«Agricultural practices» shall mean all activities conducted by a farmer on a farm to
produce agricultural products and which are inherent and necessary to the operation of a farm including, but not limited to, the collection, transportation, distribution, storage and land application of
animal wastes; storage, transportation and use of equipment
for tillage, planting, harvesting, irrigation, fertilization and pesticide application; storage and use of legally permitted fertilizers, limes and pesticides all in accordance with local, state and federal law and regulations and in accordance with manufacturers» instructions and warnings; storage, use and application of
animal feed and foodstuffs; construction and use of farm structures and facilities
for the storage of
animal wastes, farm equipment, pesticides, fertilizers, agricultural products and livestock,
for the processing of
animal wastes and agricultural products,
for the sale of agricultural products, and
for the use of farm labor, as permitted by local and state building codes and regulations; including construction and maintenance of fences and lanes; «Agricultural products» shall mean those products as defined in subdivision 2 of section 301 of the agriculture and markets law; «Farm» shall mean the land, buildings and machinery usable in the production, whether
for profit or otherwise, of agricultural products;
2) Commercial breeders and accidental owners with no
animal husbandry knowledge on the other hand have a bottom line requiring
profit and as such are pumping out quantity with ZERO responsibility
for what they
produce once it leaves their facility.
Irresponsible = no health, temperament, or physical soundness testing; no criteria in selecting breeding pairs; puppies raised away from (almost constant) human contact; puppies sold to brokers, stores or other «middlemen»; puppies sold to anyone that has the right amount of money; no follow - up on puppies sold; does not take back ANY
animal they have EVER
produced; does not know the history of their breed; makes new «designer» breeds
for profit; only breeds F1 crosses of new «designer» breeds.
The Anti-Cruelty Society opposes dog racing because of cruel training methods, the large scale breeding of unwanted dogs required to
produce a winner, and because this so - called sport is an inhumane and unjustified exploitation of
animals for profit.