Please share this video to convince your government officials that we need permits for breeders!
When Used.ca banned profiting from household pets across their entire network back in 2015, Elizabeth Dutton, president of Used.ca, commented that “websites like ours are not qualified or capable of regulating the breeding of pets."
No one can better regulate than the government. So, I contacted every office of the Ministers of Agriculture or relevant ministers of each province and territory in Canada to know their laws regulating dog and cat breeders. What did I discover?
Only the provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick require licenses for dog and cat breeders.
All establishments in New Brunswick that breed or board for consideration are required to undergo an annual inspection and obtain a Pet Establishment License (PEL) through the province of New Brunswick. In Quebec, owners or guardians of more than 15 cats or dogs in the context of commercial breeding or breeding activities are required to undergo an annual inspection and obtain a permit issued by the province of Quebec.
I need your help to convince your government officials that we need these permits!
Breeders who are issued permits from the government may not guarantee that these breeders are conscientious, but it provides more protection to buyers since these breeders have licenses and can be easily traced if problems occur. Moreover, it allows for the government to make these breeders responsible and to comply with a certain standard of care, to inspect them, or even sanction them — all of which Kijiji and classified sites cannot do.
Click here to find and contact your Government official: tell them you support breeder permits!
Municipalities in some provinces also have the ability to regulate businesses (dog breeding is a business). Check with your local officials as well if they can require breeders to have a license or meet specific sanitary, sound or zoning requirements!
Don’t miss Part 3: A human moderator must review pets ads BEFORE going live, Kijiji!
*I still have not got a response from Nunavut.