Sentences with phrase «of puppy mill animals»

«As a result of this ruling alone, more cities nationwide will be inspired to pass laws aimed at stemming the flow of puppy mill animals produced through forced, high - volume breeding practices under inhumane conditions.»

[18] The vast majority of puppy mill animals are sold to pet stores by «dealers» or «brokers».

The Chicago area has seen a lot of positive developments in the past six month when it comes to curbing the flow of puppy mill animals...

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Matt explained that animal cruelty and homelessness are two major focus areas and some of the key issues include dog - fighting and puppy mills.

Responsible for saving and rehabilitating thousands of animals each year, The HSUS and its global arm Humane Society International travel across the country and the globe to help animals in need from puppy mills, dogfighting, neglect and natural disasters.

Orland Park began considering the issue after the Chicago City Council and the Cook County Board of Commissioners banned the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits from large - scale breeders earlier this year in an attempt to keep pet stores from selling animals raised in puppy mills.

A few minutes on this puppy mill page, and impressionable dope - addled American youth will be off in a jiffy to some left - wing animal - rights re-education camp in the middle of Oregon, next to be seen launching lightning commando strikes on science labs and pet stores across the country.

Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville) and Senator Greg Ball (R,C,I - Patterson) today called for tough new legislation to protect our companion animals from being left outside in the freezing cold all day and night like what was occurring in the puppy mill in the town of Sprakers in Montgomery County.

Thanks to the hundreds of thousands of animal advocates, the Governor has signed into law legislation (A. 740A / S3753A) to enable local governments to stop puppy mills and pet dealers like the one in Sprakers that are operating in immoral and unethical ways.

«With thousands of good animals in need of homes, there is no need for notorious puppy mills to supply pet stores,» Gianaris said in a statement.

With this new authority in hand, municipalities from Buffalo to New York City, the North Country to Long Island will be able to pass tough new laws to crack down on puppy mills and bad breeders who place profit above the health and safety of animals.

Suffolk County Executive Steven Bellone signed into law Tuesday the «puppy mill bill,» safeguarding the animals themselves, as well as consumers who have been burdened by unexpected medical costs of caring for their newly purchased pets.

Among the data still unavailable are the vast majority of reports from regular inspections of animal - holding facilities that are monitored under AWA, including puppy mills and zoos.

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.

Animal rights activist groups keep selling the idea that the way to get rid of sub-standard breeders — I refuse to use the pejorative term puppy mills — is to simply ban the sale of puppies, which in many cases, for simplicity, just morphs into banning the sale of all pets.

She's the «go to» authority on Oklahoma's growing spay and neuter services network, efforts to pass animal welfare legislation, and the sad state of animal cruelty and neglect, puppy mills, animal hoarders.

My foster dogs are a pair of 4 - yearold Dalmatians that were rescued from a puppy mill in Missouri and have no concept of life as a companion animal.

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.

The Humane Society of Tulsa on Wednesday pulled more than 100 animals from a puppy mill.

The Pet Quality Assurance Act, or the «puppy mill bill,» House Bill 1332, and House Bill 1045, a bill which would have allowed low - population counties to operate a shelter and pass animal control ordinances, would have combined to help the most voiceless of all companion animals in our state; dogs in unlicensed dog dealing facilities and unwanted animals facing abandonment due to the absence of shelters.

-RRB- is the governing body of the Animal Welfare Act, and is charged with licensing and inspecting breeders, including puppy mills.

Dr. Weitzman is also adamant that the organization continue to go the extra mile to advocate for animal welfare beyond the region and fight against cruelty in many other forms, including cockfighting and dogfighting, puppy mills, and other inhumane treatment of animals.

The session started out with two strong measures to address the worst animal welfare issues facing companion animals in Oklahoma, puppy mills and routine abandonment of unwanted pets.

We have all called for enforcement of the existing anti-cruelty and neglect laws, most of us support regulations to address puppy mills and fraudulent rescue organizations and we all wonder out loud why animal abandonment is so prevalent.

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.

«By shrinking the supply of puppy mill dogs flowing into our market, the ordinance is expected to boost adoptions for homeless animals and increase sales for small, responsible dog breeders,» said Humane Society of the United States» Arizona State Director, Kari Nienstedt.

In some cases neglect or cruelty is the result of people using animals as tools for commercial profit, such as in the cases of puppy mills, dog fighting, cock fighting and illegal slaughterhouses.

The book is written by Lisa Fischer, a volunteer with Main Line Animal Rescue and facilitator of their puppy mill survivor support group, Over The Mill.

Unlike puppy mills, where profits are placed over the well - being of the animals, a responsible breeder breeds only a few types of dogs and is knowledgeable about the breed and its special requirements.

Start with shelter dogs: We all agree that there are plenty (thousands) of dogs, both in and out of puppy mills, who desperately need homes and can be rescued for free, so no one should ever be paying a breeder for an animal.

One very pleasant surprise is that state officials, who are instrumental in passing important legislation (our panel included discussions of shark finning bans, puppy mill legislation, outlawing pigeon shoots, protections for companion animals, and the intensive confinement of pigs), were extremely happy about being invited to animal events.

We are so thankful that the Humane Society of the United States has stepped in to rescue the 46 dogs and 11 other animals who were living in this miserable puppy mill and hope they will all find new, loving forever homes soon!

If you'd like to ensure that Connecticut's puppy mill laws can be upheld, you can lend your voice by signing one of the petitions crafted by trusted animal welfare organizations.

From peaceful protestors to huge non-profit organizations with big ideas and plans, you'll find coverage of animal advocacy and puppy mill fighters here.

PUPPY AND KITTEN MILLS ARE GLUTTING THE SYSTEM We will euthanize thousands of pets today at our animal shelters and city Animal Care & Control facilanimal shelters and city Animal Care & Control facilAnimal Care & Control facilities.

If we, who so deeply care for them, do not use the appropriate words to speak and act on their behalf, to educate others, to free them from the outdated and cruel paradigm of animal ownership, animal exploitation there can be no doubt that our nation's puppy mills, backyard breeders, laboratories, factory farms and slaughter houses will not do so for us.

Without easy access to these USDA reports, pet stores in Connecticut may return to their old habits and source dogs and cats from puppy mills with violations (although the standards of care for animals in puppy mills are virtually non-existent, leading to abhorrent, horrific living conditions for animals in these facilities, even when no USDA violations are noted).

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals set up a rehab center for Snarf and the other 117 dogs rescued in October from a Kentucky puppy mill.

This was well before terms like puppy mill or animal cruelty had become part of the popular lexicon or entered my conscience whatsoever, but I felt in that moment that the puppy was meant for me, a person who would keep him safe.

Don't support puppy mills and pet stores this Holiday Season — Beware of on line buying of animals, often these puppies are from puppy mills or «factory style» breeding facilities.

This diary has become an icon in rescue, giving guidance and insight in taking care of animals abused in the Missouri puppy mill industry.

B.B. was one of nearly 130 animals rescued from a puppy mill in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.

In the U.S., these breeding facilities, as well as the laboratories where the experiments take place, are regulated by the United States Department of Agriculture — but as with puppy and kitten mills, regulating these facilities doesn't necessarily prevent animal suffering, or ensure their emotional well - being.

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.

Media and large organizations have been beneficial in promoting prevention of animal abuse, shutting down dog - fighting rings, closing in on puppy mills and more.

Yes, the living conditions for animals in a puppy mill as compared to the facilities of a «responsible backyard breeder» may be quite different.

In addition to disreputable dealers and puppy mills, Internet scammers have crept into the realm of online pet sales, stealing money from unsuspecting people who think their new dog or cat is on the way to his or her new home, when in fact there was never really an animal at all.

A lack of mandatory animal welfare standards for dog breeders and failure to clamp down on unscrupulous breeders * make it possible for puppy mills and backyard breeders to continue their operations unhindered.

«This ordinance represents an important step toward ridding our nation of the cruelty of puppy mills and other commercial assembly - line animal breeders,» Councilman Jeffrey Prang said.

«Last year, the Mayor, our aldermen, animal advocates, and residents stood together to oppose puppy mills and their legacy of animal cruelty,» says Chicago City Clerk Susana Mendoza.