tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195174006788358222024-03-12T19:15:39.257-07:00I'm Kind Of A Big DealView the world through the eyes of Hudson. His objective of this blog is to educate the public by trying to teach them not to buy a dog through a puppy mill. Don't buy a dog before you see where his parents live and how they are treated. Better yet ADOPT through a rescue or shelter and know you've done a good deed by saving a dog's life !!!Hudsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03936208889485436383noreply@blogger.comBlogger2281125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719517400678835822.post-30073415757490051172015-11-01T06:07:00.002-08:002015-11-01T06:07:55.906-08:00 Dismantling Puppy Mills in Creative Ways / Straight From Wayne Pacelle's fabulous BLOG ....<div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px;">
Frankie was one of 50 small dogs rescued from a puppy mill that closed down. She was already 10 years old and was missing more than a clump of her fur due to mange. Harley lived for years at the end of a short, rusty chain, tethered to a tree, with a patch of dirt serving as the bed she shared with her three young puppies. Leroy and his fifteen brothers and sisters were only five weeks old when they were found abandoned in a pile of brush in a strip mine. Their mother lay dead nearby.</div>
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These animals were in dreadful and dire situations. But thanks to The HSUS’s <a href="http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/puppy_mills/facts/puppy_friendly_pet_stores.html?credit=blog_post_102315_id7635" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3871a8; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;" target="_blank">Puppy Friendly Pet Stores conversion program</a>, Frankie, Harley, and Leroy – who faced almost certain euthanasia – have been medicated, rested, and rehabilitated. They are now in a position to have a next chapter of their lives. These dogs, and almost 5,000 more, have been placed in loving homes or are being prepared for adoption.</div>
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The HSUS has been conducting a hot war on puppy mills on a number of fronts, and this year we’ve had two federal court victories, in <a href="http://blog.humanesociety.org/wayne/2015/05/second-court-victory-on-puppy-mills.html?credit=blog_post_102315_id7635" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3871a8; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;" target="_blank">Cook County, Illinois</a>, and <a href="http://blog.humanesociety.org/wayne/2015/04/rhode-island-puppy-mill-victory.html?credit=blog_post_102315_id7635" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3871a8; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;" target="_blank">East Providence, Rhode Island</a>, cracking down on the sales of puppy mill dogs through pet stores. More than 85 localities in the United States now prohibit the sales of puppy mill dogs through pet stores. We have also been working at the state level to establish more humane breeding standards, and we are conducting public education efforts against puppy mills and Internet sellers of animals.</div>
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Harley, who lived for years at the end of a short, rusty chain, tethered to a tree, is now being rehabilitated at Pets Plus Natural and will soon be ready for adoption. <span class="wayne-media-credit" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic;">Photo by Pets Plus Natural</span></div>
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The pet stores conversion program is an important tool in our campaign against high-volume <a href="http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/puppy_mills/?credit=blog_post_102315_id7635" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3871a8; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;" target="_blank">puppy mills</a>, which traditionally sell most of their puppies through pet stores or Internet sites. Instead of indefinitely viewing pet stores as part of the problem, and as sales centers for puppy mill dogs, we are now treating them as part of the solution. Many pet stores are converting their business models and adopting out dogs with the assistance of their shelter/rescue partners, instead of selling puppy mill dogs. For interested stores, HSUS staff members offer free, customized guidance through the entire conversion process, answer questions on the benefits of providing adoptable shelter animals at the stores, put managers in contact with other stores that have converted to a more humane model, and help to find animal shelters in the area for the stores to partner with, among other benefits.</div>
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Two of the leaders in the conversion program so far have been <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AlsipNurseryRescue?fref=ts" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3871a8; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;" target="_blank">Alsip to the Rescue</a>, which has two pet stores in Indiana and Illinois, and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PetsPlusNatural?fref=ts" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3871a8; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;" target="_blank">Pets Plus Natural</a>, which has eight locations in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Each of these chains has rescued approximately 2,000 shelter dogs since converting, as well as some cats and small animals. Both chains have a “no moms left behind” policy, taking in homeless nursing mothers along with their puppies, and making sure that both moms and puppies find good homes. Many shelter/rescue partners, like Animal Aid USA, are involved in getting puppies and other animals to Pets Plus Natural.</div>
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Frankie was adopted out through Alsip to the Rescue and Leroy was adopted out through Pets Plus Natural. In addition, Harley, now being rehabilitated at Pets Plus Natural, will soon be ready for her forever home. Even if you are not in the market for a new puppy, supporting stores like Alsip to the Rescue and Pets Plus Natural (or Petco and PetSmart, which have long only adopted out dogs and cats) when you buy your pet supplies is an easy way to help our economy go humane. They’re the leaders in thought and action on this front, and they are deserving of your support. To find a pet store near you that has taken the pledge not to support puppy mills, text “PUPPY” to 30644 (message and data rates apply).</div>
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<br />Hudsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03936208889485436383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719517400678835822.post-66917988103333807212015-11-01T06:04:00.001-08:002015-11-01T06:04:24.102-08:00What Sick Individuals .......<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="http://6abc.com/video/embed/?pid=1036987" width="476"></iframe><br />
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Great news for animal rescuers, shelter volunteers, and animal advocates worldwide. Arizona has passed a new rule that will help stop the puppy mill problem. This is an announcement that we hope will quickly spread in one form or another to all major cities across the nation.</div>
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In July of 2015, a federal judge in Pheonix, Arizona upheld a law for the city that requires all dogs who are being sold in a pet store to come from a non-profit rescue or a shelter. The judges ruling will help cut the profits from puppy mills who massively breed and inbreed dogs.</div>
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The puppy mills are considered to be extremely cruel for a variety of reasons. Animals in puppy mills are bred only for profit because of this the female dogs spend most of their live being pregnant and have little to no time to recover between litters. Many of the dogs live in little cages with very little attention or exercise as well.</div>
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On top of the mass production of dogs in this factory-like setting there is already a huge issue with dogs ending up homeless or being euthanized later.</div>
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Phoenix is one of around 60 cities in the US that have laws addressing this issue with the intent to end homeless animal issues, euthanasia and puppy mills. They are trying to push dog loves toward getting their next family member from a shelter or a reputable breeder to save as many lives as possible.</div>
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It is estimated that some 23,000 dogs are sold every year in the Phoenix area each year. This law should make a big difference in the Shelters kill and overcrowding rates.</div>
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<b><span style="color: red;">I do apologize if the following rant seems emotional. I am not trying to call anyone out, unless of course the shoe fits! I knew, when I was asked to become p<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">art of your wonderful ( rescue organization) there would be time my faith and patience would be tested., Animals have always been a very large part of my life. I've been so very blessed to have had spirited courageous horses, kind loyal dogs, independent warm fuzzy lap cats, funny sheep and goats, and even a few pigs that have warmed my heart. </span></span></b></div>
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Yesterday a beautiful 16 yr old Collie came to us. He was surrendered because no one had time for him. After 16 years of being a loyal companion, guardian of children, confidant and protector he was discarded. We gave him the quietest kennel we could find as he looked around in fear and confusion. He didn't question or fight... he followed me with trust and dignity and the wisdom that comes with old dogs. We settled him in and started calling our friends in various rescues. Within hours we had a rescue lined up and they came today to take him to his forever home. The two ladies who came to transport him shed tears over his precious old face and beautiful soul. We all hugged knowing this would be one of the lucky ones. This beautiful dog will have the best possible final years. </div>
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For that I am grateful but to those who do this to their beautiful old dogs I am so very appalled. The lies that are told, the excuses we hear, the sad old dogs that have given of themselves, the best they have to give, only to be handed over to strangers when they need peace and safety in their final years, all take a toll on those of us who pour our hearts into our job. There isn't one of us here who hasn't cried over ones lost. We are accused daily of being cruel and heartless because we are forced to make hard decisions due to the irresponsibility of people. We are stopped in Walmart, at dinner, and at school events to be asked" how long before you put them down?" as if that is the only reason we work at an animal shelter. And when it comes time to make that decision pets are brought here and surrendered because "we just can't do that to them" and" I thought since you do it all the time it would be easier for you". We are told "I could never work THERE I don't know how you do it"......but we wouldn't work anywhere else!! We work here because people can be cruel and irresponsible and we want only to help those who haven't a voice of their own. We work here because we know we make a difference one cute fuzzy face at a time. We work here for the puppy kisses, the soft kitty pats, and the the blessing of finding pets a new home where they will live in peace.</div>
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Hudsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03936208889485436383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719517400678835822.post-52360808886780734772015-10-31T07:55:00.001-07:002015-10-31T07:55:08.193-07:00Leaving pets in extreme weather now against the law in Illinois image: http://s3.amazonaws.com/heirnet/photos/449/p8010053_thumb.jpg P8010053_thumb By Tamara Read more at http://www.dogheirs.com/tamara/posts/6892-leaving-pets-in-extreme-weather-now-against-the-law-in-illinois<h3 style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Leaving pets in extreme weather now against the law in Illinois</h3>
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Read more at http://www.dogheirs.com/tamara/posts/6892-leaving-pets-in-extreme-weather-now-against-the-law-in-illinois#WhjuuhfPARs0HT4o.99It's now against the law to leave pets outside in extreme temperatures in Illinois. Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed legislation which makes it against the law to leave pets in hot and cold weather that will cause them injury or death.</div>
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Lawmakers had already passed the bill through the state Senate and the Illinois House earlier in the Spring, and the bill was awaiting the governor's signature. If a pet is hurt or dies as result of being left in extreme weather, a pet owner can now be charged with a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to a $2,500 fine or up to one year in jail if they are found guilty.</div>
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The bill's sponsor, Rep. Sara Feigenholtz, said the law is a response to the high number of dog deaths last winter after dogs were left outside in subzero temperatures. It is hoped that the law will lead to fewer pets dying and becoming injured and help raise awareness about the animal welfare issue.</div>
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The bill number is SB125. The new legislation takes effect on January 1, 2016.</div>
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Middletown, NJ – In an effort to be the change he wishes to see in the world, comedian John Stewart, after stepping down as host of “The Daily Show,” has started a sanctuary for abused factory farm animals called Bufflehead Farm.</div>
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Jon and wife Tracey announced on Saturday that they will become part of Farm Sanctuary’s network of animal safe havens at the annual Farm Sanctuary gala in New York City.</div>
<br /><em style="background-color: white; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue Light', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">“We’re getting married! Farm Sanctuary and us, we’re getting married,”</em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue Light', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue Light', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Tracey told star studded crowd of roughly 500.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue Light', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><em style="background-color: white; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue Light', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">“We bought a farm in New Jersey with the intention of starting a farm sanctuary of our own with an educational center, but what I’m announcing tonight is that our farm is actually going to be the New Jersey branch of Farm Sanctuary. We’re going to build new advocates, new curious learners, and new leaders for this very important movement.”</em><div style="background-color: white; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue Light', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 15px;">
Bufflehead Farm, located in Middletown, New Jersey, is a 12-acre non-profit animal rescue sanctuary owned by Jon and Tracey Stewart, which will soon become home to dozens of cows, pigs, sheep, turkeys and other animals rescued from factory farms.</div>
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Jon Stewart Quits Comedy, Starts Animal Sanctuary to Rescue Abused Factory Farm Animals</h1>
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By <a href="http://thefreethoughtproject.com/author/jay-syrmopoulos/" style="color: #fe4e47; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Jay Syrmopoulos</a></div>
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Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/jon-stewart-opens-animal-sanctuary-rescue-abused-factory-farm-animals/#B3C6fDkf5MTmuZS5.99Stewart has consistently been an animal welfare advocate on his show, once devoting a comedy segment to the foolishness of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s refusal to sign a bill that would end the lifelong confinement of pigs in crates too small for them to turn around.</div>
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Tracey Stewart is known for her advocacy on animal rights, recently publishing a book on the topic.</div>
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According to a report by the <a href="http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/blogs/sneak-peek-jon-stewarts-animal-rescue-farm" style="color: #fe4e47; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><em>Mother Nature Network</em></a>:</div>
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The project has long been a dream for Tracey Stewart, an animal advocate and former veterinary technician, who has tirelessly worked to promote a plant-based lifestyle, animal welfare issues, and support for organizations like Farm Sanctuary.</div>
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Her new book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Do-Unto-Animals-Friendly-Better/dp/1579656234" style="color: #fe4e47; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">“Do Unto Animals”</a> (currently the No. 1 bestseller in animal husbandry on Amazon) offers more than 300 pages of beautiful illustrations and promises to give readers “insights into the secret lives of animals and the kindest ways to live with and alongside them.”</div>
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<em>“If everyone did a bit more, if they fell in love a little bit more, so much could happen,” </em>Tracey Stewart told <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/11/fashion/tracey-stewart-farm-sanctuary.html?_r=1" style="color: #fe4e47; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><em>The New York Times</em></a>.<em> “It doesn’t have to be going vegan. You can advocate for them. You can show tenderness. You can play music for them. I really hope people can connect with animals the way most of us did as children.”</em></div>
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Jon Stewart, accompanied by his wife and two children, were honored at the awards ceremony held by Farm Sanctuary, an organization founded in 1986 to combat the abuses of factory farming and encourage a new awareness and understanding about farm animals.</div>
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<em>“I’m a little uncomfortable. I’ve spent the last 20 years immersed in the world of Washington politics and the media landscape, so I don’t know how to deal necessarily with people who have empathy,” </em>Stewart told the all-vegan banquet at The Plaza Hotel in New York.</div>
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The consistency of the Stewarts should be applauded. Rather than simply paying lip service to a cause, they are putting in the groundwork to support their espoused beliefs.</div>
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Similarly to how Morgan Freeman turned his estate into a bee sanctuary, Stewart has shown that celebrities have the ability to not only motivate others by raising awareness about issues, but to lay the actual foundation of real world change.</div>
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Jay Syrmopoulos is an investigative journalist, free thinker, researcher, and ardent opponent of authoritarianism. He is currently a graduate student at University of Denver pursuing a masters in Global Affairs. Jay’s work has been published on Ben Swann’s Truth in Media, Truth-Out, AlterNet, InfoWars, MintPress News as well as numerous other sites. You can follow him on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/SirMetropolis" style="color: #fe4e47; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;">@sirmetropolis,</a> on Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SirMetropolis" style="color: #fe4e47; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Sir Metropolis</a> and now on <a href="https://www.tsu.co/SirMetropolis" style="color: #fe4e47; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;">tsu</a></div>
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue Light', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br />Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/jon-stewart-opens-animal-sanctuary-rescue-abused-factory-farm-animals/#B3C6fDkf5MTmuZS5.99</span>Hudsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03936208889485436383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719517400678835822.post-56993824484042854302015-10-28T06:05:00.000-07:002015-10-28T06:05:48.934-07:00Women Found Guilty On 43 Counts of Felony Animal Neglect While Running Breeding Facility<div style="color: #343434; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1em;">
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Rainier breeder found guilty of animal neglect, fined $172,000</h1>
PORTLAND, Ore. – A woman found guilty of animal neglect while running breeding facility will have to pay a $172,000 fine.</div>
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In addition to the fine, Catherine Setere can’t own domestic animals and horses for five years. the judge also ruled she cannot own animals of any kind (including livestock) for the next three years.</div>
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Law enforcement seized 118 dogs, 21 horses and a cat from a Rainier breeding facility owned by Catherine Setere back in November, 2013. </div>
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The Columbia County Sheriff's Office was following up on <a href="http://www.katu.com/news/local/Humane-society-removes-dogs-from-puppy-mill-231793661.html" style="color: #176da6; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">a complaint that her animals were living in unhealthy conditions.</a></div>
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Nearly all of the animals went to the Oregon Humane Society for adoption.</div>
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Humane society officials said all of the animals were either adopted or taken to other shelters devoted to finding them homes.</div>
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Setere was found guilty on 43 counts of felony animal neglect on Monday, and the final 11 dogs being held during the case were released to the humane society.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The second reason we are reaching out is to let our Colorado friends know that we have official joined with PBS Colorado 12 to bring DOG BY DOG into over 500,000 homes across the state! The broadcast premiere(s) are scheduled for 7:00pm and 8:30pm on Sunday, November 22, 2015! We are very excited about this latest development and are very hopeful it will open up opportunities at PBS stations across the U.S.</span></div>
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<br />Hudsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03936208889485436383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719517400678835822.post-36450035806237595672015-10-09T15:12:00.003-07:002015-10-09T15:12:24.964-07:00Salt Lake City Bans Pet Store Sales of Dogs, Cats and Rabbits<div class="post-meta" style="border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: 'Droid Serif', 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; width: 536px;">
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The goal is to discourage puppy mills, and now Salt Lake County on Tuesday (October 6) became the first Utah municipality to pass an ordinance outlawing pet stores from selling dogs, cats or rabbits unless they come from animal shelters. However, adoptions from legit shelters and rescues at pet stores aren't only allowed, they're encouraged.</div>
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Salt Lake City is added to the list of <a href="http://bestfriends.org/resources/jurisdictions-retail-pet-sale-bans" style="border: 0px; color: #c92a2a; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank" title="banning-pet-store-sales-dogs-cats-rabbits, Steve-Dale, National-Puppy-Mill-Project, Best-Friends">over 80 cities</a> (such as Albuquerque, NM; Chicago, IL; Phoenix, AZ; LosAngeles, CA; Austin, TX) and a few counties doing the same. The truth is that dogs and cats (and rabbits) sold at pet stores are assuradly from puppy mills or commercial facilities. As <a href="https://positively.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #c92a2a; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank" title="National-Puppy-Mill-Project, Victoria-Stilwell, pet-expert-Steve-Dale, pet-store-sales">Victoria Stilwell</a>, spokesperson for the <a href="http://nationalpuppymillproject.org/" style="border: 0px; color: #c92a2a; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank" title="National-Puppy-Mill-Project, pet-store-sales, Victoria-Stilwell, pet-expert-Steve Dale">National Puppy Mill Project</a> says, "If they tell you otherwise, they're lying."</div>
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The law will not affect any existing pet stores because it only applies to the unincorporated area of the county, but County Councilman Arlyn Bradshaw said he hopes the law will set a precedent for other Utah cities.</div>
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"No one's business is at stake by us passing this, but it does send a message that as a community we value our dogs, cats and rabbits, and that we want to ensure that they're not viewed solely as a product for profit," said Bradshaw, who is also executive director of the non-profit <a href="http://bestfriends.org/" style="border: 0px; color: #c92a2a; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Best-Friends, Steve-Dale, pet-expert-Steve-Dale, pet-stores, National-Puppy-Mill-project, puppy-mills">Best Friends Animal Society</a> of Utah.</div>
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Gene Baierschmidt, executive director of the Humane Society of Utah, released a statement Tuesday in support of the council's decision. Resale of animals through pet stores has been a "contributing factor" in pet overpopulation, he said, because the animals are not spayed or neutered when they're sold.</div>
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While there was no serous push back from the pet store industry in Utah - they've begun to go to court to fight these animal protection laws.</div>
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A shop called Puppies 'N Love in Phoenix sued to challenge a similar ordinance passed in 2013, but a judge upheld it in July. U.S. District Judge David Campbell acknowledged that it will burden the business but said it was not the court's place to judge the fairness of the city ban. Similarly in Cook County, IL, the law to prevent pet store sales of dogs, cats and rabbits was upheld in court.</div>
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So far, all court challenges have overwhelmingly ruled in favor, suggesting these laws/ordinances to protect animals are indeed legal on the city and county level. Meanwhile, the wave of similar laws to what Utah has passed are sweeping the nation.</div>
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<br />Hudsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03936208889485436383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719517400678835822.post-31879838213592036412015-09-28T12:16:00.000-07:002015-09-28T12:16:22.330-07:00What The Entrance To Heaven Looks Like .....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>And For All The PUPPY MILLERS that face will be telling you that your in the wrong spot and your entrance is down below and its HOT down there.</b></span></div>
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<br />Hudsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03936208889485436383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719517400678835822.post-86331894986286750472015-09-28T05:32:00.001-07:002015-09-28T05:32:38.366-07:00Dog breeding in Missouri: Does volume limit quality of care? By CAMILLE PHILLIPS •<div class="field field-name-field-image-gallery field-type-image field-label-hidden" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #3d3d3d; float: none; font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 663.328125px; word-spacing: 0.4000000059604645px;">
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Lorie El Atlassi brought her toy poodle Zach and mini poodle Pepper to protest Petland in Lake St. Louis Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015. She says her dogs were both rescued from breeders.</div>
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Leanne Fritsch of University City organized the protest for “Puppy Mill Awareness Day.” She said a smaller group meets at Petland every Saturday.</div>
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“It’s really about the parents in the mills who spend their entire lives caged and bred and bred just to produce puppies to sell and when they can’t breed any longer they’re destroyed,” said Fritsch. “They’re never loved, they have no socialization.”</div>
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Asked for his perspective, <a href="http://www.mpbaonline.org/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #168dd9; line-height: inherit; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Missouri Pet Breeder Association</a>President Hank Grosenbacher took issue with that characterization.</div>
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“You can’t do what we do and not love your animals. You just can’t do it,” said Grosenbacher, who breeds English bulldogs.</div>
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Fritsch said she’s helped close six stores since 2008 by organizing protests.</div>
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“There have been customers here at Petland that stop and ask us what’s going on,” Fritsch said. “We encourage them to go to rescues and shelters in the area … I will admit it’s harder to find puppies in rescues and shelters but it is possible. It’s just not going to be an impulse purchase like it is in these stores.”</div>
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She said she doesn’t have a problem with PetCo or PetSmart because they stopped selling puppies and host rescue adoptions instead.</div>
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Petland protesters spread out all around the store Sunday Sept. 27, 2015 to catch the attention of drivers and shoppers. They called for a boycott of stores that sell puppies.</div>
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“Personally I would prefer that no one breed just because right now there are millions of healthy adoptable animals in our shelters being killed every year. But if someone is set on going to a breeder what we say is make sure you find a reputable breeder,” Fritsch said, adding that a reputable breeder would never sell puppies online or to a store.</div>
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<a href="http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/mo-lawmakers-approve-overhauling-dog-breeding-law" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #168dd9; line-height: inherit; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">In 2011 Missouri lawmakers removed the 2010 regulation limiting breeders to 50 dogs</a>, but left in requirements for annual vet exams, continuous water and larger cages.</div>
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According to the Missouri Department of Agriculture, the state has about 790 licensed commercial breeders; about a thousand fewer than it did in 2009.</div>
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Grosenbacher points to the tighter regulations outlined in Proposition B in 2010 as the cause, saying it drove some breeders out of business.</div>
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“We estimate that we only have about 25 percent of the adult females in kennels that are producing puppies today,” Grosenbacher said, adding annual inspections with the weight of criminal prosecution if regulations aren’t followed mean their dogs are well looked after.</div>
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Penalties for <a href="http://agriculture.mo.gov/animals/ACFA/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #168dd9; line-height: inherit; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">violating state standards</a> are “pretty much a thing of the past,” Grosenbacher said because his organization has a kennel assistance program where breeders help other breeders if someone gets sick or falls into financial trouble.</div>
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The owner of Petland could not immediately be reached for comment.</div>
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After an eight-month investigation, the Humane Society of the United States accused Petland, the national pet store chain, of selling dogs bred under appalling conditions at puppy mills around the country.</div>
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The animal protection group made the charges at a news conference in Washington Thursday. The investigation involved 21 Petland stores and dozens of breeders and brokers. The Petland stores are being supplied by large-scale puppy mills, although customers are routinely informed that the dogs come only from good breeders, the Humane Society said.</div>
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"They are buying from puppy mills where these dogs are not treated like pets," Michael Markarian, an executive vice president with the Humane Society, told a news conference. "They're treated like a cash crop, where mother dogs live in wire cages, sometimes stacked on top of each other in filthy, dirty, cramped conditions, where they receive little socialization or human interaction or exercise."</div>
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Dogs from puppy mills are sold at Petland stores for as much as $3,500 each, according to the Humane Society.</div>
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Investigators reviewed interstate import records of an additional 322 breeders, U.S. Department of Agriculture reports and more than 17,000 individual puppies linked to Petland stores, according to a release on the group's <a href="http://www.hsus.org/pets/pets_related_news_and_events/petland_puppy_mill_112008.html" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #999999; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Web site</a>.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; font-size: 1em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Filthy cages, inadequate care </strong>Among the poor conditions cited, investigators found puppies in commercial breeders "living in filthy cages reeking of urine, with inadequate care and socialization," according to the release. The Humane Society says dogs at the mills were found in cages with wire flooring so large that the puppies' paws and even the paws of the mother dogs would fall through. </div>
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The group said pet stores should not be buying puppies from "abusive puppy mills" and "should not be lying to consumers" about where they get their puppies. </div>
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A call to Petland corporate offices in Chillicothe, Ohio, was not immediately returned. In a statement, Petland said the company does not support substandard breeding facilities and provides each store with guidelines on humane care of animals.</div>
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A statement on the <a href="http://www.petland.com/" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #999999; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">company's Web site</a> noted that "Petland stores are independently operated by qualified franchisees. Each is responsible for choosing healthy pets offered to Petland customers. Petland, Inc. provides each Petland store with humane care guidelines to assist in this important task." </div>
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Individual Petland stores previously have been targeted by animal rights activists for reselling puppies supplied by commercial breeders. </div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/RSPCA.Victoria/videos/10153677710859329/">Puppy Factory Shut Down</a>BREAKING NEWS: RSPCA Victoria shuts down one of the worst puppy factories on record.This afternoon the Bendigo Magistrates’ Court handed down the below sentencing to puppy factory operators recently found guilty of 240 animal cruelty charges.Each received the maximum 10 year banning order,which means they are disqualified from having dogs under their care (including breeding, sale or purchase), with the exception of Dean Peace being allowed to keep two dogs that must be desexed and used as working dogs or pets only.Fines imposed are as follows:John Barry Peace - $60,000Phyllis Peace - $60,000Dean Peace - $25,000J.B. &P.W. Peace Pty Ltd - $40,000REVEALED FOR THE FIRST TIME:Now that sentencing has been handed down, we can now share with you this video which details the journey of the puppy factory survivors. Please note that this video is hard to watch, but awareness is necessary so we can all come together and end these puppy factories for good.To help us treat, rehabilitate and care for puppy factory survivors, please donate now: rspcavic.org/endpuppyfactories<br />
Posted by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RSPCA.Victoria">RSPCA Victoria</a> on Wednesday, September 23, 2015</blockquote>
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This afternoon the Bendigo Magistrates’ Court handed down the below sentenc<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">ing to puppy factory operators recently found guilty of 240 animal cruelty charges.</span></div>
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Each received the maximum 10 year banning order,which means they are disqualified from having dogs under their care (including breeding, sale or purchase), with the exception of Dean Peace being allowed to keep two dogs that must be desexed and used as working dogs or pets only.</div>
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Fines imposed are as follows:<br />
John Barry Peace - $60,000<br />
Phyllis Peace - $60,000<br />
Dean Peace - $25,000<br />
J.B. &P.W. Peace Pty Ltd - $40,000</div>
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REVEALED FOR THE FIRST TIME:<br />
Now that sentencing has been handed down, we can now share with you this video which details the journey of the puppy factory survivors. Please note that this video is hard to watch, but awareness is necessary so we can all come together and end these puppy factories for good.</div>
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