Puppy Farm Awareness Day Rally

http://www.oscarslaw.org/index.php

The Puppy Farm Awareness Day Rally on 19th September 2010 at Parliament House in Melbourne was an absolute triumph. Thousands joined together with 60 animal welfare organisations around the state; supporters travelled from country areas and even interstate. We want Oscar's Law and the campaign will not cease until every puppy factory has been shut down.

Please visit this Oscar's Law website in the coming days for information about the next vital steps in the campaign.

To support Oscar's Law click here

RSPCA -Help us close puppy factories

Pledge your support to close down puppy factories (puppy mills) by signing the RSPCA campaign.
With your signature of support the RSPCA can approach the government to have the laws and legislations regulating puppy factories tightened, ultimately closing them down for good.

http://www.closepuppyfactories.org/



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Breeders gone mad

If your thinking of buying a pedigree dog please research your chosen breed. Look at what the breed looked like 100years ago. Breeders of today are put under pressure to bred extremely over exaggerated features in order to compete in dog shows.

Dogs should be bred to be healthy intelligent companions with long happy lives and not for their physical appearance. Breeders need to be educated to rule out predispose illnesses in their chosen bred.

Avoid buying a dog from a show just because it has won a trophy. A show dog with a trophy or blue ribbon is not necessarily the healthiest dog.

Plastic surgery if not unheard of in dog shows. Tail docking and ear clipping are still common procedures.
Dogs are even having face lifts to compete in dog shows.

This is a series of youtube videos that expose how pedigree dogs are suffering for people's idea of beauty... It shows us how cold and uncaring breeders and dog breed clubs are toward man's best friend... ...

Pedigree dogs part 1

Pedigree Dogs Exposed part2

Pedigree Dogs Exposed part3

Pedigree Dogs Exposed part4

Pedigree Dogs Exposed part5

Pedigree Dogs Exposed part6

When Motherhood Means Suffering

Mother’s Day is meant to be a time of joy and appreciation. But for the countless canine mothers cruelly trapped and exploited in 'puppy farms', it's a day of suffering like any other.

In Australia these farms have anything from 20 to 1,000 breeding females who are kept constantly pregnant or lactating in order to keep up with demand.

Puppy farms are legal, as long as the proprietors meet the minimum standard of care. The law is different in each state and territory, but usually requires that the dog can stand up, turn around and lie down and that the pen has a partial roof.

The dogs can remain in these cages their entire life - there is no requirement for socialisation, exercise, grooming or bathing and certainly no requirement for love.

This Mother's Day take the time to learn about puppy farms and spread the word to help bring a better life to these puppy farm 'mums'.

Where do puppies come from?
Prisoners for Profit blog

Designer Dogs

Designer dogs (hybrid), such as a springerdoodle, labradoodle are becoming quite popular.
Hybrid puppies are a cross between two breeds, and are claimed by pet shops to be protected from genetic diseases. They are just as likely to have the same problems that other puppies have who come from large-scale, high-volume breeding, especially since the demand is massive and puppy mills are responding by pumping out the hybrids as quickly as possible.

Puppy mills are horrid breeding facilities that produce purebred and mixed-breed or "hybrid" puppies in large numbers and sell them to pet stores, or directly to consumers through the internet or newspaper ads, disguised as reputable breeders. Factory breeding like this increases the chances of a puppy having genetic, physical and emotional problems which may not be apparent at first.

Click Here to see photos of designer dogs.

DOGGIE RESCUE SHELTER FACES CLOSURE

DoggieRescue cares for and finds homes for unwanted dogs, saving
around 8,500 dogs from death row across Sydney over the past 18 years.
This vital service is under threat, which could worsen NSW's appalling
annual cat and dog euthanasia rate of over 63,000 animals.

The economic crisis has led to a significant drop in donations and an increase in people giving up their pets, leaving more dogs for DoggieRescue to save. DoggieRescue has said that if it does not raise significant funds in the coming weeks it will be forced to close operations, ceasing to save dogs from death-row.

Doggie Rescue is a registered charity and if you are able to donate
to keep it going, call 9486 3133 or visit www.DoggieRescue.com.au.

List of petitions to shut down puppy mills

Here are a list of petitions to help Stop Puppy Mills


Death Row Pets

Death Row Pets have a list of things you can do.

• Support the NSW Animals (Regulation of Sale) Bill 2008

• Support a full Parliamentary enquiry into the NSW pet industry

• Get People to Visit www.DEATHROWPETS.net

• Put Up a DEATH ROW PETS Poster

All posters are PDFs (so you'll need Adobe Reader to open them) and on A4 page size. Print in colour or B&W and post on as many notice-boards as possible for others to see.

• NSW x 1 per page
• NSW x 2 per page
• NSW x 4 per page
• Total Australia x 1 per page
• Total Australia x 2 per page
• Total Australia x 4 per page

To continue reading the list please visit www.DEATHROWPETS.net



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LEAD THE WAY AND SUPPORT THE ANIMALS (REGULATION OF SALE) BILL

This website has more information on the Bill, and makes it easy for you to support it.

'The principle here is about our responsibility as humans to the animal world'. Lord Mayor Clover Moore MP


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Say No to Animals in Pet Shops
Visit the "Say No to Animals in Pet Shops" site to download this logo



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Paws For Action
Visit Paws For Action and download the petition by Clover Moore here

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" Animals Not to be Sold in Pet Shops" Petition

Puppy mills are legal in Australia, and are supported by local councils and shockingly the Australian Veterinary Association doesn't support the bill.

Please take the time to read the Animals (Regulation of Sale) Bill 2008 introduced on motion by Ms Clover Moore.

Clover Moore MP petition Calling for Animals Not to be Sold in Pet Shops
Most puppies and kittens sold in pet shops are bred in "mill" where dogs and cats are kept in sub-standard conditions and continually bred until they die.
Cute puppies and kittens displayed in pet shops cause impulse purchases of pets who are then dumped when people realise the time, cost and responsibility of caring for a pet. The RSPCA received approximately 133 000 abandoned pets in 2002/03

The undersigned petitioners therefore request:

• A ban on the sale of pets from pet retail outlets;
• A ban on advertising that uses the display of animals or their pictures to promote impulse buying;
• That the sale of pets be restricted to qualified registered breeders and pounds;
• Detailed information on responsible ownership provided before sale, including an animal's expected lifespan, growth, dietary and exercise needs, and the cost of ownership.

If you would like to sign the petition Calling for Animals Not to be Sold in Pet Shops
Download the petition and send it to Clover Moore MP, 58 Oxford Street, PADDINGTON, NSW, 2021

To download the petition here
To see an overview of the bill click here
For more information visit paws for action

The Puppy Mill Documentary Trailer

Discover the changing face of our relationship with man's best friend.
A fascinating insight into the history of humans and dogs.
The truth about the problems with our pet industry.
Featuring internationally renowned experts behind the scenes filming.

This is an independent documentary created by Australian filmmaker William Wolfenden. http://www.thepuppymill.com.au/ William Wolfenden, is currently approaching Australian broadcasters to get this valuable documentary aired.

What is a puppy mill ?

There are many websites that can answer this question, Prisoners for Profit is a good blog to start, and the Where do puppies come from website.

A puppy mill is a large factory where puppies are bred in small cages for profit, like battery hens.
It is currently legal to breed dogs in small cages for their entire life without any regard to their welfare. Breeding mothers are frighten, locked in small cages, with the sole purpose of producing puppies for the pet shop, internet and overseas markets.
In Australia these farms have anything from 20 to 1000 breeding females who are kept constantly pregnant or lactating in order to keep up with demand.

For more information visit paws for action