Puppy farm bill will have detrimental effect on an industry that supports 11,000 jobs

I WISH to take issue with the Dog Breeding Bill 2009 in its current format.

While the bill, which was drafted in response to the unacceptable standards in “puppy farms” is most welcome, the effect on the well-regulated greyhound industry will be detrimental to greyhound racing.

As the bill stands, it defines a dog-breeding establishment as a premises at which bitches are kept, not less than six of which are