I will always
buy mill animals.
Not exact matches
Some of the lowest quality grain goes into
animal feed - you don't want to
buy grain to make your daily bread at a feed store, from accounts it is prone to be less clean than grain intended for human consumption and often has small stones in it which can damage many
mills.
While you may think
buying a puppy
mill pet is saving an
animal, it is only encouraging these
mills to stay in business by keeping up the demand for their product.
Don't support puppy
mills and pet stores this Holiday Season — Beware of on line
buying of
animals, often these puppies are from puppy
mills or «factory style» breeding facilities.
The pet store Umka came from was shown by a 2011 undercover investigation to be
buying animals from shady Midwestern puppy
mills known for their cruel conditions.
Buying a puppy from a such a place supports
animal abuse and, since puppy
mill puppies often have health and behavior problems, can leave the owner have to care for a sick or aggressive dog.
ALL
animals up for adoption deserve a happy, loving family and for those people who choose to
buy from breeders or puppy
mills it should be outlawed.
Previous HSUS investigations inChicago, New York, Texas, and Virginia have revealed similar shortcomings: pet stores all too often
buy and sell puppies who are sourced from inhumane puppy
mills that treat them like products, not living, breathing
animals.
Dr. Laura Loaiza, program coordinator of
Animal Welfare Small Species of SENASA urges people not to
buy pets in puppy
mills.
In «Betrayal»,
Animal Rescue Corps leads the viewer behind the scenes of «that doggie in the window» into the puppy
mill industry, showing the real, but hidden cost of
buying dogs from stores, online, or through newspaper ads.
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In a petition on Care2, The Humane Society of the United States is requesting everyone to make the pledge to never
buy an
animal from a backyard breeder or pet shop that sells
animals from puppy
mills.
WARNING: Before you
buy a Sheltie puppy from a breeder or pet store we urge you to read up on puppy
mills so you don't inadvertently support the mistreatment of
animals.
Stop
buying animals from puppy
mills adopt rescue dogs please.
DO NOT
buy a dog from a pet shop — these adorable puppies usually come from puppy
mills, which keep breeding
animals in deplorable conditions.
The investigative work the team has done has already shown that Texas pet stores, in addition to
buying directly from breeders with
Animal Welfare Act violations and from brokers who work with puppy
mills, are also
buying dogs from this market here in Canton — and many large - scale breeders come to sell here.
Ban supporters contend that most pet stores
buy their
animals from puppy
mills, which are known for mass - breeding dogs and cats.
Humane Canada believes that the sale of puppies and kittens in pet stores (other than shelter adoption centres) promotes impulse
buying and is an outlet for puppy and kitten
mill animals.
Jonathan Lovvorn, senior vice president and chief counsel for
animal protection litigation at The Humane Society of the United States, issued the following statement: «Well - intentioned dog lovers are often duped into
buying puppy
mill dogs that were raised in the most horrific conditions.
Given the following well documented facts, there is NO reason for anyone to
buy a companion
animal from a puppy
mill, backyard breeder or pet store:
Response to «rescuers»
buying from «puppy
mills» was swift, furious, & tone - deaf WASHINGTON D.C. ---- Response from the U.S. humane community to Washington Post freelance contributor Kim Kavin's April 11, 2018 exposé «Dog rescuers, flush with donations,
buy animals from the breeders they scorn» was swift, furious, and tone - deaf to the message screaming out of Kavin's revelation... [Read More...]
«Whether it's a puppy
mill or a hatchery,» Mullins says, «when you
buy an
animal, you are supporting that industry.»
While puppy
mills have been a problem for decades, consumer interest in
buying miniature
animals such as so - called «teacup» dogs is fueling an increase in imports from South Korea, according to Kahn.
It is also a reminder that
buying animals from pet stores is never a good idea (as opposed to adopting), since, unfortunately, dogs sold in stores are more often than not victims of breeding in puppy
mills and the many health problems connected with that background.
They don't realize they are supporting puppy
mills and horrific cruelty to
animals when they
buy a dog.
The new ordinance will help move the marketplace away from puppy
mills, and toward consumers
buying directly from responsible breeders and pet stores holding in - store adoptions of
animals that come from shelters and rescue groups.
Before adopting what you think is a homeless pet, find out if your shelter is in fact a retail business that
BUYS puppy
mill produce or IMPORTS
animals.
Instead, you
bought a boxer pup with a pedigree from the
animal mill!
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.»
In 2014, The
Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) filed a complaint against Barkworks alleging that the company «systematically violated California consumer protection law by tricking consumers into
buying sick «puppy
mill» dogs.»
He said requiring pet stores or distributors to
buy those
animals and then sell them for a profit based on market needs will both maintain the principals of commerce, address the puppy
mill issue and help resolve the growing problem of lost or abandoned
animals.
Buying dogs from pet stores has long been a bad idea as so many of those
animals come from puppy
mills.
If you
buy your puppy from this breeder it may not mean you are getting a terrible puppy, but you would be potentially supporting poor conditions for the unlucky
animals bred in puppy
mills.
You've probably heard it before: Don't
buy animals from pet shops; they come from puppy
mills.
The investigative work the team has done has already shown that Texas pet stores, in addition to
buying directly from breeders with
Animal Welfare Act violations and from brokers who work with puppy
mills, are also
buying dogs from this market in Canton — and many large - scale breeders come to sell here.
«Ninety - nine percent of dogs in stores come from puppy
mills,» said Braslow, who adds that the SPCA and Humane Society have both come out to suggest that people shouldn't
buy animals from for - profit stores.
* Pet shops typically
buy from brokers who get
animals from puppy
mills, which are commercial breeding establishments that mass produce dogs for resale.
11/22/12 - Local 12 WKRC - Crack Down on Puppy
Mills 11/20/12 - 19 Action News, Editorial - Pet Peeved 09/18/12 - The Toledo Blade, Editorial - Regulate puppy
mills 09/12/12 - The Toledo Blade - Local leader testifies about puppy
mill law 08/12/12 - Cleveland.com, Letter to the Editor - Ohio puppy
mill bill is toothless: letter to the editor 07/12/12 - OrvisNews.com - Damning USA Today Report on Ohio Dog Auctions 07/09/12 - WKYC - 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 -
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 -
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 -
animal cruelty laws high priority 02/9/12 - The Other Paper - Woof!
Click here to read Donna's article, «Rescuers
buy 8 dogs from breeder and protest puppy
mills:
Animals in the News»
In the same way as we criticise pet shops selling «puppy
mill»
animals and encourage people not to
buy these puppies, we should be recriminating the heartless souls that attend dog fights and also make a great deal of noise about how morally wrong that is.
You may think you're getting all of these benefits when you
buy a pet through a retail store, but most of those
animals come from puppy
mills — mass breeding facilities with notoriously poor conditions for parent
animals and their litters.
In years past, it was a common practice for certain rescue groups that specialize in providing a safety net for old, sick, injured and «used up» puppy
mill dogs to attend secretive breeders» auctions to
buy these sad, broken
animals, often for pocket change (literally).
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A new city law aims to protect
animal lovers from unknowingly
buying a sick dog born in a puppy
mill.