New laws have been proposed in Australia that will effectively ban the breeding of Labradoodles and other crossbred dogs in the state of New South Wales.

This new legislation seeks to reduce the number of dogs in shelters (a very worthy aim) by prohibiting the breeding of dogs except by recognised breeders. However, the only breeders the legislation automatically recognises are members of the Royal NSW Canine Council, an organisation of purebred dog breeders that is opposed to the breeding of crossbred dogs.

If this Bill is passed, the breeding of Labradoodles, Cockapoos and other crossbred dogs will effectively be banned. These wonderful dogs will be outlawed!

Labradoodles were first bred in 1989 by Guide Dogs Victoria, to provide seeing-eye dogs for people with allergies to dog fur.  Today there are hundreds of Labradoodles in Australia and around the world who work as Guide Dogs, Assistance Dogs and Therapy Dogs, in addition to the many thousands of Labradoodles and other crossbred dogs that do the all-important work of family pets.