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Attacking the problem of puppy and kitten mills from the point of sale is an incredibly critical piece of this work.

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By working with several city councils in our region, San Diego Humane Society recently helped pass legislation banning local pet stores and other commercial businesses from selling dogs, puppies, cats, kittens, and rabbits that are obtained from puppy mill farms, commercial catteries, and other large breeding establishments.

The ordinance stops the local sale of animals brought in from puppy mills or kitten factories.

You need to ensure that you are purchasing your kitten from a reputable and ethical breeder and not a kitten broker, kitten mill or backyard breeder.

It is estimated that over 90 percent of pets sold in pet stores and through online sales come from commercial, mass breeding operations known as mills, including puppy, kitten, bird and rabbit mills.

«This bill will simultaneously decrease the demand for animals bred in puppy mills and kitten mills, and increase the demand for animals from shelters and rescue organizations,» Assemblymember O'Donnell told the Assembly Business and Professions Committee.

Pets from puppy and kitten mills are kept in crowded, unsanitary kennels and many don't have adequate access to veterinary care, food or water, animal advocates say.

I'm concerned for the KITTENS and CATS and wish the references to these «mills» would be differentiated from those of the dogs, so my many CAT - LOVING friends and I could support efforts to end this abuse of FELINES.

Certainly, a purebred cat purchased from a backyard breeder (kitten mill) will have a much different personality than a cat raised «underfoot» in a reputable breeder's home.

The Portland City Council approved an ordinance amendment Monday night prohibiting the sales of pets from puppy and kitten mills in the city.

AVENEL — A state senator has filed a bill that would crack down on the sale of pets from large - scale breeders in an effort to put so - called puppy and kitten mills out of business.

The city's ordinance, approved last month, will make it illegal in two years for pet stores to sell puppies, kittens and piglets obtained from puppy mills.

When your adopt a pet from a shelter you are not supporting puppy and kitten mills.

«AVENEL, NJ — A state senator has filed a bill that would crack down on the sale of pets from large - scale breeders in an effort to put so - called puppy and kitten mills out of business.»

In other words, the stores can sell commercially bred dogs and cats as long as they come from «good puppy mills» and «good kitten mills».

Restricting the market for pets from puppy and kitten mills reduces the incentive to produce them.

they need to stop puppy factories for sure but there is nothing wrong with getting your dog or puppy's or kittens from a breeder a reputable one that is not a mill those are horrible but some one has to adopt them too the ones that are alive still the ones they save from mills need love even more

But, less than two months before the ban took effect, city council members voted again, this time to repeal the ban and continue to allow stores within the city to procure and sell animals from large - scale commercial breeders, better known as puppy and kitten mills.

I don't know of an organization that rescues cats / kittens from mills.

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.

We promote the adoption of animals as pets from pounds, shelters and animal rescue groups rather than supporting inhumane puppy and kitten mills, and breeders which contribute to the problem of overpopulation of domestic animals.

If elected, as mayor of Montreal, what measures would you implement to ensure that live animals sold in pet stores in Montreal do not come from puppy and kitten mills and to ensure that pet stores do not contribute to the companion animal overpopulation problem we already have in this city?

Pet stores often carry birds and small mammals, including exotics like hedgehogs — but you should never purchase these animals from a pet store, as they often come from mass breeding facilities similar to puppy and kitten mills.

Many dogs and kittens sold at pet stores come from puppy or kitten mills.

MONTREAL — HSI Canada and the Montreal SPCA applaud a decision by the City of Toronto to counter the cruel puppy and kitten mill industries by prohibiting the sale of commercially bred dogs and cats in pet stores, as more than 500 seriously neglected dogs recover in an emergency shelter following their historic rescue from a large scale commercial breeding operation.

Over in the States they've already banned the sale of puppies and kittens from pet shops in 39 cities in North America and Canada as a direct result of wanting to curb sales of puppies born onto commercial breeding establishments — called puppy mills over there — so why on earth are we lagging behind them?

known lawsuits are currently being brought against puppy stores and national chains selling puppies, kittens and other animals sourced from pet mills.

In addition, they have banned the importation for sale of animals from puppy - and - kitten mills.

Rabbits are often sourced from the same kind of reprehensible conditions as puppy and kitten mills, where profits are of greater concern than the animals» well - being.

WHEREAS, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals («ASPCA»), fearful behavior and lack of socialization with humans and other animals are common characteristics of dogs from puppy mills and kitten from kitten factories; and

Adopt Pets, Don't Buy Them Those adorable kittens in the pet store probably came from a kitten mill.

Some pet stores receive their pets from puppy and kitten mills.

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The bill, A.B. 485, had strong support from several animal welfare organizations, which cheered it as a blow to «puppy mills» and «kitten factories» that mass produce animals for sale, often in inhumane conditions.

On April 17, 2018, the City of Eden Prairie voted unanimously to move forward a humane pet store ordinance — prohibiting the sale of dogs and cats acquired from puppy and kitten mills.

Some animals aren't accustomed to life in a home — maybe they were rescued from a puppy or kitten mill, had previously lived as a stray, or were kept as an outside - only pet.

On April 17th, the Eden Prairie City Council unanimously voted «yes» to move forward a humane pet store ordinance — prohibiting pet stores in Eden Prairie from selling dogs and cats acquired from puppy and kitten mills.

California's law came about because of the predominant number of baby animals for sale in pet stores that come from puppy mills, kitten factories, and breeders just looking to make a buck.

More than 90 % of puppies and kittens sold by retailers come from puppy and cat mills. This is a huge and significant step to closing down outlets that allow millers to profit from the cruel suffering they inflict on these animals.Â

More than 90 % of dogs and cats sold in pet stores come from puppy mills and kitten mills.

Educate people about horrific puppy and kitten mills and let them know how purchasing puppies and kittens from pet stores or online helps contribute to this issue.

Unfortunately buying from a pet shop in turn keeps puppy mills and farms in business and what they do to these puppies / kittens is far from humane.

This Thursday, March 16, your Canton City Council will vote on an ordinance to prevent puppy mill cruelty by prohibiting pet stores from selling puppies and kittens.

While there are very few puppy mills within the five boroughs, there are over 70 stores that sell puppies and kittens, and they obtain their «stock» from breeders all over the country.

The photos on this webpage came from a raid on a kitten mill in a southern state.

Kittens from either mills or pet stores are likely to have parasites, hidden genetic and health problems, and significant socialization deficiencies.

NEWS: On April 17, 2018, the City of Eden Prairie voted unanimously to move forward a humane pet store ordinance — prohibiting the sale of dogs and cats acquired from puppy and kitten mills.