Sentences with phrase «mill initiatives»

Back in 2008, Best Friends launched our puppy mill initiatives after identifying puppy mills as one of the primary sources of animals entering our nation's shelters.

To find out how you can take action on puppy mill sales in your community, please visit our puppy mill initiatives page.

The media took notice as well, and that coverage helped propel forward the work of the Best Friends puppy mill initiatives.

The hope then is that other states will adopt similar protections, says Elizabeth Oreck, national manager of puppy mill initiatives for Best Friends Animal Society * — who believes these positive changes may come incrementally, but they're coming, and they are leading toward something good.

When we launched our puppy mill initiatives in 2008, we were focusing on the Los Angeles area.

In 2010, Holly joined Best Friends Animal Society and currently acts as director of national programs in the Community Programs and Services division, where she oversees the pit bull terrier, cat and puppy mill initiatives as well as the No More Homeless Pets Network.

Still, Elizabeth Oreck, our puppy mill initiatives manager, has been working hard to pass a retail pet sales ordinance in Beverly Hills.

When you support anti-puppy mill initiatives, you are working against irresponsible breeding and animal cruelty.

In 2010, Best Friends» national manager of puppy mill initiatives attended one of these auctions where leftover, wrung - out mill dogs were going for peanuts.

«I'm very concerned that there will be no incentive for breeders or research labs or any of these facilities to comply because the public won't know,» said Elizabeth Oreck, national manager of puppy mill initiatives for Best Friends Animal Society.

When Best Friends launched its puppy mill initiatives in 2008, there were more than 6,000 USDA - licensed commercial dog breeders.

On top of ethical concerns, animals bred in poor conditions tend to have more genetic problems, said Elizabeth Oreck, national manager of puppy mill initiatives for the society.

Through Best Friends» puppy mill initiatives, we are working to convince pet stores to offer pets for adoption instead of selling mill - bred pets, educate consumers about puppy mills, and create and lobby for humane legislation.

Our cat, pit bull terrier, and puppy mill initiatives are all aimed at reducing the number of noses in.

Elizabeth has led Best Friends» puppy mill initiatives, under various working titles, since 2008, and with the support of some very dedicated volunteers, she has notched up a series of impressive wins that include ending the sale of puppy mill — sourced pets at three major malls in Los Angeles — the Beverly Center, the Northridge Fashion Center and the Westside Pavilion.

The law was sponsored by Councilman Paul Koretz and crafted with the aid Elizabeth Oreck, national manager of Best Friends» puppy mill initiatives.

Elizabeth Oreck, national manager of the puppy mill initiatives for Best Friends Animal Society, has led the initiatives from the start with a single - minded intensity.

Puppy mill initiatives: Best Friends is working hard to combat puppy mills, one of the major contributors to animal homelessness, through public awareness campaigns, legislative work, and encouragement of adopting rather than purchasing pets.