A fellow Green Monster describes
puppy mill dogs as similar to factory farmed animals, with the only difference being the state in which they end up on the shelves — factory farm animals end up at the grocery stores, puppy mill dogs at pet stores.
In a 2010 post to this blog, I identified
puppy mill dogs as the blood diamonds of animal welfare — beautiful things that consumers purchase with no understanding of the pain, suffering and death involved in bringing them to market.
Not exact matches
She is aiming to crackdown on commercial
dog breeding facilities known
as puppy mills and ensure that pet dealers are selling healthy animals from safe sources.
As a constituent, I'm calling to ask you to pass S.B. 1712 to protect
dogs in Oklahoma
puppy mills.»
As consumers become more aware of the conditions in
puppy mills and the congenital health problems of the
puppies, the more people turn elsewhere for a
dog.
My foster
dogs are a pair of 4 - yearold Dalmatians that were rescued from a
puppy mill in Missouri and have no concept of life
as a companion animal.
The paper reviews the findings of multiple studies involving
dogs born in high - volume commercial breeding establishments — commonly known
as puppy mills — and sold to the consumer directly via the Internet, or indirectly through retail pet stores.
Chows can be good with children but are not usually recommended,
as they were once considered one of the most dangerous
dog breeds, mostly due to bad breeders,
puppy mills and the isolation they experienced
as puppies.
Because of how
dogs sold through pet stores and / or born in
puppy mills are bred, housed, handled, shipped, homed, and raised, there are many possible reasons underlying the problems they show
as adults.
In some cases neglect or cruelty is the result of people using animals
as tools for commercial profit, such
as in the cases of
puppy mills,
dog fighting, cock fighting and illegal slaughterhouses.
Follow Janice and Gary Mitchell
as they relate the careful rehabilitation of a
puppy mill dog.
Backers of increased restrictions on
dog breeders in North Carolina recorded a conversation with a state Senator who opposes the bill at a meeting earlier this month and,
as a result, some Republican leaders say there will be no vote on a proposed
puppy mill law this year.
But even this is not
as simple
as it seems because a lot of
puppy mills masquerade
as dog breeders.
It may sadden you to know that your new canine companion more than likely comes from a
puppy mill, which the ASPCA defines
as «a large - scale commercial
dog breeding operation that places profit over the well - being of its
dogs — who are often severely neglected — and acts without regard to responsible breeding practices».
But when you drive by a family - filled pet store selling
dogs as if they were toasters, or learn about horrific
puppy mills still profiting from cruelty, you begin to realize the adoption message is still not getting out strongly or widely enough.
Unfortunately, there are bad rescues participating in the industry operating
as a rescue with continuous supplies of
puppies and adult
dogs directly from the
millers.
Just
as the dairy cow is a «milk machine» the mother
puppy mill dog is a «
puppy machine,» only valued for her ability to produce
dogs that can be sold at a high price.
The ASPCA is on the ground assisting in the removal, transport, sheltering and medical treatment of more than 130
dogs from a large, substandard breeding facility — frequently referred to
as a
puppy mill — in Needham, Alabama.
HSUS defines a
puppy mill as «a
dog breeding operation, which offers
dogs for monetary compensation or remuneration, in which the physical, psychological and / or behavioral needs of the
dogs are not being fulfilled due to inadequate housing, shelter, staffing, nutrition, socialization, sanitation, exercise, veterinary care and / or inappropriate breeding.»
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.
So a typical
puppy mill is a torturous fear factory where poor animals are treated
as cannon - fodder, and one can only guess where his / her
dog came from.
Puppy mills create a surplus of popular
dogs and then either sell them for testing or euthanize them when they are too old to adopt out unless they can serve
as a breeding
dog in which case they will live in a cage with little human contact and never know the feel of grass under their feet.
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.
In 2014, he supported legislation to prohibit pet stores from selling
dogs who come from commercial breeders known
as «
puppy mills» — large facilities that mass - produce animals for sale.
SM -
as many of their dollars
as they will donate to help the homeless «
puppy mill»
dogs if Prop B passes in MO..
The ASPCA Behavioral Rehabilitation Center is dedicated to rehabilitating fearful, undersocialized
dogs, such
as those confiscated from
puppy mills and hoarding situations.
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.
As I began surfing the Internet to learn more, I anticipated reading about strict new regulations that would dramatically limit the number of
dogs per «breeding factory» along with regulations that would enhance the physical and emotional well being of
dogs unfortunate enough to wind up in
puppy mills.
The Humane Society of the United States uploaded a photo on Tuesday showing a
dog in a file cabinet drawer - which happens to be the same size
as the cages in which many
puppy mill dogs spend their lives.
Of the sweet pup featured in the photo, the rescue explained that
dogs from
puppy mills are most often tattooed on the ear, but sometimes on the belly or thigh area,
as well.
Prior to her current role, Kim served
as an HSUS State Director, working with local law enforcement agencies to shut down more than 20
puppy mills in North Carolina, resulting in the rescue of nearly 1,800
dogs and
puppies.
As a new rescue, you likely won't be involved in any cases where masses of
dogs are coming to you from a
puppy mill bust, a hoarding case, or a severe neglect case.
NMDR has rescued more than 7,700
dogs from
puppy mills over the past 6 years, and because they rely solely on donations / grants, they can only rescue
as many
dogs as their funding will allow.
If you've been following the attempts to revamp the state's
Dog Law as it pertains to puppy mills, this tactic is all too familiar and underscores the power of an agricultural community that now encompasses commercial dog breeders and the Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association. By banding together these farm and animal related special interest groups, and their lobbyists, have held hostage the will of the majority of Pennsylvanians who realize that the state's laws, especially as they pertain to dogs, are largely antiquated and ineffecti
Dog Law
as it pertains to
puppy mills, this tactic is all too familiar and underscores the power of an agricultural community that now encompasses commercial
dog breeders and the Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association. By banding together these farm and animal related special interest groups, and their lobbyists, have held hostage the will of the majority of Pennsylvanians who realize that the state's laws, especially as they pertain to dogs, are largely antiquated and ineffecti
dog breeders and the Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association. By banding together these farm and animal related special interest groups, and their lobbyists, have held hostage the will of the majority of Pennsylvanians who realize that the state's laws, especially
as they pertain to
dogs, are largely antiquated and ineffective.
The HSUS Breeders Advisory and Resource Council (BARC) is composed of responsible breeders from around the country who have a particular interest in improving the lives of
dogs bred in the inhumane, commercial breeding facilities known
as puppy mills.
Instead, it delivered sick
dogs housed in unhealthy conditions at a large - scale commercial breeding company, also known
as a
puppy mill.
He'd also lost his left eye - this kind of injury is common in
puppy mills as the cages are often cleaned using a power washer without removing the
dogs.
as you said, street
dogs,
puppy mills,
dog fighters work illegally
as it is.
While servicing
as the ASPCA's senior vice president of ACG, Mr. Bershadker launched the organization's Field Investigations & Response team to provide skilled support during large - scale
puppy mill seizures,
dog fighting raids, animal hoarding cases and natural disasters.
During 2012, we created several informational flyers for rescues to share in order to educate the public about topics such
as dog breeding, adoption, and
puppy mills.
Now that you know how bad
puppy mills are, here's how you
as a responsible breeder can help the
dogs suffering in substandard conditions.
From
dogs saved from
puppy mills, to rabbits rescued from laboratory testing facilities, and exotic animals freed from their lives
as domesticated animals — the individuals who are removed from these horrible circumstances serve
as an example for many other animals continuing to endure similar challenges.
By adopting a
dog from a shelter or rescue
as promised, President and Mrs. Obama could have signaled a need for change in the regulation of
puppy mill operations that churn out
puppies like manufactured goods in deplorable conditions.Â
Tennessee state Sen. Doug Jackson says the conditions at the Hickman County, Tennessee
puppy mill of Patricia Adkisson were abhorrent enough to prompt him to introduce S.B. 258 (H.B. 386 in the House), a bill that would require licensing of commercial
dog and cat breeders, establish regulatory control over these breeders, Â and also offer protections for consumers purchasing these animals
as pets.
Yes there are big and small
puppy mills but the big picture is that in the end there will be very few
dogs available
as to many have cashed in on fighting against kennels, making it impossible for kennel owners to have kennels yet making their own money.
We doubt you «d subject your own
dog to the conditions of some of these large scale breeders, known
as puppy mills.
Now consider the millions of
Puppy Mill dogs who are not as lucky as Baby was (Baby got rescued — her puppy mill peers are still there suffering horribly and churning out more victims of g
Puppy Mill dogs who are not
as lucky
as Baby was (Baby got rescued — her
puppy mill peers are still there suffering horribly and churning out more victims of g
puppy mill peers are still there suffering horribly and churning out more victims of greed)
As the Humane Society of the United States continues to release details from its investigation into Petland's sales of
puppy mill dogs, more franchisees of the pet store chain have lined up to bring suit against the company.
On a municipal level, cities such
as Phoenix, Ariz., and Tacoma, Wash., have taken measures to ban the sale of
puppy mill dogs.
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.