Sentences with phrase «from substandard breeders»
Responsible retailers simply don't purchase pets from substandard breeders.
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Retail pet sales bans are based on the incorrect assumption that most pet stores buy their puppies from substandard breeders.
October • 73 dogs and cats are rescued from a substandard breeder in Howell County.
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As State Outreach Coordinator for Oklahoma Alliance for Animals, in the last month I have gotten e-mails or calls from people trying to find out how to report substandard breeders, a fraudulent rescue, two hoarder cases and more.
To report substandard dog breeders or pet stores (and / or the sale of sick dogs from dog breeders or pet stores), you can file a complaint and follow up with the Missouri Attorney General's office (thanks to the efforts of the Alliance, the Attorney General created a special Canine Cruelty Prevention Unit) as well as with the Missouri Department of Agriculture.
It is not true that pet store puppies are unhealthy, improperly bred or will have all sorts of hereditary defects as the puppy gets older due to coming from «substandard breeders.»
We support legislation that prevents substandard breeders from breeding and selling unfit animals, such as the PPPA.
Most pet shops deal directly with USDA licensed «B» dealers (brokers), who obtain their puppies from breeders who typically run substandard facilities (puppy mills).
People continue to want to buy dogs, particularly puppies, but have been convinced that pet stores sell dogs that receive substandard care from commercial breeders collectively called «puppy mills.»
The source of the rescue dogs may be from the same «puppy mills» owners are trying to avoid, or from other breeders providing substandard care for the dogs;
These dogs come from large scale cases of dog fighting, hoarding, substandard puppy breeders, and defunct animal «sanctuaries», as well as individual cases of cruelty and neglect.
If local governments truly want to put substandard pet breeders out of business, they should work with local pet retailers and the broader pet industry to implement responsible regulations that ensure high standards of puppy care while protecting the ability of consumers to buy healthy pets from the local pet stores they know and trust.