Sentences with phrase «commercial dog breeding operation»

A puppy mill is what the ASPCA calls a large - scale commercial dog breeding operation that puts profit above the welfare of the dogs.

HSI Canada announced that more than 600 dogs and puppies, rescued from inhumane conditions at Canada's largest commercial dog breeding operation, had been adopted or were in the process of being adopted.

958, 960 (D. Minn. 1984); see also American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Puppy Mills, http://www.aspca.org/fight-animal-cruelty/puppy-mills (last visited Nov. 14, 2012)(defining a «puppy mill» as «a large - scale commercial dog breeding operation where profit is given priority over the well - being of the dogs.»).

 Report all cruel, inhumane treatment you observe at a commercial dog breeding operation and potential violations of regulations governing commercial dog breeders.

A puppy mill is a large - scale commercial dog breeding operation where profit is given priority over the well - being of the dogs.

MONTREAL — Humane Society International / Canada is pleased to announce that more than 600 dogs and puppies, rescued from inhumane conditions at Canada's largest commercial dog breeding operation, have been adopted or are in the process of being adopted.

It may sadden you to know that your new canine companion more than likely comes from a puppy mill, which the ASPCA defines as «a large - scale commercial dog breeding operation that places profit over the well - being of its dogs — who are often severely neglected — and acts without regard to responsible breeding practices».

Recently with the ASPCA, he played a key role in efforts to combat the cruelties of puppy mills and to effect the passage of precedent setting legislation in Pennsylvania regulating large - scale commercial dog breeding operations.

A San Diego pet store has abandoned its efforts to overturn a San Diego ordinance restricting the sale of puppies from large - scale commercial dog breeding operations.

That legislation, offered by Sen. Ferrell Haile, R - 18, was presented to the committee as a stop - gap measure to keep the program in place temporarily while stakeholders work this summer on a new bill to improve oversight of commercial dog breeding operations in the state.

Puppy mills are large - scale commercial dog breeding operations where profit is placed above the well - being of animals.

And, there is momentum to pass these laws which would require improvements in commercial dog breeding operations, particularly after Oprah's show on the subject and tragically, the shooting of 80 dogs this summer by puppy millers intent on avoiding criminal charges by the Dog Law Enforcement Bureau.

Although they exist all over Canada, a large portion of Canada's puppy mills can be found in Quebec due to its particularly poor legislation and enforcement of commercial dog breeding operations.

But puppies that are bought from pet stores can come from large - scale commercial dog breeding operations, also known as puppy mills.

Not exact matches

We also call on the pet industry and the USDA to adopt meaningful standards of care for commercial, large - scale dog breeding operations.

MONTREAL — Humane Society International / Canada welcomes the settlement reached today at Campbell's Bay courthouse in western Quebec, which granted legal custody of more than 600 severely neglected dogs and puppies to ANIMA - Québec following their rescue from the largest commercial breeding operation in Canada.

Large commercial - breeding operations and pet stores can achieve efficient sanitation this way, but it's at the expense of the puppy's preparation to become a dog in a human household.

Although Maryland state law already prohibits the sale of dogs and cats bred by illegal «puppy mills,» it does not ban the retail sale of animals bred at large - scale commercial breeding facilities which, many will argue, are merely federally inspected, legal puppy mill operations.

Assembly Bill 485, authored by assembly member Patrick O'Donnell, will help put an end to the suffering of animals in commercial breeding operations (the majority of which are in the Midwest) by banning the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits from mills.

We soon realized, however, that despite the deplorable conditions in puppy mills and periodic exposés (even Oprah did one), legislators at the state and federal level were reluctant to pass meaningful legislation to improve the conditions of commercial breeding operations because puppy mills fall under the jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture and their state equivalents, and dogs in puppy mills are considered to be livestock, and animal welfare of any stripe is a much harder sell in those circles than it should be, sadly.

The dogs housed in the state's commercial breeding operations typically spend their lives in tiny, cramped, wire - floored cages that are stacked on top of each other, often outdoors, with no protection from the elements.

«The federal law regarding the care of dogs at commercial dog - breeding operations is grossly overdue for reform, and this legislation will correct some of the worst gaps and deficiencies in current law.»

The United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) records show that this kennel housed 133 adult dogs and 110 puppies in June of 2008, which indicates it is a commercial breeding operation.

MONTREAL — HSI Canada and the Montreal SPCA applaud a decision by the City of Toronto to counter the cruel puppy and kitten mill industries by prohibiting the sale of commercially bred dogs and cats in pet stores, as more than 500 seriously neglected dogs recover in an emergency shelter following their historic rescue from a large scale commercial breeding operation.

The poll also documents that Floridians have an unfavorable opinion of puppy mills and want these large scale commercial breeding operations to be regulated and the dogs to receive basic standards of humane care.

 Report all cruel, inhumane treatment you observe at a commercial dog or other pet breeding operation (aka puppy mills and other pet mills) and potential violations of regulations governing commercial dog or other pet breeders.

The Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act is a measure that will improve the lives of dogs in commercial breeding operations in Missouri.

The HSI Animal Rescue team recently worked with the Québec government to rescue dogs from two other inhumane, commercial breeding operations, including the historic rescue of more than 500 neglected dogs from an operation near Shawville, Québec, and earlier this year, 125 dogs were also seized near Québec City.

The 47 - page document addresses issues ranging from nuisance barking dogs to licensing rules.More time is needed to fine - tune a section of the proposal that differentiates between commercial animal - breeding operations and hobby breeding done by pet fanciers, commissioners said.

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.

Although it's up for debate whether the law covers commercial dog - breeding operations, it has been a deterrent to those who would pursue undercover investigations.

In recent years, the HSI Animal Rescue Team has assisted the Quebec government in rescuing more than 1,000 dogs from inhumane conditions at commercial breeding operations and from neglect situations throughout the province.

Puppy mills are large - scale, commercial breeding operations where dogs are commonly housed in overcrowded, filthy, and inhumane conditions.

The number of commercial dog - breeding operations in Wisconsin that sell to middlemen increased 300 percent between 1999 and 2007, according to a legislative task force.

By 2005, Havens was producing 35 hybrids, and his Puppy Haven Kennel was one of nation's largest commercial dog - breeding operations, part of a $ 14 billion - a-year American industry turned upside down by the craze for «designer dogs.»

Supporters of the bans say they help to limit the supply of animals from large - scale commercial dog - breeding operations that place profits over the well - being of animals.

RCHS President Jim Silveira explains, «Our Medical fund was depleted after we recently accepted dozens of dogs and puppies rescued from commercial breeding operations, also known as puppy mills.

«Our medical fund was depleted after we recently accepted dozens of dogs and puppies rescued from commercial breeding operations, also known as puppy mills,» explained RCHS President Jim Silveira.»

Getting hired at puppy mills is notoriously hard (if owners are willing to pay anyone to help care for the dogs, they tend to choose family members), so Carlson did a series of what Sweetland calls «hit - and - runs» — where investigators show up at commercial breeding operations in rural areas and talk their way into a tour of the facility.

The HSUS is also urging the pet industry, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, to adopt meaningful standards of care for commercial, large - scale dog breeding operations.

MISSISSAUGA — Humane Society International / Canada welcomes the decision by the Mississauga City Council in Ontario to promote shelter adoptions and to help stop substandard commercial breeding operations by restricting the sale of commercially bred dogs and cats in pet stores.

HSI / Canada welcomes the decision by the Mississauga City Council in Ontario to promote shelter adoptions and to help stop substandard commercial breeding operations by restricting the sale of commercially bred dogs and cats in pet stores.

After weeks of care in our emergency shelter, the 125 dogs HSI / Canada rescued in March from a commercial breeding operation in Quebec were being adopted into loving homes.

A settlement granted legal custody of more than 600 severely neglected dogs and puppies to ANIMA - Québec following their rescue from the largest commercial breeding operation in Canada.

A puppy mill is a high - volume commercial dog - breeding operation in which profit and maximum production take priority over the health and welfare of the animals.

HSI / Canada worked with the Quebec Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food with the mandate of ANIMA Québec to rescue 125 dogs from a commercial breeding operation in the Chaudière - Appalaches region, located south of Quebec City.

After more than a month of rehabilitation by dedicated staff and volunteers, 64 dogs rescued from a commercial breeding operation in rural Quebec were in the process of being adopted out to loving forever homes.

One of the positives that came out of these meetings was a consensus about what constitutes sub-standard commercial - breeding facilities, including any «dog breeding operation, which offers dogs for monetary compensation or remuneration, in which the physical, psychological and / or behavioral needs of the dogs are not being fulfilled due to inadequate housing, shelter, staffing, nutrition, socialization, sanitation, exercise, veterinary care and / or inappropriate breeding.»

Along with increased standards of care, this legislation will provide for a dramatic increase in enforcement efforts by providing funding for additional inspectors and veterinarians to help ensure the humane treatment of dogs in commercial breeding operations.

Many municipalities across Canada are helping to stop substandard commercial breeding operations by introducing by - laws that restrict the sales of commercially bred dogs and cats in pet stores: Richmond (British Columbia), Toronto (Ontario), Mississauga (Ontario), Kingston (Ontario), and Verdun (Quebec) are some of those who are leading the way.