Sentences with phrase «commercial breeders»

A pet store which bought its dogs from commercial breeders in other states sued and lost.

So far, over 59 cities and counties across the country have banned the sale of dogs and cats from large commercial breeders in pet shops.

Large - scale commercial breeders of staple crops already use genomic selection to improve their products.

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?

The laws regulating commercial pet breeders were written more than 40 years ago for commercial breeders selling their dogs through pet stores.

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.

Across the country, pet stores are increasingly required to sell only cats and dogs from animal shelters — not commercial breeders.

Many commercial breeders advertise or sell directly to consumers through the Internet and do not allow consumers to view their animals in the kennels.

It should be noted that a vast majority of them come from the «high volume commercial breeder» otherwise known as a «puppy mill».

Most commercial breeders use wire flooring on their cages so the feces and urine are able to fall through the openings.

Commercial breeders do not test their breeding stock for genetic diseases.

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.

This store has a history of working with large out - of - state commercial breeders.

While pet stores and commercial breeders often use the newspaper to advertise, most of the ads for puppies and kittens found in the classifieds are placed by private people.

Furthermore, bad breeders will likely find a more attractive market, now that ethical commercial breeders can't sell to stores.

If commercial breeders want to sell dogs to the public, they should be inspected.

Commercial breeders take advantage of this to maximize profit at the expense of the welfare of the dogs.

They can be large or small commercial breeders or home breeders producing an occasional litter for pocket money.

They count on impulse buys from the public and, of course, by selling along the roads or on public land, these backyard commercial breeders can keep the overhead low.

Animal rights proponents have long argued these large commercial breeders provide terrible living conditions for animals.

But a reputable store takes good care of its puppies and kittens, and does its best to deal with reputable commercial breeders.

Would love to see the day that all mass commercial breeders and puppy mills are put out of business.

The organization also raises money in order to attend commercial breeder auctions and purchase dogs to free them from the commercial breeding system.

After a licensed commercial breeder receives notice from the commissioner of any violation of this bill, each day of a continuing violation would constitute a separate offense.

Commercial breeders count on people who do not ask questions.

It is hard to imagine that such wonderful dogs come from some of the worst situations or that puppy mills and large commercial breeders still operate.

Maybe there will be enough bad press as inspections show these breeders violating this law that the state will soon move to ban commercial breeders altogether.

By the 1970s, the breeding of dogs had grown from its small scale local roots and commercial breeders began appearing as businesses supplying puppies for profit.

Commercial breeders bring millions of purebred and designer dogs into the world to satisfy market demands.

Join all the other smart and educated city leaders who have already made the choice and choose to save lives and not allow commercial breeders to sell puppies.

Most large commercial breeders neuter, spay, and descent their ferrets before they are sold.

The original source of rescue dogs is usually commercial breeders who sell direct via the internet or through pet stores and inexperienced backyard breeders.

I suppose that would mean only the cream of the crop commercial breeders would be supplying stores.

Commercial breeders tap into this market easily by placing classified ads.

If we choose option one, then commercial breeders will move in to capture the market that shelters have abandoned.

In addition to a federal ban on illegal commercial breeders selling to anyone — including stores — Article 2's provisions are quite stringent.

The bill would establish animal welfare standards for large scale commercial breeders producing puppies and kittens for sale in pet stores, directly to the public and via the Internet.

And then there are the contacts who come in possession of commercial breeder dogs that are no longer producing.

His group also fought legislation that would raise standards for commercial breeders.

They argued it doesn't go far enough to cut off demand for puppies and kittens from commercial breeders who may put profits ahead of animal welfare.

It is estimated that 99 percent of pet store puppies are sourced from high - volume commercial breeders, which is to say they come from puppy mills.

Animal advocates want pet stores to stop selling animals from commercial breeders and, instead, start stocking animals that come from rescue and shelter operations.

Most commercial breeders are responsible dog owners who lovingly tend to the animals in their care.