Sentences with phrase «of commercial breeder»

And then there are the contacts who come in possession of commercial breeder dogs that are no longer producing.

(1) The number of dogs or cats in the possession of the commercial breeder on the date the report is filed; (2) The number of dogs and cats sold during the reporting period and the names and addresses of the persons to whom they were sold; and (3) The number of dogs and cats received by the commercial breeder other than those purchased and the names and addresses of the persons from whom they were obtained.

The license of any commercial breeder may be suspended or revoked by the commissioner for any of the following reasons:

The premises of a commercial breeder must be made available to the commissioner for inspection at all reasonable times.

An increasing number of local pet sale bans and a steady decline in the number of commercial breeders have undoubtedly decreased the supply of healthy, well - bred puppies available in the marketplace, and without some intervention, the trend shows no sign of slowing.

An electronic registry of commercial breeders would be maintained by the state.Â

When this chapter in animal welfare is finally closed, it will be noted that the failure of commercial breeders and the unwillingness of the agricultural lobbies to address the flagrant abuse inherent in the puppy mill trade led to recourse to the ultimate agents of change, public opinion and the market place.

The state Bureau of Dog Law Enforcement is wagging its tail about the results, declaring Friday in its annual report to the Legislature that Pennsylvania has become a «model state» for its oversight of commercial breeders.

DG described his experience of commercial breeders, many of whom farm dogs as they would cattle or sheep or worse, merely to make money and with no regard to welfare needs.

Since the launch of this program, more than 4,300 dogs have been rescued in across Missouri in 2009, resulting in an ever - decreasing number of commercial breeders in our state.

The legislation will close the loophole in the AWA that allows thousands of commercial breeders to go unregulated.

The public records were not only a useful tool for animal advocacy groups, but also for journalist covering animal welfare issues and even pet store owners looking to check the records of commercial breeders.

There were a handful of commercial breeders that held out to later in the day to bid.

An additional 37 English bulldogs presented to the UC Davis Veterinary Clinical Services for health problems were also genetically compared with the 102 registered dogs based on the perception that sickly English bulldogs are products of commercial breeders or puppy - mills and genetically different and inferior.

Animal Folks, in conjunction with the Animal Humane Society and Steve and Denise Sterling (taxpayers of Cass County), sued the MN Board of Animal Health for violation of the Commercial Breeders Law.

Its rules have driven hundreds of commercial breeders out of business.

Ed Sayres, the president and chief executive of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, said a majority of the commercial breeders in the raids that his group participated in had ties to A.K.C. - registered litters.

2) A scathing USDA Office of the Inspector General (OIG) 2010 report on APHIS enforcement of the regulations of commercial dealers which increased inspections of commercial breeders, with emphasis on enforcement and monetary penalties rather than education & clarification of regulations.

The law allows the department to conduct inspections of commercial breeders and to impound a dog being kept in a manner that violates care standards.

These dogs were genetically compared with another 37 English bulldogs that had been brought to U.C. Davis to determine that the dog's genetic problems were not the fault of commercial breeders or puppy mills.

The USDA also requires licensing of some commercial breeders and dealers.

The proposed law would otherwise require animal control to keep track of commercial breeders in their jurisdiction.

The federal USDA does not, however, require licensing of commercial breeders that sell dogs directly to the public through newspaper ads or over the Internet.

«Hundreds of commercial breeders operate entirely free of state oversight, and the breeding dogs and cats at these facilities are vulnerable to neglect and abuse,» said Rep. Senfronia Thompson, D - Houston, the bill sponsor.

On June 27, 2017, Animal Folks, in conjunction with the Animal Humane Society and Steve and Denise Sterling (property owners in and taxpayers of Cass County), sued the Minnesota Board of Animal Health for violation of the Commercial Breeders Licensing and Enforcement law, known as the Commercial Breeder Law, by granting a state license to a commercial dog breeder convicted of cruelty against animals.

Not exact matches

Cari Meyers, founder and president of the Puppy Mill Project, encouraged Orland Park trustees to ban the sale of pets from large - scale commercial breeders.

The Chicago City Council passed an ordinance banning the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits from commercial breeders last month.

Orland Park trustees are considering banning the sale of pets raised by commercial breeders, which critics call «puppy mills,» in village pet stores.

Commercial breeders, the main producers of economically important new crop varieties, can't use open - source seeds because they would not be able to claim royalties for any varieties they develop from them.

Many problems boil down to unrealistic expectations within university technology transfer offices about the potential commercial value of new varieties, says Pat Hayes, a barley breeder at Oregon State University in Corvallis.

Large - scale commercial breeders of staple crops already use genomic selection to improve their products.

Meanwhile, the organisms themselves had begun to be packaged as commercial products: In 1941, the breeders at the Jackson Laboratory in Maine received a patent on their line of «JAX Mice» research animals; a year later, the Wistar Institute in Philadelphia trademarked its own line of «WISTARATs.»

The 2011 Oklahoma legislative session started with a bang as animal advocates closely watched four pieces of senate legislation intended to repeal or seriously amend the Commercial Pet Breeders Act, or SB 1712, a law which passed last year in order to regulate Oklahoma's vast unlicensed puppy mill industry.

«Thousands of Americans have been misled into thinking their dogs were» rescued,» when in fact they were raised in high - quality, well - socialized circumstances like those illustrated in the Post's story and the Post's profile of one licensed commercial breeder,» said Bober.

The 2010 passage of the «puppy mill bill» placed the commercial pet breeder regulations under title 59 of the Oklahoma State Code in a section called Professions and Occupations, and the licensing compels breeders to collect and remit sales taxes to the state in a manner consistent with other retail businesses.

SB 637, a bill to disapprove the proposed rules of the Oklahoma Commercial Pet Breeders Board, passed in the Oklahoma senate on Wednesday by a margin of 29 to 13.

The term «hobbyist» refers to an individual or an organization who is not a commercial breeder but is (1) actively involved in any nationally recognized, organized animal sport or hobby for a period of at least one year prior to making application; or (2) participates in field trials, owns nationally - recognized breeds used specifically as hunting dogs, participates in hunting activities, has held (and continues to hold) a current valid Oklahoma hunting license and has held such license for at least one year prior to making application; or (3) qualifies as a «rescuer.»

Support the passage of the rules proposed by the Oklahoma Board of Commercial Pet Breeders, the agency formed by the 2010 passage of SB 1712.

SB 773 has serious implications; the Oklahoma Board of Commercial Pet Breeders would lose its» self sustaining financial status and some dogs would be denied basic protections.

Yes, it is true that it would abolish the Oklahoma Board of Commercial Pet Breeders and the current rules.

The release of this information is timely, as it coincides with the recent removal of a searchable database from the USDA website, which previously made available — among many other types of data — inspection reports that offered at least some transparency about the inspections performed at facilities like commercial puppy breeders.

Let me quote a portion of the bill for you: Under Section 3, Paragraph B: «The Board shall adopt the rules necessary to enforce and administer the Commercial Pet Breeders Act of 2012, including but not limited to rules that:

On Monday March 1, Senate Bill 637, a measure which would disapprove the rules proposed by the Commercial Pet Breeders Board, passed out of the «Ag» committee with a vote of 9 to 1.

Use e-mail, snail mail and phone calls to let your Legislators know that, as a constituent, you support the proposed rules of the Oklahoma State Board of Commercial Pet Breeders specifically and animal welfare efforts generally.

Puppy Mill Awareness of SE Michigan is a grassroots organization dedicated to ending commercial breeding «puppy mills» and protecting families from puppy peddlers, pet stores and bad breeders by lobbying for stronger laws, setting up information booths, completing research studies and launching pet store campaigns.

Opponents said criticism of breeders is overblown and that if the trend of outlawing commercial breeders continues, consumers won't have access to popular breeds, which for many have become a staple of American home life.

The movement against commercial - breeding practices began picking up significant momentum by late 2014, after celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey repeatedly spoke out on the issue and groups like the Humane Society shared on social media photos of animals allegedly abused by breeders.

Animal rights activists say exposing puppy mills is going to get even harder, because the USDA recently pulled all inspection records of commercial dog breeders off their website, citing privacy concerns.

Barkworks also closed four of the stores, and its remaining two stores will likely close by January 1, 2019, when California's law banning the sale of dogs from commercial breeders comes into effect.

Some pet shops make money out of our desire and our wish to share our home with animals - they do this callously and hypocritically, supporting an industry that exploits the animals they sell - commercial breeders.