Two poor pooches have died after sick puppy farmers sold them to unwitting families.
Animal welfare experts are warning of a surged in seriously sick puppies being handed to families as scammers exploit the coronavirus pandemic to exploit extra money for the mutts.
Cockapoo Maxi died on Saturday, but every week after his family purchased him, the Daily Record reports.
While Nugget, a bulldog-pug cross, died on Sunday just three days after he was bought.
Both the dogs' appalling health was according to being bred on a puppy farm.
They were but eight weeks old, meaning they were too young to be faraway from their mother, including sold, the SSPCA said.
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Maxi, pictured, seemed lively when he was first taken home - but he quickly became very poorly and sadly died
Scottish SPCA chief superintendent Mike Flynn said: “The combination of coronavirus restrictions and extortionate prices of puppies is being manipulated by puppy traders selling badly bred dogs.
“There are things we might urge any buyer to try to to , like enforce seeing the pup they're buying at the seller’s home or premises with their mum. At the instant , we all know many dealers are telling unsuspecting members of the general public to satisfy them during a parking lot or public space to skip the dog safely.
"The seller will often be wearing a mask and afterwards they're impossible to urge a hold of when the pup gets sick."
Maxi seemed lively when he was first taken home but his condition quickly deteriorated.
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Poor little Nugget, pictured, stood no chance within the end and died on Sunday
A dog which has been identified as his sibling and sold to an unrelated member of the general public is unwell during a serious condition.
Animal welfare chiefs have received a surge of seriously sick puppies being given to families.
The SSPCA say in recent days they need received four reports of ill dogs - with Maxi and Nugget since dying.
A probe has been launched by the charity's special investigations unit after a spike in reports of puppy farming.
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Mike added: “Prices have skyrocketed in 2020 as responsible breeders scaled back thanks to the restrictions yet demand increased as many of us were stuck reception .
"Now, dealers can charge quite ever before and sell more easily than they’ve previously been ready to . the basis of this problem is public demand. As we approach Christmas, we are frightened by the prospect of the overall public flocking to those people to shop for sick and ill puppies.
“The onus is on everyone single person in Scotland to place this despicable trade out of business.
“Of these four dogs, three were sold by the dealer taking the dog to the buyer’s home and therefore the other in was given a fake address which clothed to be a parking lot . you ought to never purchase a pup during a public place or at your house .”
In October alone 78 investigations are administered into reports of puppy farming in Scotland alone, while the charity's helpline has fielded 523 calls from people with concerns about puppy farming thus far in 2020.
It is believed dealers are using coronavirus restrictions to confuse buyers in to parting with significant amounts of money thanks to the inflated prices of dogs.
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Mike added: “Every single time a pup dies we are saying an equivalent thing to the general public – don’t be rushed in to parting with money and demand on seeing the puppy with their mum. don't buy a puppy until you've got seen paperwork and certificates for vaccinations, microchipping and worming.”
A SPCA survey within the summer found 84% of individuals think it's unsafe to shop for a puppy online and a 3rd wouldn't confidently be ready to tell the difference between a responsible breeder and a puppy dealer.
The Mirror’s #BanPuppyImports campaign believes puppies should only be sourced direct from a responsible breeder, or better still adopted from a reputable rescue shelter.
Lucy Parkinson, 27, of Preston, Lancs, started the petition in June after hearing a few Pomeranian pup called Mr Chai, owned by Love Island stars Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury, that tragically died just days after being legally imported from Russia.
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