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Dear Friends, This web site is scheduled to
launch this upcoming fall in 2008, but
before this time, an opportunity presented itself to
demonstrate
the plight of the animals caught up in the puppy mill
and backyard
breeder trade. These collateral materials are
available to print out
and use for this purpose by other humane organizations
dedicated
to the same cause in the meantime:
- California: Puppy Mills, Backyard Breeders, Pet Shops - The
Issues Involved The marketplace of California ranks as
the third largest in the nation for pet shop sales. The
backyard breeders of this state contribute greatly to the
euthanizing of healthy pets, costing a quarter of a billion dollars
each year from CA taxpayers. Unrecovered sales tax is
reported to exceed $180 million dollars annually - or 5% of the the
state's current budget shortfall
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- DEFINITION OF THE PROBLEM: Where are all these puppies coming
from? Where are all these puppies going to?
The first step in any problem is
defining it. There are three sources of puppies: puppy mills,
backyard breeders and reputable breeders - know the differences and
the solution can be found.
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- Just how purebred is that purebred puppy?
In the first two months of 2008, over 1,200
AKC dogs were converted to 'conditional registration' because of
their DNA program
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- Junior Horton: Biggest puppy mill bust in this nation's
history It began in November of
2007 when Virginia officials found Mr. Horton with 1,100 dogs and
licensed for only 500. During the seizure process, Mr. Horton
was able to sell, hide or get rid of almost 300 animals.
In May of 2008, Mr. Horton was found guilty of 14 counts of animal
cruelty, 25 counts of animal neglect and 1 count of failure to
obtain the proper license. Telling reporters he lost almost
half a million dollars in stock due to the seizure, he referred to
this as a form of Communism. Fined less than 15% of the fine
established in rules of the state, Mr. Horton continues to operate
his dog trade business throughout this time, and in September 2008
with new laws on the VA books, he says he'll likely take his
business to another state! Mr. Horton does NOT hold an
USDA license to breed dogs.
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Peaceful
Protests of Pet Shops Selling Puppies
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