Tuesday, April 5, 2011

GOVT, LIBS VOTE FOR INACTION ON ANIMAL WELFARE REFORM (ACT)



“The initiatives Labor and Liberal voted against today include:
• Licensing of cat and dog breeders, and mandatory standards for breeding operations
• Mandatory desexing of pets on point of sale
• Improved animal cruelty laws
• A new system of microchip traceability to ensure breeders are known
• Regulation of the advertising of animals for sales
• Outlawing selling of cats and dogs in pet stores, markets, fetes and other problem areas.



From the Greens. Read more here.

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