New laws target Queensland puppy farms

THE Queensland Government aims to wipe out puppy farms under proposed new registration requirements for dog breeders.
Agriculture Minister Tim Mulherin says unscrupulous breeders who usually run large-scale operations in isolated areas will be squeezed out under a proposed two-tiered breeder registration system.

"These notorious operations generally have very poor conditions - sometimes with hundreds of dogs - and fail to meet any of the dogs' behavioural, social and physiological needs," Mr Mulherin said in a statement.

The registration system will be mandatory for intensive dog breeders with regular monitoring and voluntary registration for smaller scale breeders.