❓ A member of parliament questions the evidence and extent of WA pet shops selling puppies sourced from puppy farms, and seeks data on related prosecutions.
AnsweredQoN 4789Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to the proposed legislation to stop puppy
farming and ask: (a) What evidence does the Minister or his department
possess that WA pet shops are selling
puppies from puppy farms; (b) In each of the years 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 how many WA pet shops were found to be selling puppies from puppy farms; and (c) In each of the years 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 and
2018-19 how many breeders prosecuted for
WA animal welfare breaches were
found to have provided puppies for sale through
pet shops?
farming and ask: (a) What evidence does the Minister or his department
possess that WA pet shops are selling
puppies from puppy farms; (b) In each of the years 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 how many WA pet shops were found to be selling puppies from puppy farms; and (c) In each of the years 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 and
2018-19 how many breeders prosecuted for
WA animal welfare breaches were
found to have provided puppies for sale through
pet shops?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
19 March 2019
Responded by
Minister for Local Government
Response time
6 days
(a) In 2015, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) New South Wales (NSW) investigated and removed animals from a NSW dog breeder who was described by RSPCA NSW as being a ‘puppy farm’. A Perth pet shop had sourced and supplied dogs from this NSW dog breeder to consumers in WA.
(b) The Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety handles consumer complaints. The Minister responsible is the Minister for Commerce.
(c) Prosecutions of animal welfare breaches are taken under the Animal Welfare Act 2002. The Minister responsible is the Minister for Agriculture and Food.
(b) The Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety handles consumer complaints. The Minister responsible is the Minister for Commerce.
(c) Prosecutions of animal welfare breaches are taken under the Animal Welfare Act 2002. The Minister responsible is the Minister for Agriculture and Food.
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