Code Of Practice For The Operation Of Breeding And Rearing Establishme

[zenchel]

The proposed revised Code of Practice for the Operation of Breeding and Rearing Establishments in Victoria is open for public comment

Code

This Code must be complied with by all breeders that have more than two fertile females. Under our Applicable Organisation status, membership of Dogs Victoria entitles those members that have less than ten fertile females exemption from compliance with this Code. So if you have more than nine fertile females, you are required to register as a Domestic Animal Business and you must comply with this Code. If for any reason in the future DV no longer holds Applicable Organisation status, then every DV member will have to comply with this Code.

It is in every dog breeder’s interest that there is a thorough and knowledgeable response to this proposal. Please take some time to read it closely and follow through with the online response pages, or if you wish send in a hard copy submission. Dogs Victoria will be formulating a detailed submission, but it will be advantageous if every DV breeder submits detailed responses based on experience and common sense.

If you have any queries, please forward them to [email protected]

[Steve]

The biggest threat in this for Vicdogs members is this - This paper is a draft proposal and it looks as if Vic dogs members with less than 10 fertile dogs are exempt but do you really think OLaw , ALib and RSPCA and AWL with all of their loonie followers are not writing in and demanding this bit is removed - and if it isn't removed now it will be a constant thrashing from now until for ever for that to happen and it could change at any time.

Take a good look at this and ask if you didnt have exemptions would you be good with this stuff and if not have your say because before you know it you may not have exemptions. Remember part of this defines what is a large breeder - one with 4 dogs.

This is supposed to be about what we want as well as the loonies for what is best for dogs - not just our dogs all dogs.

[Steve]

You really have to ask if this is for real - a government is seriously putting into law how often someone who keeps a breeding dog in their home has to have their carpets shampooed ????? A government telling a breeder how long they have to wait to breed a bitch based on her size and then how old she has to be when she is no longer able to breed???? It means a large breed may only get to have 2 litters in her life time - why? A government making laws about how old a male dog can be when it isnt allowed to mate anymore?????Why? Why does a male dog have to rest 2 days between matings? A government determining what matings we can and cant do ??? Wonder if they are poking their noses into who Black Caviar will have as her hubby.

It sure does generate a lot of steady business for a vet.