Sentences with phrase «hobby breeders who»

were â $ ˜healthy,» â $ ˜the finest available,» and by deliberately misrepresenting puppy mills who bred the dogs as â $ ˜professional and hobby breeders who have years of experience in raising quality family pets,» and by deliberately misrepresenting that the puppies were from USDA - licensed breeders.

The puppies sold by Petland, say the plaintiffs, «are  misrepresent [ed]... as â $ ˜the finest available» puppies from â $ ˜professional and hobby breeders who have years of experience in raising quality family pets,» which are â $ ˜USDA approved»».

Animal rights activists and lobbyists want hobby breeders who breed their cats for their own enjoyment and sell to the public to stop breeding all animals in the United States.

The bill will not affect small breeders and hobby breeders who sell fewer than 50 dogs per year directly to the public, but is crafted to cover only large commercial breeding facilities.

Breeders who maintain four or fewer breeding females are considered hobby breeders who already provide sufficient care to their animals without APHIS» oversight — provided they only sell the offspring of animals born and raise on their premises for pets or exhibition.»

Backyard breeders or the hobby breeder who has a pair or several pairs of dogs that are bred to supplement their income.

Not exact matches

The term «hobbyist» refers to an individual or an organization who is not a commercial breeder but is (1) actively involved in any nationally recognized, organized animal sport or hobby for a period of at least one year prior to making application; or (2) participates in field trials, owns nationally - recognized breeds used specifically as hunting dogs, participates in hunting activities, has held (and continues to hold) a current valid Oklahoma hunting license and has held such license for at least one year prior to making application; or (3) qualifies as a «rescuer.»

«Hobby» breeders who have four or fewer breeding females, as well as shelters, rescues, and humane societies, will remain exempt.

Instead, head straight into the pet store that helps adopt out unwanted pets, your local humane society or to a reputable breeder who puts care and attention into her hobby.

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.»

After all, it is pet owners who buy the puppies from breeders and who provide the finances to allow breeders to pursue their hobby.

Certainly most small scale and hobby breeders would never sell through a pet store — but certainly a lot of the large - scale breeders likely do (or through brokers who then sell to pet stoes).

A hobby breeder is someone who wants to do this on a small scale, as a hobby.

Good - intentioned people who buy from pet stores, puppy mill websites, or even local backyard breeders (people who breed as a hobby or an «oops» but do not actually know their breed inside and out, nor do they test for health and temperament before breeding) often face serious veterinary bills associated with genetic issues that arise as these puppies grow.

If you try to find the cheapest Yorkie pups, then they probably would be bred not by reputable breeders but by breeders who do this as a hobby or are entirely new to this.

If there is any one thing I'd like to get across with this article, is the importance of getting a dog from a good hobby breeder, from someone committed to the breed, who isn't in it for making money over producing quality dogs, from someone who cares to produce the best dogs with the best temperament and health, someone who is therefore heavily involved in their breed.

These are the people (often referred to as «hobby breeders») who work hard to choose GOOD homes for their puppies.

H.B. 2470 will not affect responsible hobby breeders, who already raise dogs humanely.

I can only wish that all hobby dog breeders, those who casually and actively breed should endeavor to heed, regardless if purebreds are less likely to end up in shelters than mixed breeds.

However, home hobby breeders often have more than the threshold number of reproductively intact females, sometimes sell puppies to buyers who do not visit their premises, and occasionally sell puppies or dogs that they did not produce and raise on their premises.

The Proposed Rule is of great interest to all our members, and especially to the hobby breeders of dogs and cats who make up the majority of our membership and who would be impacted by the final rule.

Oh, but I'd also like to ask, has anyone met or spoken with a breeder - commercial, hobby, puppy - mill, or back yard - who admits to being an IRresponsible or DISreputable one?

Hobby breeders, who often also show dogs professionally, have garnered a reputation as an acceptable, albeit pricey, source of purebred dogs.

Farmers, ranchers, animal trainers, animal scientists, dog and cat breeders, veterinarians, zoo keepers, and others who live and work with animals recognize these challenges and work within their professions, hobbies and businesses to address them.

For dogs bred by breeders who are not in the business of breeding and selling dogs but who breed occasionally, so called «hobby breeders» there is the Animal Welfare Act 2006, which makes it an offence to cause any unnecessary suffering to an animal or fail to provide for its welfare.

Hobby breeder: A breed fancier who has a breed or two (or even three); follows a breeding plan to preserve and protect each breed; produces a limited number of litters each year; breeds only when a litter will enhance the breed and the breeding program; raises the puppies with plenty of environmental stimulation and human contact; has a contract that protects breeder, puppy, and buyer; raises dog in the house or runs a small, clean kennel; screens breeding stock to eliminate hereditary defects; works with a breed club or kennel club to promote and protect the breed; and cares that each and every puppy is placed in the best home possible.

A backyard breeder is someone who is not breeding dogs as a hobby and to better their breed of choice, but instead is usually following a trend in the popularity of a breed or designer dog to make a profit.

The new law would not apply to those who breed and sell hunting dogs, dogs «during lawful scientific research», dogs receiving veterinary treatment or during exercise or cleaning of their enclosures, pet stores, animal rescues or shelter, hobby or show breeders who have custody of no more than ten female covered dogs for the purpose of breeding those dogs and selling any offspring for use as a pet; dog trainers who do not breed and sell any dogs for use as a pet.

PUPS would expand federal jurisdiction into pets and require federal licensing and inspection of home hobby dog breeders who own one intact female and who place as few as 50 puppies per year.

The USDA's current animal care regulations cover breeders who sell at wholesale, who breed commercially in large quantities, and are ill - suited to home - based hobby breeders.

According to Michael Brim, public relations director of The Cat Fanciers» Association, the typical person registering kittens with CFA is a hobby breeder - someone who produces a few kittens a year in an effort to obtain one or two that fit a breed standa rd. Kittens fitting the standard compete in shows, and as they mature, a few are selected for breeding.

In the old days, when tropical freshwater fish were king, there were hobby breeders around who made a decent income working with such fish as angels, rams, guppies and bettas.

(7) «Boarding kennel», a place or establishment, other than a pound or animal shelter, where animals, not owned by the proprietor, are sheltered, fed, and watered in return for a consideration; however, «boarding kennel» shall not include hobby or show breeders who board intact females for a period of time for the sole purpose of breeding such intact females, and shall not include individuals who temporarily, and not in the normal course of business, board or care for animals owned by other individuals;

(8) «Commercial breeder», a person, other than a hobby or show breeder, engaged in the business of breeding animals for sale or for exchange in return for a consideration, and who harbors more than three intact females for the primary purpose of breeding animals for sale;

(13) «Hobby or show breeder», a noncommercial breeder who breeds dogs or cats with the primary purpose of exhibiting or showing dogs or cats, improving the breed or selling the dogs or cats, and having no more than ten intact females.