Attention All Breeders Involved In The Rescue Scene

[vicdrg]

She will need to take a good look at the definition of someone who is operating as a shelter to see if that's what she comes under in that regard as she may come under a community foster carer depending on where and how she sources her rescue animals here

Ok so if the Rescue Group fits into the Community Foster Care, she would then apply a licence under that, then a permit to Council based on that is that correct? Is there a contact point within the Vict Government for all this, where she could contact to make sure that she complys with all the rules and applies for the right licences and permits?

Community fostercare networks do not have a licence. A community foster care network is one that operates usually from residential premises and obeys the council's regulations. Some councils may make concessions for foster care networks operating in their area but it is not intended for cfc networks to hold dogs or cats beyond those which the council allows. For example if you are in a rural area that allows eight dogs, you can have eight dogs there including your foster dogs. You must not sell animals from your premises or you are no longer a community fostercare network and need to apply to be a domestic animal business. If you are in a residential area you would then need to check whether your zoning allowed this and meet the quite onerous requirements.

Those who are aware of the history will know that the Bureau tried to force cfc networks to fall under the DAB umbrella and stated that anyone with foster dogs or cats needed to be a domestic animal business. There was a successful campaign to stop this but anyone who is not acting appropriately according to council regulations or is selling animals from their premises is not a cfc network.

[mita]

Funnily enough, the only people that all these new rules and regulations are actually benefitting are the large scale commercial breeders... anyone see the irony there?

T.

Yes. I said as much in an earlier thread that was looking at Victoria's draft of new rules & regulations. Which falls over backwards to legitimize large scale commercial operations. Seems dog breeding is being viewed as.... if it's business, then it must be good.

Even tho' ... how ironical... they even listed a research article in their References which pointed to smaller, home-style non-commercial breeding establishments as those more likely to produce dogs with less problems.

[Diva]

Funnily enough, the only people that all these new rules and regulations are actually benefitting are the large scale commercial breeders... anyone see the irony there?

T.

Yes. I said as much in an earlier thread that was looking at Victoria's draft of new rules & regulations. Which falls over backwards to legitimize large scale commercial operations. Seems dog breeding is being viewed as.... if it's business, then it must be good.

Even tho' ... how ironical... they even listed a research article in their References which pointed to smaller, home-style non-commercial breeding establishments as those more likely to produce dogs with less problems.

It is actually what most annoys me about the new proposals. If I thought it would end commercial scale dog breeding for profit only, I would just wear it. But they are all designed to enable the dog farmers and end the home-scale hobby breeder who treats their dogs like family.

[mita]

Exactly, Diva....

I couldn't believe some of the things I read in that draft copy. One humdinger was something about dogs having to be let outside the confinement of their pens at least 3 times a week. Which I remarked at the time, seemed perilously in breach of Qld law which frowns on confinement without break for longer than a 24 hour stretch.

The Vic proposed rule seemed to equate the dogs with 4- legged battery hens.

Also it said that socialisation can be provided to puppies in the early weeks. Can? The research says 'must'.