In other words, the stores can sell commercially bred dogs and cats as long as they come from «good puppy mills» and «
good kitten mills».
Not exact matches
In the U.S., these breeding facilities, as
well as the laboratories where the experiments take place, are regulated by the United States Department of Agriculture — but as with puppy and
kitten mills, regulating these facilities doesn't necessarily prevent animal suffering, or ensure their emotional
well - being.
Just one thing, though: I advocate for these cash croppers to be referred to as «animal
mills» rather than «puppy
mills» because the latter term leads most people to believe the issue is about dogs rather than the nation's most beloved and popular companions, CATS and
KITTENS, as
well as those.
But, less than two months before the ban took effect, city council members voted again, this time to repeal the ban and continue to allow stores within the city to procure and sell animals from large - scale commercial breeders,
better known as puppy and
kitten mills.
Your donations made it possible, and we hope you feel
good knowing your generosity helped make AB 485, the Pet Rescue and Adoption Act (and the beginning of the end of
kitten, bunny and puppy
mills) a reality.
Rabbits are often sourced from the same kind of reprehensible conditions as puppy and
kitten mills, where profits are of greater concern than the animals»
well - being.
Thanks for the
good news, and for mentioning
kitten mills.
Good news, bad news about puppy
mills: Several states have recently enacted tough laws to crack down on puppy
mills (commercial breeders who supply pet stores and internet sellers; and lest we think this is only a dog problem, there are also plenty of «
kitten mills»).
San Francisco's new law bans the sale of puppy
mill and
kitten factory animals within the city, as
well as animals under eight weeks old.
TO ALL OF THE «ELITIST» ON HERE WHO SAY «I WOULD NEVER GET A DOG / CAT FROM A SHELTER, I WANT A PURE BREED»,
well, you might be surprised to know that MOST of the animals in shelters are pure breeds and MANY of them come from cruelty seizures from puppy /
kitten mills.
He provides the following definition of a «puppy
mill» (applicable to
kitten mill as
well):
The brutality of puppy and
kitten mills and their connection to pet stores is
well - documented.
Though the Pet Protection Act of 2015, which is what the new bill amends, was meant to attack the problem of pet stores selling sick animals, and protect buyers as
well, survivors of
kitten and puppy
mills were still being sold in stores.
In puppy and
kitten mills, animals are bred for profit, often receiving little to no veterinary care and living in substandard conditions that affect their physical and emotional
well - being.
However, many pet stores are now recognizing the problem of puppy and
kitten mills and the harm to adult breeding dogs and cats and their litters as
well as to consumers.