Sentences with phrase «breeding operations called»

When you purchase a bunny from a pet store, such as Petland or Pet Supermarket, or a flea market you're almost guaranteed to be supporting backyard breeders and large commercial breeding operations called rabbitries.

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In a so - called responsible breeding operation, all the pregnant females undergo cesarean sections because so many can not give birth naturally due to their size.

A new campaign launched by media agency Rokkan and The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is hoping to educate society that most puppies found at pet stores, or purchased online, are produced in so - called puppy mills and that the reality of the conditions found at these breeding operations is far from dog treats, sunshine and rainbows.

We also call on the pet industry and the USDA to adopt meaningful standards of care for commercial, large - scale dog breeding operations.

HSI / Canada calls on the Quebec government to swiftly regulate and enforce the adoption of Bill 51 — and work towards addressing animal welfare concerns relating mandatory jail time for serious cases of animal cruelty and cap on the number of animals and breeds of a commercial breeding operation.

Tonia (called Toni by her foster mom) is a sweet 4 - year - old girl who came to Cavalier Rescue USA from a breeding operation.

Beginning next March, Chicago pet stores won't be able to sell dogs, cats or rabbits obtained from large - scale breeding operations that critics call «puppy mills.»

Another is campaigns by groups such as the Humane Society of the United States complaining about pet stores relying on so - called «puppy mills,» large - scale operations where animals are bred for profit.

Getting hired at puppy mills is notoriously hard (if owners are willing to pay anyone to help care for the dogs, they tend to choose family members), so Carlson did a series of what Sweetland calls «hit - and - runs» — where investigators show up at commercial breeding operations in rural areas and talk their way into a tour of the facility.

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.

A puppy mill is what the ASPCA calls a large - scale commercial dog breeding operation that puts profit above the welfare of the dogs.