Sentences with phrase «dog breeding operation in»

«Â They cite to a definition of puppy mill offered in a Minnesota case: Â «a dog breeding operation in which the health of the dogs is disregarded in order to maintain a low overhead and maximize profits.»

Donald Landes, who owns a high - volume dog breeding operation in the village of Eldorado in Preble County said he believes the state law, and new requirements such as state inspections, will help Ohio's dog breeders take good care of the animals.

Although no standardized legal definition for «puppy mill» exists, a definition was established in Avenson v. Zegart in 1984 as «a dog breeding operation in which the health of the dogs is disregarded in order to maintain a low overhead and maximize profits».

Certain courts have defined them as «a dog breeding operation in which the health of the dogs is disregarded in order to maintain a low overhead and maximize profits.»

Ervin Zimmerman, owner of the Ephrata kennel, had fought to keep his dog breeding operation in business since the state revoked his kennel license in 2007.

This report, published in October 2015, examines the scale of licensed dog breeding operations in the UK.

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.

After volunteering in the wake of several puppy mill rescues, her passion lies in helping to educate Montrealers about the importance of adoption and putting an end to illegal dog breeding operations in Quebec.

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HSUS defines a puppy mill as «a 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.»

A new campaign launched by media agency Rokkan and The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is hoping to educate society that most puppies found at pet stores, or purchased online, are produced in so - called puppy mills and that the reality of the conditions found at these breeding operations is far from dog treats, sunshine and rainbows.

Recently, 130 dogs and puppies were seized from a breeding operation in Mission Valley, Montana.

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.

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.

The sale of puppies is a big market in countries like the US, and that has driven some people to establish intensive puppy breeding operations (puppy mills) to quickly supply the increasing demand in specific dog breeds.

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.

Brandy is safe, but hundreds of thousands of dogs like her are still confined in small cages in puppy mills — mass breeding operations that house dogs in terrible conditions, solely to produce puppies for profit.

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.

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.

Two companion bills have been introduced in the Illinois legislature that would overturn the Chicago Companion Animal and Consumer Protection Ordinance that prohibits pet stores from selling dogs and cats from inhumane breeding operations, in addition to invalidating similar ordinances in Cook County, Waukegan, and Warrenville.

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.

Many puppies sold in pet stores come from puppy mills, which are horrible breeding operations where dogs are kept in cramped, filthy cages their whole lives, deprived of adequate food, attention and veterinary care, and forced to give birth to litter after litter of puppies until they are too old, ill or injured to continue.

Describes a type of breeder who mass produces dogs and, in order to maximize profits, is known to cut corners in breeding operations resulting in harm and suffering to the animals.

«This puppy mill operator is not only profiting from breeding dogs in an inhumane manner, but now is also profiting by misrepresenting her operation and playing on the emotions of people who care about dogs and want to rescue them.»

In an effort to put an end to inhumane «puppy mill» breeding operations, Sacramento lawmakers passed an ordinance that permanently bans the sale of non-rescue dogs, cats, and rabbits by pet stores in the citIn an effort to put an end to inhumane «puppy mill» breeding operations, Sacramento lawmakers passed an ordinance that permanently bans the sale of non-rescue dogs, cats, and rabbits by pet stores in the citin the city.

This victory is an important one in the fight against puppy mills, and proof that advocacy can help save dogs from cruel and irresponsible breeding operations.

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 tens of thousands of dogs suffering in substandard, overcrowded breeding operations both large and small lacking vet care, exercise and forced to breed with painful conditions will finally get the protection they deserve.

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.

Dogs and cats from backyard operations are far more likely to have health and temperament issues, because these breeders aren't interested in improving the breed — they're only interested in making money.

Volunteers with Colorado Springs - based National Mill Dog Rescue returned Nov. 16 from a whirlwind operation to collect 86 dogs surrendered from breeding operations in four Midwest states.

«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.»

On April 25, Sternberg presented her shelter dog program at the Humane Society of Indianapolis, Indiana, for about 50 people involved in shelter operations and breed rescue.

ARC responders found 82 dogs, ranging in size, breed, and age living in crates and kennels in and around the home of the rescue operator, who, citing financial and medical woes, has decided to discontinue operations.

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.

While there are a number of dog breeds used in fighting operations including Dogo Argentino, Presa Canario, Fila Brasilerio, and the Tosa Inu, American Pit Bull Terriers are considered the «dog of choice.»

This is a highly intelligent and protective breed and has been employed during the two World Wars as a police and war dog and in drug detection, search and rescue operations apart from being used commonly for herding purposes.

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

Participants lobbied in support of H.B. 6317, which ban the inhumane confinement of breeding pigs in gestation crates, and H.B. 5027, which requires minimum standards of care for dogs in large - scale puppy mills and prevents the sale of dogs from breeding operations that do not meet those standards.

Join Best Friends Animal Society in putting an end to large - scale dog breeding operations.

The small breed dogs (Maltese, Yorkshire terriers and poodles) were rescued from various breeding operations in Kansas and Missouri and driven to Arizona where they will be fully vetted and prepared for adoption.

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.

These charges stemmed from allegations that Yarrington and Burkett neglected dogs kept in their mass breeding operation.

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 provincIn 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 provincin 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.

In its 30th year of operation, The Friends For Pets Foundation is a Weimaraner rescue organization that is a fully volunteer, non-profit charitable organization dedicated to finding good homes for Sporting Breed Dogs who are abandoned, mistreated, neglected or left in pounds throughout CaliforniIn its 30th year of operation, The Friends For Pets Foundation is a Weimaraner rescue organization that is a fully volunteer, non-profit charitable organization dedicated to finding good homes for Sporting Breed Dogs who are abandoned, mistreated, neglected or left in pounds throughout Californiin pounds throughout California.

Nearly 5,500 healthy and adoptable dogs are killed in shelters across the U.S. every day yet most pet stores still in operation continue to promote and sell dogs from large - scale breeding facilities known as puppy mills.

Our own Elizabeth Oreck was in Chicago to testify and reports that the measure will allow current pet stores a full year to «sell off» their inventory and convert to a humane model (adopt out dogs from shelters versus dogs from large - scale breeding operations).

The only laws governing dog breeding in Wisconsin are federal USDA regulations, which apply to operations that wholesale dogs to brokers, pet stores or research facilities.