Additionally, citizens are prohibited from selling, exchanging, trading, or displaying for
commercial purposes any dog, cat, or rabbit on any city street or public park.
Not exact matches
Passed in 1966, the Animal Welfare Act states the following requirement, «Any breeder who has more than 3 breeding
dogs, and sells puppies for
commercial purposes, must have a license issued by the Department of Agriculture.»
Many of the country's states chose to adapt higher standards of care concerning the
dogs being bred for
commercial purposes.
Another important aspect of international pet movements is the importation of
dogs for
commercial purposes.
There are several ways that
dogs and cats can cross borders, which include: 1) families moving with their pets, 2) people rescuing animals from overseas, and 3) importation for
commercial purposes (especially puppies).
First of all, it's rare that a humane officer is called to a
commercial breeding kennel for the
purpose of evaluating
dogs during a routine kennel inspection. Secondly, and most importantly, Section 5511 of the Crimes Code is clear: a
dog need not be «near death» in order to exhibit signs of abuse, cruelty or neglect or to be deserving of the protections offered by state law.
A «
commercial breeder» is a person who possesses or maintains at least 20 female
dogs or cats with the
purpose of selling their offspring as companion animals.
The fact that a
commercial dog breeder may have tens or hundreds of adult
dogs for the
purpose of breeding each and making money (i.e., economic gain) does not allow that business owner or operator to «view» these animals differently and, therefore, justify substandard, neglectful or cruel treatment.
A kennel not meeting the definition of «
commercial kennel» where
dogs are kept or bred by their owner, for the
purpose of hunting, tracking and exhibiting in
dog shows, performance events or field and obedience trials.
The statement said government guard
dogs and animals kept for research, military and
commercial purposes would be spared.
If you breed
dogs on
purpose or are a
commercial breeder, you should know that breeding starts once the
dog passes her third heat.
For the
purposes of breeding, profit or
commercial exploitation other than the herding and control of domestic livestock by the person adopting the
dog.
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.
If you are importing
dogs or cats for
commercial purposes, you must meet these requirements in addition to the steps listed in the previous sections.
Commercial breeding establishments, or puppy mills, have existed for more than half a century, and in that time tens of thousands of the
dogs held in these facilities for breeding
purposes have been fortunate enough to escape their confined existence and make their way into adoptive homes.
The department of agriculture shall not retain, contract with, or otherwise utilize the services of the personnel of any nonprofit organization for the
purpose of inspection or licensing of any animal shelter, pound, or
dog pound, boarding kennel,
commercial kennel, contract kennel,
commercial breeder, hobby or show breeder, or pet shop under sections 273.325 to 273.357.
She takes pleasure in exercising the
dogs across the frozen tundra that is her backyard and caring for them, which she does for her own enjoyment and not for any
commercial purposes.