Sentences with phrase «scale commercial dog»

Now a puppy mill can refer to any large scale commercial dog breeding facility where profit outranks the care of the dogs housed there.

Proposition B promotes the humane treatment of dogs in Missouri's large - scale commercial dog kennels, which will improve the lives of dogs by requiring large - scale breeding operations to limit the number of breeding female dogs to 50, as well as provide each dog with common sense standards such as sufficient food and clean water, regular veterinary care, adequate housing and space, and access to regular exercise.

A puppy mill is what the ASPCA calls a large - scale commercial dog breeding operation that puts profit above the welfare of the dogs.

But puppies that are bought from pet stores can come from large - scale commercial dog breeding operations, also known as puppy mills.

As we've seen time and time again with puppy mills (large - scale commercial dog breeding facilities), the welfare of the dogs is a low priority as the owner is solely interested in turning a profit.

Puppy mills are large - scale commercial dog breeding facilities, typically run on a «factory farm» model.

958, 960 (D. Minn. 1984); see also American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Puppy Mills, http://www.aspca.org/fight-animal-cruelty/puppy-mills (last visited Nov. 14, 2012)(defining a «puppy mill» as «a large - scale commercial dog breeding operation where profit is given priority over the well - being of the dogs.»).

Supporters of the bans say they help to limit the supply of animals from large - scale commercial dog - breeding operations that place profits over the well - being of animals.

In September 2011, the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) filed a class action lawsuit against Barkworks, a southern California pet store chain, «claiming the stores repeatedly engage in fraud and false advertising in an effort to conceal from customers that they source their puppies from abusive «puppy mills» — large - scale commercial dog breeding facilities.

Puppy mills are large - scale commercial dog breeding operations where profit is placed above the well - being of animals.

Last year, she worked to form a coalition called Michigan Friends of Companion Animals to focus on pending state legislation (HB 4898), the Large - scale Commercial Dog Breeder Act and local ordinances that would prohibit the retail sale of dogs, cats, rabbits, ferrets, long lived birds and large reptiles.

Sadly, many organizations and retail establishments profit from large scale commercial dog breeding and lobby against measures to abolish puppy mills.

• The profit motive Large - scale commercial dog and cat breeding facilities are in business to make money from the sale of puppies or kittens.

A San Diego pet store has abandoned its efforts to overturn a San Diego ordinance restricting the sale of puppies from large - scale commercial dog breeding operations.

Do you support or oppose a law in Florida that would require the regulation of large - scale commercial dog breeders?

The definition of a Puppy Mill according to the ASPCA is «A large - scale commercial dog breeding facility where profit is given priority over the well - being of the dogs.»

Legislation to regulate large scale commercial dog breeding facilities and protect dogs at puppy mills will be considered by the Texas legislature in 2011.

Here is a summary: Large - scale commercial dog breeding kennels are defined as facilities housing more than 15 intact female adult dogs for breeding.

Steve, have you looked into the categories of large scale commercial dog breeders that are developing some ethics and supply many purebred puppies.

Recently with the ASPCA, he played a key role in efforts to combat the cruelties of puppy mills and to effect the passage of precedent setting legislation in Pennsylvania regulating large - scale commercial dog breeding operations.

A puppy mill is a large - scale commercial dog breeding facility where profit is given priority over the well - being of dogs, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

A puppy mill is a large - scale commercial dog breeding operation where profit is given priority over the well - being of the dogs.

Some states require pet stores to post the names of the breeders in a visible location, such as on the dogs» cages, so consumers have additional information about where the puppies came from, and other large - scale commercial dog breeders sell directly to consumers over the Internet.

It may sadden you to know that your new canine companion more than likely comes from a puppy mill, which the ASPCA defines as «a large - scale commercial dog breeding operation that places profit over the well - being of its dogs — who are often severely neglected — and acts without regard to responsible breeding practices».

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.»

Today, the Albany Times - Union published my op - ed urging New York state lawmakers to evict the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, which is one of the biggest marketing assets for commercial - scale puppy farms nationwide.

This almost 70 page report contains information that those heavily involved in advocacy won't find surprising — it's what we've been trying to raise awareness about for years BUT... for those who have denied that dogs in large scale commercial breeding kennels ARE N'T neglected, aren't denied vet care and aren't suffering, we'll let's just say that we now have official confirmation that the facts, as we've presented them, are indeed true. This report reaffirms the dismal conditions the breeder dogs have now had to endure for DECADES.

I'm thrilled to share the news that the February 15 issue of Library Journal will include the following review of The Dog Merchants: The common theme among breeders of registered American Kennel Club champion dogs, large - scale commercial «puppy farms,» backyard hobby breeders, dog rescue groups, shelters, dog auctions, and pet storDog Merchants: The common theme among breeders of registered American Kennel Club champion dogs, large - scale commercial «puppy farms,» backyard hobby breeders, dog rescue groups, shelters, dog auctions, and pet stordog rescue groups, shelters, dog auctions, and pet stordog auctions, and pet stores?

We also call on the pet industry and the USDA to adopt meaningful standards of care for commercial, large - scale dog breeding operations.

Instead, it delivered sick dogs housed in unhealthy conditions at a large - scale commercial breeding company, also known as a puppy mill.

Humane Canada condemns puppy mills (see definition) and opposes the sale of cats and dogs in markets or pet stores other than satellite adoption centres and also disapproves of large - scale commercial breeders and «backyard breeders».

Although Maryland state law already prohibits the sale of dogs and cats bred by illegal «puppy mills,» it does not ban the retail sale of animals bred at large - scale commercial breeding facilities which, many will argue, are merely federally inspected, legal puppy mill operations.

The resolution, though, does not actually ban anything, but calls on the governor, legislature and local municipalities to take immediate steps to ban the sale of dogs and cats that come from large scale commercial breeding facilities - which are often referred to as «puppy mills.»

HSUS president and CEO Wayne Pacelle responds to the press conference given by Gov. Jay Nixon and other state officials to explain new enforcement programs to monitor large - scale, commercial dog - breeding facilities in the state.

It's unfortunate but true that large - scale commercial breeders and brokers typically confine dogs for their entire lives in tiny, stacked, wire - floored cages, waste falling on them from above, their paws injured by the wire threads, and the female dogs bred continuously to exhaustion.»

By the 1970s, the breeding of dogs had grown from its small scale local roots and commercial breeders began appearing as businesses supplying puppies for profit.

And when I contacted the auction's owner to ask for an interview, he was welcoming and spent an entire day with me, talking openly about his personal history, his current business practices and even taking me to meet the types of breeders he respects — breeders whose dogs, when I got to their commercial - scale farms, were running and playing in spaces as big as many suburban backyards and even ballfields, dogs who came up to me to say hello and, in most cases, seemed just as happy and normal and healthy as my own two spoiled mutts at home.

«If passed, this rule will help protect thousands of dogs in large - scale commercial breeding facilities where puppies are sold over the Internet without any oversight.»

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.

I don't believe the dogs stuck in commercial - scale breeding facilities are receiving the kind of care necessary to be happy & healthy.

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.

The fact is that breeding, including commercial - scale breeding, is going to exist in a nation with more demand for pet dogs than any other in human history.

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.

In addition to the cruelty, this event is a public health risk because the commercial trade in dogs for meat involves the large - scale transport of dogs across international borders in Asia, and incidence of rabies has been linked to dogs in the trade.

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

MONTREAL — HSI Canada and the Montreal SPCA applaud a decision by the City of Toronto to counter the cruel puppy and kitten mill industries by prohibiting the sale of commercially bred dogs and cats in pet stores, as more than 500 seriously neglected dogs recover in an emergency shelter following their historic rescue from a large scale commercial breeding operation.

The poll also documents that Floridians have an unfavorable opinion of puppy mills and want these large scale commercial breeding operations to be regulated and the dogs to receive basic standards of humane care.

There is a massive divide between how dogs in most American homes live versus how dogs in the nation's thousands large - scale, commercial breeding facilities, known as puppy mills, live.

New York local governments can now regulate large - scale commercial puppy mills and provide oversight of pet dealers, thanks to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's signing of A. 740a / S.3753 a. Sponsored by Assembly member Linda B. Rosenthal, D - New York, and Sen. Mark Grisanti, R - Buffalo, the law grants counties and municipalities the ability to enact regulations to protect dogs raised in puppy mills.

The Chicago City Council passed an ordinance to restrict the retail sale of dogs obtained from large - scale commercial breeders.