Sentences with phrase «puppy mill law»

Horton, who is Virginia's most notorious puppy mill operator, was charged under Virginia's new puppy mill law.

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She's also a major proponent of what's known as Act 90, the new so - called «puppy mill law» in Wisconsin that sets strict standards for housing, feeding, watering and exercise in regulated facilities.

A coalition of humane organizations filed a «friend of the court» brief to urge the court to uphold Pennsylvania's puppy mill law, Act 119.

It's been seven years since we passed key puppy mill legislation to address «large - scale breeders,» otherwise known as our puppy mill law.

A federal court in Austin Texas heard arguments and then rejected a motion by certain disgruntled commercial dog breeders to block the state's new puppy mill law from going into effect.

Last week a federal judge in Austin, Texas denied a motion brought by angry dog breeders to block the state's new puppy mill law, which will require licensing and inspections for certain breeders.

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.

If you'd like to ensure that Connecticut's puppy mill laws can be upheld, you can lend your voice by signing one of the petitions crafted by trusted animal welfare organizations.

Before the program, Taylor had been one of the many critics of Ohio's lax puppy mill laws.

We caution neighboring states to be watchful, and urge them to implement strong puppy mill laws like Virginia's.»

Not exact matches

Thanks to the hundreds of thousands of animal advocates, the Governor has signed into law legislation (A. 740A / S3753A) to enable local governments to stop puppy mills and pet dealers like the one in Sprakers that are operating in immoral and unethical ways.

Assembly Member Linda B. Rosenthal said, «Today represents a watershed moment for animal protection in New York State now that my bill A.740 - A, also known as the «puppy mill bill,» has become law.

With this new authority in hand, municipalities from Buffalo to New York City, the North Country to Long Island will be able to pass tough new laws to crack down on puppy mills and bad breeders who place profit above the health and safety of animals.

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Suffolk County Executive Steven Bellone signed into law Tuesday the «puppy mill bill,» safeguarding the animals themselves, as well as consumers who have been burdened by unexpected medical costs of caring for their newly purchased pets.

Much like a law passed by the village of Mamaroneck in 2016, the bill, introduced to state lawmakers by Sen. Michael Gianaris, a Democrat, on Feb. 15, would ban retail pet stores from buying their pets at for - profit breeders with the hope of curtailing the operation of «puppy mills,» mass breeders with a reputation of over-breeding and treating pets inhumanely.

The 2011 Oklahoma legislative session started with a bang as animal advocates closely watched four pieces of senate legislation intended to repeal or seriously amend the Commercial Pet Breeders Act, or SB 1712, a law which passed last year in order to regulate Oklahoma's vast unlicensed puppy mill industry.

Each state has its own laws regarding puppy mills.

We have all called for enforcement of the existing anti-cruelty and neglect laws, most of us support regulations to address puppy mills and fraudulent rescue organizations and we all wonder out loud why animal abandonment is so prevalent.

Answer by Reality Check written in crayon Unless he neglecting or mistreating his dogs, breeding crap is not against the law... or puppy mills and bybs would not exist...

New laws and enforcement will not alone end puppy mills — reducing the demand and profits will.

Puppy Mill Awareness of SE Michigan is a grassroots organization dedicated to ending commercial breeding «puppy mills» and protecting families from puppy peddlers, pet stores and bad breeders by lobbying for stronger laws, setting up information booths, completing research studies and launching pet store campaPuppy Mill Awareness of SE Michigan is a grassroots organization dedicated to ending commercial breeding «puppy mills» and protecting families from puppy peddlers, pet stores and bad breeders by lobbying for stronger laws, setting up information booths, completing research studies and launching pet store campapuppy mills» and protecting families from puppy peddlers, pet stores and bad breeders by lobbying for stronger laws, setting up information booths, completing research studies and launching pet store campapuppy peddlers, pet stores and bad breeders by lobbying for stronger laws, setting up information booths, completing research studies and launching pet store campaigns.

For their Bronze Award project, Girl Scout Troop 6811 of Sandy Spring, Md., helped pass a state law to stop puppy mills.

Many puppy mills either find a way around the laws or simply ignore them.

New Jersey's state legislature tried to pass a law in May 2017 that would prevent pet stores and breeders from purchasing puppies from puppy mills.

Another famous strategy targeting the anti-breeding legislation is the so - called «Oscar's Law,» which is actually a non-profit volunteer organization lobbying for the complete eradication of puppy mills.

The lawsuit, which alleged that Barkworks orchestrated a scheme to trick buyers into purchasing sick puppies sourced from puppy mills in violation of California consumer protection laws, was resolved to the mutual satisfaction of the parties.

On Friday, September 26, an investigation by Humane Society International / Canada, the Montreal SPCA and local law enforcement culminated in a raid on what our director of emergency services called «the most horrific conditions of any puppy mill our team has ever encountered.»

The puppy mill industry, which is behind this challenge to our law, puts profits first.

PATTI DONEGAN»S letter focused on the problem of puppy mills, backyard breeders and dog brokers.Florida Statute 585.195 states each dog offered for sale shall be inoculated against canine disease prior to sale.Florida Statute 823.15 requires sterilization of dogs and cats released from an animal shelter or humane society.The problem in Orange County is the lack of enforcement of these laws, and the need to extend sterilization requirements to back - yard breeders.The public can become involved by encouraging the county commission and city councils to enforce the rules and regulations presently on the books, until a countywide ordinance can be made law that protects the needs of the consumer and the lives of the animals.

Please take five minutes and write to the below persons (copy and paste) and demand that our new laws be enforced and that Jessie Smith and Sue West stop trying to protect Pennsylvania's commercial breeders by setting illegal policies that will harm PA's puppy mill dogs.

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I hope you put the museum in the south, like NC where we have surge a huge problem with puppy mills and the inability to pass laws that protect animals.

In several states, we have been at the heart of battles to defeat ag - gag laws that seek to prevent the public from seeing the cruelties that go on inside factory farms and puppy mills.

While I agree with you that laws can be much harsher towards puppy mills, I do think that is a good and necessary step in the right direction.

Prior to joining the Humane Rescue Alliance, Stephanie served as a Senior Director at The Humane Society of the United States where she led efforts including investigations, legislative actions, public education and coordination with law enforcement to rescue animals from puppy mills.

I am trying to find out how we can get laws changed to regulate the breeding (puppy mills and puppy stores), to make spaying and neutering cheaper or free so it's available to everyone — so that there will be fewer dogs going in to the kennels.

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.

The HSUS is calling on authorities to more closely monitor these and the thousands of other facilities across the country and is also urging state legislators to pass stronger laws to protect dogs in puppy mills.

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 ineffective.

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.

Meanwhile, the organization maintains a weak stance against puppy mills; a recent HSUS report details its financial ties to the industry and routine opposition to better laws.

Those laws allow puppy / kitten mills to keep cranking them out as fast as they can and only affects those who were able / willing to do it anyway and punishes the responsible breeders who actually care about what they're doing.

Our emergency rescue team collaborates with local law enforcement agencies on large - scale animal cruelty investigations, involving everything from hoarding cases to puppy mills and dogfighting operations.

Puppy mills have always been exempt from forced spay - neuter bills, and the «classified ad» breeders will ignore these laws as they ignore licensing, limit and nuisance laws now.

In the end we need to close the puppy brokerage companies and puppy millers need more strict laws!

The amendment seeks to prohibit laws in Missouri that restrict industrialized agriculture and factory farms, including the «farming» of dogs in puppy mills.

Inhumane puppy mill operators will also use this law as cover to evade any attempts by state or local lawmakers to combat puppy mills within the state.

And so they are now working at the state level to void laws that prohibit cities from creating local laws that crack down on mills and stores that sell puppy mill puppies.