Archives for Puppy mills
New ‘puppy mill’ pet store ban passes, while animal advocates debate exemption to the law
by Katerina Lorenzatos Makris ~ The Oceanside, California city council decided last night to ban the sales of dogs and cats from high-volume commercial breeders. Exemptions under the new...
New ‘puppy mill’ pet store ban planned in Oceanside, California
by Katerina Lorenzatos Makris ~ One more American town will probably soon join the ranks of several dozen others that have enacted bans on pet stores selling dogs and...
Council rejects ‘puppy mill’ law to ban retail sales of commercially bred dogs
by Katerina Lorenzatos Makris ~ After a four-hour hearing peppered with heated moments, the Oceanside city council rejected a proposed ordinance that would have made it illegal for pet...
Puppy importer brings in ‘defective’ animals, then leaves them at vet’s to be killed, says rescuer
An individual who imports puppies—perhaps from Hungary where there are many high-volume dog breeders—recently took two Jack Russell terriers to a vet in western Greece to have them euthanized...
Rescued Jack Russell pups don’t know they’re blind: Watch them play
Although Anastasia Aravantinou works full-time in her job as Western Greece district manager for DHL Express Hellas, she and other volunteers for Achaic Society for the Care of Animals...
Want to defeat an animal protection law? Tea Party might help
By Katerina Lorenzatos Makris If you’re trying to kill or modify a proposed animal welfare law—for example one that regulates high-volume commercial breeders or “puppy mills”—you might want to...
Lobbyists to ‘pay the price’ for helping animal welfare groups in Missouri
By Katerina Lorenzatos Makris ~ In this year’s election season, lobbyist firms who helped in the push for a law to regulate dog breeding in Missouri—condemned by animal protection...
‘Mutts’ comic strip characters helped pass a law to regulate dog breeders
By Katerina Lorenzatos Makris Some of the most powerful opponents of commercial dog breeders—nemeses fierce enough to help pass a law that would have mandated welfare standards for dogs...
‘These guys are good—we don’t like them, but they are good at what they do’: farm bureau about Humane Society
By Katerina Lorenzatos Makris “The emotion of the puppy, man’s best friend. How do you not want to protect these little innocent puppies?” asked Missouri Farm Bureau’s Kelly Smith...
Law would have required better care for dogs than for children, says farm bureau
By Katerina Lorenzatos Makris While in the past few years the Missouri Department of Agriculture has seized 5,500 dogs from neglectful commercial breeders, a representative of the state’s farm...