Puppy mills are mass - production facilities that churn out puppies for the pet trade with an emphasis on
profit over animal welfare.
Be wary of puppy mills and backyard breeders who often use unethical breeding practices and, in some cases, put
profit over animal well - being.
Gov. Chris Christie signed legislation that is intended to combat «puppy mills,» or large - scale breeders that emphasize
profit over animal welfare.
Jessica Springsteen — daughter of Christie's musical hero, Bruce Springsteen — recently sent Christie a letter urging him to sign legislation intended to combat «puppy mills,» or large - scale breeders that emphasize
profit over animal welfare.
«Puppy mills put
profit over animal welfare to produce as many puppies as possible, often in shockingly poor conditions.
Many arrive already sick or dying from foreign «puppy mills,» where unregulated commercial breeding facilities often prioritize
profit over animals» health.
Not exact matches
In a blind headlong rush to gain
profit by any means these forces have already begun to obliterate
animal species, forest cover, fish stocks, water reserves, land and air, and have engaged upon a satanically mindless pilfering of finite resources by vandalism of Mother Earth, and have raised gigantic questions
over human survival prospects.
Cynthia has
over thirty years» experience in the not - for -
profit sector including governance and strategic roles for organisations including The Endeavour Foundation, Dying with Dignity Qld,
Animal Liberation Queensland (ALQ) and
Animals Australia.
That mechanism probably will not help solve the type of problem that emerged last week when Queensland declared «sovereignty»
over its plants and
animals in an attempt to ensure that
profits from genetic resources went to the local government (see This Week).
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.
A puppy mill is a large - scale commercial dog breeding facility where
profit is given priority
over the well - being of dogs, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals.
If the breeder fails to answer your questions, doesn't want to give you a tour of the facilities, or if he offers puppies less than six weeks old, these are all red flags and signs of a breeder who chooses his own
profit over the welfare of his
animals.
Puppy mills breed dogs and put
profit over the well being of the
animals in their care.
Humane Society of West Michigan, a 501 (c) 3 non
profit organization, assists
over 8,000
animals annually.
Over the past year,
Profit Solver has provided companion and mixed -
animal veterinarians with the information they need to help maintain their practices and make better decisions about technology and tools they need for business and customer success.
As I have said
over and
over again, when there is
profit to be made on the backs of
animals, those backs are strained and often broken.
Factory farming has been developed
over the course of the last half - century to maximize production and
profit by crowding the greatest number of
animals together into the smallest possible space.
Organized veterinary medicine, that reaped great
profits for the drug companies selling antibiotics, vaccines and a host of other drugs, never voiced concern
over the proliferation of cruel factory farms, so - called concentrated
animal feeding operations that now blight rural America, helped put family farms out of business and now pose significant environmental and public health risks.
But as recent rescues show us, the work to put these facilities where
animals are mass bred for
profit is far from
over.
Delaware supporters will be used for the benefit of Delaware non
profits whose mission is related to
animal care, shelters or programs to fight
animal over population.
From a
profit perspective, the companies save a good chunk of cash by opting for plants
over animals, but your lab's health is the one that suffers.
These puppy mills are usually large - scale, inhumane, commercial breeding facilities that emphasize
profit over the welfare of the
animal.
Supporters of the bans say they help to limit the supply of
animals from large - scale commercial dog - breeding operations that place
profits over the well - being of
animals.
958, 960 (D. Minn. 1984); see also American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, Puppy Mills, http://www.aspca.org/fight-animal-cruelty/puppy-mills (last visited Nov. 14, 2012)(defining a «puppy mill» as «a large - scale commercial dog breeding operation where
profit is given priority
over the well - being of the dogs.»).
I also find it alarming that the recommendations of a group of people including business insiders are favored
over those of a neutral body of scientists with solid backgrounds in
animal nutrition who do not have a vested interest in
profits from selling food products.
On September 7th, however, Phyllis Arsenault, a recovery specialist from the American Kennel Club's Companion
Animal Recovery (AKC CAR), the nation's largest not - for -
profit pet recovery service, called the Davises to say Jake had been found as a result of his microchip being scanned at the Estill County
Animal Shelter in Ravenna, Kentucky —
over 420 miles and 7 hours from their home in Michigan.
A puppy mill is a high - volume commercial dog - breeding operation in which
profit and maximum production take priority
over the health and welfare of the
animals.
The issue with an increased demand for purebred dogs or «trendy» breeds is that
profit can take priority
over animal care.
Most puppies sold at pet stores come from puppy mills, commercial pet - breeding facilities that prioritize
profit over the health and wellbeing of
animals.