Sentences with phrase «animals come from puppy mills»

The argument for banning puppy sales in pet stores is that all such animals come from puppy mills that raise these animals in inhumane conditions.

You may think you're getting all of these benefits when you buy a pet through a retail store, but most of those animals come from puppy mills — mass breeding facilities with notoriously poor conditions for parent animals and their litters.

Totally at fault are pet stores (whose animals come from puppy mills and commercial warehouses) selling to anyone with cash.

Buying dogs from pet stores has long been a bad idea as so many of those animals come from puppy mills.

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So a typical puppy mill is a torturous fear factory where poor animals are treated as cannon - fodder, and one can only guess where his / her dog came from.

The pet store Umka came from was shown by a 2011 undercover investigation to be buying animals from shady Midwestern puppy mills known for their cruel conditions.

In 2014, he supported legislation to prohibit pet stores from selling dogs who come from commercial breeders known as «puppy mills» — large facilities that mass - produce animals for sale.

Most people don't realize that when you purchase a dog from a pet store that these animals likely came from puppy mills.

Many of the puppies came from mills in China and Eastern Europe, said Deborah Press, of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

DO NOT buy a dog from a pet shop — these adorable puppies usually come from puppy mills, which keep breeding animals in deplorable conditions.

The investigative work the team has done has already shown that Texas pet stores, in addition to buying directly from breeders with Animal Welfare Act violations and from brokers who work with puppy mills, are also buying dogs from this market here in Canton — and many large - scale breeders come to sell here.

Of course, they were not, with so many of the consumers who paid those prices subsequently not only learning that their new puppy came from a puppy mill, but also far too often finding themselves in possession of a sick animal — sometimes terminally sick.

The measure is aimed at preventing the sale of animals who come from puppy mills or other similar breeding facilities.

It is a traumatic experience for animals and imported animals inevitably come from puppy mills.

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 voice.

Most of our rescues are from puppy mills with a small number coming from animal shelters or owner surrenders.

Leslie Davies said animals trucked to pet stores across San Diego County come from puppy mills as far as 2,000 miles away.

If elected, as mayor of Montreal, what measures would you implement to ensure that live animals sold in pet stores in Montreal do not come from puppy and kitten mills and to ensure that pet stores do not contribute to the companion animal overpopulation problem we already have in this city?

I guess Wayne meant that no other organization comes close to HSUS in generating countless millions of dollars from animal lovers off puppy mill suffering.

In a video released by Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS), the owner of Pet's Delight in southern Pasadena told an undercover investigator that their puppies didn't come from puppy mills.

Our goal is to rehabilitate and re-home bulldogs who come to us from animal shelters, families, puppy mills, breeders and other situations.

In September 2011, Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) filed suit against Barkworks company on the grounds that they engaged in consumer fraud and false advertising by misrepresenting the source of their dogs (i.e., telling customers the puppies came from «responsible private breeders» rather than puppy mills).

Sarcoptic mange is common in unsanitary environments, such as dogs that come from puppy mills, pet stores, less than ideal animal shelters and dog pounds.

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...

Cities spend millions on animal - sheltering services and not only do many shelter animals come from pet stores, when it comes time to find an adoptive home for stray or abandoned pets, shelters and rescues compete for consumer attention with pet stores and, ultimately, puppy mills.

Pet stores often carry birds and small mammals, including exotics like hedgehogs — but you should never purchase these animals from a pet store, as they often come from mass breeding facilities similar to puppy and kitten mills.

The same pup that came from a puppy mill, six months ago is now an 8 month old shelter animals.

They think of moments like the one Carol Everett, a certified humane education specialist who volunteers at the Kauai Humane Society, recalls: A middle school student came up to her after a presentation on puppy mills, a spay / neuter activity, and a tour of an animal shelter and said, «We got a puppy from the pet shop last year and I am so sorry we didn't get one from the humane society.»

Also, steer clear of pet stores as their puppies often come from puppy mills with little regard for bloodlines, health concerns or where the animal ends up.

And city councils in Oceanside and Carlsbad rejected similar bans last fall based on concerns that animal rights groups were unfairly targeting reputable small businesses and exaggerating how many local pets come from puppy mills.

As improvements for animals come & go, animals are added to and taken off endangered species lists, horse slaughter comes & goes... Those who profit from puppy mills are often at the lower end of the economic scale... They do not have powerful lobbies, as do traditional breeders...

The new ordinance will help move the marketplace away from puppy mills, and toward consumers buying directly from responsible breeders and pet stores holding in - store adoptions of animals that come from shelters and rescue groups.

According to Jonathan Lovvorn, vice president and chief counsel for Animal Protection Litigation at HSUS, many of Petland's puppies come from mills, with the Hunte Corporation acting as a middleman.

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Animal protection groups believe that the vast majority of puppies sold in pet stores in Canada come from puppy mills.

When you go into a pet store, unfortunately, most of the time, you're dealing with animals that come from a factory — a puppy mill.»

Colorado Citizens for Canine Welfare can help you find a dog that comes from an animal shelter, rescue organization or responsible breeder — and avoid contributing to the abuse and neglect of dogs in puppy mills.

You've probably heard it before: Don't buy animals from pet shops; they come from puppy mills.

The investigative work the team has done has already shown that Texas pet stores, in addition to buying directly from breeders with Animal Welfare Act violations and from brokers who work with puppy mills, are also buying dogs from this market in Canton — and many large - scale breeders come to sell here.

«Ninety - nine percent of dogs in stores come from puppy mills,» said Braslow, who adds that the SPCA and Humane Society have both come out to suggest that people shouldn't buy animals from for - profit stores.

The worst places to get a pup are pet shops and kennels that get their pups from off - premises sources, since these animals actually come from commercial breeding operations, nicknamed puppy mills.

Animals coming to us from environments like puppy mills or hoarding situations where they have had limited attention or medical services are candidates for the Have a Heart Medical Fund — animals who might not survive or be adoptable without this intensivAnimals coming to us from environments like puppy mills or hoarding situations where they have had limited attention or medical services are candidates for the Have a Heart Medical Fund — animals who might not survive or be adoptable without this intensivanimals who might not survive or be adoptable without this intensive care.

California's law came about because of the predominant number of baby animals for sale in pet stores that come from puppy mills, kitten factories, and breeders just looking to make a buck.

Also, it is estimated more than 90 % of dogs sold in pet stores come from puppy mills, and the Commission's plan is an acknowledgement that pet stores may often times be a front for unscrupulous breeders and distributors profiting from breeding and selling other animals as well.

Nearly all teacup animals come from breeders, the majority of which are actually puppy mills.

If the dog has come from a pet store (generally not a good idea due to the fact that pet stores often support the puppy mill industry), animal shelter, or another place where he has been confined for long periods of time, he might soil his crate.

These dogs, cats, and even bunnies often come from mass - breeding facilities, like puppy mills, which treat these animals just like the name implies — machines in a facility.

Without legal measures in place, there is no guarantee that animals sold in pet shops do not come from puppy mills, and we hope Maryland passes this bill into law, thus decreasing demand for animals from puppy mills.

I work at Livingston Animal Hospital, your home town, and can tell you first hand that dogs from puppy mills are always sick when they come for their first puppy visit.

«We are going to, as a city, take a stand and prohibit the sale of puppies that come from puppy mills [and] mass - produced animals,» said City Councilman Tom Simplot.