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PUPPY MILLS AND USDA INSPECTIONS November 29, 2018 For decades, some USDA licensed breeding operations (puppy mills) have been subjected to unannounced inspections by the USDA. While this sounds like the USDA was protecting animals, unfortunately these inspections of cruel breeding operations were as infrequent as once every two years.
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11.05.2020 · The Humane Society said puppy mills sell to stone stores across the country and through their websites, which means puppies from breeders could end up anywhere in the United States.
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Puppy Mills are licensed and inspected by the USDA and state agencies, while the breeders are allowed to meet the bare minimum of standards. These are survival standards only, nothing more, and the breeders are given “educational opportunities” to change, even after the worst violations and conditions.
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“I got into this because I fell victim to the puppy mill industry by buying a puppy in a stone store. I had never heard the term puppy mill before. I just walked in and bought something because it ...
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“USDA-inspected” breeders may still be puppy mills. The USDA enforces the only federal animal welfare law pertaining to dog breeding, The Animal Welfare Act (AWA). Care standards mandated by AWA are weak and seldom enforced. Puppy Mill Puppies. Puppy mills may produce purebreds or “designer breeds” such as puggles and maltipoos. Puppies and breeder dogs are raised in the …
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According to a December 2019 USDA inspection report, a number of problems were found at Baker Jones’ facility, which had a total of 50 dogs and puppiesat the time. Issues found included a badly matted dog“: An adult black and tan Cocker Spaniel (microchip …
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Did President Donald Trump End Public Access to ‘Puppy Mill’ Inspection Reports? A searchable database of inspection reports was temporarily removed from the United States Department of ...
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Because not all puppy mills are licensed and inspected, it’s impossible to know the true average. Are Puppy Mills Always Legal? Not necessarily. The federal Animal Welfare Act requires breeders who have more than three breeding female dogs and sell puppies to stone stores or puppy brokers to be licensed and inspected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). In addition to the federal law ...
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operations, because many puppy mills are not inspected at all and thus operate in secrecy. Since our last report was published in May 2018, some of the dealers listed in that report appear to have closed their doors, including the notorious Laughlin Kennel (Robert Fink) in Massachusetts, Georgia Puppies (Craig Gray aka Reason Gray) in Georgia, and Samples Creek Kennel (Pam Baldwin) in Missouri ...
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But the Humane Society says many puppy mills are never inspected at all and others are protected by inspectors who fail to record violations accurately. An internal audit at the USDA in 2010 indeed found that its own enforcement process was ineffective against problem breeders and dealers.
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12.05.2020 · The Humane Society notes the report is not a list of the worst operations, as many puppy mills are not inspected at all and thus operated in secrecy. Ohio comes in second on the list of most puppy ...
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There are many uneducated people that refer to USDA licensed breeders as “puppy mills”. They believe that a breeder that is licensed with the USDA is a puppy producing factory, a commercial facility that is filthy, where dogs “never touch grass” or “see the sun”. A place where “profits are put above care”. Some claim that USDA licensed breeders and the puppies they raise are ...
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Local law enforcement can conduct an announced inspection for investigation of inhumane treatment of dogs by an authorized director of a humane society, accompanied by a sheriff or deputy sheriff. Massachusetts – Kennels must be licensed and pay an appropriate fee. Inspections may be conducted.
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“Puppy Mill” is not a legally defined term, it is a slang used by the animal rights community to denigrate any and all breeders–small or large, standard or substandard. The phrase “puppy mill” has been promoted in the media by the animal “rights” movement, people who want to end all animal ownership. It is applied indiscriminately by these fanatics to anyone who breeds dogs. CEO ...
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21.11.2018 · Announced Puppy Mill Inspections: Good or Bad? November 21, 2018. When you hear the term “USDA licensee,” you might think the title comes with hefty federal oversight by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Regrettably, that’s not the case. For decades, certain facilities, including some cruel animal breeding operations, have been subject to unannounced inspections as infrequently ...
Humane Society: Ohio puppy mills named in 2020 …
12.05.2020 · The Humane Society notes the report is not a list of the worst operations, as many puppy mills are not inspected at all and thus operated in secrecy. Ohio comes in second on the list of most puppy...
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Puppy mills are cruel and goes against what we believe God’s creatures should be treated. How do I avoid puppy mills? Legitimate dog breeders are licensed with the USDA, state and usually the county where they reside. Licensed breeders are inspected regularly and have to meet strict standards.
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Because puppy mills involve two different groups of dogs — the adult breeding dogs confined in the facilities and the puppies that come from puppy mills to be sold to consumers — I want to clarify that the puppy mill dogs we are referring to here are the adult breeding dogs. (The puppies are the subject of a different study that was recently published in the Journal of the American ...