Where do puppies come from?

This incredibly important collection of puppy farm footage collected by Debra Tranter is a must see for anyone with an interest in companion animal welfare.

It IS happening here in Australia.

Only our complete rejection of this cruel and profit motivated industry will see an end to Australian puppy farms. Please spread the word!

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What is a puppy farm?

A puppy farm is a large dog breeding facility created to mass produce puppies for profit.

Likened to battery hens, the breeding dogs are kept in cages or pens for their entire life with the sole purpose of producing puppies for the pet shop, internet and overseas markets.

Pet shops require a constant supply of cute, young puppies and individual shops can take more than 20 a week. Multiply that by the number of pet shops found in shopping centres throughout Australia and you have the perfect distribution network for an industry producing hundreds of puppies with little concern paid to quality, health or temperament.

Puppy mills are legal in Australia, 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, grooming or bathing, human contact, exercise and certainly no requirement for love.

Even if the puppies look cute, clean and healthy there is no guarantee that their mothers arent suffering as breeding dogs in cages for their entire lives.

To stop this cruel industry in Australia, please vist:

http://www.wheredopuppiescomefrom.com.au

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