Applications from across Australia to take the dogs – found with matted coats in muddy, overcrowded pens – overwhelm the RSPCA
No one knows for sure how many puppies Noodle the labradoodle has sired but it’s estimated to be in the dozens, if not hundreds.
The slight, golden-haired dog is one of more than 250 rescued from Tasmanian Labradoodles, a breeder in northern Tasmania and the biggest known puppy farm in the state. An out-of-court agreement with the RSPCA stipulated that 70 animal welfare charges would be dropped if it agreed to shut down its business and immediately surrender all dogs in its possession.