industry is a world inhabited by puppy dealers who in today’s booming, poorly regulated puppy market are making huge sums of money and duping thousands of puppy...
Want to see the cover for my new children’s book?
I’m delighted to share the cover design for my new children’s book, ‘Saving Maya’ which is due out later this year. Like all the illustrations in the book, it’s been drawn by Annabel Wilson....
How Best To Tackle The Puppy Trade?
There’s recently been an opportunity for everyone to contribute to the UK government’s consultations into the breeding, selling and welfare of animals. Reading the submissions what’s clear is that all the major organisations know...
Once a dog in a puppy farm…look at her now…
As a dog from a puppy farm, Cerise is doing well. She’s been in our life now for 3 months and out of the puppy farm for 5. Overall her progress towards living as...