Federal standards require breeders to
keep dogs in cages with at least 6 inches of headroom and a minimum floor space that's based on the dog's size.
I also want to point out that not ALL dog breeders are evil money grubbing villains who
keep their dogs in cages.
The federal standards require breeders to
keep dogs in cages with at least 6 inches of headroom and a minimum floor space that's based on the dog's size.
It may sound somewhat outrageous, but
keeping a dog in a cage that complies with the requirements may be legal (again, controversy).
Under the federal Animal Welfare Act, it is completely legal to
keep a dog in a cage only six inches longer than the dog in each direction, with a wire floor, stacked on top of another cage, for the dog's entire life.
But
keeping a dog in a cage for most of its days raises ethical questions.
It is not desirable to
keep the dog in a cage for two months.
As the ASPCA notes, it's still entirely legal «to
keep a dog in a cage only 6 inches longer than the dog in each direction, with a wire floor, stacked on top of another cage, for the dog's entire life.»
Not exact matches
Yes, Brecheen wants Oklahoma puppy mills to be allowed to
keep dogs in the dark,
in filth,
in tiny
cages and without clean water.
Senator Brecheen is not allowing «to
keep dogs in the dark,
in filth,
in tiny
cages and without clean water.
Breeding
dogs in these mills are typically
kept in small wire
cages that leave them with very little space to move or turn around.
Sadly for some
dogs, tail chasing can be a learned behavior if they've been
kept in a
cage or kennel that's too small to comfortably move around.
Do your best to determine if the
dog was
kept for long periods of time
in a
cage where it was forced to urinate and defecate where it sleeps.
HSI's rescue team is used to dealing with the filthy, deprived conditions where
dogs are
kept in barren metal
cages, but this latest farm
in Goyang, just 12 miles north - west of central Seoul, is unlike anything the team had seen before.
These days, unscrupulous breeders are
keeping dogs in suburban houses
in cages and garden sheds.
Adult
dogs are
kept in overcrowded
cages, usually lined
in rows with no thought to how this affects their health or psychological state.
Inspectors have found cats,
dogs and other animals infested with parasites as well as animals being
kept in cages that are too small, and listless kittens with stomach disorders and diarrhea.
A large breeding facility or a puppy mill will often have problems with parvo and other diseases because so many
dogs are
kept in cages next to each other.
«Small
dogs are being
kept in cat
cages, rescue groups around the state have told Katz not to call them for help because they're jammed too, and more pets are being euthanized.
But Sen. Steve Farley, D - Tucson, who opposed the deal, said those standards allow breeding animals to be
kept in cages round the clock that are only six inches larger than the
dog or cat itself.
«These
dogs were
kept in tiny
cages and forced to breed continuously for the profit of the mill owners.»
Dogs on South Korean meat farms are
kept locked
in small, barren metal
cages, left exposed to the elements and given just enough food, water or shelter to
keep them alive.
Most of the rescued
dogs had been
kept in air
cages for many years of their lives, dirty, crowded into unsanitary conditions.
Dogs kept in puppy mills live
in small, dark
cages, are given little to no medical attention, and reside
in filthy and unsanitary conditions.
The human race has wiped out hundreds of species of animals
in its shorter history on this planet kill what they don't understand if the
dog is muzzled
in public
kept on a lead unless on its own
kept in secure conditions and looked after with love and strength then what the fuck has it got to do with anyone else its criminal to remove a
dog not allow it to be even seen to make sure its being looked after or find anything out as to its well fare
keep the
dog caged for the 9 to 12 month they
keep it u get an animal back not a well adjusted
dog.
«Under the old Missouri law,
dogs can be
kept in wire - floored
cages just six inches longer than their bodies.
Many hunters have multiple
dogs that they
keep in cages until they take them hunting.
Just like a gun or a rifle, these
dogs were
kept stored
in cages for when they were needed.
Nearly impossible to close them down so we need to have more strict laws to
keep these
dogs healthy and not
in cages w / o socializatin let alone human touch for years upon end.....
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.»
Strader said the
dogs» owner was living
in a school bus and the
dogs were
kept in wire
cages outside with just boards placed over the tops of the
cages as shelters.
State Sen. Ray Lesniak's bill comes just a few days after the arrest of an Avenel pet shop owner who was accused of
keeping dogs in urine - and feces - soaked
cages, and continuing to sell pets even though he'd been ordered to stop.
In many cases, the dogs used for breeding in puppy mills are kept in cramped cages and forced to produce litter after litter for as long as they liv
In many cases, the
dogs used for breeding
in puppy mills are kept in cramped cages and forced to produce litter after litter for as long as they liv
in puppy mills are
kept in cramped cages and forced to produce litter after litter for as long as they liv
in cramped
cages and forced to produce litter after litter for as long as they live.
Shocking as it is, this practice is not illegal — the Humane Society mentions that «
in most states, a breeding kennel can legally
keep dozens, even hundreds, of
dogs in cages for their entire lives, as long as the
dogs are given the basics of food, water, and shelter.»
Many puppies sold
in pet stores come from puppy mills, which are horrible breeding operations where
dogs are
kept in cramped, filthy
cages their whole lives, deprived of adequate food, attention and veterinary care, and forced to give birth to litter after litter of puppies until they are too old, ill or injured to continue.
«They were
keeping dogs in their van, and they were leaving them overnight
in their
cages, and there was an extreme amount of them,» said Ralph Baker, neighbor.
The New Jersey Society for the Protection of Animals said that Garruto
kept dogs in squalid
cages, covered
in feces and urine, without access to water.
In a puppy mill, dogs are often kept in cages with wire flooring that injures their paws and legs — and it is not unusual for cages to be stacked in column
In a puppy mill,
dogs are often
kept in cages with wire flooring that injures their paws and legs — and it is not unusual for cages to be stacked in column
in cages with wire flooring that injures their paws and legs — and it is not unusual for
cages to be stacked
in column
in columns.
Puppy mill
dogs are
kept in tiny
cages where they're forced to live
in their own feces and urine.
For example, a
dog can be
kept for his entire life
in a tiny, wire - floored
cage that's stacked upon other
cages and only six inches longer than he is
in each direction.
These are social animals, they live
in social groups
in nature and when you
keep your rabbit
in a hutch
in the backyard, it's like
keeping a
dog in a
dog cage in the backyard.
Also be careful of farms, while many breeders may actually live on a nice farm with lots of acres for their
dogs to enjoy, there are some who
keep their
dogs locked
in a
cage in a barn on a farm, especially
in Amish Country.
Breeding
dogs in such facilities are typically confined to tiny, crowded wire
cages and provided with the bare minimum of care required to
keep them alive.
You drop your
dog off
in an
in an industrial neiborhood or residential house
in the bad part of town and the
dog is
kept in a
cage for two or three weeks, and tortured into submission.
The owners
kept me
in a
cage and seldom allowed me to run free and play with other
dogs.
A very large majority of puppies for sale come from horrific breeding facilities where
dogs are
kept in filthy
cages and cramped with multiple
dogs per
cage.
Dogs being raised
in dangerously unhealthy environments,
kept in poorly maintained
cages stacked to the ceiling as if they were cargo containers on a freight ship.
The
dogs are typically
kept in small wire
cages that they must share with several other
dogs.
Show the
dog the hamster
in its
cage first,
keep the
dog on a leash when they first meet, offer her treats for good behavior, etc..
Dogs raised
in puppy mills or
kept confined
in small
cages for long periods of time also can be difficult to housebreak.