We’ve rounded up all the news you need to know this afternoon — so you don’t have to go searching.
1. Victorian puppy farms will be closed.
In excellent news for dogs and dog-lovers across the country, puppy farms in Victoria will soon be closed.
The RSPCA Special Investigations Unit has been awarded a $5 million grant by the Victorian government that it will use close illegal puppy farms, APP reports. The grant will also be used to prosecute rogue breeders and rehabilitate seized animals.
Legislation amendments that are already underway will strengthen the animal breeding code of practice and regulate pet shops, according to AAP.
Thousands and thousands of dogs are kept in puppy farms around the world, and the RSPCA says that “puppy farming is a major animal welfare issue in Australia”. In these farms, dogs are forced to become pregnant repeatedly — trapped in tiny dark spaces, where they often live in their own excrement and are unable to see the sunshine.
Meet Billy, who was rescued from a puppy farm, in the US Humane Society video (post continues after video):
2. Woman slapped with overtime “grief tax”.
A woman has been slapped with a $280 fine for staying a few minutes late at her husband’s grave after his funeral.
The distraught widow stayed just minutes past the 4pm closing time at Pinnaroo Cemetery Brisbane, Quest News reports.
“I was told that Pinnaroo operates as a business. It’s a grave-robbing grief tax,” a family member told the newspaper.
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