Dogs are furry four legged humans who deserve the vote, while puppy farmers are two legged brutes who deserve to be neutered. We’re talking about the canine counterpart to the slave trade Phillip Adams The Australian August 2010

Once again the Pet Industry Association of Australia proves how out of touch they are with community concerns regarding puppy factories, pets for sale in shops and animal cruelty.

They openly support and attempt to justify horrific puppy factories by advising the public if the puppy factories are members of PIAA then they are fine.

Now they are advising the public that if you buy a puppy from a pet shop that was born at one of their members puppy factories, like the ones in these photos, that they will rehome it if it gets dumped to ‘save it from euthanasia”. Roger Perkins went on to say that if the public buy a puppy from a pet shop that is a member of PIAA “they are helping to stamp out dodgy puppy farms”. With only 25% of pet shops being members of PIAA this sounds more like a recruitment drive for membership as it will do absolutely nothing to ‘stamp out dodgy puppy farms’, they are all dodgy and should be abolished.

PIAA described this announcement as “a break through in the history of the Pet Industry” proving yet again they are out of touch with society and perhaps just a little bit delusional. Simply by associating with the Australian Association of Pet Dog Breeders should send warning bells to anyone who values the life of our companion animals. AAPDB members include Billabong Creek Puppy Factory and Murray River Puppy Factory ! AAPDB refuse to let the public know there full list of membership, no transparency and public confidence there!

Founder of the AAPDB Kate Schoeffel has a puppy factory but also is a vet that kills dogs at the Council pound, she states

I do not want to contribute to the huge number of unplanned and unwanted puppies which end up being disposed of in Council Pounds and animal shelters.

But Kate is quite happy to mass produce puppies whilst killing them at the Council pound during the day.

And what of the breeding dogs on their members puppy factories, well apparently its still ok to kill them.

On the same day that the Pet Industry announces their history making policy of traceability and rehoming, a distressing photo of the Pet Industry President, Steve Austin is found posted on his own facebook page.

The Pet Industry has refused to take any action and CEO Roger Perkins has actually justified this photo by stating “he was having a bit of fun” he also labeled anyone stating their disgust at this photo as ‘feral’. This photo upset me greatly and I cannot understand why anyone involved in animal welfare could pose for a photo like this.

The Pet Industry Association of Australia support puppy factories, promote retail outlets for puppy factories and backyard breeders, and deem it ‘fun’ to pose for a photo with a dead cat in the most disrespectful way possible.

If feral cats are left roaming, our native wildlife will suffer. However, instead of the immediate response (which is obvioulsy killing those feral cats), lets also look at the root of the problem. To me, that would be undesexed cats. We know this because there are generations of feral cats. Steve Austin and the PIAA not only support but actively promote the sale of undesexed cats in pet stores. For anyone who thinks they are here to make a difference, please take a moment to think about that fact. Undesexed cats being sold via these pet shops to owners who do not need any kind of checks – some of those cats are lost or abandoned. They become feral. They breed ferals. Steve Austin goes to hunt these ferals. Are you feeling dizzy yet cos this merry-go-round of unethical pet sale/ownership will not stop.

I want Oscar’s Law