Casey Lind
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Stop Puppy Mills
“Can you imagine forcing your pet dog to live his or her entire life in a small wire cage with no human companionship, toys, or comfort, and little hope of ever becoming part of a family?” These words were posted by the Humane Society. (www.humanesociety.org) Puppy Mills continue to treat puppies unfairly and they need to be stopped. Many puppy mill owners have treated dogs unjustly and someone needs to take a stand and stop the cruel treatment of animals once and for all. Numerous groups across the country have had “puppy mill awareness days” to try and encourage people to stand up for the stop of puppy mills. From the rough history, to how people should be responsible when buying their puppy, to how there should be stricter laws on animal breeding facilities, people around the country need to get up and make a stand for these dreadful puppy mills.
Treating puppies unfairly, giving them no attention, shoving them in small cages, and then selling them to individuals and pet stores throughout the country, puppy mills continue to show no respect to animals or their needs from 100 years ago till now. These organizations need to be stopped. “Puppy mills have been around for decades,” states the Humane Society of America. (www.humanesociety.org/) The female dogs are forced to have as many litters as possible to make the breeder money, and are then sold, killed, or abandoned on the streets. Shoved in small cramped cages and forced to live in their own excrement, many mothers are treated atrociously throughout their lives. Many puppy mills treat their dogs unfairly, but some show tender loving care to their puppies. Many people around the globe are trying to stop the use of puppy mills and save the world from the raising of poor helpless puppies. “From back yard breeders to those selling via the Internet, thousands of puppy mills aren't even regulated or inspected by the USDA since they sell directly to the public,” according to In Defense of Animals website. (www.idausa.org) A couple in Missouri, Bonnie and Herman Schindler, are an old couple who have bred and sold dogs for 50 years. “Excerpts of a July 2010 USDA inspection report detail emaciated dogs, puncture wounds, oozing sores and a newborn husky whose tail had been bitten off by its mother leaving a raw wound. In another inspection, USDA personnel reported a burning sensation in their eyes and strong odors emanating from areas where the dogs were housed,” reported by news reporter, Kase Wickman. (www.riverfronttimes.com) This story is horrible and explains why people need to stop puppy mills. Thousands of dogs around the globe are being treated without tender loving care. So many breeders think it is acceptable to breed dogs over and over to make money, but it’s not. A simple solution to stop puppy mills is for people to know from where they are getting their puppy.
A magnificent solution to stopping puppy mills is that when looking for a dog to buy, customers need to find a responsible breeder, go directly to the source, and don't buy from puppy mills to get their precious petite puppy. Many people may buy from puppy mills without realizing it. Always ask the breeder for the dog’s parents and background information before buying your dog. This way, puppy mills won’t, “continue to thrive because they prey on unwitting consumers who are smitten by too-cute-for-words puppies in pet store windows and on legitimate-seeming websites,” said by the Humane Society. (www.humanesociety.org) “If you are considering the purchase of a puppy at a pet store, INSIST on the breeders' name, address and phone number, and INSIST that the breeder allow you to visit the facility where the dogs are raised, as well as meet the parents of the puppy you are considering. Accept no excuses -- if the pet store or breeder refuse to grant your request, DON'T BUY THE PUPPY!” This was posted on the website “Pet Shop Puppies.” (www.petshoppuppies.org) Some dealers may argue that “nobody needs to see the background information” but don’t always believe them. If they are defending too much, they probably did get their puppies from a puppy mill. Always ask to see the background information on a puppy to ensure that its breed is truly what the breeder claims. Many solutions can be made to stopping puppy mills. This is just one.
Another possible solution to putting an end to puppy mills is for better laws or enforcement of existing laws that regulate animal breeding facilities. “Because of lax dog breeding laws, Ohio has a large population of puppy mills and unwanted shelter dogs. Efforts are ongoing to change laws on kennels and mills to cut down on the amount of homeless pets,” said by Melissa Chichester, eHow Contributor (www.ehow.com) If Ohio’s laws were better, a large amount of dogs wouldn’t be in shelters or puppy mills. Ohio’s laws say that “Dogs must be provided with food, water, and shelter, but they can be kept in filthy, rundown kennels; enclosed in buildings without adequate ventilation; and confined without adequate exercise,” said by Norma Bennett Woolf, a worker for the National Animal Interest Alliance. (www.canismajor.com) This law is just unfair to the dogs. They deserve so much more. Puppy mill owners may disagree on getting better laws because then they can’t breed dogs as easily and would actually have to take better care of the dogs. For the dogs, making improved laws would be healthier in their terrifying living conditions.
While breeding regulations have a long way to go, there has been an increased public awareness of puppy mills and other inhumane breeding environments. From the rough history, to how people should be responsible when buying their puppy, to how there should be stricter laws on animal breeding facilities, people around the country need to get up and make a stand for these dreadful puppy mills. The cruel treatment of animals in puppy mills needs to exist no longer. “Missouri has been called the puppy-mill capital of the country for years. One of every three puppies in America was born in Missouri,” stated by a news reporter Kase Wickman. (www.riverfronttimes.com) Missouri’s largest puppy mill has been shut down for good, as well as many others in different states. If consumers, those who are buying these precious pets, will stop buying from known puppy mills and from stores that buy their dogs from these mills, then their funding will dry up. Once the financial benefit is gone, the puppy mill owners will lose the assistance of this awful practice. This way, people will slowly put an end to puppy mill funding buy being aware and not buying from pet stores that purchase from puppy mills. From puppy mill awareness days, to fundraisers to help stop them, hundreds of people are standing up for puppy mills across the country. Will you?
Section 122137
(b) Every pet dealer shall deliver to the purchaser of each dog or cat at the time of sale, written material, in a form determined by the pet dealer, containing information on the benefits of spaying and neutering. The written material shall include recommendations on establishing a relationship with a veterinarian, information on early-age spaying and neutering, the health benefits associated with spaying and neutering pets, the importance of minimizing the risk of homeless or unwanted animals, and the need to comply with applicable license laws. http://dogplay.com/Breeding/lemonlaw.html
Section 122140
Every pet dealer shall deliver to the purchaser of each dog and cat at the time of sale a written statement in a standardized form prescribed by the Department of Consumer Affairs containing the following information:
For dogs:
(1) The breeder's name and address, if known, or if not known, the source of the dog. If the person from whom the dog was obtained is a dealer licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture, the person's name, address, and federal dealer identification number.
(2) The date of the dog's birth, and the date the dealer received the dog. If the dog is not advertised or sold as purebred, registered, or registerable, the date of birth may be approximated if not known by the seller.
(3) The breed, sex, color, and identifying marks at the time of sale, if any. If the dog is from a United States Department of Agriculture licensed source, the individual identifying tag, tattoo, or collar number for that animal. If the breed is unknown or mixed, the record shall so indicate.
(4) If the dog is being sold as being capable of registration, the names and registration numbers of the sire and dam, and the litter number, if known.
(5) A record of inoculations and worming treatments administered, if any, to the dog as of the time of sale, including dates of administration and the type of vaccine or worming treatment.
(6) A record of any veterinarian treatment or medication received by the dog while in the possession of the pet dealer.
Section 122155
(a) It shall be unlawful for a pet dealer to fail to do any of the following:
(1) Maintain facilities where the dogs are kept in a sanitary condition.
(2) Provide dogs with adequate nutrition and potable water.
(3) Provide adequate space appropriate to the age, size, weight, and breed of dog. Adequate space means sufficient space for the dog to stand up, sit down, and turn about freely using normal body movements, without the head touching the top of the cage, and to lie in a natural position.
(4) Provide dogs housed on wire flooring with a rest board, floormat, or similar device that can be maintained in a sanitary condition.
(5) Provide dogs with adequate socialization and exercise. For the purpose of this article "socialization" means physical contact with other dogs or with human beings.
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