Sentences with phrase «scale breeders either»

It's about time we dealt with puppy mills and the «large scale breeders» IMHO.

Some large - scale breeders — usually located in Florida and California — as well as livestock wholesalers, can be a great source of young birds for a store.

The investigative work the team has done has already shown that Texas pet stores, in addition to buying directly from breeders with Animal Welfare Act violations and from brokers who work with puppy mills, are also buying dogs from this market in Canton — and many large - scale breeders come to sell here.

The nation's large - scale breeders have managed to dupe otherwise humane, sensible people into fighting legislation designed to help the very animals they cherish.

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.

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

News of the recent USDA report admitting that they have failed in doing their jobs of investigating, fining and shutting down poorly run operartions only adds to the feeling that stopping the demand for the dogs from these large - scale breeders will be impossible without such a bold move.

All large - scale breeders that sell dogs and other warm - blooded pets using the Internet, phone, or mail will be licensed and regularly inspected for basic humane care standards.

For many large - scale breeders, dogs are a cash crop that can be sold for more money to individuals than to pet stores.

Commercial breeders are large - scale breeders that have anywhere from dozens to hundreds of dogs of various breeds for sale.

This legislation would establish long - overdue guidelines for housing, sanitary conditions, enclosure space, exercise, and veterinary care of dogs used by large - scale breeders in Michigan.

Small - scale breeders are often better able to give the individual care and human contact that each puppy needs in order to grow into a healthy, well - adjusted companion and neighbor.

I agree, not all backyard breeders are small - scale breeders either.

I think some people like to call small - scale breeders (breeding just a couple foals a year) backyard breeders, but I disagree with this and find that Irresponsible Breeding Practices = Backyard Breeder is more in line.

Nobody is arguing that dogs should be treated badly, kept in cages their entire lives, denied socialization with other dogs, or anything of the sort, but to suggest that there are no commercial - scale breeders doing a good job with their dogs is a comment that could only be made by somebody who has never taken the time to go out and spend time on the farms owned by all kinds of commercial - scale breeders.

That is simply not an accurate portrayal of all commercial - scale breeders.

So we can, and should, give a home to every healthy and friendly shelter dog, but even if we do, we're still going to need breeders to fill the rest of the demand for millions more pet dogs each year in America alone — and we're going to continue to need commercial - scale breeders to achieve that sheer quantity of pet dogs.

Also, to those who would like to know more about how commercial - scale kennels operate, I would encourage you to go introduce yourselves — respectfully — to some commercial - scale breeders.

How to accomplish that is an ever changing challenge as the problem (commercial scale breeders and puppy mills) change shape and size constantly.

The proposal would require large - scale breeders to keep dogs in larger enclosures with solid floors, and give them access to adequate exercise, food, water and veterinary care.

As with hobby - scale breeders, rescuers and shelters, commercial - scale breeders represent a range of good and bad practices.

To Kim - I'd like to know how many employees are at these «commercial - scale breeders» that you're referring to?

Gov. Chris Christie signed legislation that is intended to combat «puppy mills,» or large - scale breeders that emphasize profit over animal welfare.

Yet buyers who wind up with puppies from large - scale breeders also may wind up with large vet bills.

Requires large - scale breeders to register with Michigan Dept. of Ag.

Jessica Springsteen — daughter of Christie's musical hero, Bruce Springsteen — recently sent Christie a letter urging him to sign legislation intended to combat «puppy mills,» or large - scale breeders that emphasize profit over animal welfare.

Thousands of large scale breeders currently taking advantage of the loophole that allows them to avoid inspection will be forced to either shut down or provide humane living conditions in order to continue breeding.

Key provisions that went into effect in October required large - scale breeders to double cage sizes, eliminate wire flooring, and provide unfettered access to the outdoors.

«AVENEL, NJ — A state senator has filed a bill that would crack down on the sale of pets from large - scale breeders in an effort to put so - called puppy and kitten mills out of business.»

AVENEL — A state senator has filed a bill that would crack down on the sale of pets from large - scale breeders in an effort to put so - called puppy and kitten mills out of business.

The investigative work the team has done has already shown that Texas pet stores, in addition to buying directly from breeders with Animal Welfare Act violations and from brokers who work with puppy mills, are also buying dogs from this market here in Canton — and many large - scale breeders come to sell here.

With public awareness growing over the past decade, mass breeders have been exploiting a loophole in federal regulations: Those breeders who categorized themselves as retail pet stores, selling dogs directly to the public, were not required to be licensed in a way that would subject them to USDA inspections — unlike large - scale breeders selling puppies to pet stores.

The proposed ordinance, which Richardson said is meant to prohibit the sale of dogs and cats from large scale breeders or «puppy mills» in pet shops in Aurora, would limit where pet shops or dealers could purchase a cat or dog to sell in Aurora.

You are not ever going to stop USDA large - scale breeders (puppy mills).

Certainly most small scale and hobby breeders would never sell through a pet store — but certainly a lot of the large - scale breeders likely do (or through brokers who then sell to pet stoes).

We doubt you «d subject your own dog to the conditions of some of these large scale breeders, known as puppy mills.

Pet store that advertises puppies from commercial - scale breeders licensed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

If we stop and wonder about where a pet shop sources its puppies from, it's pretty obvious they are from commercial scale breeders — aka puppy farmers.

Cari Meyers, founder and president of the Puppy Mill Project, described large - scale breeders as «prison for a dog,» with inhumane conditions that can leave pets with lasting health and behavior issues.

Mayor Dan McLaughlin asked trustees to look into the issue after Chicago banned sales from large - scale breeders last month.

Orland Park began considering the issue after the Chicago City Council and the Cook County Board of Commissioners banned the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits from large - scale breeders...

Orland Park began considering the issue after the Chicago City Council and the Cook County Board of Commissioners banned the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits from large - scale breeders earlier this year in an attempt to keep pet stores from selling animals raised in puppy mills.

Mayor Dan McLaughlin asked Trustee Pat Gira, chair of the Parks and Recreation Committee, to look into the issue after Chicago banned sales from large - scale breeders last month.

Some of those may be very well kept large - scale kennels, but I'd suspect that most of the people who would make that statement would not consider a large scale breeder responsible (regardless of how well the animals are kept) or call responsible someone who does not see through the final outcomes for the dogs.

It is, in fact, possible that a commercial - scale breeder being unfairly demonized as a «puppy mill» produced the dog in question, and it is, in fact, possible that the breeder's actions helped lead to the dog having a great personality.

Popchop's Mini American Shepherds is small - scale breeder of AKC Miniature American Shepherds located in Houma, LA.

A large - scale breeder is a person running a dog breeding activity and providing all the care necessary for the dogs it owns, and produces.

Every one of these can be a large - scale breeder, every one of these could be a substandard breeder.

If you decide to use a breeder, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) says to look for a small - scale breeder who never sells to dealers or pet shops.

As a small scale breeder, we don't produce puppies often and do health test and show all of the dogs we breed.