Nova Scotia sitting on recommendations to regulate dog-breeding industry
CBC
A year and a half after it received a report recommending annual inspections for all establishments that breed, sell, board or adopt dogs, the Nova Scotia government is still reviewing the advice.
The recommendation came from an expert committee commissioned by the previous Liberal government. It submitted its report in July 2021, just weeks before the Progressive Conservatives came to power.
Inaction since then has frustrated some advocates who continue to lobby for regulation of the dog-breeding industry, while others say more consultation is needed.
The chief provincial inspector for the Nova Scotia SPCA, Jo-Anne Landsburg, was on the committee that made the recommendation to the province. She said the SPCA is all for regulating the dog-breeding industry.
"I think the public would be shocked to know about some of the situations that we come across in our line of work and I think for that reason it would be a very good time to start these regulations in Nova Scotia," she said.
In addition to an annual inspection and a licensing fee to offset administration costs, enforcement and a database, the committee recommended breeding animals be microchipped and health-certified by a veterinarian.
The province would maintain the database that includes licence status, the microchip numbers and information on the previous owners of the animals.
The committee also recommended breeders adhere to the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association's code of practice for Canadian kennel operations.
Committee chair Kathy Robb said Nova Scotia Agriculture Minister Greg Morrow has "shown no interest in moving it forward."
"It is something that would be beneficial for everyone, certainly for the dogs, consumers," said Robb. "This is the right thing to do."
It's an issue she's passionate about.
In 2017, she and her veterinarian husband, Paul Robb, adopted a dog confiscated by the SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) from a puppy mill.
The dog, Rosy, bred litters for six years.
Under the current system, the SPCA responds primarily to complaints.
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