Liam Gallagher Launches PUP AID 2010

Aug. 4, 2010 - PRLog -- Oasis lead-singer Liam Gallagher signed a classic Epiphone Casino guitar with All Saints wife Nicole Appleton, their Dachshund 'Ruby Tuesday' and TV vet Marc Abraham in the Gibson Guitar Showroom in Central London to launch PUP AID 2010 - the UK's first charity boutique music festival and fun celebrity-judged dog show.

PUP AID 2010 - taking place in Brighton on Sept 19th - aims to raise awareness about the cruel industry of puppy farming - basically the battery farming of dogs in the UK purely for profit.

Marc, who’s the resident vet on ITV's This Morning and Sky1's My Pet Shame, commented: "As a massive Oasis fan I'm honoured Liam and Nicole are involved and helping me to promote dog welfare as well as raising much-needed funds for both rescue and the research into the health and happiness of all dogs."

Marc advises that: "People looking for a dog should always approach the http://thekennelclub.org.uk for their list of Accredited Breeders or consider adopting from a rescue shelter instead. Never buy pups online, from pet shops or free newspaper ads, as these are usually farmed pups which - if they survive the first few days - will often develop severe behavioural and/or medical problems that can often be both impossible and expensive to fix - leading to pain and suffering as well as family heartbreak. Always insist on seeing the pup interacting with it's mother and beware of scams. Please remember that you may think you're 'rescuing' the pup - but its mother's still suffering and now must produce another pup you've just made room for."

This uniquely signed Epiphone Casino guitar will now do a tour of the festivals to gain even more legendary dog-loving signatures and will finally be auctioned at the PUP AID 2010 event with monies raised going to Dogs Trust, Kennel Club Charitable Trust, and Oldies Club - a small charity dedicated to the re-homing of older unwanted dogs.

To register for updates about the auction of the guitar, for more information about PUP AID 2010 and to book your tickets visit http://www.ThePet.net.

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Notes To Editors

1. Industry Support

PUP AID 2010 has already gained the support of the Kennel Club, Dogs Trust, Epiphone, Gibson Guitar, Penflick Studios, D&C Artists, Guide Dogs, Hearing Dogs, OldiesClub, Natural Instinct, Be Puppy Farm Aware, Due South, The Treatment Rooms, BrightonVisitor.com, Royal Sovereign, Lucky Voice, Nine Rooms, Gresham Blake, Juice FM, Inkd Gallery, The Ginger Dog, Midnight Comms, Sean Paul Hair & Beauty, Brighton & Hove Food and Drink Festival, Canine Partners, Qube Media, Forde Hair, BrightonMusicScene.com, Upstairs at Three and Ten, The Mayhew Animal Home, Riddle & Finns, Our Dogs.

2. What is a Puppy Farm?

Puppy Farms tend to be located in remote areas of the British countryside and mass-produce puppies which are usually removed from their mothers too early, transported around the country to dealers, and then sold from the internet, pet shops, free newspapers or even motorway service stations.

This battery-farming of dogs on a massive scale is purely for profit and at the expense of the health and welfare of not only the puppies, but the breeding bitches and stud-dogs too.

As a result these poor puppies are often bought lacking socialising skills and commonly suffer from fatal health problems which can include pneumonia and parvovirus, as well as dangerous infestations of fleas and worms, often requiring hundreds of pounds of veterinary or behavioural treatment to fix.
Breeding bitches are usually kept in cages or small pens, rarely see daylight or touch grass, and are mated on every heat; just fed enough to keep them producing pups, with little or no veterinary care at all.

Hundreds of thousands of these poor bitches and studs are kept in the dark and endlessly mated to mass-produce pups that are sick, diseased and unsocialised.

These poorly puppies are then sold online, in pet shops and from free newspaper adverts, while their mothers and fathers continue to suffer in pain - both mentally and physically.

Unfortunately, so many dog owners are still not aware goes on - and even fewer know how to spot the tell-tale signs of when someone is trying to sell them a puppy produced in this cruel heartless way.

3. Checklist for Buying a Pedigree Puppy

If you have your heart-set on buying a pedigree puppy and you’ve already considered visiting your local rescue shelter and adopting a dog then please ensure you don’t fall into the trap of buying a puppy bred on a cruel puppy farm.

By following these simple points it’s likely that you will purchase a well-bred happy and healthy pup:

•        CONSIDER checking out the Kennel Club Breed Rescue Directory.

•        ALWAYS contact the Kennel Club first for their list of reliable and reputable Kennel Club Accredited Breeders if you are considering buying a pedigree dog

•        ALWAYS do your research into breed, temperament, training and exercise needs, coat-type, size and life-expectancy.

•        NEVER buy because you ‘feel sorry’ for the pup – its mother and father are still suffering and will be used again to fill the space you’ve just created.

•        NEVER buy from a pet shop, online or free newspaper ad.

•        ALWAYS ask to see the puppy interacting with its mother.

•        BEWARE of puppy scams – there should be no excuse why the mother isn’t there.

•        BE WARY of multi-breed dealers, many puppy farms and dealers will have more than one breed for sale.

•        BEWARE of dealers/sellers who won’t take the pup back if any problems arise.

•        BE PREPARED to wait and be put on a waiting list. Don’t buy on impulse – a well-bred pup will be happier and healthier in the long term.

•        WALK AWAY if it doesn’t feel right – a responsible breeder will never pressure you into buying a pup.

•        BE PREPARED to be asked as many questions as you’ll ask the breeder – a responsible breeder won’t sell to someone who’s not suited to their breed.

•        LISTEN to advice from responsible breeders – they are experts for that particular breed.

•        SUPPORT PUP AID 2010 music festival & fun dog show to raise awareness about puppy farming and encouraging adopting from rescue and buying puppies from responsible breeders.