If you have rescued a dog from a shelter, he probably spent many hours confined to
a small wire kennel.
Not exact matches
To save money on the cost of housing dogs, puppy mill
kennels can consist of anything from
small cages made of wood and
wire mesh, to tractor - trailer cabs or simple tethers attached to trees.
USDA, zoning and undercover photos from The Family Puppy's dog breeding
kennels show surgical rooms and instruments, electric fencing, matted fur, puppies in
small cages, accumulation of grim and feces,
wire floors, no shade, rusted cages, chewed surfaces, and limited space.
Citations varied from keeping animals in too -
small and rusting cages with exposed nails or
wires, to caked feces, to infestations of roaches and other insects that covered the walls and ceilings of
kennels.
A catio may be as simple as a large
wire kennel with a litter box, cat bed, and water bowl inside, or as complicated as an extensive addition to your home, complete with catwalks and
small tree trunks.
Puppy mill
kennels can be anything from
small wood and
wire mesh cages to tractor - trailer cabs or simply dogs tethered to trees.
Fined $ 1,500 for operating a breeding
kennel without a license; dalmatians kept in
small, stacked
wire crates in dismal conditions.
The
smaller gauged
wires make the cage too flimsy for some dogs, but perfect for owners who have dogs that are already
kennel trained.
Jessie L. Smith, special deputy secretary, Dog Law Enforcement, said, «Under current law, a
kennel owner can choose to confine dogs in
small, stacked,
wire - floored cages with no heat, no opportunity for exercise, and no routine medical care.