24/05/2023
It makes me so mad 😡🤬when I see and hear of kittens/cats, puppies/dogs being advertised for free on social media sites by people who are not a rescue group or a registered breeder ... IT'S ILLEGAL.... and it should be reported...... to the site and to Animal Welfare.
There are laws to protect animals, and they carry hefty fines that people should be aware of .......
Advertising kittens, cats, puppies or dogs for sale or to give away in NSW needs to include an identification number in advertisements, regardless of how you got them.
The identification number can be:
• a microchip number, OR
• a breeder identification number, OR
• a rehoming organisation number.
The advertising requirement applies to all advertisements, including those in newspapers, local posters, community notice boards and all forms of online advertising, including public advertisements on websites such as the Trading Post, Gumtree and social media sites.......
You may think you are doing a good thing by giving them away, but those cute adorable kittens and puppies grow up.
Most people don't care who they go to.....they just want to get rid of them.
If they are given to irresponsible people who don't/won't desex them, they are at risk of procreating....the cycle repeats itself.
OR ...they could be potentially dumped when they grow out of their "cute baby stage", left to fend for themselves..fighting for their lives.
Or worse......
If they fall into the clutches of vile humans that prey on animals being advertised for free, they could end up as live bait for dog fighting rings.....
https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/animal-welfare/animal-care-and-welfare/other/dogs-and-cats/selling
