The NSW Government has today requested a parliamentary inquiry be called into puppy factories and the lucrative industry surrounding the commercial breeding of companion animals

The inquiry, announced by NSW Minister for Primary Industries, Niall Blair, will review existing practices across the state and will also investigate measures adopted in other jurisdictions, before tabling recommendations to the NSW Government.

Conditions inside puppy farms can be squalid and confined. Credit:RSPCA

The move today follows an ongoing campaign by Fairfax Media, highlighting the plight of thousands of breeding dogs that are trapped in a never ending cycle of cruelty. The RSPCA estimates there are 200 puppy factories committing these offences across NSW.