Vic Laws Breeding Rearing Establishments Dogs And Cats

[Aphra]

The second round of consultation for this legislation is now open and closes on August 14. I urge breeders and rescuers to respond. You should read both the Code of Practice and the the Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS).

http://www.depi.vic.gov.au/pets/domestic-animal-businesses/breeding-and-rearing-businesses/breeding-and-rearing-code-review

[RuralPug]

Just a quick initial glance...surely their maths is up the putty?

I don't see how the minimum required socialisation and human interaction times can be met using the minimum staff to animal ratio? Which means they need to decrease the number of animals that is the maximum for any one staff member in their version of business hours. The ratio they do propose is quite ridiculous, most boarding kennels have a higher staff to animal ratio and here we are talking about breeding establishments with higher needs than just housing.

I will take the time eventually to do the maths and include it in my response. Most of the other stuff I object to is already legislated and this does not make it any clearer.

[Steve]

Just a quick initial glance...surely their maths is up the putty?

I don't see how the minimum required socialisation and human interaction times can be met using the minimum staff to animal ratio? Which means they need to decrease the number of animals that is the maximum for any one staff member in their version of business hours. The ratio they do propose is quite ridiculous, most boarding kennels have a higher staff to animal ratio and here we are talking about breeding establishments with higher needs than just housing.

I will take the time eventually to do the maths and include it in my response. Most of the other stuff I object to is already legislated and this does not make it any clearer.

With their model for staff to dog ratio = where 1 litter equals 1 fertile animal. You could have literally over 100 animals per person on the premises at any one time.

They also carry on about when a bitch can be mated, how many litters she should have and site "scientific research - when none exists and the paper they cite isn't a study , isnt peer reviewed and specifically says it shouldn't be used to draft legislation.

You would need to vaccinate every puppy with kennel cough,every dog on your property every year for everything,you have to have a bitch examined by a vet prior to breeding and 6 weeks after she has puppies.

Looks to me that the only people to gain are vets,over vaccination, over servicing and over regulation and if this is supposedly best practice to a point where it needs to be a law then why doesn't every dog owner and every breeder regardless of how many animals they have need to do this ?