Sentences with phrase «by auctioning dogs»

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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.

She raised the money by auctioning off a Labrador puppy who was then donated back and trained to be a veteran's service dog.

The event will feature a silent auction for art by talented, local artists, a dog Halloween costume contest, local bands, a photography booth for pups / owners, vendors, and raffle prizes from local businesses.

This is about female dogs that will be sold at auction when they fail to produce profitably any more, when many have lost their teeth, fur and even eyes by the ripe old age of six.

Pet Care of Silver Spring will also share its love of companion animals by holding a fundraising silent auction of pet care products and services for Your Dog's Friend, a nonprofit organization

Pet Care of Silver Spring will also share its love of companion animals by holding a fundraising silent auction of pet care products and services for Your Dog's Friend, a nonprofit organization whose goal is to help keep adopted dogs from being returned to shelters by educating and supporting their humans.

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 legislation would be similar to Pennsylania's statute, in making it illegal to auction or raffle off dogs in the state and prohibit dogs from being transported in for sale or trade that are acquired by auction or raffle elsewhere.

4-23-07 Identification All live dogs and cats held on the premises, purchased, or otherwise acquired, sold or otherwise disposed of, or removed from the premises for delivery to a research facility or exhibitor or to another dealer, or for sale, through an auction sale or to any person for use as a pet, shall be identified by an official tag of the type described in Sec. 2.51 affixed to the animal's neck by means of a collar made of material generally considered acceptable to pet owners as a means of identifying their pet dogs or cats \ 2 \, or shall be identified by a distinctive and legible tattoo marking acceptable to and approved by the Administrator.

D. Breeder must be prepared to ensure to the best of their ability that no stud dog or brood bitch owned by them is bred to any dog or bitch whose owner is directly or indirectly involved with any dog broker, puppy mill, pet shop that retails dogs, auctions, litter lot sales, or any other commercial enterprise whose business is involved in these activities.

The Certificates of Veterinary Inspection (posted below) show that of the total 201 transported to the Farmerstown Dog Auction by Pick Of The Litter in March 2009:

In additional to amazing food donated by local restaurants, we have a variety of silent auction items such as private helicopters rides, Florida vacations, restaurant packages, beauty packages, designer clothing, sports items, packages for the kids and of course, we can't forget our beloved dogs and cats!

National Mill Dog Rescue was established in honor to an Italian Greyhound named Lily who was rescued from an auction along with twelve other dogs by founder Theresa Strader.

People have been sucked in to the practice of rescuers buying dogs at auction and are quick to donate and adopt, with no awareness that they are making matters much worse by doing so.

To that end, we also believe that participating in a dog auction whether it be «consignment» or «dispersal» is engaging in a business practice that financially supports an industry that we believe is fueled by a tremendous amount of animal cruelty, corruption and consumer fraud.

According to the auction flyer, Just Pups kennel, owned by Randy and Kandy Hale in Missouri, is auctioning off 400 - plus dogs tomorrow.

While the dogs indulged in delicious «arf - petizers» and «puptails,» their humans perused the haute couture silent auction organized by Juan Lopez, Vice President and General Manager of Saks Fifth Avenue, Dadeland, Marisa Cisneros Rizzon and Ann Rubino.

The state then arranged for her dogs to be sold by Southwest Auction Service in Wheaton.

And we are very pleased to announce with the online donations, Silent Auction proceeds, and Winery event purchases, we raised over $ 5,900 for our K - 9 Medical Miracles Fund, which will continue to help Senior and Special needs dogs — by providing necessary medical care to make them adoptable from the shelters and get them into their local rescue or a new forever home.

We get email from many people who think that they can save a dog by going to an auction.

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.»

«The opposition (stakeholders who profit from Ohio dog auctions and puppy mill breeding) are betting that we (as a humane community) will become discouraged and defeated by the obstacles to meeting our goal.

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:

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.

The dog was probably warehoused in a tractor trailer in a crate along with hundreds of other puppies and shipped by a broker to an auction.

The article reports that it is likely the success of rescue groups in reducing the numbers of dogs needing adoption that has led to an increase in such organizations turning to buying dogs offered at auctions by commercial kennels: «As the number of commercial kennels has decreased, so has the number of shelter animals killed in the United States: A February 2017 estimate put the total for dogs alone at 780,000, a steep drop from estimates for all shelter animals that were as high as 20 million in the 1970s.»

Ironically, most of the auctioned dogs are actually bought by humane societies and rescue groups looking to save poorly bred puppies and mother dogs that have bred litters until exhaustion.

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 puDog Merchants» book: breeders and rescuers sitting side - by - side in legal dog auctions, trying to outbid each other for the same exact pudog auctions, trying to outbid each other for the same exact pups.

The auctions serve as a major distribution channel for buyers and sellers from 15 states, many of whom have long standing, repeated violations of the Animal Welfare Act and / or have been convicted of animal cruelty: > Wanda (McDuffee) Kretzman of Minnesota, who has been issued multiple citations by the USDA > Kathy Jo Bauck of Minnesota and Lanzie «Junior» Horton of Ohio, who have been convicted of animal cruelty > Daniel P. Esh of Pennsylvania, who had his license revoked March 19, 2010 by the Bureau of Dog Law Enforcement.

Dog - themed art by various artists will be auctioned benefiting LA Love and Leashes.

«Rescue Village stands firmly opposed to inhumane treatment of all animals and works for the day when dog auctions are banned and puppy - mill type breeding is regulated by laws which prevent abuse, cruelty and neglect.»

Dog auctions allow the «puppy mill» industry, which is comprised of breeders who use inhumane practices to breed and house dogs, to prosper by acting as an intermediary in the sale of their breeding dogs and offspring.

Since the auction ban was left out of the current bill, Mary O'Connor - Shaver and her Coalition to Ban Ohio Dog Auctions have organized a petition drive to collect a minimum of 120,700 signatures by the end of 2010.

Oddly enough, one of the dogs purchased by the PSPCA at the Ohio auction three months later was a black Cocker Spaniel with an untreated cherry eye in its left eye from Zimmerman's kennels!

In undercover investigations conducted by CAPS, many of the licensed dog breeding and brokering facilities represented at the Buckeye Dog Auction were found to be in clear violation of USDA regulatiodog breeding and brokering facilities represented at the Buckeye Dog Auction were found to be in clear violation of USDA regulatioDog Auction were found to be in clear violation of USDA regulations.

For more information on contacting your local, state and federal elected officials to share your concerns about puppy mills and dog auctions, visit Congress by Capitol Advantage.

As other states such as Missouri, New York and Pennsylvania have found, Ohio is unlikely to be rid of its puppy mills without a clear definition of the breeders that are regulated, aggressive enforcement that includes more than a biennial inspection by the state, a ban on dog auctions, and clear, high standards of care such as sheltering in reasonably sized kennels instead of cages, unfettered access to exercise areas where dogs can run, regular veterinary care and the like.

Mary O'Connor Shaver, coalition treasurer, said a petition to ban dog auctions in the state needs 120,700 signatures by Dec. 1 to be considered by the Ohio House of Representatives and Senate and to have the issue placed on the November 2011 ballot.

The show's «Styling for Charity» element showcased model dogs groomed by some of the world's top pet stylists and featured in a silent auction with all proceeds benefiting the Mayor's Alliance.

By the time you read this issue, we will be announcing the top dog winner of our May 2012 cover auction contest.

We believe it's possible to rescue mill dogs (even at auction) without lining the pockets of the breeders: by being available as a resource to take in those dogs that don't have any other humane options.

(14) «Public auction» means any place or location where dogs or cats are sold at auction to the highest bidder regardless of whether such dogs or cats are offered as individuals, as a group, or by weight.

Go ahead and feel marginalized by big money, although Jeff Koons, balloon dogs, and auction prices are in the end only tabloid fodder and footnotes to the present.

Koons also holds the record for the most expensive work ever sold at auction by a living artist — Balloon Dog (Orange), 1994 - 2000 sold in 2013 for an extraordinary $ 58.4 million at Christie's.

Jeff Koons made himself a household name with his gargantuan steel sculpture series Balloon Dog, which broke records in 2013 when one of his five supersized hounds became the most expensive work by a living artist sold at auction, going for a staggering $ 58.4 m.

It might be surprising and seem ironic then that a group of paintings, drawings and sculpture representative of the prodigious output by British artists from the post-war years, together with others from the 21 - year inter-war period — itself dogged by unemployment and poverty, and hit hard by the 1929 Wall Street Crash — are expected to reach a combined total of # 7.2 — 10.8 m ($ 11.9 — 17.3 m) in this forthcoming auction at Sotheby's, London.

That auction also minted Jeff Koons» $ 58.4 million Balloon Dog (Orange)(1994 - 2000) as the most expensive piece by a living artist ever sold at auction.

His orange «Balloon Dog» became the most expensive work sold by a living artist when it was auctioned for $ 58 million at Christie's last fall.