Sentences with phrase «animal than the breeder»

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The Cook County ordinance requires suburban pet stores sell animals from government shelters, rescue agencies and human societies or federally licensed breeders with fewer than five reproducing female animals.

Cook County has since passed its own version of the ordinance, which requires stores to sell pets from government shelters, rescue agencies and humane societies, or federally licensed breeders with no more than five reproducing female animals.

Seasonally polyestrous animals or seasonal breeders have more than one estrous cycle during a specific time of the year and can be divided into short - day and long - day breeders:

Hard copies of these voluntary small animal care standards — which cover sanitation, shipping standards, handling and more — are currently in the hands of more than 100 breeders and distributors.

As an organization whose mission is to end the killing of pets in shelters, of course Best Friends Animal Society encourages people looking for a pet to adopt from a shelter or rescue group, rather than buying from a pet store, breeder or online retailer.

Since quality pet stores are almost exclusively using breeders that are supplying quality animals, it stands to reason that banning the sale of puppies in pet stores will have the largest impact on quality breeders, rather than sub-standard breeders.

In Oklahoma, more than 260 facilities and individuals have licenses or registrations under the Animal Welfare Act including dog and cat breeders, zoos, exotic animal parks, and research instituAnimal Welfare Act including dog and cat breeders, zoos, exotic animal parks, and research instituanimal parks, and research institutions.

«It allows us to find homes for animals that are already alive rather than going to a breeder and saying, «I'd like one from your next litter.»

Even while a number of U.S. residents already opt to adopt rather than shop for their feline and canine companions, a large majority still choose to go for animals from breeders, whether full bred or a designer mix.

Animal «rights» groups demand dog breeders have a state inspected kennel superior to any shelter or humane society and more sterile than their own home, which nobody inspects.

We know that those coming into our shelter to adopt an animal are already choosing to do the right thing by saving a life, rather than seeking out a pet store, breeder, or online ad.

As movements and activists urge potential pet parents to «adopt don't shop,» working to minimize the wasteful death of innocent animals, caring people everywhere have opted to find their furry friends at shelters and rescues rather than pet stores and breeders.

Passed in 1966, the Animal Welfare Act states the following requirement, «Any breeder who has more than 3 breeding dogs, and sells puppies for commercial purposes, must have a license issued by the Department of Agriculture.»

There have been instances that certain breeders especially those dealing with purebreds do not practise the strict guidelines of proper breeding which produces inferior dogs and do this because these people are more concerned about financial gain rather than the welfare of the animal.

As they're a banned breed for domestic owners in many parts of the US, an added attraction is that it's less expensive to rescue them from animal shelters than to buy them from established breeders.

The cliff's notes: If a breeder has more than 4 breeding females (animals with the capacity to be bred, meaning not spayed) on their premises, or they ship puppies SIGHT UNSEEN, they must be licensed.

Breeders, shelters and pounds with more than 15 animals will now require a permit to operate.

They try to solve this problem by encouraging or requiring people to spay or neuter their pets (to reduce the number of cats and dogs who need homes), 57 encouraging people to adopt animals from shelters rather than purchasing them from pet stores or breeders (to increase the number of people looking to provide homes to animals in shelters), 58 and donating money to shelters and foster programs that care for cats and dogs waiting to be adopted (so they can house animals for longer).59 Collectively, these solutions have greatly reduced the number of cats and dogs euthanized in shelters.60 The problem is well understood, although making further progress in solving it may be expensive in areas where all these solutions have already been implemented.

«This is the amount of space (6» longer than the dog) in which USDA - licensed breeders can legally confine their animals.»

By adopting a pet from an animal shelter, rather than buying one from a breeder, you can give a pet in need a great home.

Since breeders and pet stores are for - profit businesses, he said, they are less likely than public and nonprofit shelters to concern themselves with the future of the animal.

State laws can be more strict than federal laws and can include things like limits on the number of adult dogs a breeder can keep, or more humane animal care standards like bigger cages and regular veterinary care.

The adoption fee should be less than the usual purchase price of a purebred quality puppy from a breeder, but it's more than the adoption fee at a public shelter or animal control facility.

This bill also makes it an offense for a commercial breeder to kill or destroy a companion animal by any means other than euthanasia performed by a licensed veterinarian.

A study by Best Friends Animal Society in conjunction with the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine studied 6,000 dogs and discovered that those from pet stores are more likely to have behavioral problems than ones purchased from small breeders.

Breeders could not have more than 75 breeding animals at a time.

Under this new version, as long as the breeder has fewer than 20 breeding females, they can continue mistreating animals.

These young animals have to be kept in close quarters in order for the breeders to continue breeding more animals, rather than raising the existing animals properly.

Applicant is convicted of violating the Commercial Pet Breeders and Animal Shelter Licensing Act more than three times;

Baker, of the Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation, said that after more than 30 years of educating breeders with no avail, the USDA has to change something.

You should avoid purchasing from backyard breeders; their practices are driven by money rather than care for the animals.

Additionally, nearly half of all young adults surveyed believe shelter animals are less desirable than those obtained from breeders (46 percent young adults versus 33 percent total).

This means that animals purchased from pet stores have a higher risk of health problems than those adopted from a shelter or bought from a licensed breeder.

If the breeder fails to answer your questions, doesn't want to give you a tour of the facilities, or if he offers puppies less than six weeks old, these are all red flags and signs of a breeder who chooses his own profit over the welfare of his animals.

These breeders are more concerned with making a profit than the well - being of the animals.

It sure seems like the USDA is more interested in protecting breeders than protecting animals and consumers.

«Commercial breeder» means a person who possesses or has an ownership interest in animals and is engaged in the business of breeding animals for sale or for exchange in return for consideration, and who possesses ten or more adult intact animals and whose animals produce more than five total litters of puppies or kittens per year.

The 2010 audit found that more than 80 percent of sampled breeders were not being monitored or inspected to ensure their animals» overall health and humane treatment resulting in some buyers receiving unhealthy pets — especially dogs.

But this breeder also did more than just retail sales — she continued to sell to pet stores, which was in violation of the Animal Welfare Act as she no longer had an AWA license.

Cavanaugh said that more than 1,600 volunteers are participating, and are ready to tell callers about their favorite canines, provide the names and numbers of breeders and «to convince them that buying a dog is a commitment for the animal's life.»

Sacramento is joining more than 200 other cities, including San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston and Austin by passing the new legislation which was designed to target puppy mills and backyard breeders, and also to cut down on the vast number of animals that are euthanized in area shelters every year.

But, less than two months before the ban took effect, city council members voted again, this time to repeal the ban and continue to allow stores within the city to procure and sell animals from large - scale commercial breeders, better known as puppy and kitten mills.

An effort that animal rescuers began more than a decade ago to buy dogs for $ 5 or $ 10 apiece from commercial breeders has become a nationwide shadow market that today sees some rescuers, fueled by internet fundraising, paying breeders $ 5,000 or more for a dog.

Pat Boyd, a boxer breeder and president of the Jupiter - Tequesta Dog Club, said local hobby breeders, prevented by local law from breeding more than 19 puppies a year, can not keep up with the demand for pure - bred animals.

Dogs were acquired from a variety of sources; the most common were friends or relatives (30 %), breeders (25 %), public or private animal shelter (15 %), with the remainder (less than 10 % each) coming from a breed rescue group, a newspaper advertisement, found as stray, being born at home, acquired from a pet store, and rare other sources (Fig. 1).

We promote the adoption of animals as pets from pounds, shelters and animal rescue groups rather than supporting inhumane puppy and kitten mills, and breeders which contribute to the problem of overpopulation of domestic animals.

Upgrade the current commercial dog breeder law, requiring larger enclosures that have solid flooring and are not stacked Require that commercial breeders provide basic care, including constant access to exercise areas, nutritious food and potable water, socialization with humans and other dogs, regular and proper veterinary care, and more Require those selling 15 or more dogs in Ohio each year, regardless of where they are located, to also adhere to Ohio's humane standards Hobby breeders (defined as breeders with fewer than 8 female breeding dogs) as well as animal shelters and rescue groups are exempt from coverage.

Anyone who raises more than two litters or 20 animals in a year is considered a commercial breeder and, like pet stores, comes under Florida's Pet Lemon Law.

The federal Animal Welfare Act requires breeders who have more than three breeding female dogs and sell puppies to pet stores or puppy brokers to be licensed and inspected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The proposal would require dog breeders with eight or more unspayed female dogs and annual sales of more than 15 dogs to meet certain standards intended to improve animal care.