Sentences with phrase «abused as a puppy»

She had suffered abuse as a puppy but thanks to the caring and dedicated volunteers at Muttley Crue animal rescue, Vera is recovering and getting the care she deserves.

Another common misconception is, «My dog was abused as a puppy.»

She was abused as a puppy and because of this she is fearful of strangers and men.

He was so abused as a puppy that he is afraid of all strangers.

He was so abused as a puppy that he is afraid of all strangers.He is joined by a brown female dog that was adopted three years ago, then returned because her owners left the area.

Previous contest winners include Peanut, a Chihuahua - shih tzu mix who was abused as a puppy, resulting in hair loss and facial deformities.

After all, they just rescued the dog from a shelter, and there's little doubt that he must be hand shy or maybe totally afraid of people because he was abused as a puppy.

«My dog is aggressive / fearful / shy because she was abused as a puppy.»

To sit on the excuse, «Oh, be careful with him, he was abused as a puppy,» is an immobilizing thought.

I was abused as a puppy and even though I am now 11 years old with a wonderful family I still pass cow patties especially if I get nervous or scared.

Not exact matches

Into this sordid story comes Rocco, an abused and abandoned (and adorable) pit bull puppy, found by Bob in a trash can one night as he's walking home, and Nadia — played by Noomi Rapace (the original Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)-- an abused and abandoned woman of unknown origin, in whose trash can Rocco has been discarded.

Antisocial behavior often comes from a lack of socialization as puppies or abuse at some point in their life.

They may have been left alone too long as puppies and were traumatized by it, or they were neglected or abused and are insecure.

Private dog rehoming through advertisements online or in the local paper is not advisable unless you can thoroughly check the potential owner and never offer your four - legged friend free of charge, many «free to good home» pets have been obtained as breeding stock for puppy farms, abused, even used as bait for dog - fighting and although most people who reply to these adverts are genuine you can not be sure and it is not worth taking the risk.

As the world's largest no - kill animal rescue and adoption organization, we continuously take animals out of harm's way — whether it's rescuing them from other shelters where they would be destroyed; pulling them out of national emergency areas, saving them from the perils of puppy mills and so many other places where they would be abused or euthanized.

However, as Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States writes in a new book, our love of pets coexists alongside prevalent animal abuse, everywhere from factory farms to puppy mills.

The dog is likely this way because it was either severely abused or neglected as a puppy.

The first time his paw has felt grass, a gentle pat on his chest or a collar around his neck can be just as traumatizing to a puppy mill victim as the abuse itself.

His efforts led to the successful passage of legislation in forty - two states, through direct lobbying activity as well as grassroots lobbying efforts, including the passage of stricter animal abuse laws for horse racing, dog racing, dog fighting, cockfighting, puppy mills, and pet stores.

The focus of Dr. McMillan's studies is the mental health and emotional well - being of animals who have endured psychological trauma, such as abuse, hoarding, puppy mills, dogfighting and natural disasters.

The Humane Society of the United States urges Gov.Ted Kulongoski to sign a bill that strengthens penalties for animal abuse, including a provision that provides basic care standards for dogs at mass dog producing facilities known as puppy mills.

The HSUS believes this situation has become more common as consumers are becoming aware of the abuses that occur at puppy mills.

It was only a matter of time before West Virginia lawmakers tired of their state being a magnet for animal - abusing puppy millers from across the region as highlighted in Senator Unger's remarks above.

Puppy mills and the outlets that support their greed represent the systematic abuse of the animals in them which by the way are classified as LIVESTOCK and not protected under companion animal laws but under the AWA which is inadequate and even those low standards are not enforced.

As far as the unlikely hood of getting healthy pets from pet stores, which come from unsanitary, inhumane puppy mills, word is getting out and one day no one will support the pet profiteers and they will all have to get real jobs and work for a living instead of making their dirty money off the back end of abused and neglected animals that have no voicAs far as the unlikely hood of getting healthy pets from pet stores, which come from unsanitary, inhumane puppy mills, word is getting out and one day no one will support the pet profiteers and they will all have to get real jobs and work for a living instead of making their dirty money off the back end of abused and neglected animals that have no voicas the unlikely hood of getting healthy pets from pet stores, which come from unsanitary, inhumane puppy mills, word is getting out and one day no one will support the pet profiteers and they will all have to get real jobs and work for a living instead of making their dirty money off the back end of abused and neglected animals that have no voice.

Main Line Animal Rescue is nationally recognized as a leader in the fight against puppy mill abuse.

Louisiana, Pennsylvania and Virginia passed similar laws last year, and this important legislation will help to curb puppy mill abuses in Maryland — as well as preventing puppy mills from setting up shop in Maryland in the future.

Senior dogs can arrive into their rescue as owner surrenders, abandonment, abuse, puppy mill seizures, shelter drops, etc. and all require medical work up and heartworm prevention - many require medical treatments.

Evidence obtained by the San Diego Animal Defense Team showing where Salinas obtained puppies with which he lined his shelves, as well as the animal abuse conviction of pet shop owner, Johnson Le, is indicative that animal safety, health and welfare occupy the same place on pet store owners» list of priorities as that of animal mill operators.

The Special Investigation Units attached to the National Societies are reporting puppy farming as the number one abuse of animals across the British Isles and it is now on an unprecedented commercial scale.

True dog lovers also want to shut down the puppy mill trade because they want to prevent harm to dogs, such as their systematic abuse.

To claim to want to shut down puppy mills, but to ignore or fight reform efforts to stop shelter neglect, abuse, and killing (as groups like HSUS and PETA do) is not only ethically inconsistent, it is morally bankrupt.

When I adopted her she had been so abused and used as a puppy mill that when you tried to pet her she would squeak and run.

The Humane Society of the United States applauds members of the Oregon Senate Consumer Protection Committee for passing legislation that strengthens penalties for animal abuse, including a provision that provides basic care standards for dogs at mass dog producing facilities known as puppy mills.

New Owners New puppy owners should be advised about issues such as housetraining, the use (and abuse) of crates, when to engage in puppy classes (early is the answer), specific breed tendencies, socialization, how to deal with growling, biting and submissive urination.

«Missourians are tremendous dog lovers and they want to see dogs protected from the abuses on puppy mills, such as lifetime confinement in small, wire cages, stacked one on top of another that do not even allow animals to stretch their legs or even touch solid ground.»

Passionately serving as a voice for the harsh reality of the suffering that too many abandoned and abused companion animals face on the streets, in puppy mills, in dog (and cock) fighting rings, and in the shelter system.

Law enforcement agencies across the country call upon us to assist with the invesigation and prosecution of every type of animal abuse — from individual situations of neglect and abuse, to cockfighting or dogfighting operations, to abusive, illegal puppy mill operations and to large - scale animal cruelty situations such as animal hoarding.

I was as perplexed as everyone else as to why we don't have laws that protect animals from the kind of abuse that Baby and countless other dogs endure at puppy mills and backyard breeding facilities.

Mission — To act as a shepherd for Saint Bernard dogs and puppies that are without suitable caretakers and are in need of help; to shelter the homeless; to care for and find homes for the unwanted, abandoned, neglected and abused...

** Emergency Placement Partners are part of HSUS's national network that aims to save animals from abuse by assisting with large - scale abuse cases such as hoarding situations, animal fighting, or puppy mill operations.

Rep. Grimm also is a cosponsor of the Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act (H.R. 835), also known as the PUPS Act, a bill which would crack down on puppy mill abPuppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act (H.R. 835), also known as the PUPS Act, a bill which would crack down on puppy mill abpuppy mill abuses.

This is very interesting, Willy was paralyzed as a puppy from trauma to his lower spine and had other injuries from abuse and neglect, he has fused knees and thus straight legs..

By opening her home as a safe place for neglected, abused or abandoned puppies and dogs, Jennifer fulfills her desire to help animals that have lost their way.

The best way to take action against puppy mills is to report abuse as soon as you see it.

Celebrated our fifth American Humane Hero Dog Awards ®, presented by the Lois Pope LIFE Foundation, naming Harley, a puppy mill survivor, as America's top hero dog for his work in saving other victims like him and educating Americans about the horrific abuses in those facilities.

I am so thoroughly disappointed in this man right now as I think back on the poor dogs I have encountered in my life, rescued from puppy mills with their never ending health problems, sociability problems, scars from abuse, deformities from been bred over and over while crammed in a small cage........

Whether a dog is scared as a result of past abuse and abandonment or for something comparatively simple such as the appearance of a new puppy at home, frightened canine behavior is indeed a dilemma.