Puppy Mill Bill
 

I came across a Puppy Mill Bill on the ASPCA site

ASPCA: Email - USA: Bill for Nationwide Puppy Mill Reform Needs You!

This is the proposed bill

https://secure2.convio.net/aspca/sit...Action&id=2727

Maybe there is hope.

Sounds like a great bill, it says,

I don't want small breeders to get worked up about this bill, this is for large scale breeders, selling over 50 dogs a year. Your link has a place to send an email to your local representatives, and I urge every one to inform their representatives to pass this bill.


On a side note, anyone who would like to help me send this thread to members of the YAP, please contact me.

I do want to add, anyone on facebook or twitter, might want to link this site. https://secure2.convio.net/aspca/sit...Action&id=2727

Put it on my facebook thanks for the link I hope it does some good.

Thank you for the link...first time I've ever added a link to my Facebook and glad to say it worked...signed the bill too! Nancy, Please let me know if I can help you.

Email sent to my rep and it's posted on my FB. I'm actually kind of sad to think I'm going to get so much crap from my big bro for that.

I sent to my rep and senators as well as posted to FB. Hopefully more will do the same.

Emailed my rep & senators and posted to FB- thanks for the link!

Email sent and pasted on FB!

Come one everyone needs to do this. It was so easy, and literally took me a few minutes.

This has my support!:)

I'm definitely in support of legislation against puppymills, :thumbup: but I'm just curious-does required USDA licensing really do anything? breeders that sell to brokers and petstores (puppymills) are USDA licensed, so how does this help? :confused: At least they're required to excercise them everyday, but that doesn't mean the rest of the time they're not caged.
Please note that I'm not against this bill, just trying to understand. :)

One thing I noticed, especially here on YT, is if a breeder in on the USDA list that means pet owners will stay away. To me seeing a breeder listed with the USDA is a huge red flag and I would warn others to stay away, hopefully that puts a dent in their business. Plus, do you honestly think puppymills are really going to put forth the effort to exercise the dogs everyday? That will require more help, which costs $$$$, you know they only care about the $$$$$.

Posted and e-mailed...thanks for sharing!

done-hopefully this will close down some of the mills.

Done. Thank you for making me aware of this.

Done. Posted on FB as well.

Done! :)

I sent an email to my Senator, do not have a FB but will send this too all my email contacts.

Wow thanks for sharing, just posted it on my facebook page as well and emailed it around to my family and friends. Lets hope this can make some serious changes and save lives!!!

Gotcha thanks! ;)
And no I don' think they'll take the time to exercise their dogs...but hope they get BUSTED! :p

Sounds like a great bill....

This will only impact breeders who sell over 50 dogs a year. Just because a breeder is listed with the USDA, it only means that they are a large volume breeder, it' does not necessarily make them a horrible breeder. If a person believes they want to support this type of breeder, home inspections are crucial. I personally think it very difficult to be a large scale breeder and give the breeding dogs the attention they deserve.

From the website:

http://www.aspca.org/blog/usda-fails...ect-puppy.html

More information: ASPCA | USDA Fails to Protect Puppy Mill Dogs






Earlier this week, the Office of the Inspector General released a report detailing the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) lax and ineffective enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) against licensed large-scale dog breeders and brokers known as puppy mills. As part of the investigation, auditors visited 81 facilities and reviewed records documenting 28,443 violations over a two-year period.
The report concludes that despite regular inspections, breeders were allowed to continue operating facilities where dogs lived in inhumane conditions—cages overflowing with pools of urine and feces, food laden with dead cockroaches, and dogs infested with ticks and unattended injuries including a mutilated leg and other atrocities—all without penalty. Furthermore, in cases of severe neglect and abuse, inspectors failed to confiscate the animals. At one Oklahoma mill, despite discovering five dead dogs and others who had resorted to cannibalism due to starvation, investigators took no action. This resulted in the deaths of 22 more dogs. The ASPCA is saddened by the findings, but we are not surprised.
The ASPCA has been painfully aware of the cruel conditions to which dogs are regularly subjected at the hands of puppy mill operators who put profit above providing the most basic standards of care. “Puppy mills are a primary focus of the ASPCA’s anti-cruelty initiatives,” says Cori Menkin, ASPCA Senior Director of Legislative Initiatives. “The ASPCA Field Investigations and Response Team has rescued countless dogs from puppy mills and aided in the prosecution of their owners.” This past February, the ASPCA rescued more than 95 severely underweight dogs from a puppy mill in Holly Springs, MS—the animals were being housed in feces-encrusted pens and suffering from severe neglect.

Thanks!! :thumbup:

I think Bilbo is a puppy mill dog (he was given to me, and the owner had America's Pet Registry papers), but I love him anyway. I think this is a great bill as far as it goes. What about supporting state laws or local ordinances as well? Sometimes, a local or state law is tougher and goes further toward preventing abuses than a broad sweeping, one size fits all federal law.

Please don't think we are prejudice against puppy mill dogs, there is nothing wrong with them; it's just that their parents are living in horrible conditions. I agree with you, we should be supporting our local laws, but this is a complex problem and needs to be addressed in several ways. Only 33 states even have laws that leave 19 states without ANY laws. Here's a map of the states, and if you click on a state, you can read their laws. Map of State Dog Breeding Laws

Oh, I know that YT doesn't oppose the sweeties or the people who own them. I do agree that there should be something done to regulate the treatment of pets and other animals that are bred for commercial purposes. If there were links to proposed state legislation, I might be able to get it into the hands of someone with the ability to introduce it to the Texas legislature.

Done!

When there is a specific state that is working on a law, we try to notify other members of YAP and create a thread about it. Here's a site that is asking for signatures asking for tougher laws in Texas. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/569765933 To join YAP (Yorkies Against Puppy Mills) see the link in my signature.

Me too!