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the thing is, its not politically correct to say how different breeds "protect" at least in the "bad old days" the bogan's had their savage German shepherds, cattle dogs, rotties and Dobermans here in Australia. the import of the breeds that were not bred to "protect" but to kill meant the introduction of breeds that instead tear to target to pieces,. entire muscle mass torn off arm's, leg's, face, throat. In the case of the jogger at Liverpool the ambos could see his lungs through his ribs as his chest muscles were torn off in a tug of war between the two working on him... the only reason they didn't get to finish him off a car driver decided to drive his car over the man so the two dogs could not longer tear him apart as easily as they were. only then did they apparently head back home. but its not politically correct to name which breeds are bred for this. only the deed is allowed to be spoken of frankly there were reams of utube videos of dog catchers being taken apart to their screams for help years before our half witted quarantine department allowed them here. Yes a good percentage live their lives as "nanny dogs". but hit the trigger button and an incredibly efficient killing machine is activated. If I could copy and paste the first adds when they arrived they were not being promoted as nanny dogs, Prices were $10,000 and up at a time when prices for any other breeds were $500 and less in a childhood filled with dogs loose on the streets none of what we have been seeing since these breeds were allowed here to fill the bogan need happened. Mind you, how many know the Neopolitan Mastif was a mafia favourite for discipling anyone who displeased a Don? Never mess with one of them in guard mode. We had a caretaker who bought a pup, gee by the time he was 9 months old, no one could go back to their car in the pony club car park if they had forgotten something. either forget it or find the caretaker to escort you or have them lock him up for the day. Otherwise no one could go home if the caretaker went out. She decided getting him desexed might help. We all heaved a sigh of relief when he didnt wake up after the op, He had become frightening. on the good side the bred to be savage German shepherds, rottie's, cattle dogs and Dobermans have just about disappeared. At least if one decided to defend their territory or human, they didn't tear the target to pieces as happens now.

Love the name , so appropriate. as a kid we quickly discovered Scamp my brothers border collie would track anyone of us if we asked "where is ? and name the person. put a whole new light on hide and seek. even walking along the top of the six foot fence he could track us! He was incredible

It was voiced in a radio interview with radio station 3AW The link is still active. so you can hear it for yourself, took place 29/10.2020. Have upped the activity because they believe the end is in sight now. https://www.3aw.com.au/animal-activists-again-urge-victorians-to-say-nup-to-the-melbourne-cup/?fbclid=IwAR1GPOFBSUMvhuj_xh_UJKqN19GwsDj626Rl1jOhuHQgSIb4bBuRWkgfCvc

I apologise for hurting your feelings in any way. I knew someone would be wielding the axe or knife Your only doing your duty I put the subject so people could be informed. I have no need to be "patted on the back". I am well aware the tradition is "off with their head"... I have no idea how long you have been an ankc member. I joined in 1978 and the changes to the mindset of members over those decades is not encouraging. I am not alone in wondering about the IQ of the membership, My friend who has also been a member to that time frame commented earlier this year while I was microchipping her litter, "I am beginning to think we dont belong in the ANKC any more. I have realised that stupidity seems to be the first prerequisite now." I had made no comment to that affect myself, although I have watched in dismay with her the growth of the witch hunts, the persecution of so many by the "thought police" the numbers driven out has been a huge loss to the ANKC and the gene pool, then add the proudly dead end kennels. Ensuring even greater genetic loss. Not to the puppy farm gene pool. They dont care a fig about pedigree papers anyway, not that the dead ender's realise or care.. A nation whose population still continues to grow yet whose ANKC membership is shrinking annually. When even a vet who hates puppy farms and unregistered breeders because he see's where the majority of his seriously health compromised patients come from has come to the conclusion "the ANKC is becoming irrelevant, so few puppies can be sourced. Without puppy farms and backyarders to supply pets, where else can a family find one?" just the same as without people to represent pet owners and breeders forming political representatives to counteract the activities of the so called animal liberationists and welfare groups who are doing exactly that but not with the intention of either banner but the extinction of domestic dogs and cats. they have decades of brainwashing our children, now adults and to repeat the obvious since they even went public in 2020 they expect to achieve their extinction agenda "in this generation" Yes I have taken the risk of sticking my head out of the safety and try to tell people what is happening. Yes it is obvious this not appreciated by yourself and yes you need to chop the poppy that had not kept its head below the reaping line. Hopefully some will decide its not to late to try to save the right to a pet. time will tell if its been left too late, wont it?

I HAVE NO such links This is the ONLY group of people so far in over 22 years who have woken up to the fact that actual pet owners have no voice in parliament whatever! That have actually gone to the trouble to apply for recognition and apply to stand for election There is NO ONE ELSE EVERY single group supposedly representing our animals, just for nsw alone, eg PETA, Animal Justice Party, Pearson, Mark and Hurst, Emma is listed as a AJP member but has been a vocal spokesperson for PETA for decades, these people are drafting legislation with not ONE SINGLE actual person representing pet owners what so ever. If you think this state of affairs should continue, that is your opinion. Believe it or not I do not have have to share your opinion. Yes I know it has been the norm for decades, anyone who does not march to the drum beat of the self appointed thought police in the ankc membership will be subject to visits from the rspca thanks to them being reported by the thought police with the object of something, anything being found to charge them with, result being the thought police will be gleefully reporting to the board this person's membership be cancelled. Failing that enough persecution drives many to resign to escape the continued harassment. I know the game well. the pet owning people of Australia I am forced to the conclusion are the dumbest representatives of humanity possible, their animal's have more ability to recognise danger to their continued existence or right to exist.

if you feel that strongly complain to troy to have it deleted, we dont need pets anyway according to those who are being political, getting elected to destroy your right to one. so dont do a thing to defend our so call right to a pet if I am to believe your argument ? or are u a paid up peta member ? they sure dont want anyone affecting their campaign on track "to extinction within this generation" as they went public on 2020 Melbourne cup week! AND YES THAT WAS "IN THE NEWS"

brilliant thinking. so moan every time harsher and harsher legislations are passed but DO NOTHING about preventing it? let Peta destroy our rights to a pet? 22 years ago saying anything negative about the rspca here, could get you frozen from posting for a year. ODDLY now you can, funny about that? Although the sacred cow is still sacred to our politicians, there is an ombudsman available when targeted by telstra, the police u name it but the sacred cow? NO avenue of appeal? take them to court? even when you win you still lose everything as these people found out. https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/committees/SCEI/RSPCA/Submissions/Submission_43-JA_Heath_Inland_Holdings.pdf AND this was sure in the news all right! https://www.9news.com.au/national/farmers-sue-after-rspca-cull-herd/126675ea-f46d-4ecb-80e9-8e55b3c94a0b note they were never ordered to return the missing 185 cattle? nor compensated for their loss??????????? "Aside from the 131 culled Murray Greys, 185 are still missing.

wonder why the government donates the land but not the money to build the infrastructure? surely should have?

Its not as if we have a number of choices The people of this world are not particularly bright, its sure taken way too many decades before some have decided its now or never before its too late need more people getting motivated and if you dont like their agenda either join and help change or start more interest groups ... the animal extinctors have many names and representatives running for election in addition to those already in power and busy drafting and making deals with great success

Excuse me, considering there is NO ONE ELSE that has twigged and finally taken the trouble to enlist people to help stop the PETA EXTINCTION agenda there are no other "political affiliates" yet, Although this one has at least gone to the trouble to find some party's not affiliated with PETA to choose from get real, most of Australia has fallen for the "we have to get rid of puppy farms and backyard breeders". Blind to the fact its only registered breeders being eliminated. The legislation is still getting harsher and harsher yet the so called targets are still untouched. This is an ankc forum Even the ankc has ever so slowly twigged they are not the problem. (How slowly? Nearly 40 years behind the eight ball now) Its been that long the ankc members and most of the Australian people have been unaware ( or too scared to say the truth) the emperor really does have no clothes! the 2017 survey proved that but the lawmakers haven't ceased targeting them. The latest if it gets through, your males cannot be used for breeding after turning 7? How insane is that? At least the bitches only being allowed 2 lifetime litters has been deleted this time around, But Emma Hurst will be trying to have it reinstated again some time soon. https://ankc.org.au/media/6598/a-forensic-view-of-puppy-breeding-in-australiav4.pdf Unless you too agree with PETA that there should be no domestic dogs and cats within this generation, better get deciding which agenda you agree with. Extinct or not?

Victorian Election 2022 Disclaimer: The information displayed on this website is the result of an independent review. Animal Care Australia is a non-partisan organisation. Animal Care Australia does not have any commercial, financial or political affiliation with any party and the ratings of organisations/political parties, does not constitute endorsement by Animal Care Australia and is not intended to imply, directly or indirectly, that those organisations and parties endorse or have any affiliation or influence with Animal Care Australia. As we all know - ANIMALS RIGHTS IS NOT ANIMAL WELFARE. Sadly the inclusion of the animal rights agenda in many of the policies highlights just how far they have hoodwinked the different parties and individual politicians Note: For mobile & tablet users, this page is best viewed in ‘landscape’ “In contrast, an animal rights approach is based on the view that animals should not be used in any way by humans. Now, that is the Animal Justice Party’s view, and it is wrong and it is hopeless. ” Bev McArthur, Liberal Party. Legislative Council, 8th Feb 22. So, who stood up for your animals in this last term? How have your state representatives performed in the past 3 years? Who has not just offered promises, but actually stood up and spoken to support you and your companion animals? Remember: Vote below the line for any chance of your votes to count. Our Traffic Light system this year considers how often each party spoke up in parliament for (or against!) your animals. How did ACA place the Parties into the traffic light system? (Click on the images to enlarge) Explanations of the line items: Increase Shelter & Rescue Services. Why is it important? Over the past 3 years the Labor government have made drastic changes to animal keeping laws, in favour of Animal Rights instead of Animal Welfare. This has resulted in new and bigger welfare issues, and more Victorian animals going into shelters and rescues than ever seen before. As a result, this issue was raised on many occasions in the last term, by several Parties. Supporting rescues is important and necessary, but its also a short term solution to long term problems that are not currently being addressed. Return Microchipped pets home faster. Why is it important? This refers to a specific bill by Independent Catherine Cumming in the Legislative Council. This reversed older legislation that did not allow veterinarians and pet industry professionals to scan a microchip and return a lost pet without handing the pet over the local council pound (and the pound charging the owner reclaim fees). Three years later, this Bill was replicated into the Veticare Bill. This was universally supported by Parliament, as it was obviously poorly thought through legislation. Support for Working Animals. Why is it important? Police horses and dogs, guide dogs, emotional support animals, assistance animals, therapy animals, farm dogs and horses, carriage horses, petting farm and zoo animals, performance horses, and racing animals are the Working Animals that were discussed in Parliament this last term – mostly raised by the Coalition. Working Animals are integrated into our society, perform important functions for safety, health and biosecurity and most absolutely love their jobs. Working Animals can be many people’s only experience with live animals. These animals must remain protected in society, as they open the door to igniting people’s empathy and compassion for non human animals, they can ground people in a stressful situation, and give many people a reason to keep going on their worst days. Support for Pets under Domestic Violence & Guardianship orders. Why is it important? It has been recognised that domestic violence often affects pets and other animals in the home, not just through direct abuse, but as a means of controlling the caregiver. Escaping domestic violence is much more difficult when pets must be left behind, because there is no where for them to go. This results in many people staying in unsafe situations for much longer than they should. Guardianship orders affect the legal status of an animal owner, and legislation was proposed to introduce steps to legally keep pets with their owners under guardianship orders. Veterinary Industry Support Measures. Why is it important? The veterinary industry has been doing it tough nationally, with clients who have high expectations, but often, not very deep pockets. Vets perform many services for free – such as treating injured wildlife or stray animals, and this is not usually reimbursed. The highly emotional job is seeing more people leaving the industry than joining it, putting even more pressure on those working and trying to meet the shortfall. The last term saw many measures proposed to support the veterinary industry, particularly through Victoria’s extended lock downs. Labor proposed several measures including additional funding for training new and retraining existing staff, free training for industry professionals to perform certain procedures to take pressure off vets, and free vet nursing training. Veticare was the most recent proposal by Animal Justice Party to assist the veterinary industry, and will now progress to the development stage. Supports Professional Animal Carers. Why is it important? Animals cost money to care for. They are not free, and animal industries employ professional, qualified people to care for their animals and meet high welfare standards. Professional Animal Carers also need money to live, and should not be expected to work for free, if we genuinely want our State’s animals cared for to the standards we set for them. The Coalition highlighted most of the issues affecting professional animal carers in this term, primarily in relation to financial support during lock down, and drought/flood assistance. Supports Cat & Dog Containment. Why is it important? Responsible Pet Ownership is not just feeding and cleaning up after your pet, but also includes keeping your animals contained to your own property and not being a nuisance to your neighbours, passers-by and our native wildlife. Specifically tethering of dogs and containment of cats to their owner’s property were discussed in Parliament in this last term. Supports Responsible Breeding. Why is it important? Responsible, ethical breeding ensures that our pets and other domestic animals are healthy and addresses hereditary conditions. In Victoria in this last term, we have seen new laws introduced that blur the line between puppy farmers and ethical breeders. They are not the same thing, operate in opposition, and have contrasting welfare standards. The Coalition and Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party were vocal in their support of ethical companion animal breeders. Greens and Animal Justice Party were very vocal in their opposition. Improving public access for pets. Why is it important? The Coalition and Labor both put forward initiatives to improve public access and spaces for pets. Labor loves announcing a new dog park, and the Coalition motioned changes to beach access and public rights of way to allow companion animals more access. Count all the Animals. Why is it important? This included several motions to count animals, from microchip registers, to brumbies, to the Pet Census. From the speeches in Parliament by almost exclusively animal rights focused Parties, ACA is concerned that the counting of animals appears to be less motivated by how the counts will improve welfare, and more about controlling the owners, and restricting who could keep animals. In 2019, Labor (supported by AJP) introduced the 5 animal limit on every Victorian household on less than 20 acres (via Planning Law amendment), to the detriment of Animal Welfare. ‘Counting the animals’ has now taken a sinister turn, and must be more carefully considered than before. Animal owners are understandably more wary. Tougher penalties for Animal Rights Extremists. Why is it important? Arriving en masse to someone’s home or business, ignoring biosecurity protocols, stealing animals, harassing businesses and staff, and getting a slap on the wrist in court made Victoria the joke of the Nation. There was no assurance that anyone could not turn up to any property and steal animals, especially with AJP candidates creating websites encouraging motivated activists to do exactly that. This bill did not affect genuine whistle blowers. Fortunately the Coalition, Labor Party, Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party and Reason Party voted to increase minimum penalties for Animal Rights Activists to prevent further welfare breaches. Greens, Animal Justice, and Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party opposed these measures, all citing their ongoing support for their members. Opposed Animal Rights/Animal Protection in law. Why is it important? Animal Rights (aka Animal Protection) IS NOT Animal Welfare. Animal Rights is not related to animal care, husbandry or animal welfare science. It is a moral philosophy about how humans interact with animals, not about the animals themselves. Animal Rights has no place in Animal Welfare legislation. It belongs in an ethics class, and is an interesting topic of debate for academic philosophers. Keeping Animal Rights out of Animal Welfare legislation is important for Animal Welfare standards to continue to improve. Increase Powers of Enforcement Officers without oversight. Why is it important? Currently, Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Enforcement Officers are overseen by charitable organisations without independent oversight or accountability. Several motions were made to increase powers of Enforcement Officers without also including measures to improve oversight or accountability. Issues already exist in every state in Australia with the current arrangements and giving more power to those without transparency is not a sound solution. Party has published an Animal Welfare Policy. Why is it important? Few Parties have a written Animal Welfare Policy. While ACA obviously prefers a clear Party Policy on what issues the Party will address in the near future, as we can see from the results of this last term of Parliament in the chart above, many parties without a written Welfare Policy have put forward good, practical bills, like Independent, Catherine Cumming, who saw the need for who was allowed to scan micro-chipping to be reversed, and took the action required, even though it wasn’t in her policies. Having no Animal Welfare policy is okay, more often than not. We can see in our chart above how these parties engage with companion animal issues, and decide to support them based on their past performance. Party has NO Animal Rights Policies. Why is it important? NOT having an Animal Rights Policy is much more important than the Party not having an Animal Welfare Policy. Animal Rights in NOT Animal Welfare, and when Rights are prioritised over welfare, animals suffer. Victoria has seen many new Animal Rights laws introduced in the past 3 years. With Labor holding a minority government, it appears clear to us, many deals with the Greens Party and Animal Justice Party were secured to support their (Labor’s) less popular policies (such as extended lock downs) in exchange for replacing Animal Welfare with Animals Rights Legislation (such as the current draft Plan of the former Animal Welfare Act – now called the Animal Care and Protection Act – not only removing welfare from the name, but from the document itself). Animal Rights is not harmless – it comes at the expense of real animals, in your home, right now. Opposes the cap on animal ownership to a max of 5. Why is it important? This Land Use reform by the Labor Planning Minister was passed through both houses of Parliament in 2019, and clearly none of the ministers actually read it, because the issues did not become clear until Councils across the state began enforcing a that certain law. It limited the number of animals any household on less than 20 acres could own to no more than 5, and no more than 2 of any one species. Was this another example of the back room deals a minority government is forced to make? Quite likely. Few parties have made a stance against this law. Labor has now replaced the Planning Minister twice since then, and no change has come despite requests by stakeholders to do so. Animal Justice Party applauded the changes, and wanted assurances that these changes could not be rolled back in future. There are only two ways to correct this. One is with a change of government. The other is to ensure the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party who have an Animal Welfare Policy to amend this, and are the only Party that has publicly stated that they will address this, are returned into a position to pursue this – perhaps along with other Parties who might support such a motion. References for the above: Click here https://www.animalcareaustralia.org.au/victorian-election-2022/election-references/ Preferences Victoria still operates under a voting system where preferences deals can be made by the Parties and this opens the extreme likelihood of behind the scenes deals between many of the Parties in order to push their agendas. If you want to prevent this, do not vote above the line. Vote below the line, taking the time to number your preferences. When you go to the ballot box, be sure to remember who did deals with who during the last term of parliament. It is likely they’ll do them again. So choose carefully.

how to vote guide for Victorian elections. Awesome we so need one of these for every state before its too late https://www.animalcareaustralia.org.au/victorian-election-2022/?fbclid=IwAR1PB3F6dTFf3pes9hW1jxlOwk3qHhLQtB2KKbQUhuR-JUQtIGfitqjW09k

mmm another one. a kill and run this time. owner took off after the attack. at least thanks to witnesesses they were tracked down. if the idiots above are to be believed its the breeder should be facing charges??? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-20/staffy-that-killed-adelaide-oval-dog-charli-euthanased/13074436

"triple facepalm" https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-13/fatal-dog-attacks-american-staffordshire-terrier/100286872 yea, its all the breeders fault for not putting in all the training so the owner doesnt have to do a thing. how you manage that with an 8 to 12 week pup would be nice for those two drips under pressure to explain for us. bogan owners never seem to be held responsible yes blame the deed, didn't train their dog, didn't supervise either the dog or their children or anyone else's for that matter. you dont leave a chainsaw running and blame the kid for losing a hand, a leg or its life. believe it or not now if you belive that pair of experts, its not the owner responsible its the maker?????????????????????????????

yes some border collies are nortorious for it. Our dog neiger held the record for keeping 15 kids from boarding the bus. the driver had to get off and escort to kids to the bus. he knew where he lived and knocked on the door and asked mum to lock him inside the house, he just kept jumping the fence otherwise and it was over 6 foot high terribly embarrassing.

I have never seen a catalouah leopard hound, so amazed how many have been listed for sale by rspca?

remember dont give Nexguard, Bravecto or Simparica to any puppies under 12 months. Had two vets tell me that now.. vets are doing it to puppies on their second vaccination, it kills a percentage, not that they admit that, last two affected the vet told them its parents must have passed on epilepsy to the pup and to sue the breeder. its a neurotoxin with no antidote, once your dog is fitting and foaming its only has a 50% chance of recovery. From what I have seen with peoples whose dogs were poisoned with it. pups under 12 months are particularly susceptible. Not that the company or the vets selling it will admit. Take that back, the vet who gave it to 7 of a friends puppies of which 5 began fitting and 2 did not recover and had to be put down admitted since he had first began selling it when it came out 70 had died. (technically as they were put down the toxin didn't kill them, the vet did) well sematic's aside they ended up dead. oddly enough he is one vet who wont sell it anymore

went to meet a friend at Macca's once, we left our dogs in our car's, all windows down mind you. we both doubted anyone would go near the cars. our mutlies were Australian cattle dogs, best car alarm in the nation as we headed out with our orders to eat with our dogs, who arrives to inspect "the dogs locked in cars? " The local police. obviously the caller was too scared to come close enough to realise there were no windows closed on the car's.

to me it looked like a pointer/retriever type breed not a bull breed at all. I based that on the length of its head, ears, (large and floppy) length of its legs and built for running body, then add the typical pointer particolout patching. (click on the photo and it opens up without all the dark lines and can clearly see how light built it is) and TALL! Be interesting to find out which it actually was. I well remember our schools did regularly have people come around with a dog and teach the class how to behave and not behave when confronted with a strange dog. HIGHLY common when there were no laws whatever about dogs being confined to their owners yard. I think the only one was you could shoot any dog that come onto your land and attacking your stock, just make sure it didn't get to cross your fence before it died otherwise then could be charged. (in Bankstown in the 1950' many had 2 acres for veg garden, orchard and stock, my grandfather had draught horses, many of my friends had goats for their milk. most of the homes now under the Bankstown Square and its carpark were 2 1/2 acres, one of them was my grand parents, they all once had bomb shelters too. except the water table was so high they kept filling with water, so my grandfrather put his boat in it so the wood didnt shrink when he brought it home from the river after fishing ), Bankstown Library was built on a swamp. how times have changed

this has been a problem for decades, one , well a number of vets have been my friends for decades. the mental health problems cause by the things Tdierikx are spot on and have been for a very long time, It is not a new problem although the present problems are increasingly worse if that were possible. 25 years ago my daughter after doing work experience at vet practices realised she would never be able to cope with the stress the people she worked with were faced with every day. People want the best outcome for their pets yet abuse the vet when costs are high. There is no Medicare for pets, it its either you insure yourself , but abusing those caring for your pets is not acceptable. the overheads are frightening The stress escalates to overwhelming

some kids are unreal. Friend had a birthday party and all the kids wanted to pat the ponies. all quiet friendly ponies. BUT one child was so desperate to pat them he was flinging his hands all over the place fast, reminded me of a human humming bird. for obvious reasons the ponies wouldn't come near him and were afraid. he was in tears. so the only solution was make him lie on the ground, hold his hands together and not move. then and only then did the ponies come up and nuzzle him . he was thrilled but had to keep reminding him to keep still. finally he understood he had to be still or he was frightening them. got him to hold his other arm at the elbow and hold it up and the ponies rubbed their faces on his hand. by then he had gained enough control of himself, I got him up and encouraged him to stay as still as possible and not flutter his hands. It took half an hour to teach that boy. he wasn't a baby he was 10 year old. He was a lovely kid but soo easily over excited.

So now not even those doing the News , have a clue about body language? Even in the next room I knew it was only asking to play? Perhaps canine body language might need to be added to the education of people? Although since PETA believe they "will be extinct within this generation" perhaps will not be necessary? https://www.facebook.com/7NEWSsydney/posts/pfbid02Q98N4FDYTxLbe5qcWA6LGg1y8TDnXqAS938CXfM92LVcZJVDJWAuoWiUoYs6VDzjl?comment_id=858084342657832&notif_id=1667846216855214&notif_t=feedback_reaction_generic&ref=notif The dog did not knock her down, she threw herself down ? Never forget the day a new neighbour came to visit with her two daughters. my two chihuahuas ran to them wagging their tails. To my amazement both began screaming just like that girl and grabbed their mothers clothes and tried to climb up their mother to get away from the "attacking dogs", Forgot. Mum began screaming too. The two Chi's took fright at all the screaming and ran and hid in the house.

considering how popular they are its a small number of owners who cant cope and surrender them, I know of no one who has done that, they have stuck with them until old age won. I did find homes for my last three as I just was too upset seeing what my sister was going through with hers. So I did wimp it in the end. But friends were clamouring to get one so none went to rescue. Come to think of it never met one with mammary tumours, although one 18 month old pup had what I thought was a gum infection and turned out to be bone cancer, the whole jaw was involved so my vet put her down, he said sheer bad luck in his opinion. so many years ago now. Love the breed but cant face the thought of risking having one again

Yes, I asked my vet why is it so hard to keep their teeth free of tarter, his reply, "they are bred with shockingly misaligned teeth. They are incapable of keeping their teeth tater free no how much you give them teeth cleaning chews. Has to be removed manually." as it is now to the point that " The number of diagnosed cases in cavaliers has increased dramatically since 2000. Researchers estimate that more than 95% of cavaliers have CM and over 50% may have SM. The severity and extent of syringomyelia also appear to get worse in each succeeding generation of cavaliers. It is worldwide in scope and not limited to any country, breeding line, or kennel, and experts report that it is believed to be inherited in the cavalier. )." That's not even without counting the incidence of MV. Its heartbreaking for such an adorable breed. "The incidence of myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) is particularly high in some breeds such as the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (CKCS) with as many as 90% developing this pathology by the age of 10 years" The majority are on medication before 7, to think 20 years ago I had three lived to 14 and 17 MV free. my sisters 2 were diagnosed at 6 gone at 7 and diagnosed at 6 gone at 9. they have tried to compromise by getting a cavoodle this time, he's only 2 so time will tell.

Ever WONDERED why you couldn't find an add you know is listed? that's just one breed. Yes a percentage can be found in more than one of the listings but many aren't. As well looking at the numbers the pounds should be full of them too since it amounts to in actuality 1,896 listings for Australia. this is just one website, gumtree, as we know there are many more. Dont think much of your chances of finding a cavalier at the pound, well not for long anyway. 191 Results: king charles cavalier puppies in Australia 231 Results: king charles cavalier in Australia 264 Results: cavalier puppies in Australia 318 Results: cavalier in Australia 124 Results: king charles spaniel in Australia 102 Results: king charles spaniel puppies in Australia 123 Results: cavalier king charles spaniel in Australia 101 Results: cavalier king charles spaniel puppies in Australia 243 Results: king charles in Australia 199 Results: king charles puppies in Australia