Sentences with phrase «bred by commercial breeders»

The bill also failed to exclude dogs and cats from the jurisdiction of the Livestock Care Standards Board such as those kept or bred by commercial breeders, or other animals kept as pets.

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Puppy Mill Awareness of SE Michigan is a grassroots organization dedicated to ending commercial breeding «puppy mills» and protecting families from puppy peddlers, pet stores and bad breeders by lobbying for stronger laws, setting up information booths, completing research studies and launching pet store campaigns.

The movement against commercial - breeding practices began picking up significant momentum by late 2014, after celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey repeatedly spoke out on the issue and groups like the Humane Society shared on social media photos of animals allegedly abused by breeders.

Passed in 1966, the Animal Welfare Act states the following requirement, «Any breeder who has more than 3 breeding dogs, and sells puppies for commercial purposes, must have a license issued by the Department of Agriculture.»

We do not support any breeding of bunnies by agricultural breeders, commercial breeders, occasional breeders, or even one - time home breeders.

Too often one finds that the large commercial operations spend much less on their breeding programs, and charge far more for their puppies than that done by the independent breeder.

Commercial breeders, by definition, can also be substandard or negligent with a low or high volume of dogs, several breeds, and inadequate or horrendous conditions — known as puppy or kitten mills.

As is the case wherever legislation is attempted anywhere in the nation, the propaganda machine of the American Kennel Club and the pet breeding industry springs into action by attempting to divert attention away from the facts: Pet breeding, whether intentional in commercial breeders or accidentally in the family pet, contributes to overpopulation and the only hope we have of resolving this disgrace is to get a handle on the breeding that causes it.

It's unfortunate but true that large - scale commercial breeders and brokers typically confine dogs for their entire lives in tiny, stacked, wire - floored cages, waste falling on them from above, their paws injured by the wire threads, and the female dogs bred continuously to exhaustion.»

By the 1970s, the breeding of dogs had grown from its small scale local roots and commercial breeders began appearing as businesses supplying puppies for profit.

In addition to protecting dogs, the initiative will protect Ohio families by ensuring that commercial breeders properly care for puppies and their mothers, whether bred in or out of state.

Every effort will be made to ensure that any puppy or dog will not be sold by, to or through any agent, pet store, commercial breeding establishment, other dog business or unethical / disreputable breeder.

Attendees will also focus on H.B. 4333, which would require commercial dog breeders to have a county permit; prohibit breeding female dogs younger than 18 months and older than 8 years, and only after certification by a vet; establish basic animal welfare standards for commercial dog breeders; authorize inspections for commercial dog breeders; and prohibit commercial dog breeders from possessing more than 50 breeding dogs.

By purchasing dogs directly from pet shops, commercial breeders or backyard breeders you are contributing to the problem of dogs being bred without heath testing or concern for their well ‐ being.

«It is a market term used by backyard breeders and commercial breeders so they can breed the smallest dogs that shouldn't be bred and sell them for a whole lot of money.

They have no way of knowing there is a vast difference in the quality of the product and the guarantees offered by show breeders as compared to commercial breeding factories, frequently referred to as «puppy mills».

All breeding stock — Yorkies, papillons, dachshunds, pugs and Chihuahuas among them — Penny and the other dogs were crated, loaded on a truck and driven 788 miles from the Denver breeding operation to be put on the auction block in Missouri, where they were mostly likely to be bought by other commercial breeders.

The movement against commercial breeding practices began picking up significant momentum by late 2014, after celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey repeatedly spoke out on the issue and groups like the Humane Society shared on social media photos of animals allegedly abused by breeders.

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Under the new proposed Act, H.B. 2921, commercial pet breeders with more than 11 breeding dogs and cats would be regulated by the Board of Agriculture instead of the Pet Breeders Board made up of representatives from animal welfare, the breeders, and the state Veterinary Medical Assobreeders with more than 11 breeding dogs and cats would be regulated by the Board of Agriculture instead of the Pet Breeders Board made up of representatives from animal welfare, the breeders, and the state Veterinary Medical AssoBreeders Board made up of representatives from animal welfare, the breeders, and the state Veterinary Medical Assobreeders, and the state Veterinary Medical Association.

By limiting the breeding, California would have gone a long way to stopping the cruel treatment of animals in large puppy and cat mills. With fewer animals, commercial breeders could have provided better care and treatment.

Although commercial dog breeders who sell puppies wholesale to pet stores and distributors are licensed and regulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the minimum required standards of care do little to protect dogs and nothing to ensure responsible, quality breeding.

This version would also create an advisory board called the Commercial Dog Breeding Advisory Board made up of the state veterinarian and 6 members appointed by the director: one represening a humane society, one who is a county dog warden, one who is a veterinarian, one representing animal rescues, one who is a breeder and one representing the public.

e. Commercial establishments selling locally bred dogs or cats shall prominently display the breeding permit number (s) of the breeder (s) whose dogs and cats are sold in said establishments and any other pertinent information required by the General Manager; Commercial establishments selling dogs and cats which were not bred within the City of Los Angeles shall prominently display the name and address of the breeder (s) of such dogs and cats and any other pertinent information required by the General Manager;

In either case, the end result is that commercial breeders, the overwhelming majority of which are abusive and exploitive, are being given the incentive by so - called rescue groups to ramp up their breeding operations — while Best Friends and every national animal welfare organization and every rescue group that deserves the name are working to make the high - volume pet trade a thing of the past.

And regardless of whether anyone likes it or not, commercial breeders have every right to pursue happiness by breeding dogs, so long as it is done humanely & ethically.

Steer clear of events offered by pet stores and breeders, as this only helps perpetuate the commercial dog and cat breeding industry by creating more demand.

According to Animal Folks Minnesota, Minnesotans led the way by working hard for years to pass legislation that would regulate commercial dog and cat breeders as well as to ensure the health and safety of dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens in breeding facilities.