Animal campaigners are calling on the government to increase the penalty for anyone caught smuggling dogs into the country.
Elaine Oxley, from Lancashire, was duped by an online puppy seller.
"Everything seemed fine," Mrs Oxley told Sky News,"the seller gave us a bag of puppy food, and a little blanket which she said had the smell of her mother on it.But the puppy, which Mrs Oxley named Daisy, died within a week. "It was heartbreaking, Daisy was such a cuddly little dog," Mrs Oxley continued,"and she had such a painful end."The UK government agreed to ban third-party puppy sales in 2018, making it a legal requirement to buy a puppy directly from a breeder or a rescue centre.
"We operate one of the most rigorous pet border checking regimes in the world and we are planning to crack down further."
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