Sentences with phrase «breed shelter puppies»

Mixed breed shelter puppies rarely if ever have their ears cropped or tails docked because they don't have breed specific standards by which they are measured.

Not exact matches

While these animals languish in shelters, a lucrative nationwide industry has been built around the breeding and selling of purebred puppies.

Just make sure you fully understand this breed's needs; too many impulse buyers acquire Eskies without having a real understanding of what goes into owning these dogs, with the end result of many American Eskimo puppies ending up in rescue groups and shelters.

Adopting a pet from a shelter or rescue group reduces the demand for puppy mills which breed animals under cruel and deplorable conditions.

If you are thinking of welcoming a new furry companion into your life, the best thing you could possibly do is adopt a shelter animal — a decision which could potentially save their life — rather than giving your money to the commercial puppy breeding industry.

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.

LRR came to get me from a local shelter that is near a lot of puppy mills, the shelter believes that I was breeding stock.

HSUS defines a puppy mill as «a dog breeding operation, which offers dogs for monetary compensation or remuneration, in which the physical, psychological and / or behavioral needs of the dogs are not being fulfilled due to inadequate housing, shelter, staffing, nutrition, socialization, sanitation, exercise, veterinary care and / or inappropriate breeding.»

Since the movie «As Good As It Gets» was released, the number of Griffons in rescues and shelters as well as those bred by puppy mills has escalated dramatically.

Whether you are looking for a young puppy or kitten, a mature dog or a friendly older cat, a purebred or a mixed breed, a local animal shelter is a great place to start.

Recently, there was a pure bred puppy in a high kill shelter here and «rescues» were fighting over her, when a friend inquired about adopting the dog she asked about the adoption fee the rescue said it depended on certain things and that once the dog was evaluated they would come up with a fee, so my friend asked if they had set fees and they responded no, because some dogs deserve a higher fee.

From purebreds to mixed breeds, puppies and kittens to already trained adult pets, you're sure to find the right cat or dog for you in a nearby shelter or humane society using the Adopt a Pet pet search.

Another blogger went so far as to say he would support shelters who bred their own puppies to support care of the older dogs.

The end goal of this bill and the reason for this measure is to drastically reduce the number of animals sold through both shelters and retail pet stores purchased through mass breeding operations or as the media along with the general public labelling them «puppy mills» or «kitten factories».

Many owner trainers will select puppies that are bred through reputable breeders, but some also adopt from rescues and shelters.

More than 200 dogs and puppies rescued from a commercial breeding facility in Estrie, Quebec last May — along with numerous puppies who were born subsequent to the seizure — are ready to leave the emergency shelter and be placed for adoption following weeks of care and rehabilitation.

But the only way we can eradicate puppy mills completely, until the pet stores and Internet sellers clean up their act, is when people choose instead to adopt dogs from shelters, breed rescues, and responsible breeders.

From purebreds to mixed breeds, puppies and kittens to already trained adult pets, you're sure to find the right cat or dog for you in a shelter or humane society nearby.

Madeline trains all ages, all breeds, and specializes in problem behavior prevention in puppies and «good start» training for recently rescued dogs and dogs adopted from a shelter.

By adopting a puppy from a shelter, you make a small step against the notorious underground breeding industry.

these laws will serve to drive good responsible breeders out, yet will encourage importing thousands and thousands of dogs, and smuggling even more into the country to «meet the need» for adoptable puppies in shelters - dogs that are not bred for good health or temperament - just for a fast buck.

With this campaign, they asking animal lovers to unite against the cruel breeding industry, take legislative action, and advocate for local shelters, rescues, and responsible breeders by informing the public about the problems with pet stores and online puppy sales.

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There seems to be a prevailing attitude that all pet owners are allowing their pets to breed indiscriminately, produce puppies and then place them in shelters.

Even if the animal comes from a professional, well - respected breeder, it causes animals from shelters to build up as people overlook rescue animals for bred puppies.

Stop Puppy Mills Ohio is a grassroots coalition of both national and local shelters, rescues and organizations, including the Humane Society of the United States, working to ensure the humane treatment of dogs in commercial breeding facilities.

I just pulled two pure bred dogs from a kill shelter in Southern Missourri, in the middle of puppy mill country (the shelter managers own words).

A mix - breed homeless puppy will be a lot less, depending on what the individual pound or shelter charges.

Please do not support breeding by purchasing a puppy, please consider adoption from a rescue or shelter.

Puppy breeding contributes to the OVERPOPULATION of UNWANTED animals in shelters.

Dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens from across the United States and around the globe are rescued from overcrowded municipal shelters, commercial breeding facilities, and other less - than - ideal - circumstances, and brought to the safety of the world's largest no - kill rescue and adoption organization.

Breeding kennels and shelters depending on the responsibility of their owners, may keep dozens of improperly vaccinated puppies that represent serious threat to the whole area.

A toy breed puppy from a responsible breeder is going to cost more than adopting from a shelter or rescue, true, but it's also going to cost a lot less than buying a puppy in a pet store.

Problem with adopting is shelters have so many limitations, can't live with kids, must be an only pet, we bought our puppy as our daughter wanted a particular breed and we're going to buy another, I've silent 9mnths looking at shelters within a 40mle radius and can't find any that can live with kids, a cat and another dog.

Now joining the babies named Obama will be a flood of Portuguese Water Dogs being bred in backyards and puppy mills... and even more ending up in shelters when the impulsive copycats decide they no longer want to care for them.

«This bill will simultaneously decrease the demand for animals bred in puppy mills and kitten mills, and increase the demand for animals from shelters and rescue organizations,» Assemblymember O'Donnell told the Assembly Business and Professions Committee.

With millions of healthy dogs waiting to be adopted in U.S. shelters, the idea that there is an entire industry dedicated to mass - breeding new puppies is not only disgusting but downright irresponsible.

Almost any dog breed you find through a breeder can also be found at a shelter or rescue organization, including both puppies and adults.

However, you will be supporting the shelter in adopting the dog rather than supporting the puppy mill in which it was bred.

If there is any compassion at all for the animals bred and raised under these miserable conditions, we need to stop buying puppies from pet stores and instead adopt from local humane societies / shelters or rescue groups.

The puppies are sold either directly to the public via the Internet, newspaper ads, at the mill itself, or are sold to brokers and pet shops across the country.The documented problems of puppy mills include over breeding, inbreeding, minimal veterinary care, poor quality of food and shelter, lack of socialization with humans, overcrowded cages, and the killing of unwanted animals.

Puppies adopted before eight weeks of age, mixed breeds and pups adopted from shelters are at highest risk.

But many of those people also want a young puppy and / or a specific breed that is not often found in shelters.

In addition, every puppy or kitten sold or given away by an owner that breeds their pet means there is one more shelter animal that will not find a home.

Work to end breed discrimination that takes good dogs away from loving families, stop puppy mills, and keep community cats safe and out of shelters through TNR (trap - neuter - return) programs

Work to end breed discrimination that takes good dogs away from loving families, stop puppy mills, and keep community (feral and stray) cats safe and out of shelters through TNR (trap - neuter - return) programs

Animal shelters all over the country are home to many types of animals, including mixed breed dogs and puppies.

Consumers should never buy a puppy from a pet store or Internet site; instead visit an animal shelter, breed rescue group, or visit a breeder's home and meet the puppy's parents.

Why are these puppies going to be better than any of the purebred or mixed breed dogs one can find in a shelter?

The idea behind this law is that thousands of animals in shelters are looking for a home, while pets stores sell animals that may have been bred in poorly regulated, out - of - state «puppy mills.»