Sentences with phrase «be a puppy mill run»

Maricopa County Sheriff's officers rescued 126 pugs last week from what appeared to be a puppy mill run out of someone's home.

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Puppy mills run in a similar factory - manner as a farm, but the «commodities» produced are puppies.

Despite all the bad press puppy mills are still up and running in full swing.

Many such breeders are actually running kitten and puppy mills where dozens or hundreds of animals live and suffer in horrible conditions.

the judge is just a jackass like those who run the puppy mill are pos's.

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A puppy mill is usually run to supplement farm income, or is just a volume money making operation with little regard to the health of the dogs.

Nevertheless, given the rabid response from abortion - rights supporters, you'd think Brinker and her organization were running puppy mills for soup vendors.

Sporting homemade signs with a variety of messages about puppy mills and the need to adopt rather than shop, the peaceful rally ran from noon - 3 p.m. and was organized by Pam Sordyl of the awareness group.

The folks at Westminster aren't your run - of - the - mill hobby breeders, they definitely ARE NOT backyard breeders or puppy mill operatoARE NOT backyard breeders or puppy mill operators.

Puppy mill dogs are innocent victims in a world run by greed!

This «Shelter» does not open on Saturdays or Sundays (a death sentence) and the town is run and more or less owned by «Mr. Hunt» who owns «PETLAND» (they keep the puppy mills in business, folks).

The mennonite who ran this puppy mill was going to hang this 13 week old puppy if we didn't take her.

Harley lost an eye because the subhuman beasts that ran the puppy mill Harley was in, would on rare occasion power wash the cages without removing the dogs.

Puppy mills are funded by the sale of dogs in pet stores, so once the funds run out, they not longer have a reason to exist.

I lived in this town 25 years ago and Petland was run out of Malls, etc... from lawsuits over puppy mill puppies in their stores.

Puppy mills are large commercial dog breeding facilities, typically run on a «factory farm» model that prioritizes the owner's profit above the dogs» health and well - being.

«It's much more difficult now to run a puppy mill in Pennsylvania,» said Sarah Speed, Pennsylvania state director of The Humane Society of the United States.

Allan Cotta was angry after learning that city employees tipped off the media after a potential buyer reported them as running a «puppy mill.»

Those who run puppy mills have never raised their hands and said «here I am!»

Despite the publicity given to seizures of poorly run puppy mills, there are still a large number of facilities, including shelters and animal sanctuaries, where there are major insufficiencies in basic animal care.

Are all dog breeders actually running a puppy mill?

If you think you've found the perfect breeder on a website showcasing adorable photos, claims of how they cherish their «furry babies,» and promises that they sell exclusively to «qualified homes,» be on alert — such websites are among the newer scams that puppy mills are running.

Unfortunately, in recent times, many of the same despicable breeders who run puppy mills are now producing tens of thousands of dogs they transport through fake «rescue channels» in an appalling business called «retail rescue.»

These men and women might pose as rescue workers, run unlicensed «shelters» or even create a homey looking environment where the buyer can view the pups with their mother only to be returned to the mill once the puppies are sold.

Not only do all large CBEs fit the dictionary of puppy mill, but a study published in the Journal of Applied Animal Behaviour Science found that «Common to virtually all CBEs are the following: large numbers of dogs; maximally efficient use of space by housing dogs in or near the minimum space permitted by law; housing breeding dogs for their entire reproductive lives — in most cases, years — in their cages or runs; dogs rarely if ever permitted out of their primary enclosures for exercise or play; absence of toys or other forms of enrichment; minimal to no positive human interaction or companionship; and minimal to no health care.»

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.

First of all, for Charlene Labombard (owner of the puppy mill)... How can you fight the accusations that you are not running a puppy mill when you have over 500 dogs??

Other than your run of the mill (but never from a puppy mill) dogs and cats, there are a multitude of different animals that are looking for loving, forever homes.

«She was accused of running a «puppy mill» after 25 dogs, including newborn puppies, were found in kennels at her ex-husband's Hawaii Kai condo on May 7, 2003, by firefighters responding to a fire that broke out in the kitchen,» wrote Honolulu Star Bulletin reporter Debra Barayuga.

For more than 30 years, Best Friends has been working to end the killing by running innovative grassroots programs, supporting spay / neuter and trap - neuter - return (TNR) programs, promoting shelter adoptions, fighting puppy mills and breed - discriminatory laws, educating the public about animal issues, holding major adoption events, and conducting both large - and small - scale animal rescues.

She had taken him from a bad environment and into a good one now, but it wasn't until two weeks later when a local news station ran a story about puppy mills (and their connection to the very store she purchased her pup from) did she realize the depth and darkness of this puppy buying process.

About 60 toy poodle and Shih Tzu puppies are in temporary housing after their owner — accused of running a puppy mill — was arrested last week at her Davenport home.

A RECENT investigation by ABC News» 20/20 revealed that many pet stores are supplied with puppies bred under the worst possible conditions.Not to be confused with the American Kennel Club's well - run kennels, these «puppy farms» are little more than horror chambers where dogs are mass - produced for one reason: money.The dogs resulting from these cottage industry puppy mills are, as might be expected, weak, often diseased and crippled.

The term breeder has also been applied to those who run puppy mills.

Jason Smith, currently the Majority whip in the Missouri House of Representatives and running for Congress in the upcoming election, is closely connected to one of Missouri's worst puppy mills.

There's a lot of places out there that are, but we do not run a puppy mill.

Though the backyard breeder is not considered to be as unethical at those who run puppy mills, one can consider a backyard breeder the opposite of a responsible dog breeder.

Puppy mills are large - scale commercial dog breeding facilities, typically run on a «factory farm» model.

A sturdy woman with practical cropped brown hair, Strader runs Colorado's Mill Dog Rescue Network, a nonprofit organization that rescues retired puppy - mill breeding stock — dogs that would be destroyed or languish in a cage until they died.

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's deceptively easy to say that John Jones or Mary Smith runs a puppy mill or that pet store puppies come from puppy mills, but the label is tossed about so frequently and with so little regard for accuracy that each prospective dog owner should ascertain for himself whether or not he wishes to buy a dog from John Jones, Mary Smith, a pet store, or a hobby breeder.

As Pennsylvanians and those in states with similar legislation have found, Ohio is unlikely to be rid of puppy mills without including in this bill: a clear definition of the breeders to be regulated; aggressive enforcement with more than a biennial state inspection; a dog auction ban; and high care standards including reasonably sized kennels instead of cages; unfettered access to dog runs; and regular veterinary care.

By purchasing from a pet store, you are supporting puppy mills, and the people that run the mills do not view these animals as living creatures, they are viewed as a way to make money.

As other states such as Missouri, New York and Pennsylvania have found, Ohio is unlikely to be rid of its puppy mills without a clear definition of the breeders that are regulated, aggressive enforcement that includes more than a biennial inspection by the state, a ban on dog auctions, and clear, high standards of care such as sheltering in reasonably sized kennels instead of cages, unfettered access to exercise areas where dogs can run, regular veterinary care and the like.

Since dogs from puppy mills are often wrought with health issues from unsanitary conditions and inbreeding, typically shelter dogs are healthier, so in the long run, you will probably save money.

Journey was not your run - of - the - mill puppy.

Upon arrival, the puppy mill was a chaotic sight, with some animals found confined in cages and others running around on the property unsupervised.

It should be illegal to run puppy mills or breed dogs.

Nothing is more heartwarming than seeing a puppy mill dog be able to run full out for the first time.