Not exact matches
We have to address the underlying systemic issues that keep pet owners
from accessing medical and other
care for their pets — poverty, economic injustice and
lack of infrastructure such as
veterinary clinics and pet - welcoming rental housing.
Due to poor sanitation and a
lack of preventive
veterinary care, the puppies
from puppy mills are often sick.
They don't have access to
veterinary care, are skinny
from lack of nutrition, and have matted coats and severely overgrown nails due to
lack of basic
care.
More than 90 cats and dogs, many in urgent need
of veterinary attention, were rescued
from a White County, Ark., property after authorities discovered them living in filth and suffering
from a
lack of basic
care.
218 animals, many in urgent need
of veterinary attention, were rescued
from a Columbia, Miss., property after authorities discovered them living in filth and suffering
from a variety
of untreated medical conditions and a
lack of basic
care.
Most
of her dogs didn't survive even a decade, possibly
from their diet or the
lack of veterinary care back in those days.
Because
of their
lack of veterinary care and treatment and the unsanitary, inhumane living conditions, the dogs were suffering
from a range
of medical issues, including severe and painful dental disease, mammary tumors, severe matting
of the fur, fur loss and skin inflammation, ear and eye infections, internal and external parasites (such as fleas), mammary tumors, reddened and raw feet
from urine scalding and the wire flooring, significantly overgrown nails, and untreated open wounds and sores.
Rescuers that pulled dogs
from this puppy mill reported a litany
of problems caused by years
of abuse and
lack of veterinary care (see Project Mercy and Victor's story).
Mothers and their litters often suffer
from malnutrition, exposure to extreme heat and cold, and a
lack of adequate
veterinary care.
That means dogs will suffer for 3 more years with no relief
from the small stacked cages, overcrowding, wire flooring,
lack of veterinary care and sanitary conditions, poor ventilation, lighting, and extreme temperatures.
«A review
of state and USDA inspection reports
from more than 100 breeders who sold animals to the nation's largest retail pet store chain revealed that more than 60 percent
of the inspections found serious violations
of basic animal
care standards, including sick or dead animals in their cages,
lack of proper
veterinary care, inadequate shelter
from weather conditions, and dirty, unkempt cages that were too small.
... A review
of USDA inspection reports
from more than 100 Petland breeders revealed that more than 60 %
of the inspections found serious violations
of basic animal
care standards, including sick or dead dogs in their cages,
lack of proper
veterinary care, inadequate shelter
from weather conditions, and dirty, unkempt cages that were too small.»
The ferrets were crammed into small cages that prevented them
from exhibiting their natural burrowing behaviors, and they often suffered
from lack of food, water, and proper
veterinary care.