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May 9, 2013
A Horrible Hundred: 100 Problem Puppy Mills
As part of its seventh annual Puppy Mill Action Week, The Humane Society of the United States is releasing “A Horrible Hundred,” a report listing 100 puppy mills.
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May 9, 2013
North Carolina House of Representatives Cracks Down on Puppy Mills
The North Carolina House of Representatives passed legislation to ensure dogs are treated humanely in commercial breeding facilities.
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May 7, 2013
Anatomy of a Puppy Mill Raid, Page 2
There are approximately 10,000 puppy mills in the U.S. Shutting down each one is a struggle all its own.
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May 7, 2013
Anatomy of a Puppy Mill Raid
There are approximately 10,000 puppy mills in the U.S. Shutting each one down is a struggle all its own.
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May 7, 2013
Anatomy of a Puppy Mill Raid, Page 4
There are approximately 10,000 puppy mills in the U.S. Shutting down each one is a struggle all its own.
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May 7, 2013
Vermont Legislature Cracks Down on Irresponsible Dog Breeding
The Vermont state legislature overwhelmingly passed a bill to help crack down on irresponsible breeding. H.50, sponsored by Rep. John Bartholomew, D-Hartland, is now awaiting Gov. Peter Shumlin’s signature.
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May 7, 2013
Anatomy of a Puppy Mill Raid: False Assurances
Appearances can be deceiving. Learn how to avoid supporting a puppy mill.
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May 6, 2013
Anatomy of a Puppy Mill Raid, Page 3
There are approximately 10,000 puppy mills in the U.S. Shutting down each one is a struggle all its own.
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May 3, 2013
In the Market for a Puppy?
The first step on the road to pet ownership is to ask yourself some tough questions: Why do you want a puppy? Can you afford one? Are you prepared to take care of a dog every day for his entire life?
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May 3, 2013
New Laws Protect Companion Animals in West Virginia
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has signed two important companion animal welfare bills into law. The bills establish better protections for dogs in commercial dog breeding facilities and support spay/neuter programs in West Virginia.
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May 3, 2013
Puppy Friendly Pet Stores
Join us in applauding pet stores that do not sell puppies and encouraging stores who do sell puppies to stop!
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May 1, 2013
AKC’s Most Popular Breeds Found in Puppy Mills
The American Kennel Club released the 10 most popular dog breeds for 2012, and The HSUS has found these very breeds in inhumane puppy mills across the country.
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April 24, 2013
Animal Advocates Lobby Connecticut Lawmakers to Support Animal Welfare Legislation
)--Connecticut residents participating in Humane Lobby Day met with lawmakers to advocate for several bills that would improve the welfare of animals in the state. Participants lobbied in support of H.B. 6317, which ban the inhumane confinement of breeding pigs in gestation crates, and H.B. 5027, which requires minimum standards of care for dogs in large-scale puppy mills and prevents the sale of dogs from breeding operations that do not meet those standards.
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April 17, 2013
Humane Lobby Day Kicks Off in New York
New Yorkers concerned about animal welfare converged on the state capitol for Humane Lobby Day to meet with lawmakers and lobby for better animal protection laws designed to strengthen anti-cruelty statues, eliminate the extreme confinement of animals on factory farms and protect sharks from the cruel and unsustainable shark fin trade.
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April 16, 2013
Humane Lobby Day Kicks Off in Michigan
Michiganders concerned about animal welfare converged on the state capitol for Humane Lobby Day in Lansing on Tuesday to lobby for better laws to protect pets and exotic animals and to oppose the legislature’s underhanded attempt to stifle the voting rights of Michigan citizens on wildlife issues.
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April 12, 2013
Animal Advocates Praise North Carolina Lawmakers for Introducing Bill to Crack Down on Puppy Mills
Animal welfare advocates including North Carolina Voters for Animal Welfare, Susie’s Law, the ASPCA® (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), Humane Society of Charlotte, SPCA of Wake County, United Animal Coalition and The Humane Society of the United States applaud Rep. Jason Saine, R- 97, for introducing a bill to ensure that dogs are treated humanely in commercial breeding facilities.
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March 13, 2013
Humane Lobby Day Kicks Off in Illinois
Illinois residents converged on the state capitol for Humane Lobby Day in Illinois on Wednesday to lobby for better animal welfare laws to protect pets and wildlife. Humane Lobby Day is sponsored by The Humane Society of the United States.
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March 5, 2013
Connecticut State Reps. Auden Grogins and Diana Urban Receive 2012 Humane State Legislator Award
The Humane Society of the United States, the nation’s largest animal protection organization, is pleased to announce that Connecticut state Reps. Auden Grogins, D-Bridgeport, and Diana Urban, D-North Stonington and Stonington, have been selected as Connecticut’s Humane State Legislators for 2012.
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February 27, 2013
Federal Lawmakers Push to Protect Dogs in Puppy Mills
The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund commend federal lawmakers for reintroducing legislation that will close a loophole in the Animal Welfare Act regulations that currently allows puppy mills to sell dogs over the Internet without any oversight or standards of care.
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February 26, 2013
More Than 60 Dogs Rescued from N.C. Breeder
The Humane Society of the United States, SPCA of Wake County and Guilford County Animal Shelter were called in by Sampson County Sheriff’s Office to help rescue more than 60 dogs from a Sampson County, N.C., property.
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February 21, 2013
Humane Lobby Day Kicks Off in Annapolis
Maryland citizens concerned about animal welfare converged on the state capitol for Humane Lobby Day 2013 in Annapolis to lobby for animal protection laws.
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February 7, 2013
Humane Lobby Day Kicks Off in Helena
Citizens from across Montana, including members of the Montana Girl Scouts Lone Rock School Cadette Troop #3756, are participating in Humane Lobby Dayto meet with lawmakers and lobby for better animal welfare laws for pets.
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January 31, 2013
Federal Court Refuses to Block New Texas Puppy Mill Law
A federal court in Austin Texas heard arguments and then rejected a motion by certain disgruntled commercial dog breeders to block the state’s new puppy mill law from going into effect.
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January 30, 2013
As AKC National Championship Airs, The HSUS Calls on the Nation’s Leading Dog Registry Group to Support Efforts to End Abuses at Puppy Mills
In the wake of one of the largest puppy mill cruelty convictions in history involving an American Kennel Club ‘Champion’ breeder, and with Saturday’s scheduled broadcast of the AKC’s National Championship dog show, The Humane Society of the United States is appealing to the AKC to stop obstructing animal welfare reforms and to join efforts to protect dogs at commercial breeding facilities known as puppy mills, where the breeds made popular at the Championship are often churned out for sale online, through classified ads, and at pet stores across the nation.
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January 30, 2013
Puppy Mills Research
Research papers on the welfare of animals in puppy mills
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