Traders promise a purebred dog from German breeding. In fact and truth it is a puppy from a rabies risk area. The Swiss TV format "Kassensturz" shows the drastic and expensive consequences: The animal must either be put down immediately or months in quarantine.

Kassensturz takes up this important topic in its broadcast of 12 May (broadcast on SRF 1, at 21.05, moderated by Ueli Schmezer)

Anyone who reacts to dog sales advertisements on the Internet risks a lot - no matter how cute the accompanying pictures are. "Behind them are often dubious dealers. The danger is great that the animals come from so-called 'multiplication stations' and thus cruel puppy trade is supported" warns animal welfare activist Susy Utzinger, who often deals with such cases and has already been involved in the eviction of such stations. "These dogs are reproduced in a merciless way, kept under terrible conditions, separated from their mothers much too early and it is hardly quantifiable how many animals perish in agony" she describes the circumstances behind the cute advertisement pictures.

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