pet shops/puppy farming

I’m the first encourage rescue groups to join forces with the corporate world. The skills and resources of commercial companies combined with the goodwill of rescue means huge benefits to both parties if the right partnership is struck. But while relationships with like-minded organisations are beneficial to rescue, others run contradictory to our pledge to […]

From the ACT Office of Regulatory Services ‘Scam Alert’ service: The Acting Commissioner for Fair Trading, Danielle Krajina, is warning consumers to be wary of a scam found on-line or in the classified column, that has resurfaced in Canberra. The scam targets animal lovers by advertising puppies and kittens that will be delivered to a […]

Debra Tranter, angel of Australian puppy farm dogs, has had the case brought against her by ACA Breeders Kennels dismissed; An Animal Liberation Victoria activist has vowed to continue her campaign against puppy farms, after several charges against her were dismissed in court yesterday. Deborah Tranter, 43, was part of a raid on the ACA […]

 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 […]

Ever told someone you know about the problems with pet shops? If you’re a regular reader of this blog, then I suspect you probably have. What say you, then to the claim that this makes you an activist with the efficiency of PETA and that you’re trying to wipe out companion animals? In December’s PIAA CEO […]

For us here in Oz trying to turn the tide of consumer behaviour and get puppies and kittens out of stores, the idea that one day customer compassion would stretch to ‘pocket pets’ seems too good to be true. But proving it’s not only good for pets, but good for business is PETCO’s announcement this […]

Sometimes a question rolls around and around in your head and you just can’t seem to crack it. This is how I’ve felt about pet shop purchases; why on earth in today’s information age, with all the recommendations from dog behaviour experts and more dog behaviour experts and even more dog behaviour experts do people […]

Yet another fantastic piece from Gina Spadafori at Pet Connection I don’t know how many times and in how many ways we have to say this: If you buy a puppy from a pet store, you are supporting a system of cruelty that has been well-documented again and again and again for more than 50 […]

The RSPCA now includes an information page advising of the dangers of puppy mills. From their site; Many of the puppies are sold through pet shops, the internet, newspaper ads, or at the puppy farm itself. Some puppy farms actually operate the pet shops in addition to their farm where they then sell their puppies […]