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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'.

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