Sentences with phrase «by commercial breeders»

So what can we do to help clear the smoke and mirrors used by commercial breeders who like to pretend their dogs and puppies are much loved family pets rather than commodities?

Along with requiring a license and inspection for large scale breeders, it also establishes minimum standards for the humane handling, care, housing and transportation of dogs and cats by commercial breeders.

Not by the commercial breeders, or their lobbyist, or by those who profit by selling the breeders registration papers — but by the governor's own staff.

Aloha Pet Shop issued a statement addressed to customers and neighbors, saying it had purchased dogs raised by commercial breeders in the past, but no longer does so, calling it «an unfortunate mistake we have learned from.

And since last year, as a result of a European directive, vaccinated cats and dogs can be imported by commercial breeders without going into quarantine.

(1) Each companion animal sold, offered for sale, or advertised while the dealer or commercial breeder is unlicensed or has had such license suspended or revoked; and (2) Each unfair or deceptive statement, material omission, or action taken by a commercial breeder.

(1) The number of dogs or cats in the possession of the commercial breeder on the date the report is filed; (2) The number of dogs and cats sold during the reporting period and the names and addresses of the persons to whom they were sold; and (3) The number of dogs and cats received by the commercial breeder other than those purchased and the names and addresses of the persons from whom they were obtained.

Almost all the dogs that are rescued by the organization are purebreds and have been released by commercial breeders for various reasons.

It's funny because while the pet industry is a huge business in America, the amount of money made last year off pets sold by commercial breeders was $ 2 billion — less than two percent of that total.

The bill also failed to exclude dogs and cats from the jurisdiction of the Livestock Care Standards Board such as those kept or bred by commercial breeders, or other animals kept as pets.

Animal activists and Orland Park dog owners urged village trustees to ban the sale of pets raised by commercial breeders, which critics call «puppy mills,» during a public hearing Monday night.

* A number of the trucks used by commercial breeders to transport their live «merchandise» have been caught transporting puppies in inhumane conditions, as revealed in local newspaper stories this year and in past year.

Orland Park trustees are considering banning the sale of pets raised by commercial breeders, which critics call «puppy mills,» in village pet stores.