Sentences with phrase «in small wire cages»

Prior to being rescued, our dogs spend their entire lives in small wire cages with only one purpose in life; to produce puppies.

At puppy mills, the dogs are kept in small wire cages for years on end solely to produce puppies for commercial sale in pet stores and over the Internet.

Dogs bred in puppy mills often live in small wire cages with little or no personal attention, exercise or veterinary care.

To see them run in the yard after years of being locked in a small wire cage, bring tears to my eyes every time.

The dogs are typically kept in small wire cages that they must share with several other dogs.

Dogs bred in these facilities tend to live in small wire cages with little or no attention, no exercise and mostly lack of veterinary care.

As the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) notes on its website, «under USDA standards, it is legal to keep dozens or even hundreds of breeding dogs in small wire cages for their entire lives with only the basics of food, water and rudimentary shelter.»

QUESTION: Puppy mills are massive commercial dog breeding facilities where the dogs are kept in small wire cages for years on end solely to produce puppies for the pet trade.

There are many websites that lead you to believe you are getting a puppy from a very happy place, when the truth is that the breeding dogs are living in small wire cages in a freezing cold (or scalding hot) barn out back.

They are often crowded together in small wire cages and typically receive little social contact with people and little or no professional veterinary care, even when open sores or other wounds are evident.

Lil Olive, a fragile, tiny, Italian greyhound, was rescued in 2011 from a Missouri puppy mill after spending twelve years in a small wire cage, being bred successively and forced to churn out her puppies for sale in the puppy trade.

Breeding dogs in puppy mills have no real quality of life, often living continually in small wire cages with little or no personal attention, exercise or veterinary care.

«There are hundreds of thousands of dogs languishing in small wire cages, denied vet care and exposed to the elements that literally had no protection under federal law,» Pacelle said.

Humane Society officials said that many of the canines, which were rescued by a special response team that included several volunteers, received little or no food or water and were held in small wire cages.

Imagine a puppy being born, raised, repeatedly bred, and then ultimately dying, in a small wire cage in a dark building or possibly outside, exposed to all the elements of weather.

At the farm, multiple dogs were crammed together in small wire cages, while others were chained to stakes in the ground.

Breeding dogs in these mills are typically kept in small wire cages that leave them with very little space to move or turn around.

Unfortunately, most USDA - licensed breeders house dozens or even hundreds of breeding dogs in small wire cages for their entire lives — and sadly, this is legal under current USDA regulations, which require only minimal standards of food, water and shelter.

Can you imagine forcing your dog to live his or her entire life in a small wire cage with no human companionship, toys or comfort, and little hope of ever becoming part of a family?

In the documentary, Kathleen Summers, manager of The HSUS's Puppy Mill campaign, explains, «At puppy mills, dogs basically spend their entire lives in small wire cages.

They saved dogs just like me who spent their lives living in small wire cages; never having the opportunity to run and play, not knowing what a soft bed is, or the kind touch of a human hand.

Did you know that 98 % of all pet store puppies come from unsocialized, unloved breeding dogs who are kept in small wire cages their whole lives?

They're housed by the hundred in small wire cages and deprived of everything from basic good food and water to medical care.

They've lived their lives in small wire cages and often have never seen sunlight.

Kept in small wire cages their entire lives, breeding dogs live a miserable existence.