Petition launched after Crufts-winning breeder admits killing 9 puppies
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A petition is calling for a Crufts-winning breeder from Farnborough in Hampshire, who killed nine Border Collie puppies to be “banned from owning or breeding any pets for life.”
Margaret Peacock, of Cove Road, was handed a 12-week jail term, suspended for 12 months, at Basingstoke Magistrates last Thursday.
The 64-year-old had admitted two counts of failing to prevent the causing of unnecessary suffering to an animal.The court heard how she stuffed eight puppies into a freezer as she thought they may have genetic mutations. A ninth puppy was found dead at her home after it had been beaten with a tin opener.A petition has been launched on change.org calling for the Kennel Club to ban Peacock from owning or breeding pets. It has been signed by more than 15,000 people since its launch on Friday.
The petition says: “Peacock tried to justify her actions because she thought the puppies would have genetic mutations because their parents had been sister and brother, despite her veterinary surgeon suggesting they looked absolutely fine so refused to euthanize them.”
The court was told that Peacock had been breeding dogs since she was 17 and had won awards at Crufts.
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