Sentences with phrase «commercial breeders began»

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.

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Meanwhile, the organisms themselves had begun to be packaged as commercial products: In 1941, the breeders at the Jackson Laboratory in Maine received a patent on their line of «JAX Mice» research animals; a year later, the Wistar Institute in Philadelphia trademarked its own line of «WISTARATs.»

The movement against commercial - breeding practices began picking up significant momentum by late 2014, after celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey repeatedly spoke out on the issue and groups like the Humane Society shared on social media photos of animals allegedly abused by breeders.

Sordyl began organizing the rally against The Family Puppy, owned by John and Debbie Stottele, focusing on «the fact that The Family Puppy and their other chain stores, The Family of Pets, continues to work with brokers and mass - producing commercial breeders whom the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) has cited for violations of the Animal Welfare Act.»

After that, the Government warned that it was considering forcing commercial breeders to begin «programmes aimed at the eventual eradication of traits that cause unnecessary suffering in dogs.»

An effort that animal rescuers began more than a decade ago to buy dogs for $ 5 or $ 10 apiece from commercial breeders has become a nationwide shadow market that today sees some rescuers, fueled by internet fundraising, paying breeders $ 5,000 or more for a dog.

The movement against commercial breeding practices began picking up significant momentum by late 2014, after celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey repeatedly spoke out on the issue and groups like the Humane Society shared on social media photos of animals allegedly abused by breeders.