All posts tagged "Puppy Mills"
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1.4K2Dogs & Laws“Goldie’s Act” Aims to Improve Animal Welfare and Finally End Abusive Puppy Mills
Six bipartisan U.S. Representatives introduced a bill that would amend the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) in an effort to finally put an...
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1.5K2Dogs & LawsIllinois to Become the 5th State to Ban Retail Pet Store Puppy Sales
In an effort to target puppy mills and to reduce the vast number of animals euthanized in shelters every year, the Illinois...
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1.5KAnimal AdvocatesASPCA Sues USDA for Non-Enforcement of Animal Welfare Act Violations by Breeders
The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®), represented by Cooley LLP, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for...
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1.7KAnimal AdvocatesNew York Senate Passes Bill to End Retail Sale of Puppies, Kittens, Rabbits Statewide
Under a newly passed Senate bill, New York may join other states and hundreds of localities across the nation to ban the...
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1.9KDogs & LawsLandmark Pet Store Consumer Protection Bill Passes Colorado House Committee
On Thursday, February 25, HB21-1102, The Consumer Protection for Dog and Cat Purchasers, passed the Colorado House Agriculture, Livestock, & Water Committee,...
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6.2KAnimal AdvocatesUndercover Footage Reveals Grim Reality for Dogs at USDA-Licensed Breeders that Sell to Pet Stores
New undercover footage released by the Humane Society of the United States shows distressed dogs circling in cramped, barren cages and others...
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1.8KFront Page NewsSan Antonio Bans Retail Sales of Puppies & Kittens
In an effort to target puppy mills, backyard breeders, and to reduce the vast number of animals euthanized in San Antonio shelters...
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1.6KDog AbuseFlorida Pet Store Owner Arrested on Multiple Animal Cruelty Charges
An arrest has been made in connection with reports of cruelty and neglect at a Florida pet store that sparked an investigation...
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2.6KFront Page NewsReport Reveals Hundreds of Horrific Puppy Mills that Continue to Breed & Sell Puppies to Pet Stores
Despite repeated citations, years of documented abuse, and evidence of inhumane treatment of dogs, the Humane Society of the United States’ Horrible...
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2.5K3New Leash on LifeProposed Bill Could Make Minnesota 4th State to Ban Retail Puppy, Kitten Sales
Minnesota lawmakers introduced a new bipartisan bill that would ban the sale of puppies and kittens from retail pet stores. In an effort to...
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3.8K3Animal Advocates
Undercover Investigation Finds “Trifecta of Horrors” in Kentucky Petland Store
The Humane Society of the United States just released the results of its undercover investigation at a Florence, Kentucky, Petland store. This is the eighth...
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6.1K2Dogs & Laws
Atlanta Bans Sale of Retail Pet Store Puppies, Kittens
In an effort to target puppy mills, backyard breeders, and to reduce the vast number of animals euthanized in Atlanta shelters every...
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5.0KAnimal Advocates
Maryland Becomes 2nd State to Ban Retail Store Puppy, Kitten Sales
In an effort to target puppy mills, backyard breeders, and to reduce the vast number of animals euthanized in Maryland shelters every...
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5.4K4Dogs & Laws
Las Vegas Repeals Ban on Retail Pet Store Puppy Sales
When it comes to animal welfare and protection laws in this country, it always seems to be two steps forward followed by...
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4.2K5About Adopting
Sacramento Law Bans the Sale of Non-Rescue Dogs & Cats From Pet Stores
The city of Sacramento, California voted Tuesday night to amend an ordinance banning the commercial sale of non-rescue dogs, cats and rabbits from...
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3.1KAbout Adopting
Proposed Ordinance Would Ban Non-Rescue Puppy Sales in Tampa
In an effort to put an end to inhumane large-scale commercial breeding operations, more commonly known as puppy mills, Hillsborough County, Florida officials are...
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5.4K2Animal Advocates
San Francisco Law Bans the Sale of Non-Rescue Dogs & Cats from Pet Stores
In an effort to put an end to inhumane “puppy mill” breeding operations, San Francisco officials passed a law that permanently bans the...
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13.1K18About Adopting
Take the Pledge to Stop Supporting Puppy Mills
The ASPCA is employing a national fleet of puppy interrogators to help put an end to puppy mills. In the video below,...
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Canine Rights
124 Dogs Seized From Oklahoma City Puppy Mill
After a citizen’s complaint launched an investigation into popular Oklahoma City breeder, OKC Poms, 124 dogs were seized, rescued from deplorable conditions...
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5.4K7Animal AdvocatesUSDA Proposal Will Close the Internet Puppy Mill Loophole
Last week, the USDA proposed changes to their definition of a retail pet store in hopes of closing the internet puppy mill...
