The reality is that the mills will never cease to exist as long as there is a market for their dogs to be sold, whether it is a pet store, a website, or
a dog auction where someone is willing to pay top dollar.
Not exact matches
Ask the folks who go to
auctions on weekends
where these
dogs are displayed like cattle... some whelping right in front of «buyers».
Sometimes the older
dogs end up in
auctions where they are sold to anyone who will bid the most for them.
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.
The National Animal Interest Alliance (NAIA) applauds the Washington Post exposé by Kim Kavin (April 11, 2018) detailing the corrupt practices of rescues and shelters buying
dogs at
auction from the same breeders they disparage as puppy mills, then transporting them cross-country
where they market these same
dogs as «rescues.»
The lone woman listened, along with everyone else, to my explanation of Chapter One in The
Dog Merchants, which tells the story of a day inside America's biggest legal dog auction — where breeders and rescuers alike bid on the same exact do
Dog Merchants, which tells the story of a day inside America's biggest legal
dog auction — where breeders and rescuers alike bid on the same exact do
dog auction —
where breeders and rescuers alike bid on the same exact
dogs.
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.
There is photo and video documentation of puppy mills throughout the United States, as well as documentation of
dog auctions and pet store conditions
where puppies are bought and sold.
View the slide show... Puppy Mills Invesigated
Dog auctions are illegal in Pennsylvania, so many of those state's mill breeders travel two hours west to Holmes County, Ohio
where Dog Auctions are legal.
Participants at these
auctions often travel from surrounding states
where public
dog auctions are illegal; this includes breeders who have already been convicted of animal cruelty.»
04/06/11 - NBC 4 - Animal Advocates Lobby Bills Against Animal Cruelty 03/30/11 - Pet Connection -
Dog auctions:
Where puppy millers do their dirty business 02/28/11 - WTOV News 9 - Ohio
Dog Auctions: Inhumane Practice or Closely Regulated Business?
About 50 people, including state and county officials, attended an informational meeting Wednesday at Angels for Animals in Beaver Township,
where O'Connor Shaver shared insights on puppy mills and
dog auctions.
As other states such as Missouri, New York and Pennsylvania have found, Ohio is unlikely to be rid of its puppy mills without a clear definition of the breeders that are regulated, aggressive enforcement that includes more than a biennial inspection by the state, a ban on
dog auctions, and clear, high standards of care such as sheltering in reasonably sized kennels instead of cages, unfettered access to exercise areas
where dogs can run, regular veterinary care and the like.
The typical scenarios for these rescue purchases are large
auctions in the Midwest,
where hundreds of purebred breeder
dogs are on sale.
In 2010, Best Friends» national manager of puppy mill initiatives attended one of these
auctions where leftover, wrung - out mill
dogs were going for peanuts.
(14) «Public
auction» means any place or location
where dogs or cats are sold at
auction to the highest bidder regardless of whether such
dogs or cats are offered as individuals, as a group, or by weight.