Sentences with phrase «breeding dogs in their 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.

It is not uncommon for a breeder to have to separate two intact male breeding dogs in their facility, to prevent one male from killing the other.

The breeding dogs in these facilities will never know anything but a rusty cage for their entire lives, if they are lucky they will have access to fresh water and food on a few occasions in their lives.

Not exact matches

ALBANY, N.Y. (WBEN / AP)-- Pet stores in New York state would be prohibited from buying dogs or cats from puppy mills and other large commercial breeding facilities under a legislative proposal announced Thursday.

«These results raise difficult questions because shelter workers and veterinarians are expected to determine the breeds of dogs in their facilities on a daily basis.

This issue concerns facilities with sometimes over 500 breeding female dogs that spend their lives in small cages producing and nursing puppies every time they are able.

Many breeding dogs in substandard facilities languish in tiny cages, and in filth.

Conducted in Italy, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, all of the studies found that upon adulthood, the puppies from these high - volume breeding facilities were more likely to show behavioral and emotional problems that cause distress, when compared with dogs from other sources, especially those from non-commercial breeders.

Puppy mills are large - scale breeding facilities where hundreds of dogs are kept in deplorable conditions for the sole purpose of churning out puppies.

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 insidIn 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 insidin N.C., and take a glimpse at what they found inside.

The bills would also place an upper limit on the number of intact breeding dogs that may be housed in breeding facilities, to prevent our state from becoming a haven for inhumane puppy mills.

These results raise difficult questions, because shelter workers and veterinarians are expected to determine the breed (s) of dogs in their facilities on a daily basis.

Support Stronger Laws: Michigan's Puppy Protection Act (HB 5230 - 5231 and SB 891 - 892) was introduced to protect dogs in large - scale breeding facilities.

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.

As you are reading this sentence, around 170,000 dogs are living in licensed facilities for breeding purposes, not to mention how many of them drag out a miserable existence in unlicensed backyard sheds.

«These kennels can legally have hundreds of dogs in one facility, and confine them to tiny, crowded cages for their entire lives, breeding them continuously to produce as many puppies as possible for the pet trade.

In the interview to ABC, the opposition leader Daniel Andrews said the party was planning to go further; by the year 2020, all breeding facilities would possess no more than 10 dogs.

«We care very much about the welfare of dogs in breeding facilities in our state.

A large breeding facility or a puppy mill will often have problems with parvo and other diseases because so many dogs are kept in cages next to each other.

BUT SOLID FLOORING AND ACCESS TO OUTDOOR EXERCISE AREAS ARE — FOR EVERY ADULT DOG IN EVERY COMMERCIAL BREEDING FACILITY IN PENNSYLVANIA AND THE BUREAU HAS NO RIGHT ATTEMPTING TO REWRITE OUR NEW HARD FOUGHT DOG LAWS.

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

Dogs bred in these facilities tend to live in small wire cages with little or no attention, no exercise and mostly lack of veterinary care.

Jessie Smith claims the mother dogs will only be on the painful wire, locked away inside, for one week prior to giving birth and for the time it takes to wean their puppies — since the dogs in these facilities are there for the sole purpose of breeding, the mother dogs could spend half of the year facing conditions we all thought we abolished by pushing through the new dog laws.

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.

Puppy mills are commercial breeding facilities that raise dogs in factory - farm - like conditions, putting profit above the welfare of the animals.

Tragically, It's not only dogs who can be cruelly confined in intensive breeding facilities.

The Court of La Unión de Tres Ríos made a major ruling in favor of animal welfare in Costa Rica after convicting a person for breeding dogs in an illegal breeding facility, or puppy mill.

Too many people do not know where puppies in pet shops come from and there is no way to tell if the commercial breeding facility meets USDAA requirements (they have to be licensed if they are commercial) and meet the dogs needs and meet proper breeding practices of genetic testing.

Our facility had its humble beginnings in 1985 as a home for retired sled dogs, but quickly grew into an all - breed rescue and was incorporated as a not - for - profit foundation in 1997.

The HSUS Breeders Advisory and Resource Council (BARC) is composed of responsible breeders from around the country who have a particular interest in improving the lives of dogs bred in the inhumane, commercial breeding facilities known as puppy mills.

These large - scale breeding facilities are considered by the Humane Society to put profit above animal welfare, housing dogs in overcrowded, unsanitary conditions, and breeding females with little recovery time.

A puppy mill is a commercial breeding facility that only cares about profit — they keep their dogs in horrible conditions, forcing them to breed again and again until they are no longer physically capable of doing so.

The parents of puppies sold in pet stores and online live their entire lives in commercial dog breeding facilities (puppy mills) producing puppies.

Unlike any other dog boarding facility in the San Gabriel Valley, Wee Dog Club was designed entirely for the fulfillment of smaller dog breeds and their ownedog boarding facility in the San Gabriel Valley, Wee Dog Club was designed entirely for the fulfillment of smaller dog breeds and their owneDog Club was designed entirely for the fulfillment of smaller dog breeds and their ownedog breeds and their owners.

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.

Because of the growth in online sales of animals, particularly dogs, many operators of inhumane commercial breeding facilities, or puppy mills, transport dogs to pet stores and to new parents via airplanes.

This story references Dr. Candace Croney's study conducted with the Center for Animal Welfare Science on the prevalence of periodontal disease in a population of dogs in commercial breeding facilities in Indiana and Illinois.

The Alliance played a leading role in the passage of the Animal Care Facilities Act (ACFA), which requires the licensing, inspection and promulgation of standards of care for dogs and cats housed in commercial pet breeding facilities, pet stores, kennels, and animal shelters.

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.

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.

Sometimes known as puppy farms, puppy mills are inhumane, commercial dog - breeding facilities in which the health of the dogs is disregarded in order to maximize profits.

But Buddie doesn't seem to have the emotional scars often seen in dogs from large, commercial breeding facilities.

The Canine Cruelty Prevention Act dramatically improved standards of care for dogs in commercial breeding facilities and enhanced enforcement efforts by the Missouri Department of Agriculture and the Attorney General's Office.

These ordinances often prohibit pet stores from selling dogs and cats (and in some cases rabbits) from commercial breeding facilities and only allow pet stores to sell animals if they are sourced from rescues or shelters.

The standards governing the care of dogs and cats in commercial breeding facilities are set forth in the federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA).

Breeding dogs in such facilities are typically confined to tiny, crowded wire cages and provided with the bare minimum of care required to keep them alive.

HSUS president and CEO Wayne Pacelle responds to the press conference given by Gov. Jay Nixon and other state officials to explain new enforcement programs to monitor large - scale, commercial dog - breeding facilities in the state.

The safety of the Vanguard CIV H3N2 / H3N8 vaccine was demonstrated in a study involving 364 dogs, including 164 client - owned dogs and 200 dogs from commercial breeding facilities.

One of those dogs was Lily, a fragile Italian Greyhound who spent the first seven years of her life in an old barn which doubled as a commercial breeding facility.