Holiday shoppers beware: The HSUS's latest undercover investigation of pet stores in the Chicago area linked many of them to inhumane
commercial breeders known as puppy mills.
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.
Under the outdated regulations, this change in selling practices meant that many
commercial breeders no longer were required to be licensed by USDA as pet dealers, even if they were large scale pet breeders selling their puppies to consumers through remote methods.
Not exact matches
Use e-mail, snail mail and phone calls to let your Legislators
know that, as a constituent, you support the proposed rules of the Oklahoma State Board of
Commercial Pet
Breeders specifically and animal welfare efforts generally.
The HSUS
Breeders Advisory and Resource Council (BARC) is composed of responsible breeders from around the country who have a particular interest in improving the lives of dogs bred in the inhumane, commercial breeding facilities known as pupp
Breeders Advisory and Resource Council (BARC) is composed of responsible
breeders from around the country who have a particular interest in improving the lives of dogs bred in the inhumane, commercial breeding facilities known as pupp
breeders from around the country who have a particular interest in improving the lives of dogs bred in the inhumane,
commercial breeding facilities
known as puppy mills.
Over the months, she would get to
know me better, and I would get to
know more about her dogs and her dog ethics (she does rescue, is anti
commercial breeders, is involved in her breed club, etc).
Smith has a relationship with many
commercial breeders, who give his rescue the dogs they
no longer need.
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.
But, less than two months before the ban took effect, city council members voted again, this time to repeal the ban and continue to allow stores within the city to procure and sell animals from large - scale
commercial breeders, better
known as puppy and kitten mills.
And then there are the contacts who come in possession of
commercial breeder dogs that are
no longer producing.
To Kim - I'd like to
know how many employees are at these «
commercial - scale
breeders» that you're referring to?
Also, to those who would like to
know more about how
commercial - scale kennels operate, I would encourage you to go introduce yourselves — respectfully — to some
commercial - scale
breeders.
If you breed dogs on purpose or are a
commercial breeder, you should
know that breeding starts once the dog passes her third heat.
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.
We all
know the USDA will do nothing about the large
commercial breeders who's animals never touch the ground, are never held or loved, and will die without ever
knowing any type of happiness.
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.
If the seller of a puppy proudly brags about how their
breeders are licensed and inspected by the federal government (USDA) you
know you are dealing with a
commercial breeder.
«The public is
no longer going to be able to quickly learn which
commercial dog
breeders, horse trainers, which roadside zoos, which research labs have horrible animal welfare track records.»
Puppy Mills, if you do not
know the term yet, define a
commercial group of
breeders who confine hundreds of dogs in cages for the sole purpose of breeding them for profit until they are
no longer useful.
We are appalled that the CFSPH, the ISU, and the CDC would encourage the proliferation of
Commercial Dog
Breeders, also
known as puppy mills.
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.
They have no way of
knowing there is a vast difference in the quality of the product and the guarantees offered by show
breeders as compared to
commercial breeding factories, frequently referred to as «puppy mills».
If the ultimate result of the
No Kill movement in the United States is to abdicate the market for pets to
commercial breeders, then that will be a sad ending indeed.
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.
On June 27, 2017, Animal Folks, in conjunction with the Animal Humane Society and Steve and Denise Sterling (property owners in and taxpayers of Cass County), sued the Minnesota Board of Animal Health for violation of the
Commercial Breeders Licensing and Enforcement law, known as the Commercial Breeder Law, by granting a state license to a commercial dog breeder convicted of cruelty agains
Commercial Breeders Licensing and Enforcement law,
known as the
Commercial Breeder Law, by granting a state license to a commercial dog breeder convicted of cruelty agains
Commercial Breeder Law, by granting a state license to a
commercial dog breeder convicted of cruelty agains
commercial dog
breeder convicted of cruelty against animals.
We also rescue animals from
commercial breeders, puppy mills, and from owners who can
no longer care for their pets.
• Angel's Pet World (Hudson, Wisconsin)-- Angel's Pet World stopped buying from Menning Enterprises due to receiving many sickly pets from this dealer /
breeder and, also,
no longer wanting to buy from
commercial breeders; this store is now a «humane pet store» and only works with animal rescue groups