The calculated abuse of innocence that is embodied in
the puppy mill business is an offense that needs to end.
She added education alone won't change
the puppy mill business model.
«It better protects pets and it discourages
the puppy mill business, which, I think, is self - evident cruelty,» council member Karl Nurse said.
We wanted to put an end to the whole sordid
puppy mill business, and we soon realized that our most receptive audience and effective point of pressure would be at the point of sale — those well - meaning consumers who drive the demand for mill - bred pets by purchasing them in pet stores.
This Tuesday, Missouri voters will go to the polls to decide whether or not to put a major crimp in
the puppy mill business.
Roscoe Village Animal Hospital supports the well being of animal welfare and organizations who work diligently to stop
puppy mill businesses.
Not exact matches
While a majority spoke in support of stricter regulations for pet shops, Debbie Boronda, a customer of the only Orland Park
business that would be affected by any new rules said the shop, Happiness is Pets, is «a victim of a broken system that allows
puppy mills,» arguing a ban on sales wouldn't address the root of the problem, the
mills themselves.
He writes a bill that opens the doors for more pet shops to use
PUPPY MILLS... Yes that is correct Michael Venditto admittedly writes a bill that will allow more pet stores to open that will obviously use puppy mills to stay in busines
PUPPY MILLS... Yes that is correct Michael Venditto admittedly writes a bill that will allow more pet stores to open that will obviously use puppy mills to stay in busines
MILLS... Yes that is correct Michael Venditto admittedly writes a bill that will allow more pet stores to open that will obviously use
puppy mills to stay in busines
puppy mills to stay in busines
mills to stay in
business....
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.
Deborah Howard, President of CAPS, a Massachusetts based organization dedicated to halting
puppy mills, said, «Puppy mills operate like a business, except instead of car parts or shampoo, the «goods» are puppies to be sold to consu
puppy mills, said, «
Puppy mills operate like a business, except instead of car parts or shampoo, the «goods» are puppies to be sold to consu
Puppy mills operate like a
business, except instead of car parts or shampoo, the «goods» are
puppies to be sold to consumers.
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.
While you may think buying a
puppy mill pet is saving an animal, it is only encouraging these
mills to stay in
business by keeping up the demand for their product.
The public is learning about
puppy mills and eventually they will go out of
business.
I respectfully request that you do not allow this «fast - tracked» bill initiated by special interest groups to circumvent the will of voters who overwhelmingly support pet stores like Mutts & Co. and Pet Valu who make an enduring commitment to end the «
puppy mill to pet store» supply chain in their
business operations.»
Okay, if a pet store gets caught buying from a
puppy mill THREE times, shouldn't they be forced out of
business?
Rescue is not a for profit
business and should not be treated as such, if people rescue dogs thinking they can make money on them what makes them any different than
puppy mill stores, they just source their pets from shelters.
Like most
businesses looking to make a profit,
puppy mills treat their charges like products.
Inside are descriptions of 100 breeders that HSUS describes as «
puppy mills,» including some breeders who also have been listed in previous years» reports for similar ways of doing
business, and who it appears have not changed their ways.
We have now become ground zero in the battle between
puppy mills and the advocates who want to shut down their
business.
Thorse Dog Rescue also educates visitors about crucial animal welfare issues such as pet overpopulation and
puppy mills and are currently setting up programs to speak at schools and
businesses about these issues.
There are few regulations, failures usually go unnnoticed and undocumented, punishments are few and weak, and USDA workers have long been public about allowing the worst animal cruelty and helping
puppy mill owners stay in
business and keep abusing animals and defrauding customers with sick and genetically defective dogs.
A
puppy mills is a commercial
business, the kennels are usually overcrowded and there is little or no attention for the
puppies needs.
If the
puppies being sold are from
puppy mills, which often turn out sick animals, and the sellers are losing money because of this, the
puppy mill faces losing the
business, which means less profit, which makes selling
puppies less attractive, which makes everyone much happier!
This «Shelter» does not open on Saturdays or Sundays (a death sentence) and the town is run and more or less owned by «Mr. Hunt» who owns «PETLAND» (they keep the
puppy mills in
business, folks).
That means that 67 Chicago
businesses — 12 of them pet stores — are participating in the
puppy mill trade — and you may not even know it: «Again and again, salespeople denied that their
puppies came from
puppy mills, and most did not comply with a law passed in 2010 by the State requiring pet shops to post in a conspicuous place in writing on or near the cage of any dog or cat available for sale the information required by subsection (a) of this section.
I hope the issue that gets addressed is the
puppy mill one, and the store doesn't just magically go back to
business - as - usual once the permit fee is paid.
Puppy mills will stay in
business as long as the public keeps buying
puppies, so the only way to send the cycle of cruelty is to stop buying from pet stores.
Over the last months and years, we have published numerous articles on how much we hate unethical dog breeding (let alone
puppy mills) and that the word
business in breeding
business simply means exchange of money for a dog which as far as I know, everybody does.
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.
«This bill will simultaneously decrease the demand for animals bred in
puppy mills and kitten
mills, and increase the demand for animals from shelters and rescue organizations,» Assemblymember O'Donnell told the Assembly
Business and Professions Committee.
Make the cause accessible to more people and help them better understand its connection to them, so informed consumers no longer buy
puppy mill puppies nor support
businesses that do.
Some online kennels are actually
puppy mills too, so do your research before doing
business with an online kennel.
These are the people who keep cruel
puppy mills in
business.
Jeffrey Fausett, who purchased the Petland in July, said he does not buy from
puppy mills, and met breeders in Missouri, Indiana and Oklahoma to ensure the
businesses operate humanely.
«I'm hoping to drive out of
business those
puppy mills that don't provide exercise areas, that don't provide access to outdoors, that don't provide large enough enclosures.»
But it won't put those
puppy mills, or unethical breeders, out of
business.
The Problem With
Puppy Mills Hundreds of «breeders» have gone out of business thanks to changes in the laws governing commercial breeders - some 1,200 puppy mills, in
Puppy Mills Hundreds of «breeders» have gone out of
business thanks to changes in the laws governing commercial breeders - some 1,200
puppy mills, in
puppy mills, in fact.
The goal of the ordinance is not to target responsible breeders, just commercial breeding operations, i.e.
puppy mills, who distribute through pet stores and commercial
businesses, said Weitzman.
«Because at the end of the day, we believe we can have a great ordinance that can ensure that
puppy mills are put out of
business but allow reputable companies like Petland to operate.»
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.
AVENEL — A state senator has filed a bill that would crack down on the sale of pets from large - scale breeders in an effort to put so - called
puppy and kitten
mills out of
business.
«AVENEL, NJ — A state senator has filed a bill that would crack down on the sale of pets from large - scale breeders in an effort to put so - called
puppy and kitten
mills out of
business.»
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.
Last week, the HSUS came this close ««to selling out the hard work of those fighting against
puppy mills by working a backroom deal that would have allowed pet stores in the state to continue to do
business as usual.
Because many
puppy mills observe such poor management conditions, even the modest and common sense standards set by SB 437 will push some of the worst operators out of
business — or out of state — and will raise the cost of
puppies to distributors, retailers and buyers.
Puppy mills are a bad idea that can only survive as a
business model because they operate behind the scenes and far from the public eye.
Bailing Out Benji is an advocacy and educational organization that deals specifically with educating the public about the pet store connection to
puppy mills and why it is so critically important to not support the pet store
puppy business model.
«A change in consumer behaviors is what will put
puppy stores out of
business, but we also have to educate about the surge of online websites that are selling
mill dogs with pretty homepages and similar claims of «we sell
puppies from reputable breeders,»» she says.
Let's put these
puppy mills out of
business by shutting down the illegal operators.
By teaching consumers NOT TO SUPPORT PET SHOPS THAT SELL
PUPPIES, it sends a message to the cruel & heartless
puppy mills they are going to be forced out of
business when the day comes that EVERY CONSUMER WISES UP and tells
puppy mills to go to hell.