Will anyone ever impose laws on breeding pets? these animals need protection!?

Question

While on a brief search for my new dog (Rescued from humane society) I discovered so many distgusting animal stories, seen so many BYB advertising it made me die a little on the inside!!

There are animals ourt there just CONSTANTLY pregnant/nursing and thats their life cycle into they either die, end up in a shelter, or remain living in some of these filthy backyard breeders "homes"
and who knows what happens to the pups??? they dont care!! they got their $$$

So is there any laws to protect these animals?? I consider it cruelty to animals, but havent seen anyone ever arrested for "overbreeding an animal"

Is there any way we can protect the voiceless?

and i wouldnt compare it to the overpopulation of people. Humans most of the time have a choice whether they are going to have a kid/who they sleep with. these animals dont!

Answer 1

You will protect them! Use the power of your heart and voice! Write your congressman and encourage him to follow the example of the governor of Pennsylvania, who is succeeding in shutting down the puppy mills there! Your courage and compassion (along with mine) will help us reach our goals!

See the link to this courageous governor's campaign:

http://network.bestfriends.org/animallawcoalition/news/10874.html

Good luck-we're with you all the way!

Answer 2

Unfortunately, the animal rights people take opportunities to stop millers and try to get the laws applied to everyone. There are a lot of GOOD breeders out there that are caught in the war of getting rid of puppy mills. Further, how can you tell if the situation is a byb who is just breeding for the $$$ or a legitimate breeder who has spent a lifetime learning about the breed, showing and spends the time it takes to find the right dogs to breed in order to make the breed better? These are hard things to legislate. One idea is for AKC to not accept registrations for those locations breeding more than X dogs per year but they don't want to do this because they want the money too. So there is a quandary. The best thing is to educate people as to what to look for in a responsible breeder and why they should care. Then these buyers can vote with their pocketbooks and leave the BYB with lots of unsold puppies.

Answer 3

This is a slippery slope. Any laws that impact irresponsible breeding are going to hurt the responsible breeders, too.

I think the best solution is education -- if more people understand what to look for in a breeder, as well as why genetic testing and understanding of pedigrees is important, they will be more selective in where they get their puppy, which will hopefully drive the irresponsible out of "business".

It's also important to educate people about rescue, and why their next dog could/should come from a group or shelter.

However, I've discovered over the years that a lot of people (mostly those doing the breeding) don't want to be educated, and that wherever there is someone looking to make a buck of their purebred dog, and someone willing to pay them, we will always have this problem.

Answer 4

If the BYB's and Commercial Breeders were stopped, and those that choose to make the commitment of getting a dog upheld their commitment, there wouldn't be so much of a problem.

This was address the other day, and someone made the comment "it's more a matter of abandonment", and I must agree. A dog trusted you for 6 months / 6 yrs, then you go and dump him/her off at a shelter....... who's doing harm here????

Answer 5

Laws exist in many places, the funds to have follow up on those laws do not. People need to make the choice not to by from BYBs and research the breeder and breed before getting a dog.

Answer 6

What you describe is called a puppy mill. And yes there are laws against them. But the laws are only enforced if someone calls & reports them. They have to know about it before they can do anything about it. So if you know of someone running a puppy mill, report them to the local sheriff or the nearest humane society or to the S.P.C.A. And no, the people who run these mills don't give a **** about the animals. All they care about is how much money the female can make for them. It is sad & cruel beyond belief. So do your part & report them when you even just suspect someone is running a puppy mill.

Answer 7

Best we can do is push for spay neuter ordinances in our communities. I do have one northern KY city that if an owners dog is found and its not altered they get fined. That will at least help with the mutts. However; BYB and people just out for a few bucks with no concern for the animal need to be individually reported to animal control. You would need specifics on conditions of animals when reporting them.

Be sure to boycott your local petstores that sell everyone else crap for them. We have Jacks here and they are horrible 500$ for mutts and people will buy them because its small and cute

Answer 8

I feel the same way you do. The stories and pictures I've seen are so disturbing, and I hope that someday laws will be imposed and violators will be punished. The only thing that we can do for now is adopt our pets from high kill shelters and press the ones we love to do the same.

I've saved 3 dogs so far, and its not much, but atleast they have a good home and will always be loved. I hope to save more and more dogs in the future.

Answer 9

There is. Go into a web browse and search PAWS legislation. You will find that there are many groups that are trying to come to an agreement on something. You have many different groups with all kinds of opinions. AKC is pushing PAWS but the language is difficult for multiple groups to agree on.

Answer 10

how much of your personal income are you willing to give in taxes to ensure that all pets are either spayed or a license bought to make sure all pets are tracked?
There are laws already out there,but most cities do not allocate the funds necessary to enforce the laws,new laws are not necessary.what is necessary is the funds to help enforce laws currently on the books.