Justice for Reggie

11/08/2024

👏👏👏 Well done to the Police.
Why would anyone leave their dog in a car?

Don't take your dog out in hot weather, either exercise them early morning or evening.

If you think it's OK to leave your dog in the car, why don't you test it out first and put a fur coat on

08/08/2024

If you see or hear anything - please contact the police and quote details as below. Let's hope they are found 🙏🙏🙏

We are appealing for urgent information after two dogs were stolen during a burglary in today (Wednesday 7 August).

The beloved pets, a five-year-old chocolate Labrador and nine-year-old black and white Spaniel, were taken between 9am and 4pm from an address in Boreham Road.

Anyone who has any information about this burglary or has any information about where the dogs are should call 999 and quote incident 857 of 7 August.

Detective Sergeant Dan Smith, from Braintree CID, said: “The thefts of family pets are always devastating for the victims, and we want to do everything we can to return these animals to their rightful owners.

“If you see the dogs, please call 999 immediately. We would urge people not to take matters into their own hands but call us with any information or sightings.

“And if you are the person who has these dogs, please hand them in or contact us.

“The owners are devastated and want their pets back.”

05/08/2024

*APPEAL FOR INFORMATION*

While we await the post mortem results and advice regarding our next steps, we appeal for anyone who has any information about Baloo's disappearance and/or death to contact us directly, the Mid and East Antrim Animal Welfare team or the PSNI (ref 1400 01/08/24).

Somebody must have seen or heard something!

Baloo disappeared from our garden two weeks ago tonight. While we no longer search for Baloo, we still have no answers as to how he ended up dead in undergrowth in a housing estate he had never ever been to. It makes absolutely no sense for him to have been there and to have got there unnoticed.

Please, if anyone has any information, contact us Baloo Newfoundland.

UPDATE
Baloo has been discovered by a member of the public sadly deceased. Fly high over rainbow bridge 🌈 Our sincere condolences to all his family. Thank you all for sharing his post far and wide💔

Important update ⭐️

The owner of the Newfoundland seen on the ferry between Belfast and Liverpool has come forward it was not Baloo. Please keep sharing for any possible sighting of Baloo.⭐️

🚨 Newfoundland possibly Baloo, was seen with a single male on the overnight ferry Belfast-Liverpool into *Birkenhead Terminal* Stena Edda first thing this morning. NI and Merseyside police have been made aware 🚨

Please share wide and far, beautiful loved Newfoundland family pet missing since wed (31st July) night from Ballymena area, co Antrim. Chipped and not like him to wander. Family devastated please get him home

We are now convinced that baloo has been stolen, there have been zero sightings of him which would be highly unusual for a dog this size. Please keep sharing and make him too hot to handle

29/07/2024

Very sad update in comments, a third child has now died. RIP little angels 💔

Impossible to imagine what the families are going through in Southport.
In our thoughts and prayers 💔🙏

25/07/2024

Welcome to our July blog - this month we are discussing the important work rescue centres do and how you can support them.

Animal Welfare Crisis?

22/07/2024

Thankyou Cat The Vet for this important advice

14/07/2024

04/07/2024

🐈This is Larry's home, the humans are visitors. No excuse acceptable for overlooking Animal Welfare.

🐕🐈Regulate all on-line selling platforms advertising animals
The Labour Party Conservatives Reform UK Liberal Democrats Green Party of England and Wales Alba Party

03/07/2024

🐕 The Justice for Reggie team consists of a team of 14 passionate individuals who bring a wealth of life experience along with first hand experience of illegal puppy breeders/sellers, also some members of the team have also been a victim of stolen 4 legged family members.
We understand all areas of animal welfare and appreciate parliamentary support to be a voice in Parliament to force change to rid the UK of loopholes.

To say its been a difficult journey is an understatement,
Have we had sleepless nights? Yes many.
Have we needed to support each other emotionally when a family has contacted us for support when their puppy has died/illegally imported/ seized or sick? Yes very much.

How tough has it been to access support from MPs? Very tough to the point we felt we couldn't carry on.
It was the families and the minority of MPs who supported us which kept us going.
We have highlighted the many MPs who stood totally by our side in posts throughout the week.

We are now left with candidates and not MPs until tomorrow, with lots of questions as to will animal welfare be prioritised.

The Justice for Reggie team have the following candidates as our potential MPs

❌️Lisa Nandy - Labour
Have we had support? NO
✅️Yvonne Fovargue - Labour
Have we had support? Yes
❌️Dan Jarvis - Labour
Have we had support? No
✅️Mark Tami - Labour
Have we had support? Yes
??Josh Simons - Labour
New candidate, no response to emails to date.
✅️Ruth Jones - Labour
Communication? Yes
✅️Chris Evans - Labour
Have we had support? Yes

Other team members do not live in the UK, they support with the details of illegal imports/importers/breeders.

Keir Starmer if The Labour Party are elected and you move into Downing Street tomorrow, will you be prioritising the regulation of online selling platforms that support the selling of animals?

Will you also keep your election promise and bring back the "kept animals bill" in its entirety?

03/07/2024

🐕 Luke Pollard another amazing MP, who has battled continuously for better animal welfare.
Luke has supported not only Justice for Reggie relating to unregulated online sales of animals and illegal importation of animals but has tirelessly been the voice in the commons to force the government for change.

Is animal welfare important to you?

Justice for Reggie had a successful petition of 109,000 signatures 🎉 we BELIEVED change would happen with the Government relating to unregulated online sales of animals 🤦‍♀️, it has not.
Luke is another MP who stands on the GOOD side of GOOD and we believe he will continue to stand up for the welfare of all animals.

Thankyou for supporting Justice for Reggie

02/07/2024

🐕 If any of these politicians below are your MP, you are extremely privileged if animal welfare is important to you. We may not all agree on a political party, although behind every political party are some extremely amazing individuals 👇

02/07/2024

🐕 We are not influencing you to support a particular political party, that is your decision.
Although what can we say about the amazing Sir Roger Gale, he is caring, animal advocate, rescues animals in need, challenged the online selling platforms in one of our live meetings, supported Justice for Reggie without hesitation and still at the end of the phone when we need advice.
He is not afraid to challenge any MP regardless of their political background.
He is always on the GOOD side of GOOD.
Definitely 1 of our favourite MPs

01/07/2024

🐕 Where does your MP stand relating to Animal welfare?

01/07/2024

We will be posting daily, highlighting the many MPs who have supported Justice for Reggie over the last 4 years to bring change relating to regulation of animals sold online (selling platforms). Neale felt like part of our team.

Does your MP support change for better animal welfare?

Neale Hanvey MP
What an amazing person, he has supported us from day one. Attended Downing Street, then demanding change in the Westminster debate for Reggieslaw.

He is genuine and such a caring person, we feel privileged to have had his unwavering support.

Thankyou for backing Reggie, always there when we needed advice.
Alba Party

01/07/2024

We will be doing a post a day to campaign and support the who have supported us over the years

In a urge we all get behind MPs who do the best for our beloved animals

First Caroline Lucas who represents Green Party of England and Wales and

Thank you for backing Reggie

01/07/2024

We are getting very close to voting day. Not sure which political party to vote for!! Who do we trust?
What is important to you? Have you read the manifestos? Will the political parties stay true to their manifestos!!
Justice for Reggie had a successful petition with a Westminster debate to regulate the sale of animals sold online (selling platforms) - where are we now? Same place we were in 2020, the hard work of all our supporters with 109,000 signatures swept under the carpet.
Last week in Liverpool, there was 7 licensed breeders, online in the same city there was over 16,000 pets for sale🤷‍♀️ numbers don't add up??
Not only do we need to promote the wellbeing of all animals sold online but also there are millions of pounds of missed revenue that HMRC could collect.
We had many MPs from all parties supporting our petition, who let us down???
Is animal welfare important to you? Please do your research🐕
The Labour Party Conservatives Liberal Democrats Reform UK

https://www.labouranimalwelfaresociety.org.uk/2024/06/12/labour-will-introduce-the-most-comprehensive-animal-welfare-package-in-a-generation/

https://www.conservativeanimalwelfarefoundation.org/resources/conservative-animal-welfare-foundation-2024-manifesto-leading-the-way-for-animals/

Labour has pledged to introduce the biggest boost in animal welfare for a generation in a bid to end the horrific levels of cruelty animals suffer. Labour’s Shadow Environment Secretary, Steve Reed MP, outlined Labour’s plans to protect endangered species and Britain’s most loved pets. Singer ...

30/06/2024

🐕 What an excellent tool for any new pet owners to use.
If you are using the online selling platforms to look for a puppy, check out if the seller is a licensed breeder.

Although we have noticed a breeder from one of the areas who we are currently investigating.

If in doubt, please contact us.

https://naturewatch.org/campaigns/companion-animals/what-were-doing/uk-dog-breeding-map/?mc_cid=cdf0a46f0b&mc_eid=aa4846be3d&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3I5XWnUhbCjURLXZpq8VyuqnJ6pviYcK34cJRC1_q8MeDXYF5dnYfovl0_aem_moz6SJd3XuAf3DobIgksfQ

Thinking about getting a puppy? Not sure how to check if someone is licensed to breed dogs? Or just curious about dog breeding in your area? Our map is for you.

30/06/2024

Welcome to our June blog where we discuss the Pet Abduction Bill and dog theft.

Dog Theft

25/06/2024

Come on England, looking for the 3 points tonight ⚽️
England football team

24/06/2024

As we are all looking forward to the warmer weather, we all need to be aware of the impact the rise in temperature has on our pets.
On several occasions we at Justice for Reggie have found dogs locked in cars, sometimes with a window partly down.
This not only leads to possible death of the pet due to overheating but also leaving the window open leads to the opportunity for your pet to be stolen.
If you are going shopping in the car 🐕LEAVE YOUR DOG AT HOME🐕

24/06/2024

💞🐕 Simple rules in hot weather.
1. Don't walk me until later in the day or very early morning.
2. Do NOT take me in the car 🐕💞

23/06/2024

Come on Scotland National Team ⚽️

18/06/2024

Legislation relating to XL Bully-dogs in Northern Ireland

https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/xl-bully-dogs?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0pTAbdOjD6H2T8Srdpi4W7p1iY-zs2EAExHR9pjpw4XfZ86bOzqG7AGsw_aem_H09XSJ7duuqa8CORJL34yQ&sfnsn=mo -4

New legal safeguards come into effect for XL Bully type dogs in Northern Ireland from 5 July 2024. If you own an XL Bully type dog you are advised to read the guidance below and take steps to prepare in advance of the restrictions coming into effect.

15/06/2024

🐕 If you have donated, can you please request your money back, as trading standards have now confirmed they will not be removing Missy. 🐕

Hi everyone I wouldn’t normally ask anyone for help and I hate to have to do this. But if you have rec… Sarah Keele needs your support for Missy and Sarah

15/06/2024

UPDATE 18/6/2024
Good news, trading standards have decided after reviewing all evidence submitted to them, Missy will NOT be seized.🐕

‼️PLEASE READ AND BUYERS BEWARE‼️

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UPDATE

Advertised on Gumtree and maybe other online selling platforms.

This investigation has taken many man hours along with 2 other dedicated investigation teams.

What we know to date:

Missy wasn't from southern Ireland as suspected, every piece of documentation was fake and the worst we have ever seen.
The microchip details are fake and also do not match the name of the "seller" or the breeder details.
We are aware of two names along with the identity of a third person who was/is being used for advertising purposes. We have bank account details. All these details will be given to trading standards when they attempt to seize Missy.
This is still ongoing and everyday we gather further evidence to ensure the seller is brought to Justice and not Missys owner.
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Cat The Vet Marc the Vet

🐕From the owner of Missy
I am so saddened and frustrated to have to even write this but I want to make people aware in case they are in the same situation as me.

I bought Missy nearly 3 weeks ago. The person selling her seemed genuine but he clearly wasn’t. My puppy is 11 weeks old today- they said she was born 29/03/24- and she went for a puppy check and first vaccinations on Tuesday this week.

When I got her I was given an apparent ‘vaccination card’ and was told by the seller that she’s already had her first vaccinations- it didn’t ring true and the vaccination card looked fake and the sticker on it said Parvo C only and he had changed the date on the card. I probably should have just walked away there and then but hindsight is a wonderful thing and he knew that I had already fallen in love with her so he clearly exploited that fact.

Anyway I took her into my vets this week and they did the puppy check. They prescribed some spot on treatment for some “rare lice” she had in her coat and all else seemed okay, she seems like a happy and healthy puppy they said. The vet also said as there was a discrepancy between the vaccination card and knowing for sure where she is originally from (seller was based in Romford/Ilford but microchip linked to an owner in Wexford, Ireland), the vet would need to make trading standards aware as potentially she has been illegally transported into the UK. 😳

This afternoon I’ve received calls from trading standards and have been informed that Missy MUST now go into QUARANTINE asap as she could potentially have rabies or other serious diseases and she should never have been allowed to leave Ireland before she is 12 weeks old and should not be here. I didn’t know any of this beforehand. She won’t be 12 weeks old until next Friday, and either way, whether the seller could say this is wrong or not, Missy still has a microchip originally registered to an address in Ireland and her apparent vaccination card also points to an address in Ireland. So none of what the seller said rings true sadly.

I have not been given a choice in this- trading standards said I need to pay almost £1000 for her to go into quarantine and she will then need to be there for 5 weeks. They will be picking her up in secure transport and taking her to a secure unit. If I do not pay for it or can’t pay for it then it will go through a dogs trust or charity, they said I would need to surrender her to them or could try to rehome her back to me, or worse case scenario would be that they will destroy her. ☹️

I am so disgusted that people like this seller even exist. I try to be a good person and was trying to do a good thing by buying Missy and giving her a good home. We all love her and have grown very attached to her. She is adorable and the sweetest natured puppy.

I am sure the seller of my puppy knows exactly what he is doing. He has probably done it before and will again and has no shame.

Missy is from a litter of 7 puppies. She can’t be the only one who now requires quarantine and treatment- all of her litter will do and probably her mum too.

So if you have recently purchased a puppy from someone with postcode IG area or WEXFORD, IRELAND, please get urgent vet advice and do what needs to be done to protect your puppy like I now have to. Potentially your puppy could cause you and other animals serious illness or even death.

The seller has been reported to the police, my bank are aware as it’s now being classed as a scam, the vets are aware and obviously trading standards. I have done all I can to try and assist them all with their investigation and sent all the evidence I have to support them to try and track this person down and get them prosecuted for what they have done. Selling a puppy and misrepresenting it- claiming it has been fully vaccinated and is up to date and ready to go, and not mentioning the origin of the puppy is illegal.

Sorry this is so long but I hope it brings some awareness to what is going on. I truly hope Missy has the best outcome and comes back to me, but for now I feel very disappointed and scared at the thought of what’s to come for her.
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14/06/2024

Not dog related, although we feel it's vital, this is shared to highlight the abuse and unacceptable treatment relating to horses.

Serious animal welfare abuses have been uncovered in the treatment of horses being sent for slaughter at Ireland's only licensed equine abattoir.In the first...

10/06/2024

If you are thinking of buying a new 🐕 family member, before you click to find a 🐕 on a online selling platform, please click on a rescue website first.

09/06/2024

Have you been around Haigh Hall in wigan today and seen Milo. Please contact us or click on the link.

We have been searching all morning but nothing, we’re at a dead end even if he was still roaming around he is probably no where near where he ran off. He’s not the type of dog to stay out on his own, he will follow anyone as he’s very friendly. Someone must have taken him in, we aren’t bothered just want him back!

Last seen canal bridge on the way to Haigh hall (top of Leyland mill Lane)
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/Fb7CvCStzC7WwdKW/

06/06/2024

We will always remember the soldiers and animals 🪖🐎🐕 who sacrificed their lives for our freedom

29/05/2024

Welcome to our May blog highlighting the life of a puppy farm parent dog.

The blog also contains a link to the Justice for Reggie 10 Golden Rules to buying your puppy.

https://www.justiceforreggie.co.uk/jfr-blog/may-2024