Sentences with phrase «dog breeding facilities»

The parents of puppies sold in pet stores and online live their entire lives in commercial dog breeding facilities (puppy mills) producing puppies.

Puppy mills are large - scale dog breeding facilities where dogs are bred to be sold to the public through pet shops, newspaper ads, or even forums.

This publication focuses on the need for kennel managers and owners of dog breeding facilities to understand the disease and its implications for dog care and welfare.

A step - by - step project for students who want to help stop the mass dog breeding facilities known as puppy mills.

I've never been into a puppy farm aka dog breeding facility.

Puppy mills are large - scale commercial dog breeding facilities, typically run on a «factory farm» model.

If you have never heard of a puppy mill — the short explanation is that they are large scale dog breeding facilities.

The outdated law governing commercial dog breeding facilities in Kansas does not require regular veterinary exams for dogs and allows unlimited numbers of dogs to be warehoused in stacked, wire - floored cages, which lead to unsanitary conditions, overcrowding and disease.

In 2009, we conducted a study of county licensed dog breeding facilities in Michigan with a goal of determining how many large commercial breeders were operating.

These documents include inspection reports (such as for dog breeding facilities), regulatory correspondence (such as official warnings), research facility annual reports, enforcement records (such as pre-litigation settlement agreements and administrative complaints), and other materials.

A puppy mill is a large - scale commercial dog breeding facility where profit is given priority over the well - being of dogs, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

A new state ballot initiative committee, Missourians for the Protection of Dogs, has officially kicked off its campaign to save tens of thousands of dogs from suffering in cruel conditions in puppy mills, the high - volume dog breeding facilities where dogs are inhumanely bred under harsh conditions with inadequate shelter and care.

It would also jeopardize all local ordinances, including zoning ordinances, on dog breeding facilities.

The main reason not to buy a puppy from a pet shop is you will be helping the fight the cause to close down these inhumane dog breeding facilities, like puppy mills.

(KTVI)- From reported sick dogs to kennels without a dry place for puppies to lay down, violations continue piling up at some Missouri dog breeding facilities.

It is not up our deputies to inspect restaurants, beauty parlors or construction sites and it should not be up to them to inspect dog breeding facilities.

Puppy mills are commercial dog breeding facilities notorious for substandard care.

Federal inspectors say they have increased their inspections at dog breeding facilities after the Office of Inspector General issued a scathing 2010 review on the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, known by its initials APHIS.

A female, black miniature schnauzer photographed during a March 26, 2013, inspection of the Debra Pratt dog breeding facility.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, BIG ISLAND (HawaiiNewsNow)- There is a new dog breeding facility in Mountain View on the Big Island where dozens are dogs are housed.

Our goal is to ensure the humane treatment of the tens of thousands of dogs in Iowa's USDA - licensed commercial dog breeding facilities also referred to as puppy mills.

Please be advised that not all USDA licensed dog breeding facilities keep their breeding stock in poor conditions.

A new report from The HSUS reveals shocking conditions in AKC - registered dog breeding facilities.

On January 12, 2008, in order to undermine efforts to create minimum standards for unlicensed dog breeding facilities in Oklahoma, AKC Field Inspector Stacy Mason testified to false information before the Oklahoma house agriculture committee interim session hearing, misleading the committee into believing that USDA regulations were difficult to comply with.

The fact that large - scale dog breeding facilities still exist and are «approved» by government shows a lack of knowledge of proper canine health by authorities and demonstrates a systemic failure by government to protect animals within these type of facilities.

The USDA - APHIS - Animal Care (AC) is the designated authority within the federal government to inspect commercial dog breeding facilities who meet the definition of «breeder» or «dealer» under the Animal Welfare Act.

The report detailed the historic ruling obtained against Fernando Contreras, who ran an illegal dog breeding facility in La Union.

The need for the regulation of dog breeding facilities in Michigan is acute.

A new state ballot initiative committee, Missourians for the Protection of Dogs, has kicked off its campaign to save tens of thousands of dogs from suffering in puppy mills, high - volume dog breeding facilities where dogs are inhumanely bred with inadequate shelter and care.

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

She is aiming to crackdown on commercial dog breeding facilities known as puppy mills and ensure that pet dealers are selling healthy animals from safe sources.

«Dennis and Donna Van Wyk run a USDA - licensed dog breeding facility in Iowa, where they produce puppies for the pet shop industry,» a CAPS investigator wrote in a May blog post.

Puppy mills are large - scale dog breeding facilities where puppies are churned out like a machine.

A puppy mill, sometimes known as a puppy farm, [1] is a type of commercial dog breeding facility.

In May 2008, a complaint was filed with the Otter Tail County Sheriff Department by Jason Smith from the Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS) against Kathy Jo Bauck, owner of a large - scale dog breeding facility in Pine Lake Township (Otter Tail County) Minnesota.

Puppy mills are high - volume dog breeding facilities, like «factory farms,» where dogs live in small cages, often in the minimum legal size allowed (only six inches larger than the dog on all sides) and female dogs are bred as frequently as possible.

An estimated 2,000 to 3,000 commercial dog breeding facilities are currently licensed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, but an unknown amount of unlicensed, illegal puppy mills are currently in operation too.

Mindy Patterson the President of the Cavalry Group says, «They want the general public to believe that these reports and photos depict day to day reality of all dog breeding facilities, when in fact these areas of non-compliance are resolved or corrected shortly after inspection.»

They are commercial dog breeding facilities that operate under poor and substandard conditions regarding the well - being of the animal.

(Above) A female English bulldog named Gracie with eye problems during a Feb. 14, 2013, USDA inspection of Debra Pratt's dog breeding facility.

During that time APHIS inspected 6,840 USDA - licensed dog breeding facilities and cited 483 direct noncompliance issues that pose the most serious risk to the animal's health.

Abusive conditions and practices exist in commercial dog breeding facilities, or «puppy mills,» throughout the United States.

Puppy mills are large commercial dog breeding facilities, typically run on a «factory farm» model that prioritizes the owner's profit above the dogs» health and well - being.

Outbreaks can have a disastrous impact on canine facilities... it is important for kennel managers and owners of dog breeding facilities to understand the disease and its implications for dog care and welfare.»

Legislation to regulate large scale commercial dog breeding facilities and protect dogs at puppy mills will be considered by the Texas legislature in 2011.

We didn't intend to rescue dogs when we started to expose the dreadful conditions in dog breeding facilities, it's just something that's happened along the way.

According to the ASPCA, the state of Missouri exports more than 40 % of all dogs sold in pet stores in the United States, and is home to more than 3000 commercial dog breeding facilities.