Courtesy of the Lincolnite— October 2, 2019 [link] “Five people have appeared in court following an investigation into a Lincolnshire dog breeding business. The charges relate to a period last year at The Dairies, The Clays in Brant Broughton. They have been brought forward by the RSPCA following a raid in November last year. As… Read More News Reports
RSPCA – Alarming Rise in Illegal Ear Cropping Ear cropping is illegal in England and Wales under Section 5 (Mutilation) of the Animal Welfare Act (2006) for good reason. The RSPCA recorded a 150+% increase over the past two years in dogs reported with cropped ears. According to the animal charity there has been a heavy rise… Read More Canine EAR CROPPING and Little Rascals Employee Catalin Banghea
Just over 100k signatures – but PLEASE keep it going. Please also remember that licensed breeders like Little Rascals have a PET SHOP Licence, which enables them to sell puppies to pet stores (such as Natureworld in Rotherham) and other UNDISCLOSED ‘third parties’. This petition is aimed at stopping the sale of puppies BY third parties and… Read More Banning the Sale of Puppies to Pet Stores AND Third Parties
EXTERNAL SUPPLIERS / DEALERS We often receive messages through our Facebook page from people assuming we are Little Rascals, usually to ask about buying puppies. But on 28 December 2017 we received messages from someone thanking “us” for buying Dachshund puppies that day— We can confirm that Naomi Steele and her father Hughe Steele (who are travellers resident in… Read More Unrecorded SUPPLIERS and Another PARVO Puppy Death
Failed Tax Avoidance 2014 – 2017 Little Rascals‘ advertise puppies for sale on their website and classified sites as “both parents are available for viewing“, so visitors naturally assume all puppies have been bred on the premises and all breeding dogs are the property of Little Rascals but nothing could be further from the truth.… Read More When Little Rascals Regard Puppies as “Secondhand Goods”
This is Amy’s sad story – please read her whole account because Amy’s experience goes a long way to explain how so many decent, honest people are being conned by Swindells and Dickens (we do NOT include Little Rascals’ supporters in that, most of whom are selfish and care nothing about the breeding parents): “I… Read More Amy’s Story
How low can they go? If Swindells, Dickens and Allen could legally auction puppies on eBay, they would jump at the chance if this is anything to go by— Absolutely anyone , no matter who, what or where you are (even a Convicted Animal Abuser), can purchase a puppy from Little Rascals, absolutely no questions asked… Read More MERCHANDISE
For complaints about any aspect of your Little Rascals puppy buying experience, the first point of contact should always be by email or letter to Little Rascals themselves. Phone calls are not recommended because you will have no proof of anything said or agreed – on many occasions the staff and proprietors of Little Rascals have… Read More How to Complain about LITTLE RASCALS
In June 2015, Little Rascals proudly published the following testimonial from animal abuser Robert Koch to their website and Facebook page. According to Little Rascals, this is a “Fantastic review from one of our happy customers” — “ Following the BBC programme on puppy farming I was so hesitant when I arrived at Little Rascals as I did… Read More Glowing Testimonial for Little Rascals from a Convicted Animal Abuser
Worthless Pedigrees and Bogus Companies continued Following on from an earlier post covering fake pedigree certificates, showing that some owners of Little Rascals‘ puppies have ‘pedigree‘ papers from Kennel Registration (kennelreg.org.uk), those puppy owners might wish to know who supplied their fake certificates via Little Rascals— Peter Jones and Julian King already had a ban on… Read More Business CONNECTIONS
Adam – “We bought our puppy, a Pomeranian, last month, on 28 November 2015. On the 1st December we woke up to find him dead” … read on← Alex – “Bailey is now 9 years old. We bought him at eight weeks from Little Rascals. He came with worms, fleas and kennel cough.” … read on← Amber –… Read More Testimonials
Little Rascals “Pedigrees“ Buyers who have been given ‘Pedigree certificates‘ with their Little Rascals‘ puppy may have the prefixes TPC or KR followed by a set of numbers listed on their paperwork. The initials TPC and KR represent two separate (now dissolved) companies – The Pedigree Club and Kennel Registration – both of which were set up as unofficial… Read More Worthless PEDIGREE Papers, Defunct Companies and Unofficial ‘Pedigree’ Databases
Little Rascals have decided to reveal that they are health screening ALL breeding parents and adult dogs. This means that all customers, including anyone who has bought a puppy from Little Rascals in the past few months, will have access to paperwork or records showing absolute proof that health screening has been carried out by a fully… Read More Latest NEWS from LITTLE RASCALS
From Tara Simms: “Maya came to us via a rescue in February 2014. She was an ex-breeder of Little Rascals. She was shaking and withdrawn. I have met many dogs over the years and have owned enough cocker spaniels to know what their ‘typical’ behaviour should be – Maya displayed none of this behaviour. Her coat… Read More Little Rascals EX-BREEDING DOGS – Tara
Little Rascals’ profits are down owing to fewer people willing to buy from what is obviously a puppy factory. This has led to a few desperate measures by Swindells and Dickens. Although they can never be accused of being intelligent and educated, they are cunning, deceptive and lack any moral fibre, allowing them to do whatever… Read More When self promotion goes wrong
To be a convincing liar requires a very good memory, something Swindells and Dickens should have perfected by now. Question: “Can I ask where so many pups come from?” Little Rascals: “All puppies are now (bred) at our Kennels.” Little Rascals’ Website: “We are … exporters and importers. The majority of our puppies for sale… Read More Deviance
Chancepixies have fought a long, expensive and selfless legal battle with Little Rascals‘ licence issuers, North Kesteven Council. The end result came on 26 July 2017 when a High Court Judge found in favour of North Kesteven. It seems he had neither the inclination or interest in attempting to set a precedent which would compel… Read More Diseased Victory for Licensed Puppy Farmers
Angela adopted an ex-breeding bitch from a local rescue, and this is her account: “I adopted a dog from a local rescue, one of Little Rascals ex-breeding bitches. The appeal by the rescue for a home for her described her as in ‘poor condition’. The veterinary nurse described her as ‘having an awful life so far’.… Read More Little Rascals EX-BREEDING Dogs – Angela
Google reviews are important to any business and, as they’re usually the first thing you see when searching a business or company name, negative reviews can be very damaging. Swindells and Dickens know this of course, so they (and some equally dishonest employees) invent their own 5 star reviews. At the time of writing, there… Read More Fake Google Reviews
From Lynn Charlton: ” I would be more than happy to give any information that will help in deterring people from buying puppies from Little Rascals. However, my story is a little different. I did not buy our Beagle puppy direct from Little Rascals. I bought her from a lady who had purchased her from… Read More Another Puppy Death
Did you purchase a Miniature Schnauzer puppy with a birth date of 20 July 2014 from Little Rascals in September or October (or later) of 2014 ? If so, please read on. In September 2014 Little Rascals advertised a litter of so-called ‘Pedigree‘ Miniature Schnauzer puppies : When you arrived at Little Rascals‘ premises to buy… Read More Imported Puppy Fraud
On very rare occasions we draw attention to one of Little Rascals’ ignorant supporters to illustrate a point, and only then if they are particularly selfish and thoughtless when it comes to buying a puppy. Graham Nelson’s recent 5 star Google review of Little Rascals: “Just come back from Little Rascals, after purchasing a 2nd furbaby… Read More Google Reviews
Rachel: ” We bought a lovely little Beagle puppy from Little Rascals but she quickly became very ill and needed to be hospitalised with severe vomiting and diarrhoea (passing lots of blood both ways). Our vets did all they could to keep her hydrated and manage her pain but we had to let her go. Little Rascals couldn’t… Read More Beagle PUPPY DEATHS
Little Rascals Puppies / Puppies at Home - A Review 