RSPCA Tasmania closed Tasmania's largest puppy farm, Tasmanian Labradoodles, after owners settled out of court on overbreeding charges, leaving 250 dogs without homes.

RSPCA Tasmania shut down Tasmania's largest puppy farm, Tasmanian Labradoodles, after owners Paul and Elizabeth Bartlett settled out of court on 70 counts of overbreeding dogs. The closure left 250 dogs without homes. The RSPCA aims to push for a ban on puppy farms and establish mandatory registration, standards, and conduct for breeding. The immediate challenge for the RSPCA is to provide care, foster homes, and adoption for the 250 Labradoodles, with an estimated cost of at least $1,000 per dog.