Sentences with phrase «come from puppy mills as»

I turned to John Goodwin, the director of the puppy - mills campaign for HSUS, and asked him how many puppies sold in this country — at Petland and Citipups and a thousand other pet stores — come from puppy mills as dire as this one.

Leslie Davies said animals trucked to pet stores across San Diego County come from puppy mills as far as 2,000 miles away.

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It may sadden you to know that your new canine companion more than likely comes from a puppy mill, which the ASPCA defines as «a large - scale commercial dog breeding operation that places profit over the well - being of its dogs — who are often severely neglected — and acts without regard to responsible breeding practices».

As a result, puppies from puppy mills sometimes come with congenital and hereditary conditions including epilepsy, heart disease, kidney disease, and respiratory disorders.

So a typical puppy mill is a torturous fear factory where poor animals are treated as cannon - fodder, and one can only guess where his / her dog came from.

In 2014, he supported legislation to prohibit pet stores from selling dogs who come from commercial breeders known as «puppy mills» — large facilities that mass - produce animals for sale.

As a new rescue, you likely won't be involved in any cases where masses of dogs are coming to you from a puppy mill bust, a hoarding case, or a severe neglect case.

It is estimated that over 90 percent of pets sold in pet stores and through online sales come from commercial, mass breeding operations known as mills, including puppy, kitten, bird and rabbit mills.

The resolution, though, does not actually ban anything, but calls on the governor, legislature and local municipalities to take immediate steps to ban the sale of dogs and cats that come from large scale commercial breeding facilities - which are often referred to as «puppy mills.»

Irish coming from shelters, backyard breeders, and puppy mills are on the increase as well.

We'll be hearing a lot from the flacks at PIJAC and these other groups in the coming weeks as Naperville's city council looks further into the pet store and puppy mill connection.

Cavaliers are a hot puppy mill commodity right now, with dogs not only coming from puppy mills in the States, but from other countries as well.

In other words, the stores can sell commercially bred dogs and cats as long as they come from «good puppy mills» and «good kitten mills».

However, due to the nature of rescue, we do get Goldens that have come from situations or that were used as puppy mill breeders which create shy temperaments.

The HSUS» complaint contends that Laymon is violating the state's consumer protection law, also known as the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act, by deceiving the public into believing that the dogs in her operation are rescued from other facilities, when in fact many of the dogs may be coming directly from her puppy mill.

A complaint from The HSUS contends that Laymon is violating the state's consumer protection law, also known as the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act, by deceiving the public into believing that the dogs in her operation are rescued from other facilities, when in fact many of the dogs may be coming directly from her puppy mill.

If you have purchased a puppy who was / is sick or has experienced health problems and you suspect that he / she came from a puppy mill, please call and report this as a possible puppy mill sale.

Hudson came from a puppy mill, was brought to a pet store and purchased at the pet store as a «bullador» at three months old.

As far as the unlikely hood of getting healthy pets from pet stores, which come from unsanitary, inhumane puppy mills, word is getting out and one day no one will support the pet profiteers and they will all have to get real jobs and work for a living instead of making their dirty money off the back end of abused and neglected animals that have no voicAs far as the unlikely hood of getting healthy pets from pet stores, which come from unsanitary, inhumane puppy mills, word is getting out and one day no one will support the pet profiteers and they will all have to get real jobs and work for a living instead of making their dirty money off the back end of abused and neglected animals that have no voicas the unlikely hood of getting healthy pets from pet stores, which come from unsanitary, inhumane puppy mills, word is getting out and one day no one will support the pet profiteers and they will all have to get real jobs and work for a living instead of making their dirty money off the back end of abused and neglected animals that have no voice.

«It's equally important to avoid puppy mills and backyard breeders as to be knowledgeable about where your chickens are coming from.»

If elected, as mayor of Montreal, what measures would you implement to ensure that live animals sold in pet stores in Montreal do not come from puppy and kitten mills and to ensure that pet stores do not contribute to the companion animal overpopulation problem we already have in this city?

He did not, as he had been using a middleman, but after doing some research and discovering that his dogs were actually coming from puppy mills in the Midwest, he agreed to let our team help him convert to an adoption model.

Sarcoptic mange is common in unsanitary environments, such as dogs that come from puppy mills, pet stores, less than ideal animal shelters and dog pounds.

He came to us 3 1/2 years ago, a little blind dog who's back was deformed from spending too many years in a small cage as a breeding dog in a puppy mill.

Pet stores often carry birds and small mammals, including exotics like hedgehogs — but you should never purchase these animals from a pet store, as they often come from mass breeding facilities similar to puppy and kitten mills.

Stop puppy mills from coming to Michigan: While Michigan is not known as a big «puppy mill» state, with only four USDA - licensed commercial breeders and 21 county - licensed breeders who report owning more than 50 dogs, the Allegan County case underscores the fact that puppy mills exist here, and that current laws are insufficient to manage them.

This unique and sorely needed center opened in 2013 to provide dogs coming from situations such as puppy mills and hoarding situations a place to provide them the difficult transition to a forever home.

Without euthanasia as a last - resort option, LDCRF might not be able to take chances on dogs like Dimitri, a shar - pei with a bad skin condition who came from a puppy mill.

As we have for many years during our televised broadcast, The Westminster Kennel Club will continue to make the following announcement: «If you are planning to add a dog to your life and have come to look over the best of the best, please note, no dog you have seen here (yesterday or today) came from a pet shop, or was the «product», if you will, of a puppy mill.

Some of the dogs we save are in danger of being euthanized in shelters, others are released from puppy mills, come in as strays, have medical or behavior issues or are from homes where their owners are not able to care for them anymore.

Also, steer clear of pet stores as their puppies often come from puppy mills with little regard for bloodlines, health concerns or where the animal ends up.

Happy Tails Books published the Mill Dog Manifesto as a free eBook to help people learn about rescue and at the very least recognize the signs indicating that a puppy is coming from a mill and not a reputable breeder.

As improvements for animals come & go, animals are added to and taken off endangered species lists, horse slaughter comes & goes... Those who profit from puppy mills are often at the lower end of the economic scale... They do not have powerful lobbies, as do traditional breeders.As improvements for animals come & go, animals are added to and taken off endangered species lists, horse slaughter comes & goes... Those who profit from puppy mills are often at the lower end of the economic scale... They do not have powerful lobbies, as do traditional breeders.as do traditional breeders...

I am convinced that her brain was mis - wired as a result of her genetics and her environment — the reckless puppy mill she came from.

My friend tried to explain that dogs sold at pet stores typically come from inhumane breeding factories known as puppy mills, and that most commercial breeders — no matter what they advertise — are guilty of mistreatment.

According to Jonathan Lovvorn, vice president and chief counsel for Animal Protection Litigation at HSUS, many of Petland's puppies come from mills, with the Hunte Corporation acting as a middleman.

The fact is that most of the puppies sold in pet stores, or over the internet sight unseen, come from puppy mills, and it is quite clear that puppy mills are more interested in pumping out as many puppies as possible with little regard for the love and care that the dogs need.»

Buying dogs from pet stores has long been a bad idea as so many of those animals come from puppy mills.

Regardless of staff claims that they buy from from reputable breeders, nearly every puppy in pet shops comes from a large - scale commercial breeding operation, also known as a puppy mill.

And, the dogs being sold at pet stores were coming from these horrible places known as puppy mills.»

They did not wish to bring him to their shelter so he would be coming directly from the puppy mill and hopefully, I can make a connection as BHRR would love to be able to assist here as we do have a spot available.

Also, it is estimated more than 90 % of dogs sold in pet stores come from puppy mills, and the Commission's plan is an acknowledgement that pet stores may often times be a front for unscrupulous breeders and distributors profiting from breeding and selling other animals as well.

Remember, it is estimated by some authorities that as many as 90 % of the puppies sold in pet stores come from puppy mills.

Since puppy mill dogs are often sold in pet stores, people never get to see where their precious pups are coming from and as a result, this cruel practice continues much to the ignorance of the buyer.

But puppies that are bought from pet stores can come from large - scale commercial dog breeding operations, also known as puppy mills.

«We are going to, as a city, take a stand and prohibit the sale of puppies that come from puppy mills [and] mass - produced animals,» said City Councilman Tom Simplot.

When you put this bill together with the Health Department's recent announcement to invest millions of dollars to optimize Animal Care & Control, as well as the Council's passage in January of a law to stop the country's worst puppy mills from supplying city pet stores, you can clearly see a city striving to rise above — and lead — when it comes to animal compassion and welfare.

I tried to rehome her, but in addition to the extreme aggression, she was hypothyroid (treating it did not help her aggression), and she was the worst case for rehoming as others note here: she was also an extremely fearful dog (she had come from a puppy mill).