After attending several commercial
breeder dog auctions and finding out the eye - opening truth, Megan started to spread the knowledge she had gained.
Not exact matches
Referred to by the USDA as «
dog dealers,» the federal government licenses pet
breeders that produce puppies and kittens to sell through brokers and
auctions.
Rescue groups that spend thousands of dollars on a single
dog at
breeder auctions are enabling abuse.
I'm thrilled to share the news that the February 15 issue of Library Journal will include the following review of The
Dog Merchants: The common theme among breeders of registered American Kennel Club champion dogs, large - scale commercial «puppy farms,» backyard hobby breeders, dog rescue groups, shelters, dog auctions, and pet stor
Dog Merchants: The common theme among
breeders of registered American Kennel Club champion
dogs, large - scale commercial «puppy farms,» backyard hobby
breeders,
dog rescue groups, shelters, dog auctions, and pet stor
dog rescue groups, shelters,
dog auctions, and pet stor
dog auctions, and pet stores?
American Kennel Club investigator Keith Russell drew applause at a Clermont County Kennel Club, (Ohio) meeting recently when he explained the new humane policy drafted by AKC and told the audience that the registry would suspend privileges of any
breeder who donated a
dog or puppy to a raffle or
auction.
The organization also raises money in order to attend commercial
breeder auctions and purchase
dogs to free them from the commercial breeding system.
When
dogs are no longer of use to the
breeder, they're sold at
auction or killed.
New
breeders may go to
dog auctions to purchase their start - up breeding stock and equipment.
Many
breeders use
auction houses to get rid of older
dogs and to still make money from their «investment».
KEY MESSAGE: Many
breeders use
auction houses to get rid of older
dogs and to still make money from their «investment.»
The
dogs sold at
auction above were sold to other
breeders who will continue the cycle of repeated breeding for more years.
I also believe that it is important for rescues to develop relationships with
breeders and
auction houses to get those
dogs for free which happens with a lot of rescue groups.
I have never donated a cent to a group that buys
dogs from mills,
breeders, or
auctions.
And when I contacted the
auction's owner to ask for an interview, he was welcoming and spent an entire day with me, talking openly about his personal history, his current business practices and even taking me to meet the types of
breeders he respects —
breeders whose
dogs, when I got to their commercial - scale farms, were running and playing in spaces as big as many suburban backyards and even ballfields,
dogs who came up to me to say hello and, in most cases, seemed just as happy and normal and healthy as my own two spoiled mutts at home.
The «English» - run Wheaton
auction continues to thrive — with
breeders and rescuers alike in there bidding on
dogs and moving them directly into homes all across America.
A
breeder selling his
dogs at
auction does not = a good
breeder.
To Brooke's comment, as a group of advocates who have attended many of the Ohio
dog auctions as part of a coordinated effort with rescue, media and local law enforcement to address serious issues involving the
breeders and
dogs placed on the block for sale, we can attest that a vast majority of
dogs we saw were most definitely frightened, injured and / or ill.
My issue is with rescue groups which either use donated funds or solicit donated funds to go to
auctions and pay more money for
dogs than the bidding
breeders in the tent and call it rescue.
Instead, advocates who are intent on traveling to
auctions are encouraged to wait in the parking lot and offer to take — free of charge — any
dogs that did not sell since many
breeders do not want to take unsold
dogs back to their kennels.
Karam worries because she has been told that when the Amish
breeders attending the
auction know that a rescue, rather than a fellow
breeder, is trying to buy the
dog, they bid against the rescue just to jack up the price of the
dog.
But other
dogs are sold at
auction to other
breeders — a practice critics say is unhealthy and allows bad
breeders to profit from the sale of their own confiscated or surrendered
dogs.
State officials in Missouri say they plan to review a practice that allows
dogs seized from puppy mills to be
auctioned off — with the profits going back to the unfit
breeders.
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«Reputable
Breeders of AKC Registered
dogs do NOT
auction off their
dogs, and the AKC specifically forbids this kind of action.
At most
auctions, various
breeders typically offer anywhere from a handful to two dozen
dogs, so the mix available for bid can run the alphabet from Akitas and Australian shepherds to wire fox and Yorkshire terriers.
It is the first time that anyone has ever documented — in dollars and cents — the multimillion - dollar river of cash that is flowing from rescue nonprofits, shelters and
dog - advocacy groups through
auctions into the pockets of
dog breeders.
Invoices show that Strader paid
breeders nearly $ 44,703 for 193
dogs at 11
auctions from 2014 to 2016; prices ranged from $ 1 (for a Chihuahua) to $ 1,325 (for a golden retriever), for an average price of $ 231 per
dog.
I adopted my
dog from MABTR and was told she was a puppy mill
breeder picked up at an
auction.
Most of the
breeders who sell
dogs at
auction are commercial, which means they have at least four breeding females, sell to intermediaries and are federally regulated.
There are however
breeders, that at the end of an
auction, if their
dogs did not sell that they will start giving them out for free or literally for pennies.
Rescuers who have been buying
auction dogs for many years say it is unfair to characterize all commercial
breeders as «puppy mills.»
The National Animal Interest Alliance (NAIA) applauds the Washington Post exposé by Kim Kavin (April 11, 2018) detailing the corrupt practices of rescues and shelters buying
dogs at
auction from the same
breeders they disparage as puppy mills, then transporting them cross-country where they market these same
dogs as «rescues.»
Adult
dogs at retirement can not be sold for research or at
auction;
breeders must follow established limits for retirement and retired
dogs must be rehomed.
A: A
dog auction consist of
breeders of all sizes that are looking to sell or purchase breeding
dogs.
Bidders affiliated with 86 rescue and advocacy groups and shelters throughout the United States and Canada have spent $ 2.68 million buying 5,761
dogs and puppies from
breeders since 2009 at the nation's two government - regulated
dog auctions, both in Missouri, according to invoices, checks and other documents The Washington Post obtained from an industry insider.
In The
Dog Merchants, I learned about the different parts of the business of selling
dogs that they can be exposed to, whether it's the
auction houses, the distributor, the
breeder, rescue or pet store.
Years ago, when more commercial
breeders existed, rescuers attended
auctions to buy surplus
dogs that seemed to be everywhere, longtime
auction participants say.
The Coalition reminds us of the cruel existence of puppy - mill
dogs and the emotional driving force generated by such candid and heart - wrenching admissions as that of a
breeder (who asked not to be identified) in a 2006 interview with Channel 4 Action News regarding
dogs placed on consignment at Ohio
dog auctions:
The lone woman listened, along with everyone else, to my explanation of Chapter One in The
Dog Merchants, which tells the story of a day inside America's biggest legal dog auction — where breeders and rescuers alike bid on the same exact do
Dog Merchants, which tells the story of a day inside America's biggest legal
dog auction — where breeders and rescuers alike bid on the same exact do
dog auction — where
breeders and rescuers alike bid on the same exact
dogs.
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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.
No commercial
breeder, dealer or auctioneer could acquire
dogs or cats from other
breeders, dealers,
auctions or kennels that are not properly authorized under state law.
However, only these «
breeders» themselves truly knew why they brought their particular
dogs to the
auction.
Bidders affiliated with 86 rescue and advocacy groups and shelters throughout the United States and Canada have spent $ 2.68 million buying 5,761
dogs and puppies from
breeders since 2009 at the nation's two government - regulated
dog auctions, both in Missouri, according to invoices, checks and other documents The Post obtained from an industry insider.
Not knowingly sell to pet shops, wholesalers, or any unethical
dog breeders, or donate a
dog to be sold at raffle or
auction.
«Proven
breeder,» the
auction catalog reads, failing to note the
dog's serious underbite, something that would keep a conscientious
breeder from breeding her.
The newspaper's investigation found that rescue operations, traditionally the nemesis of puppy mills, have been buying
dogs from
breeders at
auction, using donations from their supporters to buy
dogs in what it described as a «nationwide shadow market.»
A sick puppy won't survive a long haul, and pet shops don't take homely
dogs, so both end up getting sold at
dog auctions and become
breeders of the next generation of
dogs.
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Dog auctions accused of animal cruelty 07/05/12 - Cleveland Plain Dealer - Rescuers buy 8 dogs from breeder and protest puppy mills: Animals in the News 06/08/12 - Columbus Dispatch - Dog auctions won't be on ballot 05/03/12 - ONN - Animal Welfare Officials Working To Shut Down Puppy Mills 04/25/12 - Toledo Blade, Editorial - No more dog auctions 04/21/12 - Toledo Blade - Deadline nears for dog auction 04/17/12 - Cleveland Plain Dealer, Editorial - Targeting dog auctions in Ohio 04/15/12 - Sunny 95, Inviting Conversations - A discussion about puppy mills and dog auctions 04/07/12 - Columbus Dispatch, Letter to the Editor - Puppy mills must end 04/06/12 - NBC41 - Nine Signatures Want Your Signature To Get On A Ballot 03/15/12 - WKRC, Local 12 - Ohio Voters May Get To Vote On Proposal to Ban Dog Auctions 03/12/12 - The Post Newspapers, Letter to the Editor - Ohio must make animal cruelty laws high priority 02/9/12 - The Other Paper - Wo
Dog auctions accused of animal cruelty 07/05/12 - Cleveland Plain Dealer - Rescuers buy 8
dogs from
breeder and protest puppy mills: Animals in the News 06/08/12 - Columbus Dispatch -
Dog auctions won't be on ballot 05/03/12 - ONN - Animal Welfare Officials Working To Shut Down Puppy Mills 04/25/12 - Toledo Blade, Editorial - No more dog auctions 04/21/12 - Toledo Blade - Deadline nears for dog auction 04/17/12 - Cleveland Plain Dealer, Editorial - Targeting dog auctions in Ohio 04/15/12 - Sunny 95, Inviting Conversations - A discussion about puppy mills and dog auctions 04/07/12 - Columbus Dispatch, Letter to the Editor - Puppy mills must end 04/06/12 - NBC41 - Nine Signatures Want Your Signature To Get On A Ballot 03/15/12 - WKRC, Local 12 - Ohio Voters May Get To Vote On Proposal to Ban Dog Auctions 03/12/12 - The Post Newspapers, Letter to the Editor - Ohio must make animal cruelty laws high priority 02/9/12 - The Other Paper - Wo
Dog auctions won't be on ballot 05/03/12 - ONN - Animal Welfare Officials Working To Shut Down Puppy Mills 04/25/12 - Toledo Blade, Editorial - No more
dog auctions 04/21/12 - Toledo Blade - Deadline nears for dog auction 04/17/12 - Cleveland Plain Dealer, Editorial - Targeting dog auctions in Ohio 04/15/12 - Sunny 95, Inviting Conversations - A discussion about puppy mills and dog auctions 04/07/12 - Columbus Dispatch, Letter to the Editor - Puppy mills must end 04/06/12 - NBC41 - Nine Signatures Want Your Signature To Get On A Ballot 03/15/12 - WKRC, Local 12 - Ohio Voters May Get To Vote On Proposal to Ban Dog Auctions 03/12/12 - The Post Newspapers, Letter to the Editor - Ohio must make animal cruelty laws high priority 02/9/12 - The Other Paper - Wo
dog auctions 04/21/12 - Toledo Blade - Deadline nears for
dog auction 04/17/12 - Cleveland Plain Dealer, Editorial - Targeting dog auctions in Ohio 04/15/12 - Sunny 95, Inviting Conversations - A discussion about puppy mills and dog auctions 04/07/12 - Columbus Dispatch, Letter to the Editor - Puppy mills must end 04/06/12 - NBC41 - Nine Signatures Want Your Signature To Get On A Ballot 03/15/12 - WKRC, Local 12 - Ohio Voters May Get To Vote On Proposal to Ban Dog Auctions 03/12/12 - The Post Newspapers, Letter to the Editor - Ohio must make animal cruelty laws high priority 02/9/12 - The Other Paper - Wo
dog auction 04/17/12 - Cleveland Plain Dealer, Editorial - Targeting
dog auctions in Ohio 04/15/12 - Sunny 95, Inviting Conversations - A discussion about puppy mills and dog auctions 04/07/12 - Columbus Dispatch, Letter to the Editor - Puppy mills must end 04/06/12 - NBC41 - Nine Signatures Want Your Signature To Get On A Ballot 03/15/12 - WKRC, Local 12 - Ohio Voters May Get To Vote On Proposal to Ban Dog Auctions 03/12/12 - The Post Newspapers, Letter to the Editor - Ohio must make animal cruelty laws high priority 02/9/12 - The Other Paper - Wo
dog auctions in Ohio 04/15/12 - Sunny 95, Inviting Conversations - A discussion about puppy mills and
dog auctions 04/07/12 - Columbus Dispatch, Letter to the Editor - Puppy mills must end 04/06/12 - NBC41 - Nine Signatures Want Your Signature To Get On A Ballot 03/15/12 - WKRC, Local 12 - Ohio Voters May Get To Vote On Proposal to Ban Dog Auctions 03/12/12 - The Post Newspapers, Letter to the Editor - Ohio must make animal cruelty laws high priority 02/9/12 - The Other Paper - Wo
dog auctions 04/07/12 - Columbus Dispatch, Letter to the Editor - Puppy mills must end 04/06/12 - NBC41 - Nine Signatures Want Your Signature To Get On A Ballot 03/15/12 - WKRC, Local 12 - Ohio Voters May Get To Vote On Proposal to Ban
Dog Auctions 03/12/12 - The Post Newspapers, Letter to the Editor - Ohio must make animal cruelty laws high priority 02/9/12 - The Other Paper - Wo
Dog Auctions 03/12/12 - The Post Newspapers, Letter to the Editor - Ohio must make animal cruelty laws high priority 02/9/12 - The Other Paper - Woof!
Forbes just posted this really cool video and Q&A about the topic of chapter one in «The
Dog Merchants» book: breeders and rescuers sitting side - by - side in legal dog auctions, trying to outbid each other for the same exact pu
Dog Merchants» book:
breeders and rescuers sitting side - by - side in legal
dog auctions, trying to outbid each other for the same exact pu
dog auctions, trying to outbid each other for the same exact pups.