Sentences with phrase «required for commercial breeders»

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2) Commercial breeders and accidental owners with no animal husbandry knowledge on the other hand have a bottom line requiring profit and as such are pumping out quantity with ZERO responsibility for what they produce once it leaves their facility.

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.

For diseased dogs or those found to be suffering from a congenital condition, the bill would require commercial breeders to provide a full refund or a replacement dog, if the purchaser prefers, and pay veterinarian bills up to the purchase price of the dog.

Laws that regulate commercial breeding require breeders to be licensed and inspected, and create minimum standards of care for the animals.

Attendees will also focus on H.B. 4333, which would require commercial dog breeders to have a county permit; prohibit breeding female dogs younger than 18 months and older than 8 years, and only after certification by a vet; establish basic animal welfare standards for commercial dog breeders; authorize inspections for commercial dog breeders; and prohibit commercial dog breeders from possessing more than 50 breeding dogs.

Further, we strongly oppose subjecting small, in - home breeders with as few as 5 breeding females to federal regulations, forcing them to give up their privacy and requiring them to replace living and care standards that are appropriate for household pets with ones designed for large commercial settings, especially when oversight from state and local authorities and the AKC is available in many cases at no additional cost to the taxpayer.

The HSUS applauds the N.C. Senate Commerce Committee for passing a bill to require that commercial breeders be licensed by the state, and calls for basic care standards for dogs at puppy mills.

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The bill would still require commercial pet breeders with 11 or more dogs or cats used for breeding to obtain an annual license which would be non-transferable.

The Board would set fees and licensing and care standards and require a pre-license inspection and at least one inspection each year for each commercial breeder.

But all commercial pet breeders would be required to meet cage size requirements for new cages installed after that date.

The Act requires commercial dog breeders with 4 or more female dogs used for breeding, to obtain a license annually.

It is not clear if this now means some commercial dog breeders required to use humane euthanasia for dogs under 3 P.S. Sec. 459 - 207 can declare their dogs are dangerous and a risk to humans or other animals and simply shoot them or otherwise use cruel methods to kill them.

A person convicted of a crime of cruelty to an animal shall be prohibited from working in any capacity that requires such person to be in contact with an animal, including a commercial boarding or training establishment, shelter, animal control facility, pet shop, grooming facility, commercial breeder service, veterinary hospital or clinic or animal welfare society or other nonprofit organization incorporated for the purpose of providing for and promoting the welfare, protection and humane treatment of animals.