Sentences with phrase «other breeding operations»

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In contrast, 20 - 30 breeding dogs is the maximum number of dogs allowed in breeding operations in many other states.

This information, combined with health - related data from other areas of the company's operations, is used not only to help breeders improve their practices, but also to help Hunte identify potential issues in breeding lines.

Pet shop puppies and other dogs obtained from mass breeding operations are often very difficult to potty train.

The AVMA has drafted model legislation that, if enacted, would actually improve the welfare of dogs at breeding facilities, animal shelters, retail pet stores and other types of operations,» said Dr. Ron Dehaven, the AVMA's chief executive officer.

Some may be better or worse than others, but any breeding operation that places profit over the health or well - being of the dogs meets the commonly accepted definition of a puppy mill.

In fact, we probably do more operations on labradors to remove objects from their stomach than any other breed.

On a related note, as we reported earlier this year, in February, the USDA suddenly yanked from its website all information about the treatment of animals at breeding operations, zoos, research laboratories and other places where animal abuse commonly occurs.

Springboarding off the public awareness and outrage generated by these and other Virginia puppy mill exposés, the following year we worked closely with Teresa Dockery, who at the time was the chief operating officer of the Margaret B. Mitchell Spay / Neuter Clinic in Bristol, Virginia, to help pass a state law that tightened up commercial breeding operations and empowered local animal control officers to enforce the new codes.

The dogs housed in the state's commercial breeding operations typically spend their lives in tiny, cramped, wire - floored cages that are stacked on top of each other, often outdoors, with no protection from the elements.

The term «mill» is also applied to operations involving other animals commercially bred for profit, including cats.

Although some breed rescues maintain kennels and operations similar to shelters, others are smaller, more loosely organized groups that provide foster homes for the dogs until they find their permanent home.

Large scale commercial breeding operations should be licensed and monitored just like other legitimate small businesses in the state.

 Report all cruel, inhumane treatment you observe at a commercial dog or other pet breeding operation (aka puppy mills and other pet mills) and potential violations of regulations governing commercial dog or other pet breeders.

Their joint annual letters to the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee have been remarkably effective — for example, more than tripling funding for the Animal Welfare Act (which requires basic standards of care for millions of animals at breeding operations, laboratories, zoos, and other facilities) from $ 9 million per year in the 1990s to $ 30.8 million in FY18, despite challenging budget constraints.

The HSI Animal Rescue team recently worked with the Québec government to rescue dogs from two other inhumane, commercial breeding operations, including the historic rescue of more than 500 neglected dogs from an operation near Shawville, Québec, and earlier this year, 125 dogs were also seized near Québec City.

Turning away someone interested in adopting a pet for a gift, likely will mean they will turn to any other avenue (internet, pet store, classifieds, etc.) to obtain the pet, which would likely support a commercial breeding operation and an unfixed pet.

All breeding stock — Yorkies, papillons, dachshunds, pugs and Chihuahuas among them — Penny and the other dogs were crated, loaded on a truck and driven 788 miles from the Denver breeding operation to be put on the auction block in Missouri, where they were mostly likely to be bought by other commercial breeders.

The new law, and others like it around the nation, is a huge step in the right direction toward eventually putting an end to commercial mass breeding operations, also known as puppy and kitten mills, and ultimately saving countless lives.

The puppy mills team educates and engages the public around the pervasiveness of puppy mills and advocates for legislation and other policies to eliminate substandard breeding operations.

They are the mainstays in law enforcement as well as military operations, although this role has now been spread to other trainable breeds as well.

If approved by voters, it would create a constitutional amendment requiring professional dog breeding operations with eight or more unspayed female dogs to provide adequate food and water for dogs, sufficient space for them to move and stretch out, a minimum level of veterinary care, and socialization with humans and other dogs.

This can include dogs seized from puppy mills, large scale breeding operations, hoarding cases or other abusive or neglectful situations.

New York: ALL 4 PETS: Limited to Western New York (veterinary care assistance) The Animal Lovers League: Glen Cove (temporary foster program) Ascension's Pet Food Pantry: Buffalo (pet food pantry) Baxter Pet Pantry: Nassau and Suffolk Counties (pet food and supplies) Beyond Breed's Ruff Riders: pet food and supplies for underserved neighborhoods in Brooklyn and New York City Black Dog, Second Chance Rescue Food Pantry for Pets: Buffalo Frankie's Friends: New York City (veterinary care assistance including cancer) Hudson Valley Pet Food Pantry: (pet food bank) Lollypop Farm, The Humane Society of Greater Rochester: Fairport (emergency pet food assistance, spay / neuter assistance, and information on other community programs for veterinary assistance) Rochester Hope for Pets: Rochester (veterinary care assistance) NY SAVE, Inc.: veterinary care assistance Operation Pets: The Spay / Neuter Clinic of Western New York (low - cost spay / neuter) Pet Food Pantry Auburn: (pet food) The Shamrock Animal Fund: Syracuse / Central New York (veterinary care assistance).

Additionally, organizations posing as rescue organizations have been tied to breeding operations, a pit bull rescue was allegedly tied to a dog fighting website based in California and others have disappeared amid questions regarding their operations.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday abruptly removed inspection reports and other information from its website that keeps tabs on the treatment of animals at research laboratories, zoos, dog breeding operations and other facilities.

The searchable database allowed anyone to check government regulation of how animals are treated at about 9,000 zoos, circuses, research laboratories, dog breeding operations and other facilities.