Sentences with phrase «for commercial breeders»

His group also fought legislation that would raise standards for commercial breeders.

This bill also makes it an offense for a commercial breeder to kill or destroy a companion animal by any means other than euthanasia performed by a licensed veterinarian.

So, I'm not sure the majority of business for commercial breeders is coming from pet stores.

The laws regulating commercial pet breeders were written more than 40 years ago for commercial breeders selling their dogs through pet stores.

JoAnn Dimon, director of Big East Akita Rescue in New Jersey, says that buying breeding - age dogs not only cuts into overbreeding but also makes it harder for commercial breeders to profit in the long run.

Knotts, the state senator, pledges action — state licensing and inspection requirements for all commercial breeders (though he's later unseated in the November election).

The fact that PIJAC, a trade group for commercial breeders, was overjoyed about her article should be a red flag.

People like me who want to see regulations required for commercial breeders is to prevent the rampant cruelty and inhumane conditions we see firsthand - not on a website, not in a video - with our own (burning from urine stench) eyes when we have to go in and save these poor animals from their life of confinement.

PIJAC (Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council) is a pet industry group who advises and lobbies for the commercial breeder, the pet stores and supplier.

The Board would set fees and licensing and care standards and require a pre-license inspection and at least one inspection each year for each commercial breeder.

For example, the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council, Pet Food Institute and World Pet Association are currently funding an initiative at Purdue University's Center for Animal Welfare Science to develop a uniform set of standards for commercial breeders.

B. 386, Â makes it a criminal offense for any commercial breeder to advertise, sell, offer to sell, transport or offer for transportation any companion animal unless the commercial breeder has a valid license from the Tennessee commissioner of agriculture and has complied with the rules and regulations.

JoAnn Dimon, director of Big East Akita Rescue in New Jersey, says that buying breeding - age dogs at auctions makes it harder for commercial breeders to profit in the long run: «That breeder is going to make thousands of dollars off that [female dog] if he breeds her every cycle.

This bill also makes it an offense for a commercial breeder to operate or maintain a controlling interest in any other shelter or to violate any provision of this bill.

Last October the Pennsylvania legislature passed stringent new laws regarding health and cleanliness standards for commercial breeders (aka puppy mills).

Mike Bober, president and CEO of the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council, said efforts at preventing animal cruelty would be better geared toward the U.S. Department of Agriculture's standards for commercial breeders — not at pet stores that already adhere to significant regulations.