[Vent] Backyard breeders!!

[Mum2SweetCs]

Good on you for reporting her. Poor dogs.

How many friends does she have on fb? Doesnt anyone else give a crap?!

Keep us postd oxox

[Asparagus and Lemons]

Yuck.
Shooting a dog because of a long labour?! Has she never heard of a vet?
Thank goodnes you have reported her. I hope something gets done about it very very soon

[jesses_girl]

Ok, so i have all the numbers to call ready to go.I found the post about her shooting the dog. I'm going to call the council and take in all the fb posts and pictures to the rspca, dp wants to go there to pick up the dog we told her we'd pick up and take it to the rspca. At least thats one pup we could save today. Luckily dp has the day off today so i wont be going there on my own. I just want to take them all. God i hate animal cruelty seriously how hard is it to look after an animal properly!? Ok, im going to call our local police station now to see if they can do anything quickly. Then the rspca, then come home and call the council.

[Ginger]

please update us jesse's girl and let us know what is going on.
can i just ask, are you in Victoria?

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

Good luck Hun.


Sent from my iPhone, more than likely while I should be doing something else!

[myangelbaby]

Thanks for taking some action on this, people like this need to be stopped! I am a council animal control officer and can tell you she is certainly breaking many local laws.

The dogs wouldn't be registered, you can't have more than 2 dogs unless you have a permit for 3 max. And the permit needs to have inspections carried out every year.
It's also illegal to sell an unchipped animal.
Selling dogs under age is not lawful either.

I really hope this woman an be stopped!!!! :/

[jesses_girl]

Ginger i'm in north qld, townsville.

[Teeki]

Oh wow. I've only just caught up since my first reply, and I'm with everyone else - this woman makes me feel sick. I'm just so thankful you've picked up on this jesses girl, and that you're doing something about it. I can't really get over how many people must be seeing exactly what you're seeing, and actually buying these very young puppies, and they're not doing anything about it!

And the one you asked about, she's been trying to 'get rid of it' since it was one week old?? What it wrong with her?? Honestly, if she can't look after them when they come, get the dogs desexed!

So glad you're reporting this today, would love to hear the results - hopefully they're all taken ASAP. I also thought, if you are going there to see about that puppy, is there a chance you could get any photos or video? A vet report on that puppy might be helpful too. Good luck!

[jesses_girl]

Oh my gosh, what a day. When we went to the rspca and i showed the lady all the posts and photos, she said one of the bi***** looks familiar. So she asked the other lady if shes seen her and she said that they put her down 2 weeks ago, she was vicious and had heartworm i think she said? They didn't know where she came from, somebody found her and tried to call her over but she charged at them, so they just called the rspca to pick her up. They lady who was with us today said that it was hopeless even trying to retrain the dog, she was that untrusting. She took all the posts and got her adress off me, she said she will try her hardest to get someone out today. I asked her if we should go and pick the puppy up, she said no. The police & the rspca will be working together when they go there, the police present because of the mention of a gun. Our council couldnt do anything. Is there anybody else i should be contacting? I've reported my old neighbour before and nothing was done about it. His dog had severe mange, his feet were always bleeding. I can't remember who asked but she has nearly 600 friends.

[Teeki]

Jesses girl, that is so sad about the dog who was captured Unfortunately I can't see this ending well for the remainig dogs either, they're going to have some pretty big issues the poor things.

I've got everything crossed they get out there today and they get the help they need. I don't know of anyone else you could contact, but I also wouldn't want anyone to interfere with the RSPCA and police procedures, they do a good job.

[Miss.September]

I hope they get out there quickly. Are they going to let you know what happens? Good on you for doing something about it

[LionsandBears]

Good on you. This whole situation breaks my heart.

Can people like this be jailed or do they just get a slap on the wrist?

[Teeki]

I think if the situation is bad enough there can be pretty tough penalties, but from what I've seen they're not tough enough or they just get a lame fine. I'm not sure there are jail penalties. The town I'm from, a woman dropped a bag of kittens down a well. Thankfully they landed on a ledge, someone heard them crying and 3 out of 4 survived. She got a $200 fine

I really hope she gets the max penalty, whatever that may be

[Cranky Kitten]

Depends really. I think if it's severe and repeated they can be jailed, but it's rare. More likely to be hefty fines and prevented from owning animals in future.

[Miss.September]

In the last election in Vic, the RSPCA were given more power so they can enter into properties that they believe are puppy farms and that the penalties are around $30,000. I'm not sure how it is for the rest of the country.

This is what I found that defines a puppy/kitten farm

The universally agreed definition of a puppy farm includes:

*****es and puppies being kept in very poor conditions
there is overbreeding (too many litters per female)
there is inbreeding (mating of close relatives) which may lead to genetic defects
there is minimal, poor or no veterinary care
there is poor hygiene
the housing conditions are not suited to the needs of the animals
there is no adequate socialisation program
animals are kept in cages or runs for long periods without regular or adequate exercise or play
there is often poor nutrition of the mothers (*****es)
there may be falsified or erroneous (wrong) certificates of registration, pedigrees or genetic background.
crossbred, hybrid or purebred pups may be produced and this may include registered breeder status.
puppies may be sold through the internet, newspaper ads, from a house, or through pet shops, in other words all retail outlets that you would find for any puppy.

The stuff I've been reading is horrible. In one instance, a couple had 59 dogs and they got permission to keep 5. Then they were fighting the council because the council wanted the puppy enclosures dismantled and they didn't want to do it. That just says to me that they wanted to continue. They should all be put into the same conditions they keep their pets.

[Traveller]

I'm not sure what I find more disgraceful. The fact that this woman is mistreating her animals, or the fact that 600 facebook friends sat and watched this happening without taking some sort of action. Good on you for helping protect these dogs. I really hope they are all rescued today and this woman is properly dealt with.

[Marley&Me]

OMG, I am disgusted, but not surprised. I am studying vet nursing and work voluntarily at a local vet. Some clients have total disregard for their animals quality of life. This lady must have a screw loose somewhere. No decent human being would put their animals through that.
Sorry if it sounds harsh, but maybe someone should tie her up in the backyard and shoot her when a problem arises?
Gosh please keep us posted, I will be worrying about those dogs tonight

[Rivlas]

Papers & TV shows loooooovvvvvveeeeeeeeeee this type of story. A tip off maybe????????