Mary O'Connor Shaver, coalition treasurer, said a petition to ban
dog auctions in the state needs 120,700 signatures by Dec. 1 to be considered by the Ohio House of Representatives and Senate and to have the issue placed on the November 2011 ballot.
With more strategic action, we can end
dog auctions in Ohio.
Their confidence in our ability to help the dogs suffering in puppy mills is what keeps us focused, motivated and passionate on our mission to end
dog auctions in
«Mary, On behalf of the Capital Area Humane Society, our board of directors unanimously supports your efforts to ban
dog auctions in the State of Ohio.
02/7/12 - City Beat - Breeding Ground, Lack of dog auction regulation draws out - of - state dealers 02/3/12 - Columbus Dispatch, Editorial - Dogged effort 01/31/12 - The Oxford Press - Auctions, puppy mills to blame for increase in unwanted dogs 01/28/12 - Columbus Dispatch - Ohio lawmakers to consider dog auction ban 01/28/12 - 13 ABC (Toledo)- Ohio group clears step in dog auction ban effort 01/24/12 - Westlake / Bay Village Observer - Petition shows support for dog auction ban 01/24/12 - Ohio Akron Beacon Journal, Letter to the Editor - Push for animal rights 01/23/12 - Toledo Blade - Ohio group seeks to ban dog auctions 01/21/12 - Examiner - Coalition to Ban Ohio Dog Auctions Exceeds Signature Goal for Ballot Initiative 01/19/12 - Columbus Dispatch - Signatures collected to prompt action on dog auctions 01/13/12 - WOUB News - Group Wants Ohio to Ban Dog Auctions 01/12/12 - DogHeirs - Proposed Ohio Dog Auctions Act Stops Distribution for Puppy Mill Breeders 01/11/12 - WOSU All Sides with Ann Fisher - Efforts to Ban Puppy Mills and
Dog Auctions in Ohio / Open Forum 01/11/12 - The Athens News, Letter to the Editor - Please sign petitions to end quarterly
dog auctions in Ohio 01/10/12 - Cincinnati Animal News Examiner - Group works to ban
dog auctions in Ohio 01/8/12 - Tanglewood Hairdressers - Dog auction petition signatures being certified 01/7/12 - Pack Mentality - Pack Line Headlines: Dog auctions, dog lawsuit and puppy mill legislation 01/6/12 - Cleveland Scene - Puppy Sales on Hold at Ohio Dog Auction 01/5/12 - Cleveland Plain Dealer - Ohio dog breeders association owns shuttered Farmerstown dog auction 01/3/12 - Life with Dogs - Ohio Dog Auctions: Going... Going... Gone 12/31/11 - Columbus Dispatch, Letters to the Editor - Ohioans deserve a say on puppy mills 12/30/11 - Orvis - Ohio One Step Closer to Banning Dog Auctions 12/28/11 - Statehouse News Bureau - Group files petition to put before voters a law banning dog auctions 12/27/11 - Columbus Dispatch - Dog - auction ban a step closer
Learn more about these auctions... The Truth About the Pet Trade Did you know that more than 18,000 dogs were sold in
dog auctions in 2007?
Their confidence in our ability to help the dogs suffering in puppy mills is what keeps us focused, motivated and passionate on our mission to end
dog auctions in Ohio.
04/08/10 - The Athens News Letter to the Editor - Support ban on dog auctions 04/06/10 - 19 Action News - Ohio Dog Auction Act 04/05/10 - Times Reporter - Puppy mills targeted, Meeting to be held in Dover to educate public about ballot initiative 04/02/10 - The News - Herald Blog (Pets Unleashed)- April 1 update on dog auction ballot initiative 04/01/10 - Ohio.com - Why Ohioans should support a ban on dog auctions 03/31/10 - Cincinnati Examiner - Updates to the banning of dog auctions 03/31/10 - The Budget - Ban Ohio Dog Auction group met with opposition in Holmes county 03/30/10 - Fox 19 Morning News - Puppy Mill Petition 03/28/10 - Mansfield News - Journal - Opinion Shapers: Animal cruelty, in all its forms, needs to end 03/19/10 - Sun Sentinel - Ballot issue could help end puppy mill activities 03/17/10 - Sun Sentinel - The Coalition to Ban Ohio Dog Auctions to host meeting at the Avon Lake Public Library 03/10/10 - Animal Law Coalition - The Ballot Initiative to Ban Ohio Dog Auctions - Watch What Happens 03/07/10 - The Free Press - Support the Coalition to Ban Ohio Dog Auctions 03/05/10 - Fairfield Town Crier - Local groups join signature drive to stop
dog auctions in Ohio 03/04/10 - Best Friends Animal Society (Puppies Aren't Products)- Sending a Message to Ohio Legislators on Dog Auctions 02/28/10 - Ohio Federation of Dog Clubs - Dog Auctions 02/26/10 - The Post (Ohio University)- Humane Society ranks Ohio low 02/24/10 - The Jackson County Telegram - Local meeting slated on banning of dog auctions 02/21/10 - The Athens News Letter to the Editor - Support petition effort to make dog auctions and raffles illegal in Ohio 02/21/10 - Lancaster Eagle Gazette - Group seeks to stop puppy mills, dog auctions 02/15/10 - Bucyrus Telegraph Forum - Ohio group seeks ban on dog auctions 02/14/10 - Mansfield - News Journal - Group wants dog auctions banned in Ohio 02/05/10 - Best Friends Animal Society (Puppies Aren't Products)- UPDATE: Ohio Dog Auctions Act 02/02/10 - Star News Online - Two animal welfare ballot measures proposed in Ohio 01/27/10 - Westlake / Bay Village Observer -
Dog auctions in Ohio need to be banned!
11/22/12 - Local 12 WKRC - Crack Down on Puppy Mills 11/20/12 - 19 Action News, Editorial - Pet Peeved 09/18/12 - The Toledo Blade, Editorial - Regulate puppy mills 09/12/12 - The Toledo Blade - Local leader testifies about puppy mill law 08/12/12 - Cleveland.com, Letter to the Editor - Ohio puppy mill bill is toothless: letter to the editor 07/12/12 - OrvisNews.com - Damning USA Today Report on Ohio Dog Auctions 07/09/12 - WKYC - Dog auctions accused of animal cruelty 07/05/12 - Cleveland Plain Dealer - Rescuers buy 8 dogs from breeder and protest puppy mills: Animals in the News 06/08/12 - Columbus Dispatch - Dog auctions won't be on ballot 05/03/12 - ONN - Animal Welfare Officials Working To Shut Down Puppy Mills 04/25/12 - Toledo Blade, Editorial - No more dog auctions 04/21/12 - Toledo Blade - Deadline nears for dog auction 04/17/12 - Cleveland Plain Dealer, Editorial - Targeting
dog auctions in Ohio 04/15/12 - Sunny 95, Inviting Conversations - A discussion about puppy mills and dog auctions 04/07/12 - Columbus Dispatch, Letter to the Editor - Puppy mills must end 04/06/12 - NBC41 - Nine Signatures Want Your Signature To Get On A Ballot 03/15/12 - WKRC, Local 12 - Ohio Voters May Get To Vote On Proposal to Ban Dog Auctions 03/12/12 - The Post Newspapers, Letter to the Editor - Ohio must make animal cruelty laws high priority 02/9/12 - The Other Paper - Woof!
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.
Early in 2007, responding to an email plea for «50 Italian greyhounds in need», Strader attended a large - scale
dog auction in the Midwest — the heart of puppy mill country.
Theresa Strader, NMDR's Founder and Executive Director, rescued Lily from
a dog auction in Missouri.
National Mill Dog Rescue was founded in 2007 after Strader rescued Lily, a disfigured Italian Greyhound, from
a dog auction in Missouri.
The Amish founder of the now - defunct Buckeye
Dog Auction in Ohio told me earlier this year that he founded his auction after attending the one in Wheaton, which impressed him — he was essentially trying to be a copycat, and he failed.
Because that is the reality today, the biggest
dog auction in America and still growing.
Dr. Kay takes us directly into
the dog auction in words and photos that lend stark reality to the tragedy that compels Mary O'Connor - Shaver and the Coalition, as she writes:
He was just No. 171, a Chinese crested languishing in a cage at
a dog auction in Thorp, Wis., in 2008.
When lifelong animal lover Theresa Strader heard about a massive
dog auction in Missouri in 2007, she thought she would check out the scene and adopt a pet or two.
She founded National Mill Dog Rescue after attending
a dog auction in Missouri with the intention of rescuing just a few discarded breeding dogs — and came home with thirteen instead.
Anyone who's spent a chunk of time inside the Ohio
Dog Auction in Farmerstown isn't likely to shake the experience soon.
Not exact matches
National animal nonprofits and lobbying groups — which often are at odds with one another on issues and legislation — struck a similar chord
in saying the purchase of
auction dogs at high prices was something other than a form of rescue.
Last month, he sold two 12 - ounce bottles of Hair of the
Dog Dave, which consistently makes lists of the most coveted beers
in the world, for $ 4,525.56 at a silent
auction to benefit Guide
Dogs for the Blind.
In order to cover these expenses, the staff and volunteers spend a lot of their time raising funds through donation solicitation,
auctions,
dog washes, and a myriad of other activities.
Thousands of dollars donated to rescues were spent to purchase individual
dogs — some of which were then kept as the operators» personal pets — with many organizations hiding their role
in the
auctions.
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After being bred 9 times, and having over 30 puppies, she was carted to Missouri and sold
in «as
in» condition at a
dog auction.
The organization also raises money
in order to attend commercial breeder
auctions and purchase
dogs to free them from the commercial breeding system.
The legislation would be similar to Pennsylania's statute,
in making it illegal to
auction or raffle off
dogs in the state and prohibit
dogs from being transported
in for sale or trade that are acquired by
auction or raffle elsewhere.
4-23-07 Identification All live
dogs and cats held on the premises, purchased, or otherwise acquired, sold or otherwise disposed of, or removed from the premises for delivery to a research facility or exhibitor or to another dealer, or for sale, through an
auction sale or to any person for use as a pet, shall be identified by an official tag of the type described
in Sec. 2.51 affixed to the animal's neck by means of a collar made of material generally considered acceptable to pet owners as a means of identifying their pet
dogs or cats \ 2 \, or shall be identified by a distinctive and legible tattoo marking acceptable to and approved by the Administrator.
In July, at Mauceri's instruction, the
auction acquaintance takes seven small
dogs from Abel to a vet.
In light of the recent Dog Parade held at the Monkland street fair for the PetitsPawz cats, 15 % of the funds raised in our auction will.
In light of the recent
Dog Parade held at the Monkland street fair for the PetitsPawz cats, 15 % of the funds raised
in our auction will.
in our
auction will...
There will be a massive increase
in dog auctions for six months and then they'll blessedly go away.
The planned ordinance states that «no pet store may display, sell, trade, deliver, barter, lease, rent,
auction, give away, transfer, offer for sale or transfer, or otherwise dispose of
dogs or cats
in Lake Worth».
Dog auctions are common
in the puppy mill industry, and are particularly prevalent within Amish communities.
Although there are federal and state laws to protect
dogs in puppy mills from abuse, little is being done to stop the marketing and trading of sick and infirm animals at
dog auctions.This year alone, dozens of sick
dogs have been
auctioned off at Missouri's two
dog auction sites.
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.
The Certificates of Veterinary Inspection (posted below) show that of the total 201 transported to the Farmerstown
Dog Auction by Pick Of The Litter
in March 2009:
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.
In March 2009, Kathy Bauck transported over 200 dogs to an auction house in Ohi
In March 2009, Kathy Bauck transported over 200
dogs to an
auction house
in Ohi
in Ohio.
Ask the folks who go to
auctions on weekends where these
dogs are displayed like cattle... some whelping right
in front of «buyers».
The
auction has raised the funds necessary to make an ever greater difference
in the lives of these wonderful
dogs, and our goals are set to continue this success.
Our shelter, which becomes home to hundreds of Camano Island's homeless
dogs and cats each year depends on all of our fundraising events, but we truly depend on the success of our annual
auction in order to keep helping the animals who need us each year.
Strader established National Mill
Dog Rescue
in 2007 after learning about a large - scale breeding operation, or «puppy mill,»
in Missouri that was closing down and
auctioning off its purebred population.
We do not buy Cavaliers from
dog auctions because we are concerned that this practice enables the puppy mills to prosper and ultimately leads to more Cavaliers becoming entrapped
in the inhumane puppy mill system.
In additional to amazing food donated by local restaurants, we have a variety of silent
auction items such as private helicopters rides, Florida vacations, restaurant packages, beauty packages, designer clothing, sports items, packages for the kids and of course, we can't forget our beloved
dogs and cats!
National Mill
Dog Rescue was established
in honor to an Italian Greyhound named Lily who was rescued from an
auction along with twelve other
dogs by founder Theresa Strader.
We need people to help
in every aspect of the organization, from taking
dogs & cats to vet appointments, to soliciting donations for
auction events, to caring for cats
in our adoption centers.
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The Majestic Fund,
in honor of a magnificent
dog who went on to have a magnificent life was established at the 20th Annual
Auction for the Animals to help ensure the basic day to day medical care is available for the nearly 3,000 animals that we embrace each year.
But if we want it to stop, we must not buy mill
dogs at
auctions,
in stores, from newspaper ads or on street corners.