Leema Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 (edited) Just wondering if there was any way to find what breeds are imported into Australia annually? I am particularly interested in a breed breakdown over the past 10 years or so. Not just for ANKC breeds, either, but for any dogs (including crossbreed pets). Hope someone can point me in the right direction. :) Edited December 21, 2013 by Leema Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podengo Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 In the NZKC gazette there is a box with breeds exported every month, it's quite interesting! We export a lot of Dobes, Bulldogs and French Bulldogs to Aussie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbreedlover Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 In the NZKC gazette there is a box with breeds exported every month, it's quite interesting! We export a lot of Dobes, Bulldogs and French Bulldogs to Aussie. Yes, the Bulldog numbers are quite high some months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leema Posted December 21, 2013 Author Share Posted December 21, 2013 Yes, I would expect that pedigree exports (NZKC and ANKC) would be 'easy' (relatively) to find documentation for, but I'm interested in all dogs. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jed Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 AQIS perhaps ... I imagine they would have the figures. The question is whether they would give them out or not. Everyone seems to think that everything is covered by the Privacy Act, even when it isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 (edited) The monthly canine magazine lists dogs exported but guess it doesn't cover them all & certainly not non pedigree dogs, but doesn't list imports. Hard to find out. I would also be interested in how many are exported too. About 10 years ago there was a national export list for pedigree dogs online. It gave breed, breeder & who dog went to & into which country. Can't seem to find anything similar in recent years. Edited December 22, 2013 by Christina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackJaq Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Probably puppy milling gaining so much publicity is making a lot of people leery of having that info widely available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airedaler Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 The monthly canine magazine lists dogs exported but guess it doesn't cover them all & certainly not non pedigree dogs, but doesn't list imports. Hard to find out. I would also be interested in how many are exported too. About 10 years ago there was a national export list for pedigree dogs online. It gave breed, breeder & who dog went to & into which country. Can't seem to find anything similar in recent years. The breed data base I recently bought from the ANKC has listed where dogs have been exported to and the country a imported dog was born in. But of course this is breed specific and only ANKC registered ones. I would think that AQIS would be the only resource that would cover pets etc. Would dogs from NZ go through AQIS? Years ago when I imported from NZ there was no AQIS involvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salukifan Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Probably puppy milling gaining so much publicity is making a lot of people leery of having that info widely available? Puppy millers don't generally import dogs. Only AQIS would have total numbers but I have no idea if they record breeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leema Posted December 24, 2013 Author Share Posted December 24, 2013 Sorry for not checking back on this thread recently. You're right, AQIS is probably the ones with the data - whether they share it is another issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 They share it but it may not be the info you want - only stats Ive seen released by AQIS were about numbers in and out - not what breed they were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*kirty* Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Probably puppy milling gaining so much publicity is making a lot of people leery of having that info widely available? Puppy millers don't generally import dogs. But they certainly export! Multiple litters sold to overseas pet shops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 Probably puppy milling gaining so much publicity is making a lot of people leery of having that info widely available? Puppy millers don't generally import dogs. But they certainly export! Multiple litters sold to overseas pet shops. Yes. While I don't support all the proposals by this mob if their info is correct Australia should be ashamed of its lack of compassion & treatment of our dogs overall. Some statistics on this link. Especially Victoria with its ultra strict rules. http://www.oscarslaw.org/Export-Puppies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJean Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 (edited) Yes. While I don't support all the proposals by this mob if their info is correct Australia should be ashamed of its lack of compassion & treatment of our dogs overall. Some statistics on this link. Especially Victoria with its ultra strict rules. http://www.oscarslaw.org/Export-Puppies In a 12 month period during 2012-2013, 987 puppies were exported to Singapore from Australia, 646 of those puppies were sent from Melbourne airport and the majority of these puppies were born on Victorian puppy factories. Have you checked if this information is correct? Edited December 26, 2013 by lilli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 Ive checked and from an independent source it appears to be true. Most of these puppies are coming from licensed kennels in Victoria which have been approved to operate and house hundreds of breeding dogs by the system there.For me all that demonstrates is that the massive push and interference by such groups to have more and more laws introduced has had the opposite effect to that which they said they wanted. Victoria has THE most ridiculous over regulation of dog breeding and that has produced bigger and bigger establishments which obviously seek more markets to sell their produce. There is also talk of corruption with some puppies passing vet certification which shouldn't be and at least one transport company has refused to ship them due to "puppies which are supposed to be 12 week old lab puppies which can sit in the palm of your hand " and numerous other concerns which probably should be looked into - but there is big money in this now and much more going on behind the scenes which will develop as issues into the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Victoria has THE most ridiculous over regulation of dog breeding and that has produced bigger and bigger establishments which obviously seek more markets to sell their produce. That was my impression, too, reading the Victorian draft laws about dog breeding establishments. The guidelines actually legitimized bulk breeding practices .... like they were supporting a business model, rather than a welfare model. I was gobsmacked to see a research paper contained in their References, where the findings contradicted the inadequate socialization guidelines in the laws themselves. Talk about the right hand not knowing what the left hand is doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackJaq Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Sounds like dogs might soon go the way of food and supermarkets.. Two or Three large retailers hold almost the entire market and ethics, health and safety will be less than an afterthought... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Sounds like dogs might soon go the way of food and supermarkets.. Two or Three large retailers hold almost the entire market and ethics, health and safety will be less than an afterthought... Yep set up by the state government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonwoman Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Victoria has THE most ridiculous over regulation of dog breeding and that has produced bigger and bigger establishments which obviously seek more markets to sell their produce. That was my impression, too, reading the Victorian draft laws about dog breeding establishments. The guidelines actually legitimized bulk breeding practices .... like they were supporting a business model, rather than a welfare model. I was gobsmacked to see a research paper contained in their References, where the findings contradicted the inadequate socialization guidelines in the laws themselves. Talk about the right hand not knowing what the left hand is doing. New Victorian code plays right into hands of big business and legitimises farmimg of puppies hand over fist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 You are not wrong. The code legitimizes commercially profitable bulk breeding ... & largely ignores what's required to develop sound companion dogs. What do they think they're 'producing' .... furry toys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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