Animal laws go too far

Weekly Times Now February 8, 2012 LEGISLATION to deal with puppy farms casts too wide a net, writes CHRIS McLENNAN Even the smallest towns will have a hastily scrawled sign stuck to the inside of a cafe or garage window with that familiar introduction “Free to...

Laws are a dog’s breakfast

weeklytimesnow Editorial |  February 1, 2012 VICTORIANS are repulsed by the illegal activities of puppy farmers and horrified by the apparent rise of dog attacks. Law-makers have been working to respond to this community pressure, trying to untangle a hotch-potch of...