Sentences with phrase «as breeding facilities»

These guidelines are not only a tool for animal care and well - being in shelters, but could be seen as a resource for how populations of dogs and cats in other facilities, such as breeding facilities, should be handled.

Not exact matches

There are many cockroach breeding facilities in China, for use as an ingredient in medicine or as a source of protein for livestock feed.

Sonic's new policy will result in the company phasing - in the use of cage - free eggs as well as pork from facilities that do not confine breeding pigs in gestation crates.

Even under the best conditions on supposedly «humane» farms, the animals often come from breeding facilities that kill the males by inhumane methods (egg hatcheries where most laying hens come from) or the mothers are not allowed to do what comes naturally during pregnancy and their babies are taken away after a few days or less (as in the dairy industry).

She is aiming to crackdown on commercial dog breeding facilities known as puppy mills and ensure that pet dealers are selling healthy animals from safe sources.

Loving points out that in her lab, many responsibilities are shared among lab members — such as breeding mice, taking care of them, and cleaning the biosafety level 3 facility.

The decline of wild cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus), classified as «vulnerable» by the IUCN, led to the coordination of captive breeding programs in zoos and other breeding facilities.

Once we have raised $ 20,000 for our custom breeding facility, project collaborator John Bender will begin a series of experiments as he expands our Band - tailed Pigeon flock.

The department has access to several core facilities such as cytofluorimetry, QC - PCR machines, confocalmicroscopy, mass spectrometer, mouse breeding facilities etc..

It should be noted, that the director of B&K Universal, Ghislaine Rondot, as well as veterinarian Renzo Graziosi, and director of Marshall Bioresources Roberto Bravi, were convicted in January 2015 to up to 18 months of jail due to cases of animal cruelty and illegal killing of lab animals, after the closure of their Green Hill breeding facility in Italy, in 2012.

Buildings with cages crammed full of cats which are bred until disease or overuse requires them to be put down may not be as common as high volume puppy producing facilities.

The ASPCA is on the ground assisting in the removal, transport, sheltering and medical treatment of more than 130 dogs from a large, substandard breeding facility — frequently referred to as a puppy mill — in Needham, Alabama.

In the U.S., these breeding facilities, as well as the laboratories where the experiments take place, are regulated by the United States Department of Agriculture — but as with puppy and kitten mills, regulating these facilities doesn't necessarily prevent animal suffering, or ensure their emotional well - being.

In many cases puppies from such facilities have already developed long - term behavioural or health problems as a result of the poor conditions they are bred in before they find a home.

«As a voter and taxpayer, I firmly believe SB 331 is insufficient to adequately protect consumers or the puppies sold in pet stores whose parents live in breeding conditions where «profit above care» for the facility owner serves as their primary motive for existencAs a voter and taxpayer, I firmly believe SB 331 is insufficient to adequately protect consumers or the puppies sold in pet stores whose parents live in breeding conditions where «profit above care» for the facility owner serves as their primary motive for existencas their primary motive for existence.

As you are reading this sentence, around 170,000 dogs are living in licensed facilities for breeding purposes, not to mention how many of them drag out a miserable existence in unlicensed backyard sheds.

«These kennels can legally have hundreds of dogs in one facility, and confine them to tiny, crowded cages for their entire lives, breeding them continuously to produce as many puppies as possible for the pet trade.

These facilities are large - scale breeding compounds where dogs are treated as nothing more than puppy - producing machines.

The organization describes the report as «a list of known, problematic puppy breeding and / or puppy brokering facilities.»

Our facility had its humble beginnings in 1985 as a home for retired sled dogs, but quickly grew into an all - breed rescue and was incorporated as a not - for - profit foundation in 1997.

The HSUS Breeders Advisory and Resource Council (BARC) is composed of responsible breeders from around the country who have a particular interest in improving the lives of dogs bred in the inhumane, commercial breeding facilities known as puppy mills.

Our boarding facility can accommodate small and large breed dogs and your feline companions as well.

The AWA requires that the following breeders / dealers obtain USDA licenses: (1) people who breed dogs and cats for use as pets or for other purposes and sell them sight unseen at the retail level; and (2) the wholesale dealers who supply these animals to pet stores, brokers, or research facilities.

Sometimes known as puppy farms, puppy mills are inhumane, commercial dog - breeding facilities in which the health of the dogs is disregarded in order to maximize profits.

The resolution, though, does not actually ban anything, but calls on the governor, legislature and local municipalities to take immediate steps to ban the sale of dogs and cats that come from large scale commercial breeding facilities - which are often referred to as «puppy mills.»

Amelia Nusbaum handles mixed breed puppies in the puppy nursery as BARC announces it will be making additions to the facility on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013, in Houston.

Such breeding facilities treat puppies as cash crops instead of pets, employing horrendous standards of care for the dogs and producing sick animals prone to illness, injury, genetic and behavioral problems.

We recognise that many of our breeders breed dogs within their own home where the dogs live as family pets and have no special facilities.

To help end the misery associated with large - scale dog breeding operations known as «puppy mills,» The Humane Society of the United States has launched a national telephone tip line and encourages callers to report suspected cruelty or unlawful activities involving such breeding facilities.

As defined by the Humane Society of the United States, «Puppy mills are breeding facilities that produce purebred puppies in large numbers.

Animal welfare advocates including Texas Humane Legislation Network, the ASPCA ® and The Humane Society of the United States applaud the Texas state Senate for passing a bill to provide state oversight of large - scale commercial breeding facilities, known as puppy mills.

The HSUS named Laymon's breeding facility, Shadow Mountain Kennel, as one of the worst licensed puppy mills in the state in its 2010 and 2011 «Missouri's Dirty Dozen» reports.

Constant and prolonged confinement in a cage, such as in a pet store or commercial breeding facility, leads to a loss of the puppy's innate clean nature.

One of those dogs was Lily, a fragile Italian Greyhound who spent the first seven years of her life in an old barn which doubled as a commercial breeding facility.

A puppy mill, sometimes known as a puppy farm, [1] is a type of commercial dog breeding facility.

According to ALDF, the Pennsylvania General Assembly amended the Dog Law in 2008 to strengthen standards of care for dogs housed in commercial breeding facilities known as «puppy mills.»

If the wait becomes unbearable for your family and you choose to go elsewhere, please buy responsibly and avoid pet stores and internet sites as these puppies have come from mass breeding facilities that have no regard for genetic integrity.

Here is a summary: Large - scale commercial dog breeding kennels are defined as facilities housing more than 15 intact female adult dogs for breeding.

Both of these facilities are as Pit Bull friendly as you will find in the area and do not discriminate based on breed.

«Inhumane breeding facilities are mass - producing animals for sale to the public, even as overcrowded shelters euthanize millions of dogs and cats each year,» said Assemblymember O'Donnell.

Kennel breeders range from a few built as outbuildings in a farm complex, to separate facilities solely designed and dedicated to the breeding of dogs from different bloodlines.

Proposing such laws as a cure - all also ignores the responsibility of humane societies to market the dogs in their facilities, teach people how to avoid or correct behavior problems with their dogs, and help people make a good selection of a breed and an individual dog.

Turns out though, that Malcolm Alexander came into possession of the dog while serving his sentence at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, a facility which, while it has a reputation as a tough place, offers several dog programs and even breeds its own guard dogs.

A puppy mill is a commercial dog breeding facility that is operated with profit as the central motivation and little to no concern for animal welfare.

A pet boarding facility that offers grooming services as well is usually a great place to get your pet groomed as they have skilled care staff that is well versed in caring for pets of different breeds.

As the greatest majority of these dogs have lived all their lives at either a breeding facility or a lab, they have never experienced meeting children, cats — even other dogs!

Our staff have a lot of experience as caregivers (many have pets with medical conditions) and our facilities are well suited to small cats, and small breed dogs.

In fact, many of the facilities licensed by the USDA are actually large - scale commercial breeding facilities, also known as 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.

Those who have worked at shelters and similar facilities are aware that as dogs move through the steps in admission or during their stay that their breed descriptions may change.