The phrase
"mass breeding" refers to the process of breeding a large number of animals or plants quickly and in large quantities.
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For more information on the trend of local governments to limit sales of animals from commercial
mass breeding facilities....
But as recent rescues show us, the work to put these facilities where animals are
mass bred for profit is far from over.
How do you put a face on the immense suffering caused by puppy mills for people who've never heard of these
cruel mass breeding operations?
In
such mass breeding facilities the standards of care are often quite low and no attempts are made to socialize the young dogs.
They know puppy mills —
mass breeding facilities where mother dogs and their puppies suffer from lack of veterinary care and socialization — are already selling at such venues.
California will be the first state to ban pet stores from selling animals
from mass breeding operations like puppy 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.
Over the last several years, DVGRR has developed significant expertise in the area of rehabilitating and re-homing Goldens, Doodles, Labs, and dogs with «hearts of Gold» that have been used as breeding stock
at mass breeding facilities, commonly known as puppy mills.
And any time there's an increase in demand for a specific breed, it opens the door for puppy mills and problematic breeders to turn a quick profit
by mass breeding dogs to supply the demand.
Also call and write letters supporting laws that prohibit the sale of pets from
commercial mass breeding operations and that provide more consumer protections.
Unsuspecting buyers may be lead to believe they are purchasing from a reputable breeder, when they might be inadvertently
supporting mass breeding.
Males gather at
mass breeding grounds where they juke, jump and lunge toward other males, in hopes of winning females.
The end goal of this bill and the reason for this measure is to drastically reduce the number of animals sold through both shelters and retail pet stores purchased
through mass breeding operations or as the media along with the general public labelling them «puppy mills» or «kitten factories».
Late last year, the ASPCA began a campaign simply called «No Pet Store Puppies,» to discourage the 88 million people who planned to purchase a gift for a pet that December from doing so at a pet store, where the money would go to support
cheap mass breeding.
As long as there is a market for pet store puppies, other dogs will be condemned to death by
mass breeding only so that a few people can make some money, often with no thought of the welfare of their «product.»
You won't purchase your cotton - tailed friend from a mass - breeding facility or pet store that supports or
encourages mass breeding.
Lawmakers in the state join their counterparts in Virginia, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Washington in cracking down on
inhumane mass breeding facilities.
Stephanie Marrero, a fellow protestors and Cherry Hill resident, said puppy «brokers» are go - betweens from the mills of
repeated mass breeding to the stores, where owners stand to profit hundreds of dollars per sale.
The only way to protect the welfare and safety of companion animals and to free them from the misery of
horrid mass bred producers is to eliminate the demand.»
A bill is currently being juiced in California, The Responsible Breeder Act of 2009, that would take measures to curtail the cruelties done to animals in puppy mills and
other mass breeding farms.
To eliminate any Irvine outlet for retail sale of dogs or cats purchased by the retailer from a
commercial mass breeding facility; and 2.
The Puppy Protection Act would establish strict guidelines for housing, sanitary conditions, enclosure space, exercise, and veterinary care of dogs used for breeding in Michigan, and would limit the number of dogs that can be housed
in mass breeding facilities.
And while some facilities may be clean and claim to provide socialization and enrichment for the animals they're breeding, the fact remains that they are
mass breeding animals as a «product» to be sold for profit.
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.
If the wait becomes unbearable for your family and you choose to go elsewhere, please buy responsibly and avoid pet stores and internet sites as these puppies have come from
mass breeding facilities that have no regard for genetic integrity.
Maryland is poised to become the second state to ban pet stores from selling dogs from
mass breeding operations like puppy mills.
Unfortunately, due to
mass breeding, purebred dogs are common and more are being surrendered to animal shelters and pounds.
As such, we can not and will not endorse
the mass breeding of pets in substandard conditions.
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.
Brandy is safe, but hundreds of thousands of dogs like her are still confined in small cages in puppy mills —
mass breeding operations that house dogs in terrible conditions, solely to produce puppies for profit.
Humane Canada condemns
the mass breeding of companion animals for commercial sale and urges the public to learn how to recognize and avoid these profitable but uncaring and unscrupulous operations, which have little regard for the welfare of the animals, as evidenced by the suffering and exploitation involved.
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Their mass breeding has created inbred health and behavioral problems and the inhumane conditions have left too many of these pets to suffer from neglect and mistreatment.»
Our dogs come to us from city shelters,
mass breeding facilities, and owners who can no longer care for them.
The HSUS acted as the lead animal welfare organization in this rescue, overseeing the removal of 283 dogs from
the mass breeding facility.
Genetic problems due to
mass breeding can occur — purchase from a reputable breeder.
They are sentient, sensitive creatures who were not made for
mass breeding, and for near - constant confinement.
You have probably heard of puppy farming -
the mass breeding of pups for sale to the pet market - but are you aware of the scale of the problem?
«Most Californians agree that we need to put the brakes on
the mass breeding of animals who end up in local shelters, costing taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars to care for and eventually euthanize,» said Sen. Cathleen Galgiani (D - Stockton).
The Spielmans are also interested in our ongoing efforts to rescue puppies and adult dogs from
mass breeding facilities, also known as puppy mills.