Blog Entries ( Breeders )

Purebred dogs: A moral minefield

December 17th, 2011
Posted by Sophie Harris | Posted in Adoption, Dog Facts, News

Why do people buy dogs instead of adopting them? A quick check on Petfinder.com, an online database of animals available for adoption, found more than 300 dogs looking for homes in Metro Vancouver. For the cost of an adoption fee of around $250 to $350, one of these shelter dogs could be out of a kennel and into a family home. Yet, classified ...

New Dog Breeding Laws in Washington State

January 2nd, 2010
Posted by Kelli Perez | Posted in Awareness, News

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 Need Your Help!

November 19th, 2009
Posted by Ricky Paredes | Posted in Awareness

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 ...

Inside a Puppy Mill

May 26th, 2009
Posted by Danielle Rosenau | Posted in Awareness, Dog Facts, Tips

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. ...

Animal Planet Special: Puppy Mills Exposed

May 7th, 2009
Posted by Regina Fiorentini | Posted in Awareness, Dog Facts, Tips

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 ...