Sentences with phrase «mills as the cages»

He'd also lost his left eye - this kind of injury is common in puppy mills as the cages are often cleaned using a power washer without removing the dogs.

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Puppy mills create a surplus of popular dogs and then either sell them for testing or euthanize them when they are too old to adopt out unless they can serve as a breeding dog in which case they will live in a cage with little human contact and never know the feel of grass under their feet.

The Humane Society of the United States uploaded a photo on Tuesday showing a dog in a file cabinet drawer - which happens to be the same size as the cages in which many puppy mill dogs spend their lives.

In many cases, the dogs used for breeding in puppy mills are kept in cramped cages and forced to produce litter after litter for as long as they live.

In puppy mills, dogs live in small cages, often in the minimum legal size allowed (only six inches larger than the dog on all sides) and female dogs are bred as frequently as possible.

Dogs at puppy mills are treated as livestock, living their lives in small cages until they are too old to breed.

But, as long as pet shops are permitted to sell dogs, «puppy mill» dogs will suffer horrible pain & miserable lives in a cage without ever placing their wire sore paws on the ground, without vet care, without socialization, with no love, human companionship, and no way out.

He came to us 3 1/2 years ago, a little blind dog who's back was deformed from spending too many years in a small cage as a breeding dog in a puppy mill.

Often known as puppy and kitten mills, these facilities repeatedly impregnate female dogs that spend their entire lives in cages without human companionship.

«Missourians are tremendous dog lovers and they want to see dogs protected from the abuses on puppy mills, such as lifetime confinement in small, wire cages, stacked one on top of another that do not even allow animals to stretch their legs or even touch solid ground.»

As many of you know, puppy mill dogs are usually kept in highly unsanitary conditions, receive little or no medical care, and live in small cages with little social interaction.

As Mother's Day approaches, The Humane Society of the United States asks supporters from around the globe to remember the mother dogs suffering in puppy mills, spending their lives in cramped wire cages, often with barely enough food and water to stay alive as they churn out puppies for sale at pet stores and onlinAs Mother's Day approaches, The Humane Society of the United States asks supporters from around the globe to remember the mother dogs suffering in puppy mills, spending their lives in cramped wire cages, often with barely enough food and water to stay alive as they churn out puppies for sale at pet stores and onlinas they churn out puppies for sale at pet stores and online.

Note that some puppies, such as those rescued from puppy mills or who have been trained to have accidents at pet stores confined in a cage, may not be as easy to crate train.

Most of these mill dogs do not know the true joys of being a dog as they have lived in cages their entire lives.

These breeders are commonly referred to as «puppy mills» and «kitten factories» and documented problems include: over breeding; inbreeding; veterinary care that doesn't meet the same standards as other breeders; relatively poor quality of food and shelter; lack of human socialization; and overcrowded cages; and

It is common for small dogs at puppy mills to have their paws caught in the openings at the bottoms of the wire cages, wrenching their legs as they try to free themselves, which can cause fractures and breaks.

In fact, most dogs used as puppy mill breeding stock spend their entire lives in small cramped cages and are only ever removed to mate.

Great question Linda Robbins... unfortunately, there's a lot of death... the local shelters will do their assessments on the dogs they see «fit», and if they fail these aggression tests, they will be euthanized... Most of these mill dogs have been out of a tiny cage, never felt grass therefore, they can not walk and the humane society sees that as grounds to be «put down»....

And then there is the missing eye as the result of his cage being power - washed with him in it (an all too common practice in puppy mills).

As Pennsylvanians and those in states with similar legislation have found, Ohio is unlikely to be rid of puppy mills without including in this bill: a clear definition of the breeders to be regulated; aggressive enforcement with more than a biennial state inspection; a dog auction ban; and high care standards including reasonably sized kennels instead of cages; unfettered access to dog runs; and regular veterinary care.

He spent 4 years of his life as a stud dog in a cage at a puppy mill in PA..

I am so thoroughly disappointed in this man right now as I think back on the poor dogs I have encountered in my life, rescued from puppy mills with their never ending health problems, sociability problems, scars from abuse, deformities from been bred over and over while crammed in a small cage........

Information provided to city council members states» [d] ocumented problems of puppy mills include over breeding, inbreeding, veterinary care that doesn't meet the same standards as other breeders, relatively poor quality of food and shelter, lack of human socialization, and overcrowded cages.

As other states such as Missouri, New York and Pennsylvania have found, Ohio is unlikely to be rid of its puppy mills without a clear definition of the breeders that are regulated, aggressive enforcement that includes more than a biennial inspection by the state, a ban on dog auctions, and clear, high standards of care such as sheltering in reasonably sized kennels instead of cages, unfettered access to exercise areas where dogs can run, regular veterinary care and the likAs other states such as Missouri, New York and Pennsylvania have found, Ohio is unlikely to be rid of its puppy mills without a clear definition of the breeders that are regulated, aggressive enforcement that includes more than a biennial inspection by the state, a ban on dog auctions, and clear, high standards of care such as sheltering in reasonably sized kennels instead of cages, unfettered access to exercise areas where dogs can run, regular veterinary care and the likas Missouri, New York and Pennsylvania have found, Ohio is unlikely to be rid of its puppy mills without a clear definition of the breeders that are regulated, aggressive enforcement that includes more than a biennial inspection by the state, a ban on dog auctions, and clear, high standards of care such as sheltering in reasonably sized kennels instead of cages, unfettered access to exercise areas where dogs can run, regular veterinary care and the likas sheltering in reasonably sized kennels instead of cages, unfettered access to exercise areas where dogs can run, regular veterinary care and the like.

In puppy mills, dogs are treated as nothing more than commodities, forced to live in tiny wire cages and deprived of basic needs such as water and food.