According to the plaintiffs» Complaint filed in the Arizona federal court, «Petland requires that each of its retail locations purchase puppies from suppliers it has approved, such as Hunte, and nearly everyone is either a puppy mill or
a puppy mill broker.
In 2006, the AKC's Board of Directors signed a contract with Petland pet stores to facilitate the registration of dogs sold by Petland and purchased from the Hunte Corporation, the largest commercial
puppy mill broker in the United States.
Unless you visit the home and the mother dog is present and interacting appropriately with the puppies, it is almost certainly a puppy mill or
a puppy mill broker.
Not coincidentally, the largest
puppy mill BROKER, The HUNTE Corporation, is also located in Goodman, Missouri.
I've worked under admirable management that have ordered
puppy mill brokers out of the store with threats of broken limbs and I have worked under management that have welcomed
puppy mill brokers into the store with open arms, hugs and tea.
Not exact matches
To make a generalization,
puppy brokers,
puppy mills and backyard breeders figured out this internet thing way before anyone else!
They're only (or mostly) finding
broker sites,
puppy mills and backyard breeders.
In order to sell a
puppy, an Amish
mill usually hires a
puppy broker — a man whose sole duty is to get feedback from a pet store, come once every several days, pick the
puppies that he finds to be marketable, then pays right on sight and leaves with freshly bought critters for the local pet store.
Puppy mills employ
brokers and traders to transport the pups to pet stores.
Puppy brokers like Lambriar are middlemen, buying dogs from puppy mills and distributing them to pet stores throughout the cou
Puppy brokers like Lambriar are middlemen, buying dogs from
puppy mills and distributing them to pet stores throughout the cou
puppy mills and distributing them to pet stores throughout the country.
Please be patient and do not resort to buying from a pet shop, importer,
broker or
puppy mill.
The Moyen Poodle reserves the right to void the transaction and refund the Deposit if we learn of any reason the buyer might not be suitable for the
puppy --(i.e. Buyer is found to be a representative of a Pet Store, representative of a pharmaceutical research laboratory,
puppy broker,
puppy mill etc..).
Puppy millers,
brokers and dog flippers sell thousands of
puppies each year through internet classified ads.
There are responsible breeders, hobby breeders,
puppy mills, and
puppy brokers.
Our latest HSUS special investigation reveals that Georgia pet stores are peddling hundreds of
puppies each year sourced from
puppy brokers and
puppy mills, some with serious Animal Welfare Act violations.
Dog
brokers seek out unaltered purebred animals for resale to
puppy mills or research laboratories.
We both want to knock out the
puppy mills, the
puppy brokers, and the backyard breeders.
Mr. Peterson said the key differences between the amendment and the new Senate Bill 331 are added enforcement by the Department of Agriculture and tracking of
puppies as they go through the process in an attempt to address concerns some pet
brokers were selling dogs to stores that had actually been obtained from
puppy mills.
The
puppies are sold either directly to the public via the Internet, newspaper ads, at the
mill itself, or are sold to
brokers and pet shops across the country.The documented problems of
puppy mills include over breeding, inbreeding, minimal veterinary care, poor quality of food and shelter, lack of socialization with humans, overcrowded cages, and the killing of unwanted animals.
Most
puppies sold in pet stores were bred in
puppy mills,
brokered through
puppy brokers, whose sole purpose is to make money with little to no concern for animal care or welfare.
It is better that you deal with breeders from afar, as long as they conform to the recommendations in this document, than some unknown, irresponsible backyard breeder,
puppy mill, pet store, middleman, or
broker nearby.
The investigative work the team has done has already shown that Texas pet stores, in addition to buying directly from breeders with Animal Welfare Act violations and from
brokers who work with
puppy mills, are also buying dogs from this market here in Canton — and many large - scale breeders come to sell here.
Others, including stores that buy
puppies from The Hunte Corporation — a major
broker that contracts with mass breeders around the Midwest — tell us that all their breeders are local, good places, «absolutely no
puppy mills.»
Brokers serve as an intermediary between breeders and buyers and can conceal the
puppy mills where animals originate.
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.
It will help stop traffic from large
brokers of
puppy mills to supply stores that too often have proved to be unacceptable points of sale for
puppies.
Brokers are a key part of the puppy mill supply chain as most pet stores obtain their puppies from brokers, and not directly from the br
Brokers are a key part of the
puppy mill supply chain as most pet stores obtain their
puppies from
brokers, and not directly from the br
brokers, and not directly from the breeders.
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.
A six - month search of public animal transport records in multiple states has revealed that more than 95 percent of the retail chain's stores are supporting
puppy mills by purchasing their dogs from large - scale dog
brokers and / or directly from
puppy mill operations.
Since the ordinance passed, the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC)-- a group heavily funded by Petland (the largest pet store chain in America selling
puppy mill dogs) and the Hunte Corporation (the largest
broker in
puppy mill dogs)-- has turned up the heat in Cook County and the state of Illinois.
Most pet shops deal directly with USDA licensed «B» dealers (
brokers), who obtain their
puppies from breeders who typically run substandard facilities (
puppy mills).
While your stats are right off the ASAP site, it still does not address the
puppy mill problem, or the auctions, or the
brokers, or the pups who are culled if they aren't cute enough or young enough any longer.
[18] The vast majority of
puppy mill animals are sold to pet stores by «dealers» or «
brokers».
Some
puppy mill puppies are sold to pet shops — usually through a
broker, or middleman — and marketed as young as eight weeks of age.
If
puppy mills sell to
brokers and pet stores, and legitimate breeders sell directly to their customers, then those pathways of pet birth to pet consumer are closed systems.
Puppy mills, dealers and
brokers are not welcome.
So many pet store manager / owners do not realize they are dealing with
puppy mills because they only ever deal with a
broker or several
brokers.
Many
puppy mills would not be able to sell to pet stores without a
broker's representation.
Investigation of USDA Licensed Breeding and
Brokering Facilities Since 1992, the Companion Animal Protection Society's primary goal has been to protect companion animals by investigating their abuse and suffering in pet shops and
puppy mills.
there are
puppy mills and
brokers that focus purely on the business of making money and do not follow safe practices or treat dogs properly
In many cases, people handle the dogs responsibly before you take them home, however, there are
puppy mills and
brokers that focus purely on the business of making money and do not follow safe practices or treat dogs properly.
The only kind of «breeder» who'll be interested in your dog will be a
puppy miller or a dog
broker, or maybe a pit fighter who will want to «test» him in the pit before breeding him.
Brokers seek out unaltered purebreds for resale to
puppy mills or research laboratories.
Brokers are dealers who buy
puppies from a multitude of different kennels and
puppy mills and then re-sell them to pet stores.
Brokers buy
puppies from various kennels and
puppy mills and then re-sell them to pet stores.
Puppy mills are breeding facilities that put maximizing profit ahead of animal welfare and mass - produce
puppies for sale on the Internet, through ads, by
brokers or at pet shops.
A breeder that sells to research, animal
brokers and pet shops, and breeds more than three females is a
puppy mill.
Many
puppies were also purchased from «pet distributors» or
brokers; who also bought from
puppy mills.
Indeed, the AKC management routinely schedules seminars and «breeder education» events with the Hunte Corporation of St. Louis Missouri, the world's largest
broker of
puppy mill raised
puppies.
It matters not if they came from a
puppy mill, pet shop,
puppy mill auction or
puppy broker.