Applications from across Australia to take the dogs – found with matted coats in muddy, overcrowded pens – overwhelm the RSPCA
‘He didn’t even know how to run,’ Emilie Harris says of Noodle, who has been rescued from the Tasmanian Labrodoodles puppy farm.‘He didn’t even know how to run,’ Emilie Harris says of Noodle, who has been rescued from the Tasmanian Labrodoodles puppy farm.No one knows for sure how many puppies Noodle the labradoodle has sired but it’s estimated to be in the dozens, if not hundreds., a breeder in northern Tasmania and the biggest known puppy farm in the state.
Three cases of hip dysplasia, a sign of over-breeding in labradoodles, have been identified, with more expected. In a statement released last year by their lawyer, the couple who own the company said: “We have been breeding labradoodles for 20 years and have been feeding our dogs a 100% raw diet, which meets their nutritional needs. This way, we can mate them on every cycle.”
The number of applicants wanting to adopt the dogs came a shock to Dawkins and her team, who expected interest – but not the tidal wave that crashed the RSPCA website at one point and far exceeded the number of dogs available.Each week our editors select five of the most interesting, entertaining and thoughtful reads published by Guardian Australia and our international colleagues.
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