Authorities are serious about enforcing Arkansas» animal protection law, and this sends a message to other puppy
mill operators out there that they won't get a free ride in our state,» said Desiree Bender, Arkansas state director for The HSUS.
Not exact matches
Because many puppy
mills observe such poor management conditions, even the modest and common sense standards set by SB 437 will push some of the worst
operators out of business — or
out of state — and will raise the cost of puppies to distributors, retailers and buyers.
Let's put these puppy
mills out of business by shutting down the illegal
operators.
Additionally,
mill operators rarely, if ever, screen for hereditary defects in the breeding dogs or their offspring, so it's not surprising that many
mill puppies turn
out to have defects when examined by veterinarians.
Selling online and through classified ads allows puppy
mill operators to «cut
out the middleman» and sell directly to consumers.
As The HSUS launches the third annual Puppy
Mill Action Week, a former employee of a convicted puppy
mill operator speaks
out to expose the hidden cruelty behind puppy
mills.
Lower profit hurts the puppy
mill industry because it reduces the incentive for people to become puppy
mill operators and encourages current puppy
mill operators to get
out of the business.
First, it might be that the puppy
mill operator is going
out of business.
Additionally, puppy
mills are usually
out - of - site of the public, so enforcement of basic standards without an inspection process is impossible... remember puppy
mill operators are constitutional experts and would cry foul about their rights.