{"id":578,"date":"2021-02-16T13:32:07","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T13:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ukbwg.org.uk\/?page_id=578"},"modified":"2021-10-05T12:41:50","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T12:41:50","slug":"petfished-campaign","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ukbwg.org.uk\/?page_id=578","title":{"rendered":"Petfished campaign (DEFRA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BWG supports the government\u2019s &#8216;Petfished&#8217; campaign to raise awareness of untrustworthy sellers so prospective pet owners can make the best choice when buying a new pet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just like people can become \u2018Catfished\u2019 by a fictional persona, dishonest pet sellers will use similar tactics to \u2018Petfish\u2019 prospective owners. These unscrupulous sellers pretend that the puppy or kitten they\u2019re selling you comes from a happy home. However, in reality the animal may have been bred or kept in poor conditions. This is especially relevant to dog breeds in high demand, such as brachycephalics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s important to do your research so you know your new pet has come from a responsible seller. You can visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/getyourpetsafely.campaign.gov.uk\/?utm_campaign=petfished_2020&amp;utm_medium=social_organic&amp;utm_source=partner&amp;utm_content=pdsa\">government\u2019s official website<\/a> for signs on spotting a deceitful seller. BWG, in line with a number of welfare organisations, recommends using the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/puppycontract.org.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/2018-10\/The%20Puppy%20Contract.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">puppy contract<\/a> when looking to buy or adopt a new dog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The BWG encourages anyone considering getting a brachycephalic breed to&nbsp;<strong>\u201cStop and think before buying a flat-faced dog\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ukbwg.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/petfished-icon.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-579\" width=\"385\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ukbwg.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/petfished-icon.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.ukbwg.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/petfished-icon-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ukbwg.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/petfished-icon-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ukbwg.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/petfished-icon-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BWG supports the government\u2019s &#8216;Petfished&#8217; campaign to raise awareness of untrustworthy sellers so prospective pet owners can make the best choice when buying a new pet. Just like people can become \u2018Catfished\u2019 by a fictional persona, dishonest pet sellers will use similar tactics to \u2018Petfish\u2019 prospective owners. These unscrupulous sellers pretend that the puppy or &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukbwg.org.uk\/?page_id=578\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Petfished campaign (DEFRA)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-578","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ukbwg.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ukbwg.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ukbwg.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ukbwg.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ukbwg.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=578"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.ukbwg.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/578\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":677,"href":"https:\/\/www.ukbwg.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/578\/revisions\/677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ukbwg.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}