Sentences with phrase «regulate dog breeders»

Update Sept. 7, 2012: Ohio S.B. 130 which began as an effort to try to regulate some dog breeders and all animal rescues, appears set to be revised yet again.

Also, it is typical for a state department of agriculture to regulate dog breeders and animal shelters.

Go here for information about a scathing audit by the Office of Inspector General of APHIS lax and ineffective regulation of dog breeding facilities and the agency's plan to remedy its failures; and for information about the Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act, the PUPS Act, pending federal legislation that would mandate APHIS regulate all dog breeders that sell directly to the public whether through the internet, newspaper ads or otherwise, and not only those that sell through brokers or dealers or that maintain show rooms where buyers can observe dogs for sale.

Please read the United States Department of Agriculture http://www.usda.gov/oig/webdocs/33002-4-SF.pdf where the Inspector General found that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service had failed miserably in its attempts to regulate dog breeders, especially in Oklahoma where the most heinous of abuses occurred.

Now tell us that the USDA has been doing a fine job regulating the dog breeders of Oklahoma.

Stephen Philpott from the USPCA seems to also think that this issue will be fixed only if a new law comes in and regulates all dog breeders.

Not exact matches

Orland Park's Public Safety Committee is seeking residents» input on whether the village should regulate pet shops that sell dogs from large - scale commercial breeders, which critics call «puppy mills.»

Federal and state laws regulate licensed and inspected commercial dog breeders.

Trafficking in local puppy sales brings in cash income and as breeders are being regulated elsewhere, high volume producers of so - called, «bully breeds,» now line the I - 35 corridor, advertising gang culture and making thinly veiled references to dog fighting on their websites.

A frantic campaign by some Oklahoma dog breeders who do not want to be regulated have stirred up fear by some legislators that passage of the proposed rules for dog breeding facilities will be over reaching or are unfair.

Please oppose HB2921 which is nothing more than an attempt to halt the momentum that has been created to regulate commercial dog breeders.

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An Illinois lawmaker has proposed legislation aimed at cracking down on puppy mills by regulating large - scale dog breeders and pet stores.

You can look at this chart to learn how dog breeders are regulated in each state.

Two typical methods are passing laws relating to dog breeders and regulating retail pet - sellers.

and its parent authority have jurisdiction to regulate commercial dog breeders.

If a breeder owns more than 4 «breeding females» and sells the offspring as pets and do not wish to be regulated by USDA / APHIS, they can avoid regulation by selling all puppies / dogs in a face - to - face transaction.

That ordinance restricted pet stores from selling dogs or cats from commercial breeders, but was ultimately nixed months later by Arizona's governor, who signed a counter bill giving the state — and not cities — power to regulate pet stores.

Here's our stance: If you find a «substandard breeder» (a breeder who is not regulated and does not care for his breeding dogs) shut him down.

Ohio is one of 28 states that regulates 255 registered «high - volume» dog breeders.

However, people who are backyard breeders aren't necessarily going to comply with the law, but even if we can help affect how many dogs are being regulated in our communities, it would really help us to control what's going to happen in our community as it pertains to dog's safety and community safety.

«With the signing of this law, localities will be empowered to regulate commercial dog breeders, and one by one, put an end to the abusive practices they employ,» said Assemblymember Rosenthal.

What those laws really do is shift a tiny fraction of total market share for pet dogs at the retail level — away from breeders and over to rescue groups that are usually regulated far less than the breeders (if at all).

Under the federal Animal Welfare Act, the US Department of Agriculture regulates commercial breeders, kennels, and brokers who sell dogs through wholesale channels and sets standards for the use of animals in biomedical and product research, circuses, zoos, and other public animal displays.

S.B. 130, to regulate the state's «high volume» breeders and dog retailers, those that keep unspayed dogs that produce 9 litters of puppies each year and «for a fee or other consideration, sell» 60 or more adult dogs or puppies annually.

Hip dysplasia is typically hereditary, thus the formation of regulating bodies that allow responsible breeders to have their breeding dogs evaluated for this damaging joint disorder.

State action is needed: 34 states have laws to license or regulate dog and cat breeders.

We need breeders regulated and taxed and dog licensing.

AB 485 bans the pet store sale of dogs, cats and other pets raised by breeders, who, especially when it comes to puppy mills, aren't always the rule - following, highly policed and regulated operations the AKC portrays them as.

«By removing animal welfare documents from the APHIS website, the USDA has made it difficult to obtain timely information about Animal Welfare Act (AWA) licensees, including dog breeders, zoos, research labs, and other regulated entities.

Most of the breeders who sell dogs at auction are commercial, which means they have at least four breeding females, sell to intermediaries and are federally regulated.

Instead of helping consumers or solving animal welfare problems, it creates a government - mandated monopoly making stray and unwanted dogs, and unregulated rescues and shelters the only retail source for dogs and puts legally operating pet shops with dogs from regulated breeders out of business.

Bidders affiliated with 86 rescue and advocacy groups and shelters throughout the United States and Canada have spent $ 2.68 million buying 5,761 dogs and puppies from breeders since 2009 at the nation's two government - regulated dog auctions, both in Missouri, according to invoices, checks and other documents The Washington Post obtained from an industry insider.

In one of the most creative scams ever perpetrated on the American public, many of these largely unregulated, retail - style rescues and shelters have managed to gain a competitive market advantage over well - bred and socialized dogs and regulated breeders as well as many traditional shelters and animal control agencies by trading in dogs whose health, temperament and origin are often unknown and whose prior treatment and ultimate sale are neither regulated nor warranted.

Unfortunately, 21 states have no laws on the books regulating commercial dog breeders — and a number of states that do require breeders to be licensed and inspected by the state only require commercial breeders to meet USDA standards of care.

«These extreme animal rights groups have become so ideological and irrational that they would rather risk importing rabid dogs from Asia and Africa than support humane, responsible breeding in the U.S. so consumers can purchase the dog of their choice from a responsible and in many cases regulated American breeder,» Strand said.

 The bill was even watered down in an effort to appease opponents. Guildford County, North Carolina has decided not to wait and has been considering a new ordinance to regulate commercial dog breeders.

Bidders affiliated with 86 rescue and advocacy groups and shelters throughout the United States and Canada have spent $ 2.68 million buying 5,761 dogs and puppies from breeders since 2009 at the nation's two government - regulated dog auctions, both in Missouri, according to invoices, checks and other documents The Post obtained from an industry insider.

And even amid fresh efforts to regulate dog breeding in Wisconsin, breeders are finding new ways to mislead the public and sell their dogs.

They use emotional rhetoric and pictures of dirty kennels and sickly dogs to imply that most or all breeders will subject their dogs to abusive lives unless they are regulated.

11/22/12 - Local 12 WKRC - Crack Down on Puppy Mills 11/20/12 - 19 Action News, Editorial - Pet Peeved 09/18/12 - The Toledo Blade, Editorial - Regulate puppy mills 09/12/12 - The Toledo Blade - Local leader testifies about puppy mill law 08/12/12 - Cleveland.com, Letter to the Editor - Ohio puppy mill bill is toothless: letter to the editor 07/12/12 - OrvisNews.com - Damning USA Today Report on Ohio Dog Auctions 07/09/12 - WKYC - Dog auctions accused of animal cruelty 07/05/12 - Cleveland Plain Dealer - Rescuers buy 8 dogs from breeder and protest puppy mills: Animals in the News 06/08/12 - Columbus Dispatch - Dog auctions won't be on ballot 05/03/12 - ONN - Animal Welfare Officials Working To Shut Down Puppy Mills 04/25/12 - Toledo Blade, Editorial - No more dog auctions 04/21/12 - Toledo Blade - Deadline nears for dog auction 04/17/12 - Cleveland Plain Dealer, Editorial - Targeting dog auctions in Ohio 04/15/12 - Sunny 95, Inviting Conversations - A discussion about puppy mills and dog auctions 04/07/12 - Columbus Dispatch, Letter to the Editor - Puppy mills must end 04/06/12 - NBC41 - Nine Signatures Want Your Signature To Get On A Ballot 03/15/12 - WKRC, Local 12 - Ohio Voters May Get To Vote On Proposal to Ban Dog Auctions 03/12/12 - The Post Newspapers, Letter to the Editor - Ohio must make animal cruelty laws high priority 02/9/12 - The Other Paper - WoDog Auctions 07/09/12 - WKYC - Dog auctions accused of animal cruelty 07/05/12 - Cleveland Plain Dealer - Rescuers buy 8 dogs from breeder and protest puppy mills: Animals in the News 06/08/12 - Columbus Dispatch - Dog auctions won't be on ballot 05/03/12 - ONN - Animal Welfare Officials Working To Shut Down Puppy Mills 04/25/12 - Toledo Blade, Editorial - No more dog auctions 04/21/12 - Toledo Blade - Deadline nears for dog auction 04/17/12 - Cleveland Plain Dealer, Editorial - Targeting dog auctions in Ohio 04/15/12 - Sunny 95, Inviting Conversations - A discussion about puppy mills and dog auctions 04/07/12 - Columbus Dispatch, Letter to the Editor - Puppy mills must end 04/06/12 - NBC41 - Nine Signatures Want Your Signature To Get On A Ballot 03/15/12 - WKRC, Local 12 - Ohio Voters May Get To Vote On Proposal to Ban Dog Auctions 03/12/12 - The Post Newspapers, Letter to the Editor - Ohio must make animal cruelty laws high priority 02/9/12 - The Other Paper - WoDog auctions accused of animal cruelty 07/05/12 - Cleveland Plain Dealer - Rescuers buy 8 dogs from breeder and protest puppy mills: Animals in the News 06/08/12 - Columbus Dispatch - Dog auctions won't be on ballot 05/03/12 - ONN - Animal Welfare Officials Working To Shut Down Puppy Mills 04/25/12 - Toledo Blade, Editorial - No more dog auctions 04/21/12 - Toledo Blade - Deadline nears for dog auction 04/17/12 - Cleveland Plain Dealer, Editorial - Targeting dog auctions in Ohio 04/15/12 - Sunny 95, Inviting Conversations - A discussion about puppy mills and dog auctions 04/07/12 - Columbus Dispatch, Letter to the Editor - Puppy mills must end 04/06/12 - NBC41 - Nine Signatures Want Your Signature To Get On A Ballot 03/15/12 - WKRC, Local 12 - Ohio Voters May Get To Vote On Proposal to Ban Dog Auctions 03/12/12 - The Post Newspapers, Letter to the Editor - Ohio must make animal cruelty laws high priority 02/9/12 - The Other Paper - WoDog auctions won't be on ballot 05/03/12 - ONN - Animal Welfare Officials Working To Shut Down Puppy Mills 04/25/12 - Toledo Blade, Editorial - No more dog auctions 04/21/12 - Toledo Blade - Deadline nears for dog auction 04/17/12 - Cleveland Plain Dealer, Editorial - Targeting dog auctions in Ohio 04/15/12 - Sunny 95, Inviting Conversations - A discussion about puppy mills and dog auctions 04/07/12 - Columbus Dispatch, Letter to the Editor - Puppy mills must end 04/06/12 - NBC41 - Nine Signatures Want Your Signature To Get On A Ballot 03/15/12 - WKRC, Local 12 - Ohio Voters May Get To Vote On Proposal to Ban Dog Auctions 03/12/12 - The Post Newspapers, Letter to the Editor - Ohio must make animal cruelty laws high priority 02/9/12 - The Other Paper - Wodog auctions 04/21/12 - Toledo Blade - Deadline nears for dog auction 04/17/12 - Cleveland Plain Dealer, Editorial - Targeting dog auctions in Ohio 04/15/12 - Sunny 95, Inviting Conversations - A discussion about puppy mills and dog auctions 04/07/12 - Columbus Dispatch, Letter to the Editor - Puppy mills must end 04/06/12 - NBC41 - Nine Signatures Want Your Signature To Get On A Ballot 03/15/12 - WKRC, Local 12 - Ohio Voters May Get To Vote On Proposal to Ban Dog Auctions 03/12/12 - The Post Newspapers, Letter to the Editor - Ohio must make animal cruelty laws high priority 02/9/12 - The Other Paper - Wodog auction 04/17/12 - Cleveland Plain Dealer, Editorial - Targeting dog auctions in Ohio 04/15/12 - Sunny 95, Inviting Conversations - A discussion about puppy mills and dog auctions 04/07/12 - Columbus Dispatch, Letter to the Editor - Puppy mills must end 04/06/12 - NBC41 - Nine Signatures Want Your Signature To Get On A Ballot 03/15/12 - WKRC, Local 12 - Ohio Voters May Get To Vote On Proposal to Ban Dog Auctions 03/12/12 - The Post Newspapers, Letter to the Editor - Ohio must make animal cruelty laws high priority 02/9/12 - The Other Paper - Wodog auctions in Ohio 04/15/12 - Sunny 95, Inviting Conversations - A discussion about puppy mills and dog auctions 04/07/12 - Columbus Dispatch, Letter to the Editor - Puppy mills must end 04/06/12 - NBC41 - Nine Signatures Want Your Signature To Get On A Ballot 03/15/12 - WKRC, Local 12 - Ohio Voters May Get To Vote On Proposal to Ban Dog Auctions 03/12/12 - The Post Newspapers, Letter to the Editor - Ohio must make animal cruelty laws high priority 02/9/12 - The Other Paper - Wodog auctions 04/07/12 - Columbus Dispatch, Letter to the Editor - Puppy mills must end 04/06/12 - NBC41 - Nine Signatures Want Your Signature To Get On A Ballot 03/15/12 - WKRC, Local 12 - Ohio Voters May Get To Vote On Proposal to Ban Dog Auctions 03/12/12 - The Post Newspapers, Letter to the Editor - Ohio must make animal cruelty laws high priority 02/9/12 - The Other Paper - WoDog Auctions 03/12/12 - The Post Newspapers, Letter to the Editor - Ohio must make animal cruelty laws high priority 02/9/12 - The Other Paper - Woof!

12/01/10 - NBC4i - Advocates Pushing To Get Dog Auctions Banned in Ohio 11/29/10 - Columbus Dispatch - Advocates pushing state to ban dog auctions 11/15/10 - The News - Herald - Petitioners pushing to ban Ohio dog auctions 10/04/10 - Animal Law Coalition - Ohio Giving Commercial Dog Breeders a Pass on Taxes 09/27/10 - The News - Herald - Feds: Some Ohio kennels «problematic» 09/27/10 - The News - Herald - Coalition wants to see improper «puppy mills,» «dog auctuions» regulated in Ohio 09/01/10 - USA Today - Animal activists» start - ups help pets, inspire people 07/29/10 - WKBN.com - Activists: Ban Dog Auctions in Ohio 07/29/10 - The Vindicator - Group vows a fight with bite to ban dog auctions Excerpt from this article: NORTH LIMA — Dr. Donald Allen, a Boardman veterinarian (and Ohio Farm Bureau member), said he's dealt with pets bred in puppy mills and sold at dog auctions for yeaDog Auctions Banned in Ohio 11/29/10 - Columbus Dispatch - Advocates pushing state to ban dog auctions 11/15/10 - The News - Herald - Petitioners pushing to ban Ohio dog auctions 10/04/10 - Animal Law Coalition - Ohio Giving Commercial Dog Breeders a Pass on Taxes 09/27/10 - The News - Herald - Feds: Some Ohio kennels «problematic» 09/27/10 - The News - Herald - Coalition wants to see improper «puppy mills,» «dog auctuions» regulated in Ohio 09/01/10 - USA Today - Animal activists» start - ups help pets, inspire people 07/29/10 - WKBN.com - Activists: Ban Dog Auctions in Ohio 07/29/10 - The Vindicator - Group vows a fight with bite to ban dog auctions Excerpt from this article: NORTH LIMA — Dr. Donald Allen, a Boardman veterinarian (and Ohio Farm Bureau member), said he's dealt with pets bred in puppy mills and sold at dog auctions for yeadog auctions 11/15/10 - The News - Herald - Petitioners pushing to ban Ohio dog auctions 10/04/10 - Animal Law Coalition - Ohio Giving Commercial Dog Breeders a Pass on Taxes 09/27/10 - The News - Herald - Feds: Some Ohio kennels «problematic» 09/27/10 - The News - Herald - Coalition wants to see improper «puppy mills,» «dog auctuions» regulated in Ohio 09/01/10 - USA Today - Animal activists» start - ups help pets, inspire people 07/29/10 - WKBN.com - Activists: Ban Dog Auctions in Ohio 07/29/10 - The Vindicator - Group vows a fight with bite to ban dog auctions Excerpt from this article: NORTH LIMA — Dr. Donald Allen, a Boardman veterinarian (and Ohio Farm Bureau member), said he's dealt with pets bred in puppy mills and sold at dog auctions for yeadog auctions 10/04/10 - Animal Law Coalition - Ohio Giving Commercial Dog Breeders a Pass on Taxes 09/27/10 - The News - Herald - Feds: Some Ohio kennels «problematic» 09/27/10 - The News - Herald - Coalition wants to see improper «puppy mills,» «dog auctuions» regulated in Ohio 09/01/10 - USA Today - Animal activists» start - ups help pets, inspire people 07/29/10 - WKBN.com - Activists: Ban Dog Auctions in Ohio 07/29/10 - The Vindicator - Group vows a fight with bite to ban dog auctions Excerpt from this article: NORTH LIMA — Dr. Donald Allen, a Boardman veterinarian (and Ohio Farm Bureau member), said he's dealt with pets bred in puppy mills and sold at dog auctions for yeaDog Breeders a Pass on Taxes 09/27/10 - The News - Herald - Feds: Some Ohio kennels «problematic» 09/27/10 - The News - Herald - Coalition wants to see improper «puppy mills,» «dog auctuions» regulated in Ohio 09/01/10 - USA Today - Animal activists» start - ups help pets, inspire people 07/29/10 - WKBN.com - Activists: Ban Dog Auctions in Ohio 07/29/10 - The Vindicator - Group vows a fight with bite to ban dog auctions Excerpt from this article: NORTH LIMA — Dr. Donald Allen, a Boardman veterinarian (and Ohio Farm Bureau member), said he's dealt with pets bred in puppy mills and sold at dog auctions for yeadog auctuions» regulated in Ohio 09/01/10 - USA Today - Animal activists» start - ups help pets, inspire people 07/29/10 - WKBN.com - Activists: Ban Dog Auctions in Ohio 07/29/10 - The Vindicator - Group vows a fight with bite to ban dog auctions Excerpt from this article: NORTH LIMA — Dr. Donald Allen, a Boardman veterinarian (and Ohio Farm Bureau member), said he's dealt with pets bred in puppy mills and sold at dog auctions for yeaDog Auctions in Ohio 07/29/10 - The Vindicator - Group vows a fight with bite to ban dog auctions Excerpt from this article: NORTH LIMA — Dr. Donald Allen, a Boardman veterinarian (and Ohio Farm Bureau member), said he's dealt with pets bred in puppy mills and sold at dog auctions for yeadog auctions Excerpt from this article: NORTH LIMA — Dr. Donald Allen, a Boardman veterinarian (and Ohio Farm Bureau member), said he's dealt with pets bred in puppy mills and sold at dog auctions for yeadog auctions for years.

As Pennsylvanians and those in states with similar legislation have found, Ohio is unlikely to be rid of puppy mills without including in this bill: a clear definition of the breeders to be regulated; aggressive enforcement with more than a biennial state inspection; a dog auction ban; and high care standards including reasonably sized kennels instead of cages; unfettered access to dog runs; and regular veterinary care.

Wisconsin joins several states that have passed legislation in the past 2 years to regulate commercial dog breeders, puppy mills.

Under S.B. 1712 dubbed the black market breeder's bill, a board would be created to regulate commercial breeders with 11 or more breeding dogs or cats at a time.

This bill will regulate commercial dog breeders in the state.

The state relies on the USDA to regulate breeders that sell dogs indirectly to the public through dealers or pet stores.Â

Under the new proposed Act, H.B. 2921, commercial pet breeders with more than 11 breeding dogs and cats would be regulated by the Board of Agriculture instead of the Pet Breeders Board made up of representatives from animal welfare, the breeders, and the state Veterinary Medical Assobreeders with more than 11 breeding dogs and cats would be regulated by the Board of Agriculture instead of the Pet Breeders Board made up of representatives from animal welfare, the breeders, and the state Veterinary Medical AssoBreeders Board made up of representatives from animal welfare, the breeders, and the state Veterinary Medical Assobreeders, and the state Veterinary Medical Association.

Wisconsin Jim Doyle is expected to sign the measure that will regulate commercial dog breeders in the state.

H.B. 538 proposes to regulate commercial breeders defined as those that keep 20 or more adult female dogs for breeding.