At first glance, the kennel Balihara Ranch seems to tick all the boxes. The puppies are microchipped, vaccinated, registered in both national and international pedigree databases (FCI), and come with official papers. On paper, everything looks perfect.

But laws protect the bare minimum. And the bare minimum has never meant dignity—or ethics.

• The law allows a female dog to be bred 7 or 8 times in her life.
• The law doesn’t prohibit selling a puppy to a broker, with no knowledge of where the puppy ends up.
• The law doesn’t address dogs kept in overcrowded runs with zero human bonding.

And that’s where legality and ethics part ways. The law ensures everything is in order on paper. Ethics demand a life of dignity for the dogs. That difference is not only vast—it’s painfully visible at Balihara Ranch.

From Puppy Buyers

Many buyers say the transaction seemed perfectly “legit.” The puppy had papers, a microchip, vaccinations—the whole package. But once home, reality hit: fearfulness, behavioral issues, and complete lack of socialization.

These stories prove one thing: legal compliance isn’t enough.
A dog is not a document or a stamp—it’s a sentient being.

Every buyer holds the power to change this system. Not by blindly trusting paperwork, but by asking the hard questions about how and where these puppies are raised.

Ethics Begin Where the Law Ends

So let’s ask: Can this really be called “breeding with love”?
Can we talk about responsibility when dogs are treated like inventory?

Balihara Ranch stands as proof that legal doesn’t mean right.
Just because something isn’t illegal, doesn’t mean it isn’t cruel.

And where animals are reduced to line items on a spreadsheet, we don’t need new laws—we need a conscience. Because when the law stays silent, our ethics shouldn’t.

That’s the difference between a breeder and a manufacturer.

So next time someone says, “But it’s all perfectly legal”, ask:
Is it also right?

Because if the law protects only the minimum, it’s up to us to protect the rest.
Dogs deserve more than just the legal bare minimum.