Not exact matches
Commercial
breeders,
by definition, can also be
substandard or negligent with a low or high volume of dogs, several breeds, and inadequate or horrendous conditions — known as puppy or kitten mills.
The term «puppy mill» has been widely used
by animal rights groups in protests against
breeders who have
substandard breeding conditions.
«Puppy mill» is not a legally defined term, it is slang invented
by the «animal rights» extremists to denigrate any and all
breeders — small or large, standard or
substandard.
To my chagrin, you not only declined to share this information with your «following»
by publicly acknowledging such «public condemnations,» but you went on to discredit all responsible
breeders by stating that «condemning
substandard breeders does not help animals.»
Pet industry associations and animal welfare organizations have joined forces in an industry - wide effort to improve conditions for dogs and puppies kept
by substandard commercial
breeders and sold to consumers.
By cutting off retail stores — the most regulated and accountable of all pet sources — retail pet sales bans are actually creating an expanded market for the very
substandard breeders they're intended to eliminate.