Sentences with phrase «other pet mills»

 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.

Look for puppy mills or other pet mills that may be just starting and are applying for local permits, or those that are renewing their permits.

Write or call your legislator and urge them to support an end to puppy mills and other pet mills.

 Write a letter to the editor of your local paper or contact local radio stations about puppy mills and other pet mills and call on people to adopt instead of buying dogs and other pets.Â

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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.

By working with several city councils in our region, San Diego Humane Society recently helped pass legislation banning local pet stores and other commercial businesses from selling dogs, puppies, cats, kittens, and rabbits that are obtained from puppy mill farms, commercial catteries, and other large breeding establishments.

Meanwhile, the bills also addressed other areas of the pet sales industry, including legislation designed to keep «puppy mill» dogs out of New York retail kennels.

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.

Smaller pet stores are starting to jump on board, too, selling pet products and hosting adoptable shelter animals, instead of selling animals from mills or other dubious sources.

But many pet stores get their pups and other animals from mills where they're often abused and treated like baby producing machines rather than as loving creatures.

HFC Rescue also focuses on breed information, responsible dog ownership, including spay / neutering, training and humane care of Havanese and other pets as well as education of the public regarding puppy mills and pet stores.

A word of caution — many pet store puppies come from puppy mills and have genetic health defects, bad temperaments, and other problems.

However, many pet store puppies come from puppy mills and have genetic health defects, bad temperaments, or other problems.

If we can stop people from buying from pet stores or classified ads or other places where dogs could potentially be supplied by puppy mills, then there wouldn't be any demand for them.

Many mill dogs just don't enjoy being picked up, and so I try to separate out handling and picking up; in other words, I teach them first that «hands are good» through gentle petting, massage and Tellington Touch, without picking up the dog.

«Pet stores that sell puppies serve as a key distribution channel for puppy mills and we call on other pet stores to follow PJ's example.»

Puppy mills are a huge business and like every other large business, they are represented by trade associations such as PIJAC, large pet store chains and other monied groups.

Humane Canada condemns puppy mills (see definition) and opposes the sale of cats and dogs in markets or pet stores other than satellite adoption centres and also disapproves of large - scale commercial breeders and «backyard breeders».

Our mission is to raise awareness and educate the public about puppy mills and their connection to puppies sold in pet stores, on the Internet, and through other outlets.

Humane Canada believes that the sale of puppies and kittens in pet stores (other than shelter adoption centres) promotes impulse buying and is an outlet for puppy and kitten mill animals.

Never allow my stud dog to be bred to any bitch whose owner is known at the time to be directly or indirectly involved with any puppy broker, puppy mill, pet shop selling dogs, litter lot sales, or any other wholesale distributor whose business is involved in like activities.

Our mission is to raise awareness and educate the public about puppy mills and their connection to puppies sold in pet stores, over the internet, and through other outlets.

Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, the Best Friends» puppy mill initiatives team had opened up a second front by lifting a page from the cities of Albuquerque, South Lake Tahoe, and other jurisdictions, which had banned the for - profit sale of animals in pet stores in their respective communities.

We'll be hearing a lot from the flacks at PIJAC and these other groups in the coming weeks as Naperville's city council looks further into the pet store and puppy mill connection.

Jeff Wheeler, Chandler, IN, I, and others across Indian have banded together, we recognize now is the time to demand Indiana to abolish puppy mills and prohibit pet stores from selling P. M. puppies.

Something I value above almost everything else is education... One amazing way to educate others about the plight of the dogs trapped in puppy mills is to join in on one of the many pet store protests going on in the country.

D. Breeder must be prepared to ensure to the best of their ability that no stud dog or brood bitch owned by them is bred to any dog or bitch whose owner is directly or indirectly involved with any dog broker, puppy mill, pet shop that retails dogs, auctions, litter lot sales, or any other commercial enterprise whose business is involved in these activities.

Through efforts like Animal Care EXPO, Animal Sheltering magazine and The Shelter Pet Project, The HSUS works ceaselessly to help shelters reduce the need for euthanasia, all while striving to identify and address the root causes of pet homelessness through our puppy mill work, Pets for Life and other initiatives.

Greg Gordon, the owner of Dog Patch Pet and Feed a pet store that sold commercially bred puppies, and the Cari Meyers founder of The Puppy Mill Project an anti puppy mill organization stopped yelling at each other and learned they had something in common.

Tabling is a great way to inform others about the abuses of animals in pet stores and puppy mills.

The Onyx & Breezy Foundation lends funding and support to pets of individuals where medical hardship is present — Spay and neuter programs — Rescue of animals from kill shelters — Food, medicine and supplies — Cancer Research — Medicine and equipment for military and police canines — Equipment for medical facilities — Puppy mill rescues and disaster relief — Shelters, rescues, foster groups and sanctuaries — Pets of individuals where medical hardship is present — Other endeavors that benefit the welfare of animals

Puppy mills and pet stores are glad to oblige and soon the clones of the top Westminster dog are being sent to pounds and other facilities when people realize that the dog they saw on TV was not the same as the puppy they bought.

The other reason is that dogs from pet stores have ambiguous sources for their puppies, meaning some puppies may have come from puppy factories or puppy mills which are horrendous and cruel.

To inform the community that rescuing a pet is an option by helping them find their specific pet of choice through networking with other rescues and by educating them on the detrimental effects that puppy mills and backyard breeders have on the pet population.

Puppy mills are facilities (kennels, farms, breeders), licensed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, that produce pet store puppies for distribution in the United States and other foreign markets.

The Companion Animal Protection Ordinance, sponsored by City Clerk Susana Mendoza with help from advocacy group The Puppy Mill Project, would instead require all Chicago pet stores to offer only rescue animals from shelters, animal control, and other animal welfare organizations, as opposed to selling animals from puppy mills.

And, as we first reported to you last year, Los Angeles was looking to follow the lead of other municipalities by totally outlawing the sale of pets from mills.

We work to help stop puppy mills, or save pets from other neglectful or abusive situations, such as those confiscated from hoarders, or to help owners that can no longer properly care for their pets.

The last thing this country needs are puppy mills that breed thousands upon thousands of dogs a year to add to the pet overpopulation problem that exists in the United States and other parts of the world.

The only way to bring puppy mills to an end is by NOT buying from pet stores, spreading awareness about the realities of puppy mills, and encouraging others to only adopt a rescue.

I have always known about puppy mills and pet store puppies but have never shared my home with anything other than rescued animals.

According to the Humane Society, more than 200 localities have passed «puppy mill» laws in the past two years that sometimes make it illegal for pet stores to source dogs anywhere other than shelters and rescuers.

AB 485 bans the pet store sale of dogs, cats and other pets raised by breeders, who, especially when it comes to puppy mills, aren't always the rule - following, highly policed and regulated operations the AKC portrays them as.

known lawsuits are currently being brought against puppy stores and national chains selling puppies, kittens and other animals sourced from pet mills.

Others come from puppy mills and some from pet owners who are unable or unwilling to care for their pets any longer.

Puppy mills and breeding facilities for other household pets breed in bulk and for profit with no concern for health or temperament.

There's an important tool to help in the fight against puppy mill puppies sold through pet stores: They're more likely to be aggressive with their owners, strangers and other dogs.

In spite of assurances by the company that Petland «knows its breeders and deals only with those who have the highest standards of pet care», many puppies came from Missouri and other midwestern puppy mills.

ACC Coton de Tuléar will not knowingly be sold to pet shops or puppy mills nor will they be supplied for raffles, auctions or any other such project.

Meyers and several other animal advocates, including Molly Marino, founder of the Chicago English Bulldog Rescue, testified at Wednesday's hearing about the connection between puppy mills and retail pet stores.