Sentences with phrase «commercial breeding industry»

We need to start to think about non-profits breeding puppies to meet the demand from people who want a puppy but do not want to support the cruel commercial breeding industry.

However, veterinarians would also like to see some basic compassionate care standards put in place for the currently unregulated commercial breeding industry that preserve the freedom to do business, while guaranteeing the care necessary to create healthy, well - balanced companion animals and beloved family pets,» said Elizabeth Choate, director of Government Relations at TVMA.

I have close friends in the commercial breeding industry and the show dog world.

NMDR has pledged to put an end to the cruelty and evil of the commercial breeding industry, more commonly known as puppy mills.

In 2008, The HSUS unveiled an eight - month investigation into Petland and its relationship with large dog brokers and the commercial breeding industry.

Supporters say it's a way to shutter the commercial breeding industry, but opponents call the idea a simple solution to a much more complicated problem.

To kick off PMAW, The HSUS released a new report on 101 puppy mills to document some of the horrific abuses that are still commonplace in the commercial breeding industry.

«Many nights, we go to bed with heavy hearts — worried about the dogs we can't save and outraged that the commercial breeding industry gets away with such extreme neglect.»

In addition to the federal law, some states have laws that regulate the commercial breeding industry as well.

A victim of the commercial breeding industry, Lola was born with one eye, had her tail removed, and suffered from a genetic disease due to poor breeding.

Though Lola left this world too soon, she left us with a better understanding of the horrors of puppy mills and an interminable need to put an end to the commercial breeding industry that both brought her into the world and ultimately took her away.

The goal of the group is to create lasting change in the commercial breeding industry to ensure proper and humane care and safety of all dogs and puppies.

She is author of «Saving Susie - Belle», a personal account of the life she shares with her adopted dog, Susie - Belle, a survivor of years spent in the worst end of the commercial breeding industry.

I certainly appreciate and commend Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin and Senator David Vitter for initiating legislation to amend the Animal Welfare Act and improve the treatment of these victims of the nation's commercial breeding industry.

But pet store puppies and their parents aren't the only victims of the commercial breeding industry.

The rescue groups say buying auction dogs is necessary to remove them from the commercial breeding industry, while others said the practice just feeds money to the very breeders that rescuers often decry as puppy mills.

Defining what we mean by «puppy mill» is crucial because many in the commercial breeding industry define «puppy mill» in a way that applies only to those facilities with deplorable conditions (i.e., «those things you see on Oprah»).

The dogs who compete in professional dog shows are registered with the American Kennel Club (AKC), and while dog shows and the AKC don't outright promote puppy mills, the AKC has been known to fight pieces of legislation focused on regulating the commercial breeding industry and protecting animals.

The extra level of inspections can help prevent cruelty by imposing stricter guidelines on the commercial breeding industry and enforcing state - level cruelty laws when there's evidence of abuse.