It is through the efforts of people like you that we can rescue, rehabilitate, and find «forever»
homes for these puppy mill dogs.
Not exact matches
«With thousands of good animals in need of
homes, there is no need
for notorious
puppy mills to supply pet stores,» Gianaris said in a statement.
Start with shelter dogs: We all agree that there are plenty (thousands) of dogs, both in and out of
puppy mills, who desperately need
homes and can be rescued
for free, so no one should ever be paying a breeder
for an animal.
Life in a
puppy mill is traumatic, painful and a terrifying existence
for puppies and especially their parents, who will never know what it's like to live in a loving
home.
Sadly, the facial deformity that Lily had been born with — a direct result of irresponsible breeding practices at the
puppy mill — prevented this beautiful dog from eating properly, and she lived
for just fifteen months after finding her new
home with Strader.
One purpose is to find forever
homes for these dogs; another is to provide an alternative to
puppy mills.
Further, with over eight million needy shelter dogs looking
for homes, the
puppy mill industry only exacerbates the homeless pet epidemic across the world.
Animal - rights activists argue that the desire
for purebreds fuels
puppy mills, forsakes mixed - breed dogs that need
homes and sometimes propagates unhealthy traits.
Missouri and Iowa are known
for having a large number of
puppy mills, and Minnesota is
home to one of the largest
puppy mills in the country.
It was ARC's work in Gibson County during a 2014
puppy mill raid, Operation
Home for the Holidays, that caught the eye of the filmmakers and
puppy mills in Tennessee are heavily featured in the documentary.
The HSUS's Emergency Placement Partners help us find
homes for rescued
puppy mill dogs.
The only way to stop euthanasia is to stop
puppy mills, breeders, and irresponsible guardians from bringing more dogs and cats into a world that does not offer them the chance
for a
home — and the only way to do that is by passing mandatory spay - and - neuter legislation and implementing a full - scale ban on breeding.
In November 2014, while shutting down a Middle Tennessee
puppy mill in a rescue dubbed Operation
Home for the Holidays, Animal Rescue Corps (ARC) joined up with filmmakers Michael Samstag and Josh Gildre, of Rescue Docs Media.
As a rescue partner with Animal Rescue Corps, Tri-County Animal Rescue was called to help find
homes for these neglected
puppy mill sufferers.
We do our best to work with you as quickly and as smoothly as possible to determine whether or not a
puppy mill survivor is a good match
for your
home.
The idea behind this law is that thousands of animals in shelters are looking
for a
home, while pets stores sell animals that may have been bred in poorly regulated, out - of - state «
puppy mills.»
But, even this foster family, who thought they had seen it all, wasn't prepared
for the first
puppy mill dogs to arrive in their
home.
Just like the notorious «
puppy mills», birds are being breed in horrendous conditions and then sold into
homes incapable and unaware of how to properly care
for these smart yet complex creatures.
We also occasionally have a need
for foster
homes to care
for puppies born to dogs we've rescued, dogs that are no longer useful to
puppy mill owners, and dogs that have been given up by their family due to an unforeseen change of circumstance that could not be avoided.
Purchasing or rescuing a
puppy or kitten from a pet store supports
puppy and kitten
mills, an industry which mass breeds animals
for profit, without consideration
for genetic quality, appropriate husbandry, veterinary care or
homing techniques.
The facts are that an estimated 5 million pets are pumped out by the nasty dirty
puppy mills each year and if they all shut down tomorrow we would have no shortage of pets looking
for homes.
If your children are young and require a lot of care, or if your family is very busy and away from
home a great deal, a
puppy mill rescue is likely not going to be a good fit
for you.
However, many people choose to give to our Animal Urgent Care Fund - these are unrestricted gifts that allow us to respond quickly to emergency situations like a natural disaster, or even the investigation of a
puppy mill where thousands of animals need to be treated and cared
for until forever
homes can be found.
We save many Dachshunds from horrific situations - from
puppy mills & hoarders, abusive & neglectful
homes, drug
homes, dogs who would be sold
for bait dogs
for dog fighting and those who have been abandoned or discarded.
The SPCA of Texas recently raided a
puppy mill, in the process saving 140 dogs (and two cats)-- and they made sure going in that they could provide medical care and housing
for all of the animals while working to adopt them out to permanent
homes.
Cities spend millions on animal - sheltering services and not only do many shelter animals come from pet stores, when it comes time to find an adoptive
home for stray or abandoned pets, shelters and rescues compete
for consumer attention with pet stores and, ultimately,
puppy mills.
The students listened to their teacher read A
Home for Dakota, a children's book about
puppy mills, and learned that dogs need the same things from their families that kids do: food, shelter, care and, most importantly, love.
Whether the animal is an owner surrender, a victim of a natural disaster, from a
puppy mill, a hoarder or a kill shelter, HART works with local veterinarians, foster
homes and trainers to provide temporary housing, medical care and where appropriate, training
for our animals until s / he is placed in a loving, carefully screened forever
home.
If you're out searching
for a new
puppy to bring
home pay close attention to some of these tell - tale signs that can be red flags
for a
puppy mill in disguise.
We also need more education on: • The importance and necessity of spaying and neutering, so we can end pet overpopulation • Ending
puppy mills once and
for all, so we can end the senseless suffering of mama dogs whose feet often times never touch the ground • The importance of micro-chipping, so beloved pets can return
home • The importance of vaccinations, so we can eradicate diseases like parvo that leave innocent
puppies suffering • Updating our licensing laws so that pet «owners» are held responsible
for their animal's actions, not the animal.
Some of the dogs we save are in danger of being euthanized in shelters, others are released from
puppy mills, come in as strays, have medical or behavior issues or are from
homes where their owners are not able to care
for them anymore.
It's not hard to avoid
puppy mills when searching
for that cute new Husky Pomeranian mix to bring
home, just be vigilant about a few things.
Let's ban
puppy mills, breeders, pet shop sales, etc. because those evil enterprises provide pets
for money and take away
homes from shelter animals.
Other than your run of the
mill (but never from a
puppy mill) dogs and cats, there are a multitude of different animals that are looking
for loving, forever
homes.
«With thousands of good animals in need of
homes, there is no need
for notorious
puppy mills to supply pet stores,» said Senator Michael Gianaris.
Relying solely on donations and grants
for funding, they rescue discarded
puppy mill breeding dogs from all over the county, and transport them to their
home base kennel, «Lily's Haven», near Colorado Springs.
I HAVE A DREAM, THAT WE COULD DO AWAY WITH
PUPPY AND KITTEN
MILLS... Then the shelters could be used
for what they were intended, as a safe haven
for lost pets until their family comes
for them, or they need to find a new forever
home.
Finding forever
homes for mill rescues is not all we do; we are constantly reminded of the horrors of
puppy mills and the commercialization / farming of dogs when we see the neglect and abuse these dogs have suffered.
Curt Rogers, 55, a Cambridge resident who organized support
for the ban, pointed to a recent case where dozens of Great Danes were rescued from squalid conditions in a
puppy mill inside a New Hampshire mansion as an example of inhumane breeding close to
home.
Our first priority is finding good
homes for unwanted companion animals, whether they are abandoned, neglected, abused, strays,
puppy mill «cast offs», or simply unwanted by their current owners.
Emergency Placement Partners are local animal agencies that work with The HSUS to provide ongoing care and find permanent
homes for animals saved during large - scale rescue missions, including natural disasters,
puppy mills, extreme neglect and animal fighting.
Dozens of dogs who survived the pain and cruelty of being used as breeding dogs in
puppy mills are now safe, and waiting
for their first loving
homes.
It seeks to rescue adoptable dogs and
puppies from animal shelters and animal control facilities, rescue dogs and
puppies from abusive and neglectful situations, including
puppy mills and «backyard breeders», help educate the public on proper animal care and promote spaying and neutering of all pets, provide medical treatment
for all animals in our care, provide foster
homes for all animals in our care, and place rescued animals in permanent, loving
homes.
With her horrific
puppy mill past behind her, Karina is now being tenderly cared
for by her foster mother Maria until the right adopter takes her
home to be forever cherished.
I am against
puppy mills, Ther are so many animals that nees
homes,, The abuse and lack of vet care and love,
for puppy mills is so wrong..
This year they also have a number of new grantees offering innovative programs, including one grantee that offers swimming lessons to senior shelter dogs, another focused specifically on treating and rehabilitating senior dogs from
puppy mills, and yet another dedicated to helping terminally ill people care
for and ultimately find
homes for their senior dogs.
There simply aren't enough
homes in the world
for all the pets; it's a constant battle to prevent overcrowded shelters, kill shelters,
puppy and kitten
mills, and help the homeless pet population.
Wachter hopes that many of the dogs confiscated in the Clewiston
puppy mill raid will be available
for new
homes as soon as this weekend.
After almost unwittingly buying a
puppy mill pooch, perspective adopters do their homework and patiently seek out the perfect dog
for their
home and family.
By offering
puppies for adoption from nearby shelters or moving to a supplies - only model, stores can save the lives of animals in search of
homes, and save the breeding dogs trapped in
puppy mills.»