The premise of this story is that people are buying
dogs at auction from breeders in an effort to «rescue» them.
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.»
Not exact matches
In July,
at Mauceri's instruction, the
auction acquaintance takes seven small
dogs from Abel to a vet.
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.
We have seen first - hand the profits that the AKC makes
from registering puppy mill
dogs sold
at dog auctions.
But if we want it to stop, we must not buy mill
dogs at auctions, in stores,
from newspaper ads or on street corners.
But other
dogs are sold
at auction to other breeders — a practice critics say is unhealthy and allows bad breeders to profit
from the sale of their own confiscated or surrendered
dogs.
«Selling
DOGS at Auction flies in the face of» Buy
from a Responsible Breeder» and makes the average pet owner question the worth of American Kennel Club registration.
At most
auctions, various breeders typically offer anywhere
from a handful to two dozen
dogs, so the mix available for bid can run the alphabet
from Akitas and Australian shepherds to wire fox and Yorkshire terriers.
Invoices show that Strader paid breeders nearly $ 44,703 for 193
dogs at 11
auctions from 2014 to 2016; prices ranged
from $ 1 (for a Chihuahua) to $ 1,325 (for a golden retriever), for an average price of $ 231 per
dog.
I adopted my
dog from MABTR and was told she was a puppy mill breeder picked up
at an
auction.
Bidders affiliated with 86 rescue and advocacy groups and shelters throughout the United States and Canada have spent $ 2.68 million buying 5,761
dogs and puppies
from breeders since 2009
at the nation's two government - regulated
dog auctions, both in Missouri, according to invoices, checks and other documents The Washington Post obtained
from an industry insider.
At this auction last fall, representatives of at least a dozen rescue groups donned baseball caps — so they wouldn't accidentally bid against each other — and bought as many dogs as they could afford to keep them from going to another puppy mil
At this
auction last fall, representatives of
at least a dozen rescue groups donned baseball caps — so they wouldn't accidentally bid against each other — and bought as many dogs as they could afford to keep them from going to another puppy mil
at least a dozen rescue groups donned baseball caps — so they wouldn't accidentally bid against each other — and bought as many
dogs as they could afford to keep them
from going to another puppy mill.
Bidders affiliated with 86 rescue and advocacy groups and shelters throughout the United States and Canada have spent $ 2.68 million buying 5,761
dogs and puppies
from breeders since 2009
at the nation's two government - regulated
dog auctions, both in Missouri, according to invoices, checks and other documents The Post obtained
from an industry insider.
The newspaper's investigation found that rescue operations, traditionally the nemesis of puppy mills, have been buying
dogs from breeders
at auction, using donations
from their supporters to buy
dogs in what it described as a «nationwide shadow market.»
The article reports that it is likely the success of rescue groups in reducing the numbers of
dogs needing adoption that has led to an increase in such organizations turning to buying
dogs offered
at auctions by commercial kennels: «As the number of commercial kennels has decreased, so has the number of shelter animals killed in the United States: A February 2017 estimate put the total for
dogs alone
at 780,000, a steep drop
from estimates for all shelter animals that were as high as 20 million in the 1970s.»
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.»
12/01/10 - NBC4i - Advocates Pushing To Get
Dog Auctions Banned in Ohio 11/29/10 - Columbus Dispatch - Advocates pushing state to ban dog auctions 11/15/10 - The News - Herald - Petitioners pushing to ban Ohio dog auctions 10/04/10 - Animal Law Coalition - Ohio Giving Commercial Dog Breeders a Pass on Taxes 09/27/10 - The News - Herald - Feds: Some Ohio kennels «problematic» 09/27/10 - The News - Herald - Coalition wants to see improper «puppy mills,» «dog auctuions» regulated in Ohio 09/01/10 - USA Today - Animal activists» start - ups help pets, inspire people 07/29/10 - WKBN.com - Activists: Ban Dog Auctions in Ohio 07/29/10 - The Vindicator - Group vows a fight with bite to ban dog auctions Excerpt from this article: NORTH LIMA — Dr. Donald Allen, a Boardman veterinarian (and Ohio Farm Bureau member), said he's dealt with pets bred in puppy mills and sold at dog auctions for yea
Dog Auctions Banned in Ohio 11/29/10 - Columbus Dispatch - Advocates pushing state to ban
dog auctions 11/15/10 - The News - Herald - Petitioners pushing to ban Ohio dog auctions 10/04/10 - Animal Law Coalition - Ohio Giving Commercial Dog Breeders a Pass on Taxes 09/27/10 - The News - Herald - Feds: Some Ohio kennels «problematic» 09/27/10 - The News - Herald - Coalition wants to see improper «puppy mills,» «dog auctuions» regulated in Ohio 09/01/10 - USA Today - Animal activists» start - ups help pets, inspire people 07/29/10 - WKBN.com - Activists: Ban Dog Auctions in Ohio 07/29/10 - The Vindicator - Group vows a fight with bite to ban dog auctions Excerpt from this article: NORTH LIMA — Dr. Donald Allen, a Boardman veterinarian (and Ohio Farm Bureau member), said he's dealt with pets bred in puppy mills and sold at dog auctions for yea
dog auctions 11/15/10 - The News - Herald - Petitioners pushing to ban Ohio
dog auctions 10/04/10 - Animal Law Coalition - Ohio Giving Commercial Dog Breeders a Pass on Taxes 09/27/10 - The News - Herald - Feds: Some Ohio kennels «problematic» 09/27/10 - The News - Herald - Coalition wants to see improper «puppy mills,» «dog auctuions» regulated in Ohio 09/01/10 - USA Today - Animal activists» start - ups help pets, inspire people 07/29/10 - WKBN.com - Activists: Ban Dog Auctions in Ohio 07/29/10 - The Vindicator - Group vows a fight with bite to ban dog auctions Excerpt from this article: NORTH LIMA — Dr. Donald Allen, a Boardman veterinarian (and Ohio Farm Bureau member), said he's dealt with pets bred in puppy mills and sold at dog auctions for yea
dog auctions 10/04/10 - Animal Law Coalition - Ohio Giving Commercial
Dog Breeders a Pass on Taxes 09/27/10 - The News - Herald - Feds: Some Ohio kennels «problematic» 09/27/10 - The News - Herald - Coalition wants to see improper «puppy mills,» «dog auctuions» regulated in Ohio 09/01/10 - USA Today - Animal activists» start - ups help pets, inspire people 07/29/10 - WKBN.com - Activists: Ban Dog Auctions in Ohio 07/29/10 - The Vindicator - Group vows a fight with bite to ban dog auctions Excerpt from this article: NORTH LIMA — Dr. Donald Allen, a Boardman veterinarian (and Ohio Farm Bureau member), said he's dealt with pets bred in puppy mills and sold at dog auctions for yea
Dog Breeders a Pass on Taxes 09/27/10 - The News - Herald - Feds: Some Ohio kennels «problematic» 09/27/10 - The News - Herald - Coalition wants to see improper «puppy mills,» «
dog auctuions» regulated in Ohio 09/01/10 - USA Today - Animal activists» start - ups help pets, inspire people 07/29/10 - WKBN.com - Activists: Ban Dog Auctions in Ohio 07/29/10 - The Vindicator - Group vows a fight with bite to ban dog auctions Excerpt from this article: NORTH LIMA — Dr. Donald Allen, a Boardman veterinarian (and Ohio Farm Bureau member), said he's dealt with pets bred in puppy mills and sold at dog auctions for yea
dog auctuions» regulated in Ohio 09/01/10 - USA Today - Animal activists» start - ups help pets, inspire people 07/29/10 - WKBN.com - Activists: Ban
Dog Auctions in Ohio 07/29/10 - The Vindicator - Group vows a fight with bite to ban dog auctions Excerpt from this article: NORTH LIMA — Dr. Donald Allen, a Boardman veterinarian (and Ohio Farm Bureau member), said he's dealt with pets bred in puppy mills and sold at dog auctions for yea
Dog Auctions in Ohio 07/29/10 - The Vindicator - Group vows a fight with bite to ban
dog auctions Excerpt from this article: NORTH LIMA — Dr. Donald Allen, a Boardman veterinarian (and Ohio Farm Bureau member), said he's dealt with pets bred in puppy mills and sold at dog auctions for yea
dog auctions Excerpt
from this article: NORTH LIMA — Dr. Donald Allen, a Boardman veterinarian (and Ohio Farm Bureau member), said he's dealt with pets bred in puppy mills and sold
at dog auctions for yea
dog auctions for years.
Oddly enough, one of the
dogs purchased by the PSPCA
at the Ohio
auction three months later was a black Cocker Spaniel with an untreated cherry eye in its left eye
from Zimmerman's kennels!
The 12th annual event is scheduled to feature 50
dogs rescued
from the 655 N. Mojave Road shelter, gussied up and ready to complete
at 1 p.m. April 26
at the Orleans Arena, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave.. The event also includes a VIP brunch and silent
auction at 11 a.m. and a pet fair on the concourse beginning
at noon.
Texas kills an estimated 232,000 shelter pets per year and this Texas «rescue group» is buying pregnant
dogs from breeders
at auctions in Missouri?
Pet lovers who thought their
dogs were «rescued»
from abuse or mistreatment instead took in
dogs that were raised in well - socialized, healthy circumstances, purchased
at auction, and then shipped to far - flung rescues and shelters.
And her piece features high - dollar transactions, when her own statistics show that the average price for
dogs at auctions was $ 465, a price that seems similar to me to
auction prices
from 10 - 15 years ago.
It might be surprising and seem ironic then that a group of paintings, drawings and sculpture representative of the prodigious output by British artists
from the post-war years, together with others
from the 21 - year inter-war period — itself
dogged by unemployment and poverty, and hit hard by the 1929 Wall Street Crash — are expected to reach a combined total of # 7.2 — 10.8 m ($ 11.9 — 17.3 m) in this forthcoming
auction at Sotheby's, London.