Dogs Suffer And Die On Filthy Puppy Farm

[Pockets]

Just to add, the RSPCA is working together with the council to shut this puppy farm down, it was all over the radio this afternoon

[Kelpie-i]

Just to add, the RSPCA is working together with the council to shut this puppy farm down, it was all over the radio this afternoon

I say we organise a huge rally like the one they did when the state govt proposed shutting down of the Tote hotel. Strength in numbers!

[Steve]

There's something smelly here. If dogs are kept in enclosures too small to lay down then the RSPCA can and will do something about that because it is a breach of POCTAA. If the dogs have no adequate clean water then the RSPCA can and will do something about that because it is a breach of POCTAA. If the animals dont have shelter from the elements then thats a breach of POCTAA and the RSPCA can and will do something about that.

Why cant they show the photos? They dont hesitate to show them any other time. There are no injuries or the dogs would be seized and no one has stopped at showing us animals in small crates or covered in poo before. Why havent the RSPCA gone in with cameras ready to put it on their rescue show as they did with Judy and a dozen others? Why havent these dogs been seized and checked out by an RSPCA vet to see if they have worms like they did with Rozzie? Something stinks.

The whole deal about the RSPCA puppy farm paper is that they cant do much and they want wider better powers - think about it.

I dont believe that if conditions are as they are being represented that they cant go in because they are against the POCTAA .

Edited February 27, 2010 by Steve

[Doglet]

It's disgusting that they think they need allow animals to suffer in order to prove a point, if they ARE trying to get more power.

Why must someone / something be made an example in order to prove a point? its sick...

[Bilbo Baggins]

OMG. :thumbsup: :D ;)

I agree with Steve. All is not as painted. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Zhou Xuanyao]

Thats right alot of these scum are registered breeders.

Having said that this story is probably exaggerated. They won't release photos because they are too shocking ? Yeh right. More like the photos do not support thier story. If it was the way they say it is then there should be plenty of grounds for charges.

[puggy_puggy]

Thank you for everyone’s concern regarding the pugs from Les & Melinda Paxton’s Brembroke property. We have contacted The Paxtons, on numerouse occasions, offering them our service to ethically and legally rehome any pugs or pug crosses they own. To date they have declined our offers and have infered, in no certain terms, that their dogs have been passed onto others with similar interestest as theirs. If Les & Melinda Paxton have a change of heart and do want to ethically and legally rehome any of their pugs or pug crosses through our service our offer still stands. - PUG RESCUE & ADOTPION VICTORIA INC.

[Nekhbet]

Actually Lo Pan the photos are not pretty at all

there's something rotten in the ranks of the administration I think that allows this to be OK. Keep watching this space though the next couple of weeks are going to be interesting

[WreckitWhippet]

I think Steve might be on the money here.

[MissMolly]

More about this story..

http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/articl...51651_news.html

Puppy farm owners told to remove all dogs

Kerri-Ann Hobbs

March 4th, 2010

PUPPY farmers Leslie Paxton and Melinda Pryor have been told to remove all dogs from their Beremboke property as the Moorabool Shire Council moves in to close down their puppy mill.

Documents filed with the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, obtained by the Geelong Advertiser, show the couple must remove the dogs from their property until the emergency hearing, expected to be held tomorrow in VCAT, as the council tries to permanently shut down their business.

But animal activists say the court proceedings are more about planning laws than saving the dogs from horrendous conditions.

Emergency court orders obtained by the council at VCAT this week state Mr Paxton and Ms Pryor must remove all dogs from their Marshalls Lane property and stop using them for breeding.

Tomorrow the council wants the tribunal to rule that the land be used only as farming property, as per the current planning scheme.

The council also wanted:

THE couple to immediately cease using the farm to breed and keep dogs.

ALL structures related to the keeping of dogs removed from the property.

DEAD animals, rotting food, animal faeces and other offensive matter associated with their puppy farm removed.

AND the pair to pay the shire's costs for going to VCAT.

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Animal Liberation Victoria, who secretly video taped dogs on the property late last month, called on animal welfare authorities and the council to save the dogs rather than worry about planning permits.

"The urgent VCAT hearing is a farce, its simply more words with no action for these dogs," ALV's Debra Tranter said.

"The Paxtons can basically do whatever they want with these dogs as council and RSPCA are more concerned with planning laws than animal cruelty.

"Moorabool council just want the dogs off the property so they don't have to deal with it any more. It's a joke.

"What does an animal have to endure in this state before the RSPCA and council start taking action?"

Mr Paxton has repeatedly refused to comment to the Geelong Advertiser, claiming the council report was false and warning he was seeking legal action.

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http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/articl...52461_news.html

Geelong Advertiser

March 6th, 2010

Horror puppy farm owners restricted to five dogs

By Jeff Whalley

A BEREMBOKE puppy farm at the centre of shocking allegations of mistreatment and cruelty was effectively ordered to shut down at a Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal hearing yesterday.

Leslie Paxton and Melinda Pryor have been threatened with jail if they flout orders, which allow them to have no more than five dogs on their property, north of Anakie.

VCAT member Dalia Cook yesterday issued an interim enforcement order demanding the couple house only five dogs on their property - effectively forcing them out of the puppy breeding business.

Moorabool Shire confronted the couple at the tribunal hearing with revelations they kept up to 59 dogs in squalid conditions.

During the hour-long session the couple barely spoke but did reveal there were now only nine dogs left at the site and agreed to off-load four dogs by March 10 to meet the court's orders.

Ms Cook warned of the seriousness of breaching the order.

"This order can be enforced as if ordered by the Supreme Court. It can be prosecuted like contempt. If there is no compliance there is the prospect of imprisonment amongst other penalties," she said.

Moorabool Shire's solicitor Matt Sherwell said council rangers would visit the puppy farm again on Wednesday.

"They will inspect first thing that morning. If the order is not being complied with the additional dogs will be removed and handed over to the council. Ultimately those that can't be re-housed will be put down," Mr Sherwell said.

Mr Paxton and Ms Pryor will again face VCAT on March 16 to try to prevent the shire's bid to have series of puppy enclosures dismantled on their property.

The couple refused to answer media questions outside the court yesterday.

Animal Liberation Victoria, which helped expose the conditions at the farm, last night said the battle to crackdown on the couple's activities was far from over.

Spokeswoman Debra Tranter said the organisation was concerned about the plight of the five dogs left on the property.

"They shouldn't be allowed to keep five dogs. The council has found dogs dead on their property. They've lost the right to have any animals," Ms Tranter said.

Edited March 5, 2010 by MissMolly

[Christina]

IMO the council have done the right thing here.

They are stopping it continuing any longer.

The welfare of the animals should be dealt with by RSPCA.

Why isn't this happening ?

[Sheridan]

IMO the council have done the right thing here.

They are stopping it continuing any longer.

The welfare of the animals should be dealt with by RSPCA.

Why isn't this happening ?

Yes, where is the RSPCA in all this?

[Gallomph]

Where have the other 50 dogs gone??? Probably moved to another site so they can keep breeding. Or sold on to other puppy farmers.

Marvellous outcome for the dogs.

[k9angel]

Where have the other 50 dogs gone??? Probably moved to another site so they can keep breeding. Or sold on to other puppy farmers.

Marvellous outcome for the dogs.

And what happened to the two huskies??? Shouldnt they of been removed too?

Very sad for all the dogs & pups involved. The RSCPA is a joke, an absolute joke..... ;)

How much more proof do they need???????? :D

[thornliegirl]

This makes me sick

[puggy_puggy]

Where have the other 50 dogs gone??? Probably moved to another site so they can keep breeding. Or sold on to other puppy farmers.

Marvellous outcome for the dogs.

The majority of the dogs have been traced to other properties just like the Paxtons.

And yes Leslie Paxton is registered breeder with a Dogs Victoria prefix.