Organised crime groups’ involvement in illicit markets is a common focus of law enforcement and governments. Drug, weapon, human and wildlife trafficking (and others) are all illegal activities with link to organised crime. This paper explores the overlooked illicit market of puppies. We detail the state of knowledge about the organisation of the UK puppy trade, which includes irresponsible and illegal breeding of puppies throughout Europe and their often-illegal movement into the UK. In 2017, we conducted an analysis of hundreds of online advertisements in Scotland, 12 expert interviews, a stakeholder survey of 53 participants, and 40 focus groups across Great Britain. Our data suggest an organised illicit market running in parallel to the legal trade. We speculate as to whether at some point along the supply chain organised crime groups are responsible for the suffering and death of the puppies and the economic and emotional damage to ‘consumers’. Online monitoring and physical scrutiny at the ports must be improved to reduce non-human animal abuse. People buying puppies must also be made aware that their purchase could be profiting organised crime.

有组织犯罪集团参与非法市场是执法部门和政府共同关注的焦点。毒品、武器、人口和野生动物贩运（以及其他）都是与有组织犯罪有关的非法活动。本文探讨了被忽视的幼犬非法市场。我们详细介绍了有关英国小狗贸易组织的知识状况，其中包括在整个欧洲不负责任和非法的幼犬繁殖以及它们经常非法进入英国的行为。2017 年，我们对苏格兰的数百个在线广告、12 次专家访谈、对 53 名参与者的利益相关者调查以及英国各地的 40 个焦点小组进行了分析。我们的数据表明，有组织的非法市场与合法贸易并行运行。我们推测，在供应链上的某个时刻，有组织的犯罪集团是否要对幼犬的痛苦和死亡以及对“消费者”的经济和情感损害负责。必须改进港口的在线监控和物理审查，以减少非人类动物虐待。购买小狗的人也必须意识到他们的购买可能会为有组织的犯罪活动牟利。