Puppy yoga.

Farzanah

Thanks, I had no idea. What strange things us humans find to amuse ourselves. Dogs aren’t playthings.

I'm sure the humans can do the downward dog without having to have a puppy to assist them.

Really - cruelty apart, what is the point?
The puppies must be a distraction to mindful yoga.

Thanks, I had no idea. What strange things us humans find to amuse ourselves. Dogs aren’t playthings.

Farzanah

Why is it called “yoga”?

The humans are doing yoga and the puppies are just there to enhance their experience!!

When I first heard the term, I thought it was new dog owners taking their puppies along for a short session of yoga for the puppies, which seemed quite daft as they would be far too young to have left their mothers, to be subjected to possible joint problems and had not been inoculated.

But it is even more stupid than that, tiny puppies being used as yoga fashion accessories for unthinking, selfish humans.

It must be stopped as a matter of urgency.

Why is it called “yoga”?

Signed
Absolutely horrendous, those poor little puppies 😢

Signed! Anything to make a quick buck. The breeders who are taking their puppies along to these sessions should have their licenses revoked. Dreadful to see the pups trying to sleep. 😢

It is outrageous, parliament are looking at banning it. I had never heard of it until this week, who ever thought this was a good thing to do? Just a money spinner at the expense of cute puppies. Disgraceful.

I missed seeing the television reports yesterday, but from my experience with our latest puppy, no reputable breeder would allow a puppy to be removed from their mum until at least 8 weeks, and at 9 weeks, our puppy spent most of his time asleep or dozing, eating tiny meals regularly and emptying out the other end! You’re not supposed to allow them to mix with other dogs until they’ve had their inoculations which start at 12 weeks. I’ve never heard it said that puppies need to be socialised with humans at 6 weeks. So how on earth can this ever be justified? And why would anyone want to practice yoga like this anyway. Ridiculous.

Am appalled that this is allowed to carry on. While I don't think the individuals who pay to attend puppy yoga are intentionally cruel I fear they must be very self absorbed and selfish not to realise that puppies should not be treated in this way. An animal is not an accessory nor is it a toy. I do believe that those who run such classes need to be prosecuted and the practice banned.

This is animal abuse!!!!
In my country perpetrators are getting prosecuted for this cruelty - and rightly so.
These operations oftentimes are being shut down too.

Unfortunately there are humans out there with little regard for life. They are low-lifes.

Tears for the little ones.
USA Gundy

I just can't get my head around the reason for having puppies running around while trying to do a yoga class where is the sense in it? A puppy shouldn't leave it's mother till 8-9 weeks old and like a human baby, it sleeps most of the day because it needs to. To constantly pick these little pups up and deny them water and rest is criminal in my book and the money grabbing b@#&*@#s who run these classes need a rocket where the sun don't shine

Just signed and shared. Total utter cruelty, what humans can come up with for their own pleasures with scant regard for other living creatures beggars belief!!!

Well said

Dreadful! Surely those who participate in such sessions must know how detrimental these are to the animals' welfare, how could anyone feel comfortable, knowing these poor puppies have no access to water just for starters how detrimental is that for any living creature? Ridiculously indulgent whilst simultaneously being horribly abusive to these poor little creatures. Will sign the petition.

Oh for goodness sake. How very silly.

Just saw the awful story about puppy yoga on the lunch time news with footage taken by an undercover reporter.

Those poor tiny puppies had no access to water (apparently they don’t want them peeing everywhere) they were woken up when they were all huddled together trying to sleep and were being manhandled and dropped by idiots in Lycra. Some had been subjected to this from 6 weeks old!! Cruel and disgusting and should be banned.

People are idiots
They are taken from puppy farms etc much too young and terrified they all need prosecuting (I don’t mean the participants although they must all be stupid to not question or realise)
I get so angry about some of these things happening nowadays

I saw this on TV last night, what were the puppies owners thinking ? Obviously ££££. I don't think the people participating in the yoga were unkind necessarily as they were not aware how often the puppies were exploited. The people running the classes however should be punished along with the owners. Poor little pups.

This is absolutely appalling and should be stopped immediately. How can people be so stupid and so unkind.

Just another example of animal cruelty for the pleasure of stupid people. How can someone concentrate on a yoga position with little puppies running around? How can little puppies be kept without food or water from their mothers for someone's profit. Typical of our 'diseased' modern society.

It wouldn't be appropriate or enhance socialisation skills for toddlers to wander around an adult yoga class so why such young puppies?

That people are so stupid and unthinking absolutely boils my blood. How this is allowed is beyond me. I’m appalled.

I think this is absolutely horrendous - and it does seem to be part of a sadly growing trend for animals to be treated as some kind of 'accessory', novelty or similar. It's cruelty - plain and simple, and should be stopped. No dog deserves this.

Signed - clearly cruelty that needs to be banned.

Outrageous ! Animal cruelty.