It's a new year and new laws are being established! The state of Washington has passed tougher dog breeding laws to combat its puppy mill problems. Oregon has also followed suit. Washington will not allow breeders to have 50 or more dogs at a time that can breed. If the breeders have over 10 breeding canines, they will be required to provide adequate ...
Dogs in your community need your help! Every day, dogs are left behind in the cold, abused and abandoned. The United States Humane Society estimates that of the 6 to 8 million dogs and cats entering shelters each year, 3 to 4 million of them get euthanized. Yet, there are several hundred thousand puppies that are being bred in puppy mills. Puppy mills are mass breeding ...
Puppy mills are nothing new. These mass dog-breeding operations have been around for decades. They continue to thrive because they prey on unwitting consumers who are smitten by too-cute-for-words puppies in pet store windows and on fancy websites. But behind the friendly facade of the local pet shop, the pastoral scenes on a "breeder's" website, or the neighborhood newspaper ad, there often lies a puppy mill. ...
Those who know me best know that I love watching the Animal Planet show Animal Cops. The show follows animal control officers in several major US Cities including Detroit, Houston, Miami and Philadelphia. Animals Cops Philadelphia: Puppy Mills Exposed focuses on disgraceful "breeders" in rural Pennsylvania, many of which are completely legal despite the appalling conditions. In Pennsylvania, dog breeders are supervised only by the lenient ...
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