RSPCA Qld is urging the public to get involved and vote in a State Government survey released as part of proposed legislation to help stamp out puppy farms.

The legislation hopes to squeeze out unscrupulous breeders under a proposed two-tiered breeder registration system. The registration system will be mandatory for intensive dog breeders with regular monitoring and voluntary registration for smaller scale breeders. Microchips will be mandatory and will include the breeder's information and specific details about the mother of each litter.

The people of Queensland have been asked to have their say on how best to regulate dog breeding and vote in a survey that can be found on the Government’s website.

https://www.getinvolved.qld.gov.au/gi/consultation/315/survey/504/view.html

“We’re urging everyone to vote for option 4 which calls for compulsory registration of persons with 10 or more dogs,” said RSPCA Qld CEO Mark Townend. “This was the preferred option from all the interested parties and of course enforcement of the legislation will be essential. So please, don’t sit on the fence! Do your bit to help stamp out unscrupulous puppy farmers and help end the misery for the animals.”

 Do you like working with animals and enjoy meeting new people? If so you may like to consider volunteering with the RSPCA.

RSPCA regional Shelters and adoption centres are in urgent need of volunteers to help with a multitude of tasks such as walking dogs, cleaning pens and helping with customer service.

“Some of the shelters are really experiencing problems with the workload,” said RSPCA Qld spokesman Michael Beatty. “Volunteers are the lifeblood of the RSPCA and without them we simply couldn’t exist. Volunteering can be incredibly rewarding and you have the satisfaction of knowing you’re helping to give most animals a second chance.”

Volunteer roles are available 7 days per week and all volunteers attend a Volunteer Orientation and Level 1 of Four Paws Forward training on their first day with further training provided through out the year.  

Current volunteer roles are listed on RSPCA Qld’s website – www.rspcaqld.org.au .

The regional shelters in need of volunteers are Cairns, Townsville, Rockhampton, Bundaberg, Gympie, Noosa, Kingaroy, Toowoomba and Dakabin.

So if you’d like to make a difference to the lives of all creatures-great and small- simply go to the website and follow the links.