Sentences with phrase «responsible small breeders»

Join with us, responsible small breeders, those who love their animal companions, and the AKC to Protect ALL OF OUR RIGHTS TO HAVE ANIMALS AS PART OF OUR FAMILY AND WHERE YOU ARE ABLE TO ADOPT THEM FROM!!

Now, when I say «pet store dog,» I'm referring to «puppy mills» versus responsible small breeders who are breeding for conformation and behavior.

Not exact matches

While many of the responsible breeders and distributors in these smaller animal categories already hold themselves to internal care standards, and many retailers conduct audits of their vendors to ensure that protocols are established and followed, there is no common set of standards that we in the industry can point to with pride when legislators ask what we do to protect animals throughout the breeding and sales process.

«By shrinking the supply of puppy mill dogs flowing into our market, the ordinance is expected to boost adoptions for homeless animals and increase sales for small, responsible dog breeders,» said Humane Society of the United States» Arizona State Director, Kari Nienstedt.

Buy only from reputable Miniature Fox Terrier breeders to reduce the risk of health problems common in small dog breeds (visit dog breeders to learn how to identify responsible dog breeders).

And a stern warning of no tiny dogs for small children and Only purchasing from a responsible breeder who does health testing on their specific breed is a good place to start when searching for a kid friendly pet.

Responsible breeders are typically hobby breeders and are almost always too small to require USDA - licensure.

We'd ask her about that amazing income stream: Most responsible, small - scale dog breeders agree that the business is not particularly profitable.

Katrina Boldry, who has been designing custom leashes and accessories since 2008 out of her small Aurora warehouse space called Bold Lead Designs, said she agrees with Richardson that in today's pet industry no responsible breeder sells their puppies to a retailer for sale to the general, unscreened public.

It is not a fair accusation in most cases because the premise that a responsible dog breeder can't operate on a small scale ethically is not a fair one to make.

(All responsible breeders carefully place their dogs in new homes, but breeders of rare breeds are even more finicky about where their pups go because they are guardians of a small gene pool and need to make sure that all breedable dogs are kept intact and that buyers understand the consequences of owning a pet that is also the repository of genes from that limited pool.)

«On behalf of pets, the pet - owning public, and hard - working small businesses, PIJAC urges Assemblyman Patrick O'Donnell and other supporters of AB 485 to work with responsible retailers, breeders, and other stakeholders, «said Bober.

The program was developed at the request of a small group of responsible breeders that desired to have uniform voluntary standards that considered physical and behavioral welfare of dogs and puppies raised by breeders.

Pet stores and online sellers often use attractive Web sites to hide the truth and to dupe consumers into thinking that they are dealing with a small, responsible breeder.

The Cook County measure does allow for stores to sell pets from small, responsible, licensed breeders with five or fewer breeding animals.

Lively conversation then ensued, about real issues: about whether there are any meaningful regulations at all for small - scale breeders and rescuers; about whether there is any real way for consumers to figure out whether they're doing business with a responsible breeder or rescuer; about whether and when it is necessary for public safety to euthanize some dogs in our shelters.

This rule could threaten the future of a vast number of small responsible dog breeders and the very existence of some rare breeds in the United States.

In so doing, we demonstrate our commitment to the continued breeding of dogs by responsible small and hobby breeders throughout this country.

Currently, responsible small and hobby breeders across this country provide Americans with healthy, well - socialized, loving family companions.

We acknowledge that there's a place for small - scale responsible breeders, but we are vehemently against irresponsible breeders whose sole motivation is profit.

Education resulted in a good law earlier this year in Virginia, where a coalition of several small business owners and allies worked with legislators to make Senate Bill 852, a measure that holds substandard breeders accountable while providing appropriate protections for responsible cat and dog retailers and breeders.

Once a customer is holding an adorable puppy, the store's staff just needs to convince them that the puppy, despite everything they may have heard about puppy mills, is perfectly healthy and came from a small, responsible breeder whom they know personally.