Sentences with phrase «mill breeders often»

Puppy mill breeders often want to get rid of female dogs that can not get pregnant, have difficult pregnancies or deliveries, or that don't produce large enough litters.

Pets have to go to the vet, and puppy mill breeders often fail to provide veterinary care for the animals in their care.

Not exact matches

We often struggle with the difference between a puppy mill and a backyard breeder — which Michigan is more familiar with.

More animal activists need to rally for their cities to vote for similar bans, as the breeding and selling of animals is often inhumane if done by backyard breeders and puppy mills.

It is a known fact that pets sold in pet stores often come from unethical breeders or inhumane puppy mills.

Often using stock photos of home - raised and well - loved dogs, puppy mills present as loving, caring breeders.

Good - intentioned people who buy from pet stores, puppy mill websites, or even local backyard breeders (people who breed as a hobby or an «oops» but do not actually know their breed inside and out, nor do they test for health and temperament before breeding) often face serious veterinary bills associated with genetic issues that arise as these puppies grow.

Backyard breeders often purchase from puppy mills and other unethical institutions.

Smaller scale puppy mills are often referred to as «backyard breeders.»

Puppies from mills often come home with giardia, parvovirus, and other diseases that would be addressed by a proper breeder.

Which was often the case since most came in from puppy mills and backyard breeders.

Puppies from backyard breeders and puppy mills often have parasites, viruses, be sickly and inbred.

As improvements for animals come & go, animals are added to and taken off endangered species lists, horse slaughter comes & goes... Those who profit from puppy mills are often at the lower end of the economic scale... They do not have powerful lobbies, as do traditional breeders...

Unfortunately, animal welfare interests that paint all breeders with one «puppy - mill» brush often malign many of the responsible breeders.

Since veterinary care is often the most expensive cost in a breeding operation, puppy mill breeders concentrate their efforts toward producing more offspring and stop providing medical care for illness / disease and injury.

Across America, people shopping in pet stores are often told the puppies for sale don't come from puppy mills, but instead come from USDA - licensed breeders.

The adverts often look very genuine and it is difficult to the untrained eye to determine if the dog you are buying is from an ethical breeder or a puppy mill with hundreds of breeding dogs kept in tiny, dirty cages with very little human contact.

A small breeder is one that still breeds as often and in the same condition as a puppy mill however they only have one or two breeds of dogs and usually their numbers are less than 50 breeding dogs.

He says he gets fewer rescuers than Southwest because he often bans from his auction rescuers who publicly call breeders «puppy mills.»

Puppy mill operators often advertise themselves as reputable breeders.

«Consumers who purchase puppies from pet stores or over the Internet without seeing a breeder's home firsthand are often unknowingly supporting this cruel puppy mill industry,» the Humane Society said.

Too often, puppy mill operators have been able to count on support from good breeders in defense of the idea of raising dogs for sale.

One of them is the often repeated statement that all commercial breeders are «puppy mills» where breeding stock and very young puppies are kept under horrendously filthy, overly crowded and inhumane conditions.

Be wary of puppy mills and backyard breeders who often use unethical breeding practices and, in some cases, put profit over animal well - being.

That is a rather startling concept to lots of people since they often deal with puppies obtained from pet stores, or from puppy mill breeders, or breeders who never really thought about the long term health and welfare of the puppies.

It's a move intended to help bring an end to the «puppy mill» industry, into which an estimated 10,000 large - scale commercial pet breeders produce some 2,000,000 puppies per year, often in unthinkably cruel conditions.

We also actively strive to educate the public about the horror of puppy mills and the health issues so often present in purebred puppies purchased from pet stores instead of from reputable breeders.

Also, it is estimated more than 90 % of dogs sold in pet stores come from puppy mills, and the Commission's plan is an acknowledgement that pet stores may often times be a front for unscrupulous breeders and distributors profiting from breeding and selling other animals as well.

Additionally, puppy mills often pose as breeders on the internet and through news ads and magazine sources, so be careful not to believe promises that the puppies are raised at home or family - raised.

Many pet stores will say that they get their puppies from «licensed USDA breeders» but often pet stores use this to provide a false sense of security when in reality, they do in fact get their puppies from puppy mills.

In years past, it was a common practice for certain rescue groups that specialize in providing a safety net for old, sick, injured and «used up» puppy mill dogs to attend secretive breeders» auctions to buy these sad, broken animals, often for pocket change (literally).

The puppies who come from puppy mills and backyard breeders are then shipped to pet stores or sold online, often without the purchaser knowing the conditions the puppy was raised in or whether the parents are healthy.

Labs who come from puppy mills or less than reputable breeders are often prone to congenital heart defects and hip dysplasia.