Sentences with phrase «was a puppy mill breeder»

There were four in the litter that were rescued from a person known to be a puppy mill breeder.

We have adopted two of our foster dogs one of which was a puppy mill breeder dog.

I adopted my dog from MABTR and was told she was a puppy mill breeder picked up at an auction.

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Truth is, if a good Samaritan hadn't found a Craigslist ad posted in Texas, by a puppy mill breeder then he wouldn't be with us today.

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.»

Orland Park trustees are considering banning the sale of pets raised by commercial breeders, which critics call «puppy mills,» in village pet stores.

With this new authority in hand, municipalities from Buffalo to New York City, the North Country to Long Island will be able to pass tough new laws to crack down on puppy mills and bad breeders who place profit above the health and safety of animals.

The puppy mill issue remains in the headlines in Oklahoma, and although they are covered under breeder regulations passed in 2010, high - volume kitten producers are rarely mentioned.

Our successful efforts of last year are still being attacked by a misinformation campaign by breeders who hope to stop the regulation of the puppy mill industry.

Animal rights activist groups keep selling the idea that the way to get rid of sub-standard breeders — I refuse to use the pejorative term puppy mills — is to simply ban the sale of puppies, which in many cases, for simplicity, just morphs into banning the sale of all pets.

My one hope is they seek out reputable breeders and avoid backyard breeders and puppy mills.

Chows can be good with children but are not usually recommended, as they were once considered one of the most dangerous dog breeds, mostly due to bad breeders, puppy mills and the isolation they experienced as puppies.

For those not familiar with the bill, Oklahoma is the only high volume breeder state to lack state regulations of the facilities commonly referred to as «puppy mills.»

Street vendors, backyard breeders and puppy mills are only part of the problem — but they are a major part.

According to Dr. Jones, one of the major problems in legislating breeding is how to differentiate between legitimate breeders and puppy mill breeders.

-RRB- is the governing body of the Animal Welfare Act, and is charged with licensing and inspecting breeders, including puppy mills.

Because the language in SQ777 would allow puppy mill and cockfighting breeders to define themselves as «farmers,» there is little state and local governments could do to enact safeguards against such practices, even though Oklahomans have been clear they don't want such operations in our state.

«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.

Unlike puppy mills, where profits are placed over the well - being of the animals, a responsible breeder breeds only a few types of dogs and is knowledgeable about the breed and its special requirements.

Start with shelter dogs: We all agree that there are plenty (thousands) of dogs, both in and out of puppy mills, who desperately need homes and can be rescued for free, so no one should ever be paying a breeder for an animal.

Backers of increased restrictions on dog breeders in North Carolina recorded a conversation with a state Senator who opposes the bill at a meeting earlier this month and, as a result, some Republican leaders say there will be no vote on a proposed puppy mill law this year.

If we, who so deeply care for them, do not use the appropriate words to speak and act on their behalf, to educate others, to free them from the outdated and cruel paradigm of animal ownership, animal exploitation there can be no doubt that our nation's puppy mills, backyard breeders, laboratories, factory farms and slaughter houses will not do so for us.

But even this is not as simple as it seems because a lot of puppy mills masquerade as dog breeders.

5) Sierra — Sierra was a breeder dog for a puppy mill outside of Austin.

I have always got my dogs and I just got my cat from a responsible breeder people need to learn that they are different from backyard and puppy mills.

Puppy Mill Awareness of SE Michigan is a grassroots organization dedicated to ending commercial breeding «puppy mills» and protecting families from puppy peddlers, pet stores and bad breeders by lobbying for stronger laws, setting up information booths, completing research studies and launching pet store campaPuppy Mill Awareness of SE Michigan is a grassroots organization dedicated to ending commercial breeding «puppy mills» and protecting families from puppy peddlers, pet stores and bad breeders by lobbying for stronger laws, setting up information booths, completing research studies and launching pet store campapuppy mills» and protecting families from puppy peddlers, pet stores and bad breeders by lobbying for stronger laws, setting up information booths, completing research studies and launching pet store campapuppy peddlers, pet stores and bad breeders by lobbying for stronger laws, setting up information booths, completing research studies and launching pet store campaigns.

I also learned that many of the maladjusted bassets we were seeing came from pet stores that purchased from puppy mills and unreliable breeders.

Animal rights activists say exposing puppy mills is going to get even harder, because the USDA recently pulled all inspection records of commercial dog breeders off their website, citing privacy concerns.

Many websites and newspaper ads were created by puppy millers as a way to fool buyers into thinking they are buying from a responsible, caring breeder.

They're only (or mostly) finding broker sites, puppy mills and backyard breeders.

Yes, the living conditions for animals in a puppy mill as compared to the facilities of a «responsible backyard breeder» may be quite different.

If all those who wished for a dog went to shelter instead of a puppy mill or dog breeder for the next five years, over 75 % of the dogs in shelters would be saved and puppy mills would struggle to keep their doors open.

Breeders know better than most the horrors of puppy mills and are usually willing to do whatever they can to stop it.

Regardless of what the pet store owner tells you, and regardless of the fact that the dog they're selling has AKC (American Kennel Club) papers... dogs sold from pet stores ARE from puppy mills and NOT from quality breeders.

Inside are descriptions of 100 breeders that HSUS describes as «puppy mills,» including some breeders who also have been listed in previous years» reports for similar ways of doing business, and who it appears have not changed their ways.

Adopting a pet from the Humane Society will ensure that you are not giving illegal breeders and puppy mills a single cent.

The action alleged that Barkworks misrepresented its puppy mill breeders as «reputable,» falsely claimed that all its puppies were healthy at the time of sale and provided inaccurate breeder license numbers.

These poor breeding practices are what fuels puppy mills that potentially generates substantial income for unscrupulous dog breeders.

But the company maintains it holds high standards for its dogs and that there is a difference between commercial breeders and puppy mills: «We pride ourselves on our most diligent efforts to find healthy puppies.

Many such breeders are actually running kitten and puppy mills where dozens or hundreds of animals live and suffer in horrible conditions.

«Breeders» in puppy mills are kept in cages, without any human contact, where they do nothing but breed again and again.

PATTI DONEGAN»S letter focused on the problem of puppy mills, backyard breeders and dog brokers.Florida Statute 585.195 states each dog offered for sale shall be inoculated against canine disease prior to sale.Florida Statute 823.15 requires sterilization of dogs and cats released from an animal shelter or humane society.The problem in Orange County is the lack of enforcement of these laws, and the need to extend sterilization requirements to back - yard breeders.The public can become involved by encouraging the county commission and city councils to enforce the rules and regulations presently on the books, until a countywide ordinance can be made law that protects the needs of the consumer and the lives of the animals.

We often struggle with the difference between a puppy mill and a backyard breeder — which Michigan is more familiar with.

The puppies who are deemed attractive enough to be successfully marketed by their breeders typically end up being advertised and sold online, through print advertisements, at certain flea markets, and in pet stores, thus generating a profit for the puppy mill industry and allowing it to continue.

The owner of a puppy mill is a breeder who produces puppies without a breeding program.

Avoid backyard breeders and puppy mills — they are notorious for producing puppies in an assembly line fashion with no regard for their health and behavior.

Health isn't a concern to the puppy mill breeder.

I have been to kennels and seen 5 - 15 bitches all locked up and been bred with one so called stud dog, do you call this betterment of the breed, year right, I call it a puppy mill, no wonder the authorities are wanting to shut down these breeders, and rightly so.

is not considered to be a big puppy mill state with only nine commercial breeders and 4 % of the licensed breeders having less than 50 dogs.

Small dogs can be found from an assortment of places, including puppy mills, reputable breeders and shelters or rescues.