Animal rights activists have amassed more than 7000 objections to a 50-dog bordoodle, moodle and schmoodle breeding kennel proposed for Mount Walker.

Objections came from far and wide, including interstate, and appear largely to have followed a template written by animal rights organisations against what they described as a “puppy farm”.

Catherine Kermond of Neautral Bay (sic), NSW, Carol Semmens who also lives south of the Tweed in West Albury, Toowoomba’s Jennifer Hoffman, Esk's Stephen Bird and Kooralbyn's Anthony Kingdom were among those to submit an identical objection before submission closed last Monday.

But Sandy Baker, who would run the $200,000 plus dog breeding facility with Melissa Stubbs, said those objections were not based upon facts.

“None of them know us, none of them know what we are intending [nor] how it will be set up,” she said.

“They are just all jumping on board and sharing a template … they are just believing the lies that are being told and hitting send.”

“These people are mindless, they are just following the leader.”

Ms Baker rejected the description of her proposed facility as a “puppy farm”, instead describing it as a “kennel complex”.

“It will look like a house, it will be all internal walls, sealed and air-conditioning ducted and everything beautiful,” Ms Baker said.

“Play areas indoors for bad weather, outdoor for good weather, multiple play areas so different dogs of different breeds and personalities can mix, so there is options.”

“It is all going to be very upper class.”

She and Ms Stubbs already run a small breeding operation and petting zoo from their property on Rosewood-Warrill View Road, and Ms Baker said locals supported their expansion.

“I've actually spoken to the neighbours and they are all for it,” she said.

“Because they know us and they know we treat our animals so well.”

“They see them running in the paddocks having fun and swimming in the dams.”

But Ms Baker said the objectors were “uniformed” and simply “jumping on a size”.

“They've not spoken to me, they've not been to our premises,” she said.

“Which, I don't want them to come here, anyway, after what's going on.”

But those leading the efforts to have the Scenic Rim Regional Council reject Ms Baker’s proposal would not likely have changed their minds by conversing with her.

That is because they oppose the very idea of commercial dog breeding, Animal Liberation Queensland executive director Chay Neal said.

“We suggest that people adopt rather than shop,” Mr Neal said.

“There are plenty of dogs at shelters and rescue organisations that need a loving home.”

He said about 3400 people made submissions to council directly through the ALQ website.

That was in addition to the more than 3800 signatories which PETA gathered for a petition it submitted to council last Monday, and Mr Neal said he hoped more people objected independently.

Scenic Rim Regional Council confirmed it had received more than 3200 submissions, as well as a submission from PETA “which indicates it is on behalf of 3841 supporters”.

“Such submissions are counted as a single submission,” a spokeswoman explained of the latter.

“However when sent to Council for consideration, the number of persons associated with the submission would be noted.”

The activist agreed with Ms Baker that his objections were motivated by the size of the proposed facility alone.

“There is a big difference between someone that may have two dogs, and breed a few, do it responsibly, look after their health and keep those breeding dogs throughout their lifetime, as opposed to these larger facilities,” he said.

“Ultimately, we don't think we should be breeding these dogs at all, and certainly not at this scale.”

He said that it would be “impossible, or close to it”, for such an operation to meet his standards for animal welfare and remain “commercially viable”.

“It is clearly a business model, the idea is to breed puppies and produce a profit,” he said.

“Many people I know, if their dog gets a broken leg, or needs cancer treatment or pain medication, they'll spend thousands of dollars on that dog, even if it only has a couple of years left in its life, to manage that pain and give it a good happy life.”

“Where animals are seen as commodities … there is going to be a much lower cut off point, where they will just euthanise a dog if it is going to cost more than x amount of dollars.”

But Ms Baker said her dogs were less likely to get injured and “proper breeders’” could afford to treat their dogs if they got sick.

“We love our dogs, that’s why we breed them,” she said.

She said operating at a commercial scale allowed breeders to “put their entire self” into giving their dogs the care they needed.

She said people who bred a few dogs were not running a business, and therefore needed to go to work and leave their dogs at home alone.

“All sorts of things can happen when dogs are in pup, or having their babies, when no one is at home to supervise,” she said.

“That is a bad idea and the RSPCA supports quality breeders over those small breeders who aren't a business, everyday of the week.”

She also warned that stopping “conscientious” breeders from plying their trade would have unintended consequences.

Because the “dodgy operators” “weren’t putting in applications to council”.

“When [activists] prevent proper quality breeders, who do the right thing by breeding animals that are healthy, happy and well adjusted, what happens if they are not available is people are then purchasing the ones that are truly puppy farmed,” she said.

“That allows the puppy farmers to sell their puppies, because there is a demand for puppies that can't be met.”