Puppy prices in NSW could double as crackdown hits hobby breeders

Puppy prices could double in NSW as hobby breeders struggle amid a crackdown on rogue operators in the industry, experts have warned.

Hobby breeders, who may oversee only a couple of litters per year, claim they’ve become collateral damage in the NSW government’s decision to step up policing on large “puppy farms”.

In a joint announcement last October, the NSW government and RSPCA revealed they had created a Puppy Factory Taskforce, which included six inspectors that would crack down on large, illegal operations.