Not exact matches
I'm thrilled to share the news that the February 15 issue of Library Journal will include the following review of The
Dog Merchants: The common theme among breeders of registered American Kennel Club champion dogs, large - scale commercial «puppy farms,» backyard hobby breeders, dog rescue groups, shelters, dog auctions, and pet stor
Dog Merchants: The common theme among breeders of registered American Kennel Club champion
dogs, large - scale
commercial «puppy farms,» backyard hobby breeders,
dog rescue groups, shelters, dog auctions, and pet stor
dog rescue groups, shelters,
dog auctions, and pet stor
dog auctions, and pet stores?
The organization also raises money in order to attend
commercial breeder
auctions and purchase
dogs to free them from the
commercial breeding system.
After attending several
commercial breeder
dog auctions and finding out the eye - opening truth, Megan started to spread the knowledge she had gained.
D. Breeder must be prepared to ensure to the best of their ability that no stud
dog or brood bitch owned by them is bred to any
dog or bitch whose owner is directly or indirectly involved with any
dog broker, puppy mill, pet shop that retails
dogs,
auctions, litter lot sales, or any other
commercial enterprise whose business is involved in these activities.
Specifically, the law makes it «unlawful for any person to display, offer for sale, deliver, barter,
auction, give away, transfer, or sell any live
dog or cat» in a
commercial establishment.
And when I contacted the
auction's owner to ask for an interview, he was welcoming and spent an entire day with me, talking openly about his personal history, his current business practices and even taking me to meet the types of breeders he respects — breeders whose
dogs, when I got to their
commercial - scale farms, were running and playing in spaces as big as many suburban backyards and even ballfields,
dogs who came up to me to say hello and, in most cases, seemed just as happy and normal and healthy as my own two spoiled mutts at home.
Since most of the
dogs we save from
dog auctions and / or
commercial breeding kennels have lived their lives in cages before they came into Luv A Chin Rescue, they need to spend a little time in a foster home.
In the first 6 or 7 years of our existence the majority of our
dogs came from
dog auctions in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and other states, where unwanted
dogs from
commercial dog breeding kennels are sold.
Too many rescues tell sad tales - but are really perpetuating
commercial and sometimes substandard breeding - note than many
auction dogs are other than AKC registered.
Most of the breeders who sell
dogs at
auction are
commercial, which means they have at least four breeding females, sell to intermediaries and are federally regulated.
Rescuers who have been buying
auction dogs for many years say it is unfair to characterize all
commercial breeders as «puppy mills.»
Years ago, when more
commercial breeders existed, rescuers attended
auctions to buy surplus
dogs that seemed to be everywhere, longtime
auction participants say.
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All breeding stock — Yorkies, papillons, dachshunds, pugs and Chihuahuas among them — Penny and the other
dogs were crated, loaded on a truck and driven 788 miles from the Denver breeding operation to be put on the
auction block in Missouri, where they were mostly likely to be bought by other
commercial breeders.
No
commercial breeder, dealer or auctioneer could acquire
dogs or cats from other breeders, dealers,
auctions or kennels that are not properly authorized under state law.
Never supply a Tibetan Terrier to a pet shop or
commercial dealer or offer a
dog as a prize for raffles,
auctions or similar events.
Animal - welfare groups, including the ASPCA, HSUS, say rescuers are misguided in buying
dogs at
auction because the money they pay only encourages more breeding on a
commercial scale.
The article reports that it is likely the success of rescue groups in reducing the numbers of
dogs needing adoption that has led to an increase in such organizations turning to buying
dogs offered at
auctions by
commercial kennels: «As the number of
commercial kennels has decreased, so has the number of shelter animals killed in the United States: A February 2017 estimate put the total for
dogs alone at 780,000, a steep drop from estimates for all shelter animals that were as high as 20 million in the 1970s.»
12/01/10 - NBC4i - Advocates Pushing To Get
Dog Auctions Banned in Ohio 11/29/10 - Columbus Dispatch - Advocates pushing state to ban dog auctions 11/15/10 - The News - Herald - Petitioners pushing to ban Ohio dog auctions 10/04/10 - Animal Law Coalition - Ohio Giving Commercial Dog Breeders a Pass on Taxes 09/27/10 - The News - Herald - Feds: Some Ohio kennels «problematic» 09/27/10 - The News - Herald - Coalition wants to see improper «puppy mills,» «dog auctuions» regulated in Ohio 09/01/10 - USA Today - Animal activists» start - ups help pets, inspire people 07/29/10 - WKBN.com - Activists: Ban Dog Auctions in Ohio 07/29/10 - The Vindicator - Group vows a fight with bite to ban dog auctions Excerpt from this article: NORTH LIMA — Dr. Donald Allen, a Boardman veterinarian (and Ohio Farm Bureau member), said he's dealt with pets bred in puppy mills and sold at dog auctions for yea
Dog Auctions Banned in Ohio 11/29/10 - Columbus Dispatch - Advocates pushing state to ban
dog auctions 11/15/10 - The News - Herald - Petitioners pushing to ban Ohio dog auctions 10/04/10 - Animal Law Coalition - Ohio Giving Commercial Dog Breeders a Pass on Taxes 09/27/10 - The News - Herald - Feds: Some Ohio kennels «problematic» 09/27/10 - The News - Herald - Coalition wants to see improper «puppy mills,» «dog auctuions» regulated in Ohio 09/01/10 - USA Today - Animal activists» start - ups help pets, inspire people 07/29/10 - WKBN.com - Activists: Ban Dog Auctions in Ohio 07/29/10 - The Vindicator - Group vows a fight with bite to ban dog auctions Excerpt from this article: NORTH LIMA — Dr. Donald Allen, a Boardman veterinarian (and Ohio Farm Bureau member), said he's dealt with pets bred in puppy mills and sold at dog auctions for yea
dog auctions 11/15/10 - The News - Herald - Petitioners pushing to ban Ohio
dog auctions 10/04/10 - Animal Law Coalition - Ohio Giving Commercial Dog Breeders a Pass on Taxes 09/27/10 - The News - Herald - Feds: Some Ohio kennels «problematic» 09/27/10 - The News - Herald - Coalition wants to see improper «puppy mills,» «dog auctuions» regulated in Ohio 09/01/10 - USA Today - Animal activists» start - ups help pets, inspire people 07/29/10 - WKBN.com - Activists: Ban Dog Auctions in Ohio 07/29/10 - The Vindicator - Group vows a fight with bite to ban dog auctions Excerpt from this article: NORTH LIMA — Dr. Donald Allen, a Boardman veterinarian (and Ohio Farm Bureau member), said he's dealt with pets bred in puppy mills and sold at dog auctions for yea
dog auctions 10/04/10 - Animal Law Coalition - Ohio Giving
Commercial Dog Breeders a Pass on Taxes 09/27/10 - The News - Herald - Feds: Some Ohio kennels «problematic» 09/27/10 - The News - Herald - Coalition wants to see improper «puppy mills,» «dog auctuions» regulated in Ohio 09/01/10 - USA Today - Animal activists» start - ups help pets, inspire people 07/29/10 - WKBN.com - Activists: Ban Dog Auctions in Ohio 07/29/10 - The Vindicator - Group vows a fight with bite to ban dog auctions Excerpt from this article: NORTH LIMA — Dr. Donald Allen, a Boardman veterinarian (and Ohio Farm Bureau member), said he's dealt with pets bred in puppy mills and sold at dog auctions for yea
Dog Breeders a Pass on Taxes 09/27/10 - The News - Herald - Feds: Some Ohio kennels «problematic» 09/27/10 - The News - Herald - Coalition wants to see improper «puppy mills,» «
dog auctuions» regulated in Ohio 09/01/10 - USA Today - Animal activists» start - ups help pets, inspire people 07/29/10 - WKBN.com - Activists: Ban Dog Auctions in Ohio 07/29/10 - The Vindicator - Group vows a fight with bite to ban dog auctions Excerpt from this article: NORTH LIMA — Dr. Donald Allen, a Boardman veterinarian (and Ohio Farm Bureau member), said he's dealt with pets bred in puppy mills and sold at dog auctions for yea
dog auctuions» regulated in Ohio 09/01/10 - USA Today - Animal activists» start - ups help pets, inspire people 07/29/10 - WKBN.com - Activists: Ban
Dog Auctions in Ohio 07/29/10 - The Vindicator - Group vows a fight with bite to ban dog auctions Excerpt from this article: NORTH LIMA — Dr. Donald Allen, a Boardman veterinarian (and Ohio Farm Bureau member), said he's dealt with pets bred in puppy mills and sold at dog auctions for yea
Dog Auctions in Ohio 07/29/10 - The Vindicator - Group vows a fight with bite to ban
dog auctions Excerpt from this article: NORTH LIMA — Dr. Donald Allen, a Boardman veterinarian (and Ohio Farm Bureau member), said he's dealt with pets bred in puppy mills and sold at dog auctions for yea
dog auctions Excerpt from this article: NORTH LIMA — Dr. Donald Allen, a Boardman veterinarian (and Ohio Farm Bureau member), said he's dealt with pets bred in puppy mills and sold at
dog auctions for yea
dog auctions for years.
Dr. Allen said many
dog owners will buy what they believe is a purebred
dog from a
commercial pet store for upward of $ 1,000, though the store likely purchased the
dog from an
auction for only $ 25 to $ 50.