On Sunday September 18, we were on the steps of Parliament House in Melbourne along with another 5 thousand good people to support a ban on puppy farms.
Puppy farms are hell holes where dogs are kept confined in filthy cages and sometimes bred to death. They are kept pregnant and the puppies are sent to pet shops to be sold to whoever puts their money down. One of the best sites for more information is www.oscarslaw.org. Puppies (and kittens) are often bought on impulse and when the cute stage passes are then dumped in shelters. Shelter managers report excuses such as: “We don’t like the colour anymore”; “She grew too big for the apartment”. In fact dumping rates increase in winter due to the fact people don’t like wet paws on their floors…
The response from Sunday Age readers is also eloquent.