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The Animals (Regulation of Sale) Bill will protect the lives and wellbeing of dogs and cats.
All sources of profitable sales of cats and dogs eg pet shops, Internet advertising and newspaper advertising are a big reason that there are so many animals in pounds
and shelters. These sources for quick and easy purchase of cats and dogs typically encourage people to buy animals on impulse, without
making sure they have the money or time to look after them properly for the length of their natural life. When the
novelty wears off and the pet becomes a burden, many dump the
animals at pounds, shelters and other rescue groups. There are not
enough people adopting pets from these places, so 60,000 animals in good health are killed every year in NSW pounds.
Many of these cute puppies and kittens are supplied by puppy and kitten 'farms or mills' and other unscrupulous breeders who churn out huge numbers of animals
with no thought as to their long term wellbeing. Their only interest is in the profit to be made.
Only registered and responsible breeders who limit their litters carefully and make sure that the animals they breed are
healthy, along with animal shelters and rescue groups will be able to
advertise the sale of pets under Clover Moore's Bill, so backyard breeders and farms or mills will not be able to use pet shops, newspapers and the Internet to sell their
animals. And if there is no easy profit to be made, they will stop the senseless overbreeding.
Something needs to be done to stop animals being
senselessly killed, and to make sure that people who want to get a
pet will understand what it takes to care for it over it's natural lifespan. We want to see more done about the source of the problem – the chronic over-supply into a market that does not have the capacity to provide homes for all. |