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DOGS NSW Media Release in response to the Animal Justice Party ( Emma Hurst Puppy Farming Bill)07-02-2022
MEDIA RELEASE
Media Contact: DOGS NSW [email protected]
BREEDERS WARN THAT ANIMAL JUSTICE PARTY BILL WILL CRIPPLE DOG OWNERSHIP (Sydney, February 7, 2022)
Pet ownership, breeding, and the future of dog shows in New South Wales are all under threat from radical new laws proposed by the Animal Justice Party.
DOGS NSW, which is recognised by the NSW government as the peak purebred breeding body in the State, has warned that the AJP’s Companion Animals Amendment (Puppy Farms) Bill 1 would have a devastating effect on our way of life and the entire pet industry if enacted.
“This misguided, draconian Bill will decimate the breeding and exhibition of purebred dogs and cats, undermine our freedom to have pets, and have next to no effect on puppy farm operations, which we are absolutely against,” said Ms Lyn Brand, President of Dogs NSW, which registers 25,000 purebred dogs every year.
“We are astounded by the Animal Justice Party’s lack of insight. Their Bill would create huge incentives for unlicensed backyard operators that make it impossible to regulate breeding conditions and animal welfare. This badly flawed Bill has missed the mark – it will actually have the effect of being anti-animal, with destructive consequences for the professional breeders, owners and hobbyists represented by DOGS NSW.”
DOGS NSW, which is recognised by the NSW government as the peak purebred breeding body in the State, has warned that the AJP’s Companion Animals Amendment (Puppy Farms) Bill 1 would have a devastating effect on our way of life and the entire pet industry if enacted.
“This misguided, draconian Bill will decimate the breeding and exhibition of purebred dogs and cats, undermine our freedom to have pets, and have next to no effect on puppy farm operations, which we are absolutely against,” said Ms Lyn Brand, President of Dogs NSW, which registers 25,000 purebred dogs every year.
“We are astounded by the Animal Justice Party’s lack of insight. Their Bill would create huge incentives for unlicensed backyard operators that make it impossible to regulate breeding conditions and animal welfare. This badly flawed Bill has missed the mark – it will actually have the effect of being anti-animal, with destructive consequences for the professional breeders, owners and hobbyists represented by DOGS NSW.”
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