Wish
there were no puppy mills, or pet stores so the «only» place to adopt would be the shelters.
At - large Councilwoman Angela Lawson, a member of the committee, said she is an animal lover, which is why she supported the measure going forward, but is not yet convinced
there is a puppy mill problem in Aurora needing legislation.
We knew that
there was a puppy mill rescue just down the street from whefe we lived.
Repeatedly, the argument coming from those against communities limiting sales at pet stores (where puppy mill animals are sold) is either, «
There are no puppy mills,» or, «There is no proper...
there are puppy mills and brokers that focus purely on the business of making money and do not follow safe practices or treat dogs properly
In many cases, people handle the dogs responsibly before you take them home, however,
there are puppy mills and brokers that focus purely on the business of making money and do not follow safe practices or treat dogs properly.
Near Manhattan, KS,
there ARE puppy mills....
In Missouri on Highway 36
there ARE puppy mills....
There is a puppy mill here in town but they don't bother with that.
And then there's the puppy mills for pet stores.
There are a number of other cities that are have anti-puppy mill legislation in the works, but in the meantime if you suspect
there is a puppy mill facility in your town or city, check out this guide from the Humane Society of the United States on how to use local ordinances to combat puppy mills.
Not exact matches
«With thousands of good animals in need of homes,
there is no need for notorious
puppy mills to supply pet stores,» Gianaris said in a statement.
That puts us right up
there with our
puppy mill problem, where we
are second in the nation.
Still, dog
mills exist because
there is demand for
puppy trade — some disreputable pet stores get their supplies of young
puppies directly from them.
Because the language in SQ777 would allow
puppy mill and cockfighting breeders to define themselves as «farmers,»
there is little state and local governments could do to enact safeguards against such practices, even though Oklahomans have
been clear they don't want such operations in our state.
Because of how dogs sold through pet stores and / or born in
puppy mills are bred, housed, handled, shipped, homed, and raised,
there are many possible reasons underlying the problems they show as adults.
With Missouri poised to name the Newfoundland its official state dog — possibly an attempt by what
's been called the
puppy mill capital of the U.S. to gain some good doggie PR —
there could soon
be 10 states with their own state dogs.
Start with shelter dogs: We all agree that
there are plenty (thousands) of dogs, both in and out of
puppy mills, who desperately need homes and can
be rescued for free, so no one should ever
be paying a breeder for an animal.
Backers of increased restrictions on dog breeders in North Carolina recorded a conversation with a state Senator who opposes the bill at a meeting earlier this month and, as a result, some Republican leaders say
there will
be no vote on a proposed
puppy mill law this year.
If we, who so deeply care for them, do not use the appropriate words to speak and act on their behalf, to educate others, to free them from the outdated and cruel paradigm of animal ownership, animal exploitation
there can
be no doubt that our nation's
puppy mills, backyard breeders, laboratories, factory farms and slaughter houses will not do so for us.
From the «friendly» neighbour who mistreats his pets behind closed doors, to the «respected» community member who operates a
puppy mill or substandard zoo -
there is no one identifying feature that marks a person as capable of committing such unfathomable crimes.
Unfortunately,
there are bad rescues participating in the industry operating as a rescue with continuous supplies of
puppies and adult dogs directly from the
millers.
There are also ads on here for NextDayPets with over «300 Dog Breed Profiles» How do unsuspecting readers know this
is not a
puppy mill?
In addition to disreputable dealers and
puppy mills, Internet scammers have crept into the realm of online pet sales, stealing money from unsuspecting people who think their new dog or cat
is on the way to his or her new home, when in fact
there was never really an animal at all.
Meanwhile
there are 10,000
puppy mills in the U.S., she says.
This whole passage almost retells the same thing you already know about
puppy mills: where
there is money, humanity steps aside.
Without the demand for pet store
puppies,
there would
be no supplies i.e. no
puppy mills.
But the company maintains it holds high standards for its dogs and that
there is a difference between commercial breeders and
puppy mills: «We pride ourselves on our most diligent efforts to find healthy
puppies.
There was one post with a link leading to a petition to close a
puppy mill in Kentucky.
There are six other states that
are known as «
puppy mill states.»
«
There is not much
being done about the source of all these unwanted animals, such as the reproduction of feral animals, or the pet abandonment issue, or illegal
puppy mills.
There are dogs in
puppy mills and kill shelters, waiting for us - and we can't help without the $ $ to pay for their care.
There is no generic breed testing conducted in
puppy mills.
there is no way to really study that equation.Pet stores of course deny their pups come from
puppy mills.
I recently asked how much
are puppies at the wildside pet stroe and they told me not to buy one from
there because they get the
puppies from
puppy mills.
Answer by Stephanie B
puppy mills are were they breed a whole lot of dogs and then treat them terribly alot of times pet shops get their dogs
there
There are responsible breeders, hobby breeders,
puppy mills, and
puppy brokers.
There are few regulations, failures usually go unnnoticed and undocumented, punishments
are few and weak, and USDA workers have long
been public about allowing the worst animal cruelty and helping
puppy mill owners stay in business and keep abusing animals and defrauding customers with sick and genetically defective dogs.
A
puppy mills is a commercial business, the kennels
are usually overcrowded and
there is little or no attention for the
puppies needs.
If we can stop people from buying from pet stores or classified ads or other places where dogs could potentially
be supplied by
puppy mills, then
there wouldn't
be any demand for them.
I guess
there is not a single pet fancier who has never heard of
puppy mills.
It
's been estimated that
there are thousands of
puppy mills of all sizes operating in the U.S..
I
am trying to find out how we can get laws changed to regulate the breeding (
puppy mills and
puppy stores), to make spaying and neutering cheaper or free so it
's available to everyone — so that
there will
be fewer dogs going in to the kennels.
There also will
be 11 much larger portraits to raise awareness in other animal - welfare areas including dog fighting,
puppy mills, animal abuse and breed - specific legislation, to name a few.
Also,
there is no reason to think Issue 2 won't
be said to apply to dogs and prevent regulation of commerical dog breeders or
puppy mills.
We
were there to assist with the largest
puppy mill seizure in Canada.
It
's important to remember that these bills
are not intended to ban commercial breeding, they
are simply designed to eliminate the worst abuses at
puppy mills and create more humane living conditions for the dogs who live
there.
It
was at this time that new regulations
were introduced that required all dogs of breeding stock to
be registered and
there were stricter punishments put in place for
puppy mills and other unethical breeding practices.
Instances where
there are lawsuits such as
puppy mill busts must
be handled carefully.