Sentences with phrase «at dog breeding facilities»

Federal inspectors say they have increased their inspections at dog breeding facilities after the Office of Inspector General issued a scathing 2010 review on the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, known by its initials APHIS.

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Puppy mills are large commercial breeding facilities that can hold up to a thousand dogs at a time — usually in highly stressful and unhygienic conditions.

In the video you'll see the HSUS rescue team arriving at a mass dog - breeding facility in N.C., and take a glimpse at what they found inside.

The AVMA has drafted model legislation that, if enacted, would actually improve the welfare of dogs at breeding facilities, animal shelters, retail pet stores and other types of operations,» said Dr. Ron Dehaven, the AVMA's chief executive officer.

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Meanwhile, the breeding dogs at these facilities often spend their entire lives in constant confinement and deprivation.

Our large and spacious play areas at our dog daycare facility can suit all breeds of any age or size.

Once the rescuer was at the facility, she was able to convince the breeder to sell her two additional breeding dogs.

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.

The sale of dogs, cats and rabbits will soon be banned at retail stores in San Diego, making it the 32nd city in North America to enact legislation in response to criticism of how animals are treated in commercial breeding facilities.

Although Maryland state law already prohibits the sale of dogs and cats bred by illegal «puppy mills,» it does not ban the retail sale of animals bred at large - scale commercial breeding facilities which, many will argue, are merely federally inspected, legal puppy mill operations.

Kathryn Destreza, director of investigations for ASPCA Field Investigations and Response, said dogs kept at breeding facilities like the one in Elmwood suffer a poor quality of life.

(KTVI)- From reported sick dogs to kennels without a dry place for puppies to lay down, violations continue piling up at some Missouri dog breeding facilities.

The Groomer at the Humane Society of Greater Miami must be able to work with dogs of all breeds and sizes, including very large dogs (with assistance to bring into the bath facility).

Study group: A total of 364 dogs; * 200 located at commercial breeding facilities and 164 client - owned dogs; 116 dogs were 8 weeks of age or younger, 245 were 9 weeks of age or older.

Dogs at commercial breeding facilities must be given the opportunity to exercise for 60 minutes a day.

Legislation to regulate large scale commercial dog breeding facilities and protect dogs at puppy mills will be considered by the Texas legislature in 2011.

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.

The number of Malamutes received at these facilities (measured over a determined period of time) is proportionally much higher than many other breeds of dog.

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!

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.

In effect, we are more closely regulated than the commercial breeding facilities because no foster home is capable of handling more than one or two dogs at a time.

Supporters of bans like San Diego's say most dogs and cats sold at pet stores are mass - produced at profit - driven breeding facilities in the Midwestern U.S. that they call puppy mills and kitten factories.

As the public face of The HSUS's new Breeders Advisory and Resource Council, Donnelly and McGriff provide input on public policy and help The HSUS raise awareness about the difference between responsible breeders — who breed happy, healthy dogs in clean, humane conditions — and puppy mills, factory - style facilities that focus on profit at the expense of animal welfare.

She also spent nine years as a handler and supervisor at Citizen Canine, the East Bay's premier doggie daycare and boarding facility where she gained experience with dogs of all different shapes, sizes and breeds.

Blood was collected for DNA extraction from a) privately owned crd3 - affected and non-affected purebred GIT dogs; b) mixed breed dogs derived from GIT founders and maintained as a study colony as part of an NIH - sponsored project (EY006855) at the Retinal Disease Studies Facility (RDSF) in Kennett Square, PA; and c) from 80 privately owned pedigreed dogs from breeds not known to segregate crd3 (Table 1).

During Humane Lobby Day 2012, citizens from across Colorado met with lawmakers at the Capitol and urged them to support a rulemaking petition for a rule change that would require a solid resting surface for dogs housed in wire - bottom cages in commercial dog breeding facilities licensed by the state.

The HSUS assisted North Carolina authorities with the rescue of more than 140 dogs of at least seven different breeds from deplorable conditions at a puppy mill, which is a large, inhumane breeding facility, in Brunswick County.

In addition, there could be a positive economic impact for U.S. commercial dog breeding facilities, given that puppies currently imported at less than 6 months of age compete for the same market, but at lower prices.

Prepared in a US facility, our Grain Free Food for Small Breed Dogs has been thoughtfully crafted to support optimal digestion because we believe a healthy belly is at the center of a healthy dog.

In this situation, Rankin said what likely happened is that adult dogs at one or more breeding facilities were fed a food source that was compromised, which contaminated the environment and then was passed along to the puppies during the birthing process.

It's hard to believe, but they depict real conditions at puppy mills, large - scale commercial breeding facilities where profit is put ahead of the well being of the dogs.

I was as perplexed as everyone else as to why we don't have laws that protect animals from the kind of abuse that Baby and countless other dogs endure at puppy mills and backyard breeding facilities.

Some puppy mills have up to 1,000 breeding dogs at a time - and these mother dogs rarely make it out of the facilities alive.

All of the dogs that 4 Paws for Ability places as service dogs are bred and born at our Xenia, Ohio facility.

The modest bills introduced in Oregon and more than 30 other states this year are aimed specifically at puppymills, seeking to establish basic care standards and limit the number of breeding dogs in facilities that churn out animals en masse for sale to pet stores and on the Internet.

The authors also had no control over the breed and sex distribution of the dogs used at this facility.

Meanwhile, the breeding dogs at these facilities often spend their entire lives in constant confinement, suffering, and deprivation.

Dogs at commercial breeding facilities must be given the opportunity to exercise outside of their cages for 60 minutes a day.

There is a state statute against animal cruelty, but it's vague and not specifically aimed at dog breeding or regulating animal facilities.

Getting hired at puppy mills is notoriously hard (if owners are willing to pay anyone to help care for the dogs, they tend to choose family members), so Carlson did a series of what Sweetland calls «hit - and - runs» — where investigators show up at commercial breeding operations in rural areas and talk their way into a tour of the facility.

It limits the number of breeding dogs permitted at a large - scale dog production facility to no more than 50, and requires female dogs to be examined by a veterinarian prior to breeding, among other improvements.

Humboldt, TN — Animal Rescue Corps (ARC) assisted the Gibson County Sheriff's Office today in the rescue of approximately 100 dogs found living in extremely neglectful conditions at a breeding facility at a home in Gibson County, TN, about two hours west of Nashville.

Click here for a copy of the long awaited proposed amendments to the Dog Law that proponents hope will at least ease the suffering of thousands of dogs trapped in commercial breeding facilities or puppy mills in the state.  Â

In undercover investigations conducted by CAPS, many of the licensed dog breeding and brokering facilities represented at the Buckeye Dog Auction were found to be in clear violation of USDA regulatiodog breeding and brokering facilities represented at the Buckeye Dog Auction were found to be in clear violation of USDA regulatioDog Auction were found to be in clear violation of USDA regulations.

The activists say most dogs and cats sold at pet stores are mass produced at profit - driven breeding facilities in the Midwestern U.S.

Michigan authorities have intervened in at least two such facilities in the past two years, obtaining more than 350 dogs from a single breeding kennel that had «spiraled out of control» and 120 dogs from another commercial breeder.

«In November, 2007 more than 1,000 dogs were found at a breeding facility, «puppy mill» in Carroll County.

«Hundreds of commercial breeders operate entirely free of state oversight, and the breeding dogs and cats at these facilities are vulnerable to neglect and abuse,» said Rep. Senfronia Thompson, D - Houston, the bill sponsor.

Patrick Kwan, New York state director for The HSUS, responded to this week's sentencing of David Yoder of Romulus, N.Y., on animal cruelty charges related to the killing of nearly 100 dogs at Yoder's Seneca County breeding facility.