Sentences with phrase «illegal puppy mill»

HSI / Latin America and the Costa Rican National Animal Health Service rescued 18 teacup French Poodles illegal puppy mill in the province of Cartago in Costa Rica.

These little faces are a reminder of some of the lives at stake when illegal puppy mills go unchecked.

Dog and cat owners say the best way to crack down on illegal puppy mill operators is not to ban the sale of dogs and cats at local pet stores, but rather to enact and enforce tougher breeder standards (67 % vs. 33 %).

Law enforcement agencies across the country call upon us to assist with the invesigation and prosecution of every type of animal abuse — from individual situations of neglect and abuse, to cockfighting or dogfighting operations, to abusive, illegal puppy mill operations and to large - scale animal cruelty situations such as animal hoarding.

If you have information about a potentially illegal puppy mill or animal fighting operation, here are the steps to take:

An estimated 2,000 to 3,000 commercial dog breeding facilities are currently licensed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, but an unknown amount of unlicensed, illegal puppy mills are currently in operation too.

«There is not much being done about the source of all these unwanted animals, such as the reproduction of feral animals, or the pet abandonment issue, or illegal puppy mills.

More than 100 pugs were rescued from an illegal puppy mill in Tonopah last month and now, these pups need a new home!

Illegal puppy mills, where unscrupulous breeders violate federal and state law to advance their own financial interests with little regard for animal care, SHOULD be the targets of animal lovers who are sickened by the conditions in which these animals are forced to exist, all in the name of profit.

On July 3, police rescued more than 200 animals from an illegal puppy mill and charged its owner with several counts of animal abuse.

Apparently, the woman was operating an illegal puppy mill and after receiving word of a raid, she packed all the dogs in a U-Haul and tried to make her great escape from San Bernardino, California to Las Vegas.

After being rescued from an illegal puppy mill when he was three months old, he was adopted but then returned to the shelter because his pet parents were moving into a new apartment.

There are about 10,000 legal and illegal puppy mills operating within the U.S., according to 2015 data provided to The Dodo from The Humane Society of the United States, and more than 2 million puppies are sold from these facilities annually.

More than 100 animals were seized from what law enforcement officials are calling an illegal puppy mill in Cabarrus County.

Last Friday, 18 teacup French Poodles were rescued from an illegal puppy mill in the province of Cartago.