The fact that PIJAC, a trade
group for commercial breeders, was overjoyed about her article should be a red flag.
Not exact matches
If you are looking
for a new family companion, adopt from a shelter, rescue
group, or humane organization instead of perpetuating the demand by purchasing from a pet store, backyard
breeder, or
commercial breeder.
The public records were not only a useful tool
for animal advocacy
groups, but also
for journalist covering animal welfare issues and even pet store owners looking to check the records of
commercial breeders.
Puppy Mills, if you do not know the term yet, define a
commercial group of
breeders who confine hundreds of dogs in cages
for the sole purpose of breeding them
for profit until they are no longer useful.
The Intake Coordinator handles the intake process
for all dogs coming from
commercial breeders, other rescue
groups, owner surrenders and animal control / shelters.
His
group also fought legislation that would raise standards
for commercial breeders.
Ed Sayres, the president and chief executive of the American Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, said a majority of the
commercial breeders in the raids that his
group participated in had ties to A.K.C. - registered litters.
As a result,
commercial kennels and hobby
breeders with more than an arbitrary number of dogs or litters have become targets
for anti-breeding
groups that lobby
for laws to restrict these law - abiding operations.
12/01/10 - NBC4i - Advocates Pushing To Get Dog Auctions Banned in Ohio 11/29/10 - Columbus Dispatch - Advocates pushing state to ban dog auctions 11/15/10 - The News - Herald - Petitioners pushing to ban Ohio dog auctions 10/04/10 - Animal Law Coalition - Ohio Giving
Commercial Dog
Breeders a Pass on Taxes 09/27/10 - The News - Herald - Feds: Some Ohio kennels «problematic» 09/27/10 - The News - Herald - Coalition wants to see improper «puppy mills,» «dog auctuions» regulated in Ohio 09/01/10 - USA Today - Animal activists» start - ups help pets, inspire people 07/29/10 - WKBN.com - Activists: Ban Dog Auctions in Ohio 07/29/10 - The Vindicator -
Group vows a fight with bite to ban dog auctions Excerpt from this article: NORTH LIMA — Dr. Donald Allen, a Boardman veterinarian (and Ohio Farm Bureau member), said he's dealt with pets bred in puppy mills and sold at dog auctions
for years.
PIJAC (Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council) is a pet industry
group who advises and lobbies
for the
commercial breeder, the pet stores and supplier.