Sentences with phrase «as puppy mill»

She was rescued as a puppy mill mom and is now a pampered little girl who has found a loving home in California.

Quebec has been known for many years as the puppy mill capital of Canada, and it is clear that more action is needed to strengthen and enforce provincial animal protection laws.

My dogs are both rescues from being used as a puppy mill mom and dad.

The HSUS released a report on «Missouri's Dirty Dozen,» a list of some of the most deplorable puppy mills in the state known as the puppy mill capital of the nation.

I came into the rescue through the shelter so not much is known about me, but my foster mommy thinks I was used as a puppy mill and had my teeth filed so I coul... More >

Pennsylvania's Lancaster County is known as the puppy mill capital at least of the eastern United States.

Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS) In November 2005, Ervin Raber was quoted as saying to the New Philadelphia Times Reporter, «I am currently the president of the Ohio Pro Dog Breeders Assn. and in our opinion there is no such thing as a puppy mill.»

Regardless of staff claims that they buy from from reputable breeders, nearly every puppy in pet shops comes from a large - scale commercial breeding operation, also known as a puppy mill.

Baby was rescued just as a puppy mill was about to kill her, says Jana Kohl, the dog's owner and author of A Rare Breed of Love, a 2008 book on puppy mills.

«We don't look at ourselves as a puppy mill,» Landes said.

When rescued from this breeding kennel, Bobbie was what we would define as a puppy mill dog: physically and psychologically damaged.

The bad news was that Victor didn't make it out as a puppy mill rescue quite as quickly as he should have.

In fact, most dogs used as puppy mill breeding stock spend their entire lives in small cramped cages and are only ever removed to mate.

It's been seven years since we passed key puppy mill legislation to address «large - scale breeders,» otherwise known as our puppy mill law.

A small breeder is one that still breeds as often and in the same condition as a puppy mill however they only have one or two breeds of dogs and usually their numbers are less than 50 breeding dogs.

Alanna Devine, acting executive director at the CSPCA, called the successful completion of two raids in six days «unprecedented,» noting that Quebec is known as the puppy mill capital of North America.

When I adopted her she had been so abused and used as a puppy mill that when you tried to pet her she would squeak and run.

«Everyone suffers as puppy mill owners single - mindedly pursue profit over the well - being of the dogs.

When I connected with them, all of their experience with non breed - specific rescues was negative, who typically painted them with the same broad brush as puppy mill operators.

«Anyone who makes a living by mistreating animals, such as puppy mill operators, will no longer be able to hide behind weak state laws.

However, due to the nature of rescue, we do get Goldens that have come from situations or that were used as puppy mill breeders which create shy temperaments.

You can also donate to the Great Dane Club of America (GDCA) Charitable Trust and designate your donation to Dane rescue at http://ctstore.gdca.org/ The Charitable Trust offers grants to approved rescue groups to promote and assist Dane rescue nationwide (including donating funds to local rescues burdened with a large group of Danes, such as puppy mill closures.)

If, over time, we collect more than necessary for ongoing education efforts, we will assist local rescues with funds if their Dane rescue efforts are hit with an unusual need, such as a puppy mill rescue.

According to his mom, Maddie, Joey is certainly a member of the pack made up of Chester, a 12 - year - old Schnauzer / Shi Tzu mix, and Sadie, a 4 year - old Silky Terrier, adopted from Animal League America as a puppy mill rescue two years ago.

Instead, it delivered sick dogs housed in unhealthy conditions at a large - scale commercial breeding company, also known as a puppy mill.

Instances where there are lawsuits such as puppy mill busts must be handled carefully.

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.

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.

They work to drive transformational change in the U.S. and around the world by combating large - scale cruelties such as puppy mills, animal fighting, factory farming, seal slaughter, horse cruelty, captive hunts and the wildlife trade.

The paper reviews the findings of multiple studies involving dogs born in high - volume commercial breeding establishments — commonly known as puppy mills — and sold to the consumer directly via the Internet, or indirectly through retail pet stores.

NMDR has pledged to put an end to the cruelty and evil of the commercial breeding industry, more commonly known as puppy mills.

We are driving transformational change in the U.S. and around the world by combating large - scale cruelties such as puppy mills, animal fighting, factory farming, seal slaughter, horse cruelty, captive hunts and the wildlife trade.

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.

We doubt you «d subject your own dog to the conditions of some of these large scale breeders, known as puppy mills.

WEST PALM BEACH - «New pet stores in Palm Beach County will no longer be able to sell dogs or cats as part of an effort to crack down on substandard breeders known as puppy mills.»

National Mill Dog Rescue pledged to put an end to the cruelty of the commercial dog breeding industry, more commonly known as puppy mills.

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 Humane Society of the United States urges Gov.Ted Kulongoski to sign a bill that strengthens penalties for animal abuse, including a provision that provides basic care standards for dogs at mass dog producing facilities known as puppy mills.

Backyard breeders are almost as bad as puppy mills in that they share many of the same characteristics:

I vowed that, for as long as puppy mills exist, we will rescue dogs like her and do everything humanly possible to make them whole.

Please remember that many of our dogs have been rescued from bad situations, such as puppy mills, or surrendered by their owners and not understanding where their families have gone, are heartbroken and frightened.

National Mill Dog Rescue pledged to put an end to the cruelty of the commercial dog breeding industry, more commonly known as puppy milling.

Labeling all breeders that supply pet stores as puppy mills, or suggesting that «no responsible breeder would ever sell to a pet store» is simply inaccurate.

Had I painted her with the same brush as puppy mills, without understanding the differences; had I blamed her for the killing being done by animal shelters, when she abhors that and works to stop it, puppy mills would still be unregulated in my state.

At any given point in time, there are typically between 2,000 and 3,000 USDA - licensed breeders (commonly referred to as puppy mills) operating in the United States.

It drives transformational change in the U.S. and around the world by combating large - scale cruelties such as puppy mills, animal fighting, factory farming, seal slaughter, horse cruelty, captive hunts, and the wildlife trade.

As puppy mills commonly trade breeding stock back and forth, the gene is introduced into other mills (in exchange with Fox Terrier or Poodle infused particolors, etc.) and so the white gene becomes firmly established in that population.

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

This unique and sorely needed center opened in 2013 to provide dogs coming from situations such as puppy mills and hoarding situations a place to provide them the difficult transition to a forever home.

The quest for designer pups also has led disreputable breeders to place dogs in unsafe conditions — frequently referred to as puppy mills — where they are bred repeatedly under abusive conditions that cause lasting damage to the dog.