UPDATE: September 2023
The Bundaberg Regional Council has voted unanimously to refuse the development approval for the Kanche Kennels puppy farm in Wallaville.
The applicant has been operating without approval for some time, advertising cute puppies online – almost always photographed inside a home. The reality is that the majority of these dogs are kept in outdoor pens with little shelter, enrichment or human interaction. Puppy farms are not only extremely cruel, but they are also out of touch with community values and expectations.
This effectively means that the applicant must either move & apply for another development approval or close down the puppy breeding operation.
It goes without saying that we will continue to monitor councils to object to puppy farms, piggeries, feedlots and other factory farms. For now, we say a heartfelt thanks to everyone who lodged objections to stop this puppy farm. This puppy farm was stopped thanks to YOU!
UPDATE: July 2022 – Submissions are now closed. Thank you to the thousands of supporters that sent submissions to council. We will keep you all updated of future updates. As submitters, anyone who made a submission to council should also receive an update regarding approval or rejection of this development.
There is a new development application currently with the Bundaberg Regional Council for a puppy farm which would allow the applicants to keep up to 100 Chihuahuas (49 breeding dogs) at a time.
This puppy farm, operated by Kanche Kennels, is located at Wallaville and breeds Chihuahuas for sale online. The applicant advertises cute puppies, almost always photographed inside a home, when the reality is that the majority of these dogs are kept in outdoor pens and a barn-style shed for shelter.
Puppy farms are not only extremely cruel towards ‘man’s best friend’ – treating them as little more than a commodity, but they are also completely out of touch with a society of people who want better welfare conditions for animals.
In October 2021, the Sunshine Coast Council listened to the thousands of members of the public who objected to the proposed Diamond Valley Puppy Farm in Landsborough and rejected the application. We are hoping that this sets a precedent and that other councils follow their lead and block proposed developments like this.