Commercial breeders do not study pedigrees in order to produce dogs that are as close to their breed standard as possible.
Not exact matches
Some pet shops make money out of our desire and our wish to share our home with animals - they
do this callously and hypocritically, supporting an industry that exploits the animals they sell -
commercial breeders.
As well,
commercial breeders and puppy mills sometimes have puppies that
did not sell for assorted reasons, and so discount them to make them more saleable.
A
breeder that will sell their dogs without papers is often a back yard
breeder or
commercial breeder who
does not
do any genetic testing and for a lower cost you could end up with a puppy that has luxating patella's, leg perthies disease, cataracts or perhaps something worse like a liver shunt or heart defect.
Why
does he think the City of Phoenix went to all that trouble to pass a law protecting the public, the puppies and the dogs left behind with the
commercial breeders?
Over the months, she would get to know me better, and I would get to know more about her dogs and her dog ethics (she
does rescue, is anti
commercial breeders, is involved in her breed club, etc).
The
breeder does not supply puppies or adult dogs to pet stores,
commercial dealers, for raffles, giveaway prizes, or other such projects.
Even this very small promise, which he could have easily kept, he
did not, and instead opted to get a dog from a
commercial breeder, proving once again that his word is worthless.
We
do not support any breeding of bunnies by agricultural
breeders,
commercial breeders, occasional
breeders, or even one - time home
breeders.
Too often one finds that the large
commercial operations spend much less on their breeding programs, and charge far more for their puppies than that
done by the independent
breeder.
The fact that a
commercial dog
breeder may have tens or hundreds of adult dogs for the purpose of breeding each and making money (i.e., economic gain)
does not allow that business owner or operator to «view» these animals differently and, therefore, justify substandard, neglectful or cruel treatment.
Many
commercial breeders advertise or sell directly to consumers through the Internet and
do not allow consumers to view their animals in the kennels.
The
commercial breeders — puppy millers — that put profit over the well being of the dogs
do sell their dogs in pet stores.
don't just believe me,
do your own research look into
commercial USDA inspected and licensed dog
breeder facilities for yourself on Youtube.
So, while retail stores can continue to procure and sell puppies, kittens, and pot - bellied pigs from
commercial breeders, those stores can not thrive if consumers armed with the facts don't buy them.
«
Commercial breeders typically house their dogs in unheated wire cages, and USDA regulations
do not require that the dogs ever be allowed out of those cages to relieve themselves or get exercise,» said LaHart.
Do the
commercial breeders that you visited?
So we can, and should, give a home to every healthy and friendly shelter dog, but even if we
do, we're still going to need
breeders to fill the rest of the demand for millions more pet dogs each year in America alone — and we're going to continue to need
commercial - scale
breeders to achieve that sheer quantity of pet dogs.
But a reputable store takes good care of its puppies and kittens, and
does its best to deal with reputable
commercial breeders.
Nobody is arguing that dogs should be treated badly, kept in cages their entire lives, denied socialization with other dogs, or anything of the sort, but to suggest that there are no
commercial - scale
breeders doing a good job with their dogs is a comment that could only be made by somebody who has never taken the time to go out and spend time on the farms owned by all kinds of
commercial - scale
breeders.
So what can we
do to help clear the smoke and mirrors used by
commercial breeders who like to pretend their dogs and puppies are much loved family pets rather than commodities?
Aloha Pet Shop issued a statement addressed to customers and neighbors, saying it had purchased dogs raised by
commercial breeders in the past, but no longer
does so, calling it «an unfortunate mistake we have learned from.
We all know the USDA will
do nothing about the large
commercial breeders who's animals never touch the ground, are never held or loved, and will die without ever knowing any type of happiness.
«What we need to
do a better job of is raising awareness that there is a big difference between respectable
commercial breeders and disreputable puppy mills.»
Do you support or oppose a law in Florida that would require the regulation of large - scale
commercial dog
breeders?
But the act doesn't require all
commercial breeders to be licensed, and the USDA establishes only minimum - care standards in enforcing this law.
If
commercial breeders were required to adhere to humane standards of care, or lose their license if they don't, fewer families would unknowingly support cruel puppy mills or be duped into buying sick and behaviorally challenged puppies.
Puppy Mills, if you
do not know the term yet, define a
commercial group of
breeders who confine hundreds of dogs in cages for the sole purpose of breeding them for profit until they are no longer useful.
Commercial breeders «don't have any history of effectively enforcing themselves,» said Rogers, who owns a 5 - year - old terrier - pitbull - beagle - mix rescue dog.
Applying
commercial standards to small, in - home hobby operations as this proposal
does will have a crippling effect on these
breeders, and cause many of the finest
breeders in the country to quit.
Unregulated
commercial rescue's who
do not meet these standards should be obliged to obtain and apply a reference in the same manner as a
commercial breeder.
Perhaps
commercial breeders should be tested and examined to ensure that they
do have sufficient technical knowledge to breed properly and perhaps they should only be allowed to breed from lines that have been screened and declared free of hereditary problems and are suited to the application of their declared market.
Although there are reputable
commercial breeders there are many that
do not practice good methods or use screened bloodlines.
Although Maryland already has strict regulations in place requiring retail pet stores to disclose information about
breeders and barring them from using any
commercial breeders that have received citations from the U.S. Agriculture Department within the past two years, Governor Hogan, a dog lover whose whose 16 - year - old Shih Tzu died last year, said that not enough was being
done to protect the animals.
The
commercial breeder, or pet shop, can't
do that and remain in business.
Unfortunately, 21 states have no laws on the books regulating
commercial dog
breeders — and a number of states that
do require
breeders to be licensed and inspected by the state only require
commercial breeders to meet USDA standards of care.
It doesn't matter whether a
breeder is a large
commercial breeder, or only breeds once.
Ethical
breeders do not consign dogs to pet stores, animal brokers (foreign or domestic) or
commercial kennels.
The AWA
does not cover
commercial breeders who sell directly to the public, and many animal welfare advocates believe that additional regulations are needed to assure buyers that breeding dogs and puppies are treated properly in these kennels.
Commercial breeders that sell directly to the public fall through the regulatory cracks unless they do business in a state that licenses commercia
Commercial breeders that sell directly to the public fall through the regulatory cracks unless they
do business in a state that licenses
commercialcommercial kennels.
The result was far fewer registered Dals but the drop didn't necessarily reflect the number of spotted dogs produced by backyard
breeders and
commercial kennels because many of those dogs are never registered.
The ASPCA
does not support purchasing or otherwise acquiring animals from large - scale
commercial breeders, the retail outlets they supply or casual «backyard»
breeders.
We
DO NOT sell to
commercial breeders.
The federal USDA
does not, however, require licensing of
commercial breeders that sell dogs directly to the public through newspaper ads or over the Internet.
Although
commercial dog
breeders who sell puppies wholesale to pet stores and distributors are licensed and regulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the minimum required standards of care
do little to protect dogs and nothing to ensure responsible, quality breeding.
The law will not affect the sale of animals from private
breeders who
do not participate in the mass
commercial sale of animals.
I have traveled to your shops and met with
commercial breeders to broaden my understanding, and I assure you I will continue to
do so.
In the end, Virginia enacted changes to state law that requires pet stores that source from
commercial breeders only
do so from those with clean records.
Comment - Considering the mindset of that board, as well as the HSUS, towards
commercial breeders, just how fair
do you think
breeders in this state will be treated
I
do not own a
commercial breeding kennel, however I am a small
breeder and find these new regulations to be assanine!