As biomedical research mushroomed,
animal dealers did a brisk trade supplying chimpanzees to laboratories anxious to test their vaccines, drugs and theories about disease on our closest living relatives.
Not exact matches
But those who sell these
animals — known as Class B
dealers — could still market them to labs that
did not receive federal funding.
In order to
do this, you'll need an
animal trailer and ensure that it's located near the livestock
dealer you're buying from.
People for the Ethical Treatment of
Animals plans to protest FCA at the Detroit auto show for something one of its
dealers is
doing: sponsoring a long - time dog - sled race in Alaska.
Surely the dog fighters, drug
dealers and gang bangers
did not call to ask for their support, our representatives simply thought our vote
did not matter and didn't give the
animals a second thought.
If an impounded Malinois is in such a shelter which
does not require neutering of adopted
animals,
does not screen adopters, is known to sell dogs to
dealers or research laboratories, or, for any other reason,
does not seem like a reputable organization, the dog needs to be removed at once and evaluated for placement in a foster home.
Pet
dealer does not include humane societies, nonprofit organizations performing the functions of humane societies, or
animal control agencies.
We would
do so by striking the statement that excludes as a
dealer «any person who
does not sell or negotiate the purchase or sale of any wild or exotic
animal, dog, or cat and who derives no more than $ 500 gross income from the sale of
animals other than wild or exotic
animals, dogs, or cats during any calendar year.»
A special thanks to Donna Miller, reporter for «
Animals in the News, Cleveland Plain
Dealer, who
did a fantastic job capturing the essence of our event!
Legislative efforts helped ban the licensing of Class B
dealers that «random source» dogs, but sadly, it doesn't ban the practice of breeding dogs and other
animals specifically for use in scientific research and educational purposes.
«An even bigger issue is that most municipalities
do not allow commercial enterprises such as
animal «
dealers» in residential zones.
Among the more than 65 bills proposing state registries of convicted
animal abusers, there were a handful that sought to impose enforcement duties on pet
dealers, breeders and shelters, with penalties for failure to
do so.
People for the Ethical Treatment of
Animals plans to protest FCA at the Detroit auto show for something one of its
dealers is
doing: sponsoring a long - time dog - sled race in Alaska.