Sentences with phrase «from licensed breeders»

Most important, the measure would require pet sellers in Ohio to get their puppies only from licensed breeders who meet these minimum - care standards.

It buys puppies from licensed breeders and transports them from Missouri to Ohio.

Under the new law, individuals can still buy animals from licensed breeders, but retails shops can not sell them — they are only permitted to adopt out animals that come from shelters, Humane Societies and registered rescue groups.

AB 485 would remove the only remaining source of warrantied puppies from licensed breeders and replace them with unaccountable suppliers that do not have the type of dogs — puppies from specific breeds — that consumers want.

This means that animals purchased from pet stores have a higher risk of health problems than those adopted from a shelter or bought from a licensed breeder.

Existing stores could continue to sell puppies and kittens provided they are purchased from a licensed breeder that meets U.S. Department of Agriculture standards.

Not exact matches

The Cook County ordinance requires suburban pet stores sell animals from government shelters, rescue agencies and human societies or federally licensed breeders with fewer than five reproducing female animals.

Cook County has since passed its own version of the ordinance, which requires stores to sell pets from government shelters, rescue agencies and humane societies, or federally licensed breeders with no more than five reproducing female animals.

Pet stores can only buy puppies from USDA - licensed breeders who meet the USDA standards.

Indeed, in a gruesome 2008 case, 94 starving Pit Bulls were seized from Jerry Southern, a Kansas breeder who brought them here because he could no longer retain a Kansas license due to a cruelty conviction.

The laundry list of those who felt these meager restrictions would put breeders out of business included the American Kennel Club, the American Canine Association, the American Pet Registry, the Sporting Dog Alliance and Oklahoma Pet Professionals, an organization of federally licensed dog dealers that would seemingly benefit from regulations based on the standards they already meet.

They come from USDA licensed breeders and distributors with no direct violations on their latest inspection report.

We breed GWPs, so our answer is going to be different from a VDD breeder, but basically a VDD is a GWP that is registered with the American VDD registry (licensed through Germany) instead of registered with the American Kennel Club (AKC.)

But perfectly «reputable», licensed breeders do operate from kennel environments, not home environments.

Furthermore, the chain store appears to have amended its policy late this year: «Effective October 1, 2015, Petland company stores will only source puppies from shelters and rescues, hobby breeders and USDA - licensed breeders who have no direct violations within the previous two years.»

So, a «USDA licensed breeder» in the window doesn't indicate much about where the animals actually come from or how they're being treated.

Without pedigree records from a breeder or DNA testing, breed labels will not be used on our web postings, kennel cards, rabies certificates, or dog licenses.

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Sheila Goffe, Vice President of Public Relations for the American Kennel Club, said in a statement released to the media that «Bill 485 blocks all of California's pet lovers from having access to professional, licensed, and ethical commercial breeders».

Pet store that advertises puppies from commercial - scale breeders licensed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

What you are looking for is a breeder that has a reasonable amount of breeding pigs at any given time; that the pigs are socialized from the beginning; that the breeder can answer any question you have; and that the breeder has paperwork from a licensed veterinarian that s / he will send you.

* Agreed to increase county animal licenses from $ 3.50 to $ 4 for altered pets, and $ 5.50 to $ 9 for unaltered animals; raise the current annual $ 25 fee to register a «dangerous» dog to $ 50; and increase the yearly fee for hobby breeders from $ 35 to $ 50.

Some states restrict the permissible sources of pet store puppies, like limiting stores to buying dogs only from USDA - licensed breeders without certain violations.

Dogs and cats sold by New York City pet stores must be microchipped and spayed / neutered prior to sale and can be sourced only from breeders holding a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) «class A» license.

The report would no longer be a prerequisite to renewing a license and would not need to include information regarding to whom the animal was sold, the sale price of each transaction, and the names and addresses of the persons from whom the breeder received dogs or cats.

Puppy mills have always been exempt from forced spay - neuter bills, and the «classified ad» breeders will ignore these laws as they ignore licensing, limit and nuisance laws now.

Since we haven't been able to find a puppy to adopt that my daughter wants, we are buying our dog from a highly recommended licensed breeder near our community.

«A lot of pet stores will say, «We don't get pets from puppy mills, but from USDA - licensed breeders,» said Cori Menkin, senior director of the ASPCA puppy mills campaign.

After a licensed commercial breeder receives notice from the commissioner of any violation of this bill, each day of a continuing violation would constitute a separate offense.

Cook County's ordinance requires pet stores to source dogs, cats, and rabbits from municipal - run (federal, state, or local) animal shelters, rescue organizations, or breeders that meet certain restrictions, specifically, those that hold a Class A USDA license (i.e., no brokers) or possess five or fewer breeding females.

Retail pet store owners use the claim that their puppies and kittens are sourced from «USDA licensed and federally inspected breeders» to imply that these commercial breeding facilities are held to a higher standard of care.

In the Texas case, some of the breeders the dogs came from had multiple Animal Welfare Act violations, and some didn't even have licenses at the time they sold their puppies.

Carla then notified the ASPCA, that she had been sold a dog who appeared to have been obtained from a breeder selling without a license.

On September 14, 2011, the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) license of MN dog breeder Kathy Bauck was permanently revoked and Bauck is disqualified from obtaining an AWA license again.

KEY MESSAGE: On September 14, 2011, the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) license of Minnesota dog breeder Kathy Bauck was permanently revoked and Bauck is disqualified from obtaining an AWA license again.

Some breeders are exempt from licensing because they don't have more than three breeding females and derive more than $ 500 in gross income from the resale of dogs.

Frank and Vicki Mineo, who own Puppies»N Love pet stores, plan to appeal the ruling, complaining that the requirements will unfairly hurt their business, which buys from only «USDA licensed breeders.»

Most pet shops deal directly with USDA licensed «B» dealers (brokers), who obtain their puppies from breeders who typically run substandard facilities (puppy mills).

Pet stores argue that their puppies and kittens come from «USDA licensed» breeders, painting an unrealistic portrait for potential buyers.

Petland's spokeswoman says the store's policy is to source puppies only from local adoption groups, hobby breeders (as defined by the Animal Welfare Act), and USDA - licensed breeders with no direct violations on their latest inspection report.

Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed SB 337, which will prohibit pet stores in the state from acquiring dogs and cats from breeders with documented Animal Welfare Act violations within the past three years or whose USDA license has been suspended within the past five years.

Pet stores that sell dogs usually say their puppies come from U.S. Department of Agriculture - licensed breeders.

If the breeder you bought your dog from is a local authority licensed breeder, you can contact the local authority's Trading Standards department.

GRCA opposes mandatory spay / neuter legislation because: 1) there is no evidence to suggest that it is effective in achieving its stated goal; 2) it causes well - documented health and developmental problems in some pets, especially when performed before sexual maturity; 3) it pushes responsible breeders out of the licensing system; 4) it reduces the availability of well - bred healthy, home bred and raised puppies; 5) it encourages the importation of puppies and dogs from less acceptable sources, including foreign countries; and 6) because laws that force owners to perform surgery on their pets without a rational basis for doing so may be unconstitutional.

Many breeders who run their businesses online have skirted federal oversight by classifying themselves as retail pet stores, which are exempt from licensing requirements.

Licensing breeders will also discourage backyard and puppy mill breeders because of the possibility that the income from the pups will be traceable.

Shipping records prove that most of our local pet stores work with out - of - state commercial breeders «puppy mills», even though the dogs are marketed as «AKC certified» or from «reputable» or «USDA licensed» breeders.

Some hobby breeders are exempt from USDA licensing if they have gross sales under $ 500 per year and if they own no more than three breeding female dogs or cats and sell the offspring, into the pet channels.

Any Russian dog breeder registered with the RCF must have a license for breeding so you can also be assured your puppy is from approved stock.

«If Happy Tails or any other professional breeder were to have their license suspended or revoked by the USDA, we would no longer purchase puppies from them,» Stottele wrote.