Sentences with phrase «unlicensed puppy»

They can contact USDA directly here through July 16 -LRB-: http://www.regulations.gov/#!submitComment;D=APHI... and voice their support for regulating unlicensed puppy mills.

As of January 2014, when disgraceful illegal and unlicensed puppy mills are raided and animals confiscated, if charges are filed and the perpetrators convicted, we will be able to potentially add the names of these animal abusers to the list.

Major puppy mill victory: The USDA is cracking down on unlicensed puppy mills.

This operation occurred six days before the deadline for the public to comment on a proposal by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to inspect many currently unlicensed puppy mills.

The end result is that when you go to purchase your new dog, you don't know if they have been subjected to the horrors of an unlicensed puppy mill and you can never been sure that their lineage is as pure as the papers say it is.

In 2008, Representative Lee Denney (R - Cushing), introduced a law which would have mandated that unlicensed puppy producers purchase an Oklahoma license.

The 2011 Oklahoma legislative session started with a bang as animal advocates closely watched four pieces of senate legislation intended to repeal or seriously amend the Commercial Pet Breeders Act, or SB 1712, a law which passed last year in order to regulate Oklahoma's vast unlicensed puppy mill industry.

In 2008, it was revealed that based on the numbers of unlicensed dealers that had surfaced in other states when regulations were passed, there were likely over a thousand unlicensed puppy producers here in Oklahoma.

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The internet then changed our shopping habits; small time unlicensed breeders now sold puppies across state lines in increasing numbers.

The Pet Quality Assurance Act, or the «puppy mill bill,» House Bill 1332, and House Bill 1045, a bill which would have allowed low - population counties to operate a shelter and pass animal control ordinances, would have combined to help the most voiceless of all companion animals in our state; dogs in unlicensed dog dealing facilities and unwanted animals facing abandonment due to the absence of shelters.

Oklahoma continued to welcome the unlicensed dealers, and cruelty complaints to state agencies and humane organizations to report the purchase of a sick or dying puppy skyrocketed.

Purebred animals make up 25 % of shelter animals, so why adopt from an unlicensed breeder or puppy mill?

Ten thousand puppy mills — licensed and unlicensed — operate in the United States, according to a 2014 estimate by the Humane Society.

She added that she hopes the move will help with the homeless pet population, but said she doesn't think it will do anything to stop puppy mills or unlicensed breeders from selling animals.

Puppy mills are illegal, unlicensed breeders — not the regulated, scrutinized breeders that sell to most pet stores.

• There are an estimated 10,000 puppy mills in the US which include licensed and unlicensed facilities.

Procurement: This broker using certificates of exemption when acquiring puppies from unlicensed breeders.

These men and women might pose as rescue workers, run unlicensed «shelters» or even create a homey looking environment where the buyer can view the pups with their mother only to be returned to the mill once the puppies are sold.

Bob Baker, executive director of the Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation, attributes the decline to the passage of the Canine Cruelty Prevention Act which raised standards of care and gave authority to the attorney general to prosecute non-compliant or unlicensed kennels (prior to that prosecutions were handled by local district attorneys more sympathetic with puppy millers, he said.)

Several of Petland's largest brokers were found to be purchasing puppies from unlicensed individuals, according to USDA reports.

Missouri, which has come under fire for being the «puppy mill» capital of America, recently initiated Operation Bark Alert, allowing people to report unlicensed breeders directly to Hagler by e-mail.

Children will learn about the dangers of puppy mills, and purchasing animals from unlicensed breeders.

Our own view is that further legislation is required to alleviate the problems associated with licensed and unlicensed commercial breeders and the sale of puppies through third parties.

This holiday season, and every day after, the citizens of our country need to end the demand for puppy stores by stopping purchases from unlicensed breeders by choosing to adopt, not shop.

Consumer complaints about sick puppies; unlicensed dealer previously had animals seized from his home.

To name one current example, the USDA has cited an Ohio broker licensed to sell to pet stores, who bought dozens of puppies from three different unlicensed breeders.

The use of dogs and other animals in research, the sport of dog fighting, the practice of training attack dogs, the breeding of dogs in puppy mills or unlicensed backyard breeding businesses — all are cruel evidence of America's widespread acceptance of the bad treatment of dogs and their low status in some subcultures.

According to HSUS statistics for 2015, there are roughly 10,000 puppy mills across the country, both licensed and unlicensed, contributing to an overpopulation problem.

Fighting Missouri's reputation as the Puppy Mill Capital of America, the two officials have announced a plan to protect animals from breeders that are unlicensed or fail to comply with animal care laws — or both.Â

It is estimated that there are about 10,000 puppy mills (both licensed and unlicensed) in the U.S..

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) estimates there are approximately 10,000 puppy mills (licensed and unlicensed) in the United States.

An estimated 2.12 million puppies are sold each year through the combined sales of both licensed and unlicensed mills.15