 From the great xmas themed article today from the Sydney Morning Herald’s, Nick Galvin; A grim end for Christmas puppies;
 Wendy West, a veterinary nurse, is the owner of a Victorian business called ACA Breeders Kennels. Each week she supplies between 50 and 100 puppies to pet shops around the country as well as selling them through her own shop in Melbourne. The dogs come from up to 40 different breeders of all sizes. She rejects completely the critics of commercial breeders.
“You can do everything right but there are always groups with their own agenda that will give you grief. We have a great commitment to health and wellbeing and to helping people get the right pet.”
ACA Breeders Kennels breeds a range of crosses, often called designer dogs and given exotic names such as groodle (golden retriever/poodle) and pugalier (pug/cavalier King Charles spaniel). Ms West said there was a great demand for these types of dogs, and because of this they rarely add to the growing numbers of dumped or surrendered dogs.
A response from rescue;
Monika Biernacki with some of the 100 dogs she cares for at Doggie Rescue in Ingleside.
“People get rid of their dogs before Christmas”
And Where Do Puppies Come From? gets a feature;
It would be a hard heart that could resist the sight of puppies tumbling over one another in a pet shop window.
But behind this heart-warming scene a venomous debate is raging about the way puppies are bred and sold. Opponents claim it is a profit-driven, inhumane business that indirectly causes the destruction of more than 60,000 unwanted dogs a year. But to the dog industry these critics are reckless extremists who will do and say anything to further their agenda.
Vickie Davy is a dog trainer, campaigner and creator of the website Where Do Puppies Come From?
She and other campaigners claim many of the thousands of puppies required to supply pet shops come from so-called “puppy farms”.
“It’s quite a veiled industry in Australia,” she said. “A lot of people don’t realise where puppies do come from.”
 See also; You are an activist
