Not exact matches
Puppy
mills create a surplus
of popular dogs and then either sell them for testing or euthanize them when they are too old to
adopt out unless they can serve as a breeding dog in which case they will live in a cage with little human contact and never know the feel
of grass under their feet.
By
adopting a dog from a shelter or rescue as promised, President and Mrs. Obama could have signaled a need for change in the regulation
of puppy
mill operations that churn
out puppies like manufactured goods in deplorable conditions.Â
Adopting saves lives, keeps money
out of the pockets
of backyard breeders and puppy
mill owners AND helps make room for the other animals that also need rescue.
The SPCA
of Texas recently raided a puppy
mill, in the process saving 140 dogs (and two cats)-- and they made sure going in that they could provide medical care and housing for all
of the animals while working to
adopt them
out to permanent homes.
Paid $ 5,000 a month by an industry association
of CBEs, his goal in making the claim was to get the court to overturn a law that makes it illegal for pet stores in Grove City, OH, to sell puppy
mill dogs; the law requires pet stores to work with rescues and shelters to
adopt out rescued animals instead.
Adopting a Companion Animal Too many healthy, adoptable animals are euthanized in our nation's shelters while puppy
mills and backyard breeders continue to crank
out huge numbers
of animals for sale.
The majority
of puppies sold in pet stores have been taken from mothers who live
out their lives in the cramped confines
of unhygienic cages, continuously producing litters, so
adopting from a shelter is one way to take a stand against puppy
mills.
adopt, spay / neuter or even euthanize our way
out of this crisis as long as these
mills are churning
out pets like they were food animals.
Naming the Cairn Terrier — or any breed — Kansas» state dog would drive up demand for these dogs and entice puppy
mills to churn
out litter after litter
of the breed, meaning fewer dogs would be
adopted from your state's animal shelters,» said Martin Mersereau, director
of the Cruelty Investigation Iepartment for PETA.
We want to make it more difficult to sell puppy
mill animals and easier to
adopt our wonderful animals
out of the shelters,» said Los Angeles City Council man Paul Koretx
Does everyone realize if we all
adopted a puppy
mill rescue, which I have done in the past 2 weeks, this is the joy
of my life, it would put the AKC
out of business?
And for any other information on puppy
mills or to
adopt a dog who has been rescued from these horrible conditions, check
out the work
of National Mill Dog Rescue!
Last October, California made history when it became the first state to ban the commercial sale
of animals from «puppy
mills,» instead requiring pet shops to partner with shelters and rescue organizations to help
adopt out animals.
Nasser worked together with the Palestinian farmers to work
out suitable guidelines, which were based on the usual Fair Trade guidelines, but which also
adopted some traditions
of the Palestinian farmers such as how they pay the
mill owners who press their olives.