for the worst states, as well as raise awareness about notorious pet stores and
breeding operations with huge violations.
Volunteers from Bailing Out Benji devote their free time to researching puppy mills to create puppy mill maps for the worst states, as well as raise awareness about notorious pet stores and
breeding operations with huge violations.
If approved by voters, it would create a constitutional amendment requiring professional dog
breeding operations with eight or more unspayed female dogs to provide adequate food and water for dogs, sufficient space for them to move and stretch out, a minimum level of veterinary care, and socialization with humans and other dogs.
Not exact matches
In an effort to improve his farming
operation, he diligently experimented
with new crops, fertilizers, crop rotation, tools, and livestock
breeding.
Seeds produced by our seed
operations team are
bred naturally,
with no genetic engineering.
Back at the Cabeza Prieta refuge
with Atkinson, it's May; not the best time to visit the pronghorn
breeding operation, though not as viciously hot as it will get in June.
Locations and
operation of various switches borders on eccentric, but familiarity
breeds familiarity and / or frustration
with having to reach forward of the gear shift to operate the windows.
Through a «best of
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with unrivaled functionality, PropertyBoss helps property managers of all sizes increase occupancy rates, reduce operating costs, and improve the overall productivity of their
operations.
This information, combined
with health - related data from other areas of the company's
operations, is used not only to help breeders improve their practices, but also to help Hunte identify potential issues in
breeding lines.
Is punctual, reliable, have a great attitude, articulate and able to communicate well
with clients and coworkers Pet Stylist will perform the following duties: Perform basic grooming services including brushing, bathing, and conditioning of animals Follow owner's instructions or
Breed Standards when clipping, and trimming an animal coat Generate business
operation such as communicate
with clients and get exact instructions for each dog.
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».
The
operation resulted in the recovery of 100 pit bull terriers that were being
bred, sold, and trained to fight, as well as the arrests of Pete Davis Jr. and Melvin Robinson, who were each charged
with one count of buying, selling, delivering or transporting animals for participation in an animal fighting venture.
From what she told me, and from the photo, I am sure that this is just someone selling dogs, not someone who is
breeding a great dog, or someone
with a reputation for having a proven, well respected
breeding operation for a specific
breed.
As the report shows, even breeders
with a history of Animal Welfare Act violations can still be allowed to operate, which is why it is so difficult «shut down» commercial
breeding operations.
KTVO attempted to get in contact
with the Stephensons by phone, and then went to the address listed for their
breeding operation.
Recently
with the ASPCA, he played a key role in efforts to combat the cruelties of puppy mills and to effect the passage of precedent setting legislation in Pennsylvania regulating large - scale commercial dog
breeding operations.
To help end the misery associated
with large - scale dog
breeding operations known as «puppy mills,» The Humane Society of the United States has launched a national telephone tip line and encourages callers to report suspected cruelty or unlawful activities involving such
breeding facilities.
While I am pleased that the animals trapped in forced
breeding kennels in West Virginia will have better lives, in my view, there is no such thing as a «good» commercial
breeding operation because no good comes from exploiting animals and flooding the market
with factory - farmed pets while millions are dying in our shelters.
Springboarding off the public awareness and outrage generated by these and other Virginia puppy mill exposés, the following year we worked closely
with Teresa Dockery, who at the time was the chief operating officer of the Margaret B. Mitchell Spay / Neuter Clinic in Bristol, Virginia, to help pass a state law that tightened up commercial
breeding operations and empowered local animal control officers to enforce the new codes.
Giant
Breeds: I would not purchase a puppy of this group from any
operation with over six females.
The dogs housed in the state's commercial
breeding operations typically spend their lives in tiny, cramped, wire - floored cages that are stacked on top of each other, often outdoors,
with no protection from the elements.
The tens of thousands of dogs suffering in substandard, overcrowded
breeding operations both large and small lacking vet care, exercise and forced to
breed with painful conditions will finally get the protection they deserve.
Volunteers
with Colorado Springs - based National Mill Dog Rescue returned Nov. 16 from a whirlwind
operation to collect 86 dogs surrendered from
breeding operations in four Midwest states.
A possibility
with any
breed that has come out of a poor quality
breeding operation of course, but that just makes your research all the more important.
He had at least two accomplices, Ms.. A and Ms. B, who knowingly conspired to supply him
with dogs through their bogus
breed rescue
operation.
In the case of puppy mills the greatest efforts have gone into exposing the horrors of factory farming pets,
with the intent of generating public support for legislative measures that will improve conditions in high - volume
breeding operations.
With a reputation built on a continued effort to increase veterinary knowledge and thereby pioneering advances in reproduction, internal medicine and surgeries offered to its diverse equine clientele, the practice services international
breeding operations, racehorses, sport horses and pleasure horses.
Specifically, the measure will require large - scale dog
breeding operations to provide each
breeding dog under their care
with the basics of humane animal care including:
The HSI Animal Rescue team recently worked
with the Québec government to rescue dogs from two other inhumane, commercial
breeding operations, including the historic rescue of more than 500 neglected dogs from an
operation near Shawville, Québec, and earlier this year, 125 dogs were also seized near Québec City.
During the 2012 Michigan Humane Lobby Day, more than 75 citizens from across Michigan met
with lawmakers at the Capitol and urged them to pass legislation to ban the euthanasia of shelter animals by gas chamber, increase protections for dogs at large scale
breeding operations, and to increase protections for consumers who purchase sick animals from pet stores and puppy mills.
Prop B would amend Missouri law to require large - scale dog
breeding operations to provide each dog under their care
with sufficient food, clean water, housing and space; necessary veterinary care; regular exercise; and adequate rest between
breeding cycles.
The Pet Animal Welfare Statute S 1139 / HR 2669 (PAWS) was introduced by Senator Richard Santorum of Pennylvania, a state long plagued
with the problem of unregulated
breeding operations or puppy mills.
At Joette Peterson's South Dakota
breeding operation, puppies were found
with no protection from the cold.
These types of
breeding operations care about nothing more than money and you are likely to end up
with an unhealthy, temperamental, and often different looking dog as they mature.
07/24/13 - Cleveland Scene - Caged: How Ohio Politicians Keep the State's Puppy Mill Business Booming
with Little Regulation 06/27/13 - Animal Law Coalition - Proposed OH Puppy Mill Regulations «Terrible» 05/13/13 - Bargain Hunter - Dog kennel inspectors will be focused on Holmes county, surrounding areas 11/29/12 - The Best Friends Blog - After decades of frustration, a new strategy against puppy mills Excerpt from this article: In the case of puppy mills the greatest efforts have gone into exposing the horrors of factory farming pets,
with the intent of generating public support for legislative measures that will improve conditions in high - volume
breeding operations.
«The purpose of this Act [would be] to prohibit the cruel and inhumane treatment of dogs in puppy mills by requiring large - scale dog
breeding operations to provide each dog under their care
with basic food and water, adequate shelter from the elements, necessary veterinary care, [space], and regular exercise.»
Many pure -
bred breeds have regional rescue
operations devoted to them that are in touch
with shelters and facilitate finding forever homes for abandoned dogs.
For those unfamiliar
with the term, backyard
breeding operations are also known as «puppy mills», and they are even worse than they sound.
HSI / Canada worked
with the Quebec Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
with the mandate of ANIMA Québec to rescue 125 dogs from a commercial
breeding operation in the Chaudière - Appalaches region, located south of Quebec City.
Their national initiatives are focused on keeping community cats safe and out of shelters
with trap / neuter / return, battling commercial
breeding operations, and fighting discrimination against pit bull terriers.
Along
with increased standards of care, this legislation will provide for a dramatic increase in enforcement efforts by providing funding for additional inspectors and veterinarians to help ensure the humane treatment of dogs in commercial
breeding operations.
I've written a lot about the problems
with Prop B — that it doesn't focus on the core problem of lack of enforcement (nearly half of the state's estimated commercial
breeding opearations are not licensed, and only about 60 % of the license
operations are inspected annually, even though the state requires an annual inspection).
Proposition B promotes the humane treatment of dogs in Missouri's large - scale commercial dog kennels, which will improve the lives of dogs by requiring large - scale
breeding operations to limit the number of
breeding female dogs to 50, as well as provide each dog
with common sense standards such as sufficient food and clean water, regular veterinary care, adequate housing and space, and access to regular exercise.
In all, 31 pit bulls and mixed
breed dogs were recovered from a dogfighting
operation in Ontario last month, where police charged three people
with 276 offenses.
The purpose of this act is to prohibit the cruel and inhumane treatment of dogs
bred in large
operations by requiring large - scale dog
breeding operations to provide each dog under their care
with basic food and water, adequate shelter from the elements, necessary veterinary care, adequate space to turn around and stretch his or her limbs, and regular exercise.
Proposition B will improve the lives of dogs by requiring large - scale
breeding operations to provide each dog under their care
with such basics as sufficient food and clean water, necessary veterinary care, adequate housing, and adequate space and exercise.
Along
with everything you ever wanted to know about butterflies and a great exploration of the science behind the fluttering beauties, Laufer also finds controversy in commercial
breeding and discovers «worldwide criminal
operations» in butterfly poaching and smuggling.
• Prepare milking machinery and assist in milking
operations • Perform all tasks associated
with livestock
breeding including branding • Ride on horseback to muster cattle • Assist in crop cultivation and soil sowing • Sustain the farm building, fences, gates and closure in a maintained manner
When 59 puppies and adult dogs were rescued by the B.C. SPCA from a disreputable
breeding operation last August, animal lovers stepped up
with funding and opened their homes.
When 59 puppies and adult dogs were rescued by the BCSPCA from a disreputable
breeding operation, Sharon Lanser and the team at Sutton Group Seafair Realty stepped up
with funding and opened their homes.