Sentences with phrase «number of puppy mill»

MABTR takes in a high number of puppy mill survivors — breeding dogs whose time has run out — in order to save their lives and give them a chance at love.

The estimated number of puppy mill puppies sold annually (both USDA - licensed and non-USDA-licensed) is 2.4 million.

«Because of the sheer number of puppy mills, the local Southern rescues simply don't have the room to accommodate the need,» she says.

Missouri and Iowa are known for having a large number of puppy mills, and Minnesota is home to one of the largest puppy mills in the country.

Humane Societies all over Ohio are banding together to help stop the prolific number of puppy mills that have popped up across the state.

It is imperative to cut off the end of the supply chain to decrease the number of puppy mills.

Some officials, including Mayor Carolyn Goodman, said that while several cities have adopted the laws, they haven't seen any evidence that the bans have measurably reduced the homeless pet populations or number of puppy mills.

Missouri has the largest number of puppy mills in the United States.

Puppy mills are disgusting places, when I worked as a Government Veterinarian in Animal Welfare, the number of puppy mills (and the network of people involved) is amazing.

Unfortunately there are many more unethical dog breeders, and a sickening number of puppy mills and backyard breeders, who care much more about the money they can make than they do about the health of their dogs / puppies.

She estimates that licensed premises may account for only half the number of puppy mills in the state.

It is no secret that Iowa is one of the worst states in the nation when it comes to the number of puppy mills.

Update February 1, 2012: After more than six years of wrangling over the best way to regulate Ohio's growing number of puppy mills, the Senate Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Committee approved a version of S.B. 130 that is much different from the last version introduced in 2011.

As the number of puppy mills decline, breeders who are going out of business use these events to sell their breeding stock.

Although a small number of puppy mills are inspected and have generally decent living conditions, the majority do not.

Some of the factors that were used in the ranking were: the number of fur retailers per capita, the number of puppy mills, and the ratio of wildlife watchers to hunters.

Not exact matches

Yet an increasing number of jurisdictions (more than 80 at last count) have banned the sale of puppies by pet stores, ostensibly to quell the market for «puppy mill» animals and to encourage adoption.

Oklahoma is one of the highest in the number of Class B dealers licensees in the nation (34 out of 969 active Class B licensees are located in OK) and this trade in dogs and other animals, which go to research, product testing, resale for pets and animals used in exhibits, may be even more hidden than in the puppy mill world.

The bills would also place an upper limit on the number of intact breeding dogs that may be housed in breeding facilities, to prevent our state from becoming a haven for inhumane puppy mills.

Since the movie «As Good As It Gets» was released, the number of Griffons in rescues and shelters as well as those bred by puppy mills has escalated dramatically.

This year, HSUS visited a number of Petland stores in Georgia and found they were buying from some of the most notorious puppy mills in the nation, adds Summers.

The action alleged that Barkworks misrepresented its puppy mill breeders as «reputable,» falsely claimed that all its puppies were healthy at the time of sale and provided inaccurate breeder license numbers.

He endured horrendous conditions in a puppy mill and suffered a number of serious health problems caused by neglect before being saved by Dan and Rudi Taylor.

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».

With the current number of puppy producing mills everywhere in the world, it's an understatement to say that it's DIFFICULT to find a genuine pet dog belonging to a genuinely friendly breed.

As I began surfing the Internet to learn more, I anticipated reading about strict new regulations that would dramatically limit the number of dogs per «breeding factory» along with regulations that would enhance the physical and emotional well being of dogs unfortunate enough to wind up in puppy mills.

 «This will be an opportunity for us to educate a larger number of shoppers here about the horrors of puppy mills, cat factories and the more ethical choice to adopt, rather than buy,» said Carol Winston, a regular protester from the Posh Puppy movepuppy mills, cat factories and the more ethical choice to adopt, rather than buy,» said Carol Winston, a regular protester from the Posh Puppy movePuppy movement.

Large numbers of dogs and cats are rescued from puppy mills or hoarding situations and brought to the emergency shelter.

According to DoSomething.org, more than 100 million animals are killed in the name of science each year, and this number doesn't include those who die in puppy mills or at the hands of their abusers.

With the appointment of Klippenstein, any progress made towards decreasing shelter intake numbers and animal suffering by shutting down puppy mills will be erased!

This workshop featured four speakers: one about increasing adoptions in shelters, one about decreasing the number of puppies from puppy mills sold in pet stores, one from HSUS's Pets for Life program about helping under served pet owners, and one from Coalition to Unchain Dogs, a group that builds fences for dogs who previously lived on a chain.

A: A puppy mill is a facility that breeds a large number of puppies for resale in pet stores or directly to consumers via the Internet.

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

Las Vegas passed the ban with two goals in mind: reducing the number of homeless pets in local shelters and stopping «puppy mills.»

As defined by the Humane Society of the United States, «Puppy mills are breeding facilities that produce purebred puppies in large numbers.

A number of rescued puppy mill dogs have inspired their guardians to go public with their stories and raise awareness about the abuse in such facilities.

The law was passed based on concerns about the treatment of dogs in puppy mills and in order to increase the number of rescued animals in need of homes who find them.

Sacramento is joining more than 200 other cities, including San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston and Austin by passing the new legislation which was designed to target puppy mills and backyard breeders, and also to cut down on the vast number of animals that are euthanized in area shelters every year.

Before Strader saved her from her hell, Lily was one of the nameless, faceless victims of the U.S. puppy mill industry, wearing only an identification tag which bore the number 251.

[14] Puppy mills are often unheated and this increases the number of deaths due to cold among the dogs used for breeding.

Despite the publicity given to seizures of poorly run puppy mills, there are still a large number of facilities, including shelters and animal sanctuaries, where there are major insufficiencies in basic animal care.

In response to complaints from heart - broken pet owners, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is working with animal - protection groups like the Humane Society of the United States to halt the rising number of dogs entering the U.S. from foreign puppy mills.

Most of our rescues are from puppy mills with a small number coming from animal shelters or owner surrenders.

The number of dogs in a puppy mill can vary significantly.

By DNA registering our AKC Miniature Schnauzers, we are helping to reduce the number of irresponsible breeders and puppy mills.

These puppy store demonstrations, which are really public information and educational activities, have been very successful in ending the sale of puppy mill dogs at a number of local retail outlets in L.A. and Orange County and even contributed to a national mall chain's decision to phase out pet stores in their malls in favor of hosted adoption events by rescues and shelters.

Not only do all large CBEs fit the dictionary of puppy mill, but a study published in the Journal of Applied Animal Behaviour Science found that «Common to virtually all CBEs are the following: large numbers of dogs; maximally efficient use of space by housing dogs in or near the minimum space permitted by law; housing breeding dogs for their entire reproductive lives — in most cases, years — in their cages or runs; dogs rarely if ever permitted out of their primary enclosures for exercise or play; absence of toys or other forms of enrichment; minimal to no positive human interaction or companionship; and minimal to no health care.»

Lowering production to reduce the number of «noses in» is achieved by economically targeted spay / neuter programs, disruption of the puppy mill supply chain and shelter surrender intervention programs (helping folks who are planning to surrender a pet to the shelter to keep that pet instead).

Information should include the name of puppy mill (er), location, rescuer's phone number, number of dogs needing to be rescued, condition of dogs, gender of dogs, time frame for the intervention, and any other pertinent information needed to expedite the rescue operation in a timely manner.

Harley is a voice for the huge numbers of breeding dogs still living in puppy mills, for which he was named American Humane Association's 2015 American Hero Dog.