In April 2004 Animal Liberation Victoria (ALV) raided considered one of Australia’s largest puppy farms. The Balart puppy farm continues to be the main topic of over twenty raids by ALV in the last 10 years along with investigation team has uncovered appalling cruelty during each visit. Debra Tranter, ALV’s puppy farm campaigner reports: “The dogs are filthy. There’re held in dirty pens and don’t bathed or groomed. Their fur forms huge matting, which is often quite painful… These are very, very frightened dogs. They may be never brought right into a home or don a lead. In the heart of winter, it gets below zero and they sleep using a concrete floor devoid of bedding.”
The modern raid received widespread media coverage including a double page feature in Sydney’s “Sunday telegraph”. It is vital we maintain the pressure up to get puppy farms turned off. You should definitely tell all of your friends with regards to the cruelty behind that ‘cute little puppy’ while in the pet shop window, visit a creature shelter instead and save your life.