Sentences with phrase «dogged the industry by»

The issue that's dogged the industry by the throat so vigorously it's spilled right out into the mainstream media.

Not exact matches

Traditional dog food starts with poor quality ingredients (waste from the human food industry) and is processed so heavily by extrusion that it is necessary for companies to add synthetic vitamins to sell food as «complete and balanced.»

Any blow to the British car industry, which was dogged by wild - cat strikes and poor productivity in the 1970s and 1980s, could undo years of recent progress with output currently expected to reach a record high of 2 million by 2020.

Founded by John Galardi in 1961 with a single hot dog stand in Wilmington, California, Wienerschnitzel (www.wienerschnitzel.com) is a bona fide pioneer of the limited - service food industry.

From the start, the ethanol industry has been dogged by concerns about its net energy balance — whether ethanol requires more fossil fuel to make than it replaces.

The untold millions of mice, rats, and even dogs owned by pharmaceutical companies, biotech corporations, and other industry labs are off the table says Bellotti, noting the business interests of his more conservative allies.

Jason Bateman plays Nick, a dogged corporate yes man at Comnidine Industries who deludes himself that his boss VP Harken (Kevin Spacey) will one day compensate for dishing out years of psychological torment by giving him a promotion.

This is not only a technique that has since been adopted and hijacked by every man and his dog, but is now widely regarded as the industry norm (even though it is rarely executed with the same level of finesse or fluidity).

Director Alejandro González Iñárritu garnered well - deserved international recognition for both himself and the renascent Mexican film industry with his debut «Amores Perros», an ambitious tale of three different lives linked by a catastrophic car accident, and a whole lot of dogs.

The inspiration epiphany myth of creativity has been perpetuated by the top dogs of the industry for years.

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Myron was a first - time author, and she supposedly received a $ 1.25 million advance for the book that reminded many industry insiders of an earlier hit by John Grogan called Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog.

That said, the current list of Dogs is heavily concentrated in financials and telecoms and I'd personally want to begin with a little more diversification by industry.

The simple contrarian act of pulling money out of the investment which was the darling of the industry and investing it in the dogs of the industry boosted your two - year returns by 2.5 percent.

Snif - Snax Miami - based Snif - Snax was born when a successful 35 - year veteran in the salmon industry was encouraged by his daughter — a longtime animal - rights advocate — to develop a line of high - quality dog treats.

He started with a 2014 independent survey commissioned by PLC that found that there are a total of 88.5 million pet dogs in the U.S., which is significantly more than previous estimates offered by other industry organizations.

The nonprofit is committed to reducing the number of incarcerated women in Oklahoma by providing training and employment assistance in the dog grooming industry for women with a criminal history.

Setting the Standard Presented by Dr. Candace Croney, an associate professor of animal behavior and well - being at Purdue University, this session will illustrate the efforts by Purdue University and the pet industry to establish science - based breeding guidelines, and the benefits that will accrue to the animals, the dog buying public and the breeders themselves.

«one member who represents the dog or cat breeding industry appointed by the Governor for an initial term of office of two (2) years.»

One of the most frequent questions asked of late by our puppy people here at Meisterhunde Rottweilers is if they should or should not neuter or spay their dog, as everyone in the dog industry has an opinion about this....

Dog x-rays are by far the most regularly used form of diagnostic imaging in the veterinary industry because they are cost effective (comparatively speaking), and they can accurately diagnose the state of skeletal structure and composition, large body cavities, and the presence of many foreign objects.

By drawing the attention of governments and the public to the cruelty involved in this industry, we hope to put a stop to the misery these dogs endure.

This compelling film, created by 5414 Productions, Inc., takes a look at the commercial dog breeding industry and follows the...

Formulated exclusively for the Animal Health Industry and recommended by prudent vets, holisitc vets, groomers, top breeders, animal shelters, kennels and 1000's of dog owners as an effective replacement to one - spot flea and tick treatments like Frontline, Advantage and other spot drop pet medications that compromise some pets immune systems and have been shown to promote dry skin, itching sensations, erratic behavior, convulsions, illness and premature death in some pets.

By bringing this to the attention of authorities and working collaboratively, activists can reduce the supply of dogs and cats reaching slaughterhouses, reduce the industry's profitability, and make transport far more risky for the traders.

Within moments of witnessing first - hand the miserable, hopeless life of puppy mill dogs, Strader knew that she would dedicate the rest of her life to the dogs held captive by this shameful industry.

Injuries sustained by the dogs, as well as the sad fates most of them meet when their careers come to an end, or when they simply can't measure up, have generated great concern among those who do not favor the industry, and see it as bloodsport.

Most dog - industry spokespeople — veterinarians, humane shelters, animal charities — have bought into the sentimental, but anti-scientific tropes promoted by pit bull advocates.

The MAF was founded in 1948 by Dr. Mark L. Morris Sr., a veterinarian whose research on diet and animal health saved dogs from kidney failure and helped revolutionized the pet food industry.

If it were not for Sook, many of these dogs would have spent their short lives in filthy wire cages surrounded by the other frightened animals before becoming victims of the industry.

Setting the Standard illustrates the efforts by Purdue University and the pet industry to establish science - based breeding guidelines, and the benefits that will accrue to the animals, the dog buying public, and the breeders themselves.

«Before the ink has even dried on Cook County's nationally praised law aimed at protecting both consumers and animal welfare by preventing the sale of dogs and cats raised in inhumane conditions, the pet industry and its allies have crafted an amendment that is designed to completely undo the good that was done when the Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to approve the animal rights legislation last month,» stated Commissioner John Fritchey, sponsor of the Cook County measure.

There is a lot of misinformation out there driven by the dog food industry.

Speakers from academia and industry were featured, including talks by Dr. Ed Pajor, University of Calgary, who gave the keynote address on improving animal welfare and Dr. Andrew Luescher, Purdue Professor Emeritus, who spoke on the psychological suffering of dogs in a human environment.

Born out of a genuine concern about the often misguided standard practices of the pet health industry, and motivated by our heartfelt commitment to promoting safer and more natural dog care and treatment practices, our primary concern is the health and wellbeing of dogs everywhere.

This voluntary national certification program for the care and dogs and puppies by professional breeders, was the result of the collaboration between animal welfare experts, animal scientists, veterinary medicine, animal welfare organizations and the pet industry and is being pilot tested by Purdue University animal scientists.

Since the ordinance passed, the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC)-- a group heavily funded by Petland (the largest pet store chain in America selling puppy mill dogs) and the Hunte Corporation (the largest broker in puppy mill dogs)-- has turned up the heat in Cook County and the state of Illinois.

Backers of the ballot measure believe greyhound racing constitutes animal abuse because of the industry's excessive breeding practices, the cruel methods by which unwanted dogs are destroyed, the conditions in which many are forced to live and the number of injuries racing leads to.

Money Talks in the Fight for Puppy Mills By Raining Cats and Dogs Some of the biggest players in the pet industry are stepping into the spotlight in support of puppy mills as more communities ban the sale of commercially bred pets in pet stores.

By selecting an ADI Accredited Member program, you can ensure that the program is meeting the highest standards in the assistance dogs industry including standards for the treatment of clients, dogs, training and ethical business practices.

Indeed, in 1985 cats passed dogs as the most popular American pets, and according to a survey by the Pet Industry Advisory Council, there were 54.2 million pet dogs in the country last year and 63 million cats, enough to consume $ 600 million to $ 700 million worth of clay - based cat box litter, perhaps a third of it Kitty Litter and subsidiary brands created by Mr. Lowe.

Through the evolution of the guide dog industry dating back to the beginning of this century, those partnered with guide dogs struggled, demanded, and fought for their right to be accompanied by their guide dogs.

Strader adopted her and, horrified by what she'd discovered about the industry, established the organization to rescue, rehabilitate and re-home commercial breeding dogs who had suffered as Lily had.

In the United States, some elements of the dog breeding industry are regulated by the Animal Welfare Act of August 24, 1966.

«The Friendship Animal Protective League supports this measure because we have first - hand experience caring for mother dogs discarded by the puppy mill industry after they could no longer produce litters.

Perhaps this global trend toward loving and pampering pets — even treating cats and dogs like children and spending indulgent amounts of money on them — can be explained by the aging population and declining birth rates worldwide, as did a report on global pet industry trends by market research provider Companiesandmarkets.com.

To that end, we also believe that participating in a dog auction whether it be «consignment» or «dispersal» is engaging in a business practice that financially supports an industry that we believe is fueled by a tremendous amount of animal cruelty, corruption and consumer fraud.

But by funding the very business industry we claim to oppose, we have simply set the stage for even more dogs to be imprisoned by that same industry, thereby assuring their suffering and objectification.

And you can bet that the only «studies» that show otherwise are funded by the breeding industry itself in order to rationalize the ridiculous notion that it is cruel to spay and neuter dogs.

«We don't want dogs produced by accident to be the only dogs of the future» - exactly why pet owners should spay and neuter, because more and more people are becoming aware of the problem of homeless animals and are adopting from shelters rather than contributing to an industry that is part of the problem.