Animal protection

Posted on May 22nd, 2012 in Animal Cruelty, Animal Welfare, ASPCA, Canine Corner, Cats, Contests, Dogs, Pet Charity, Pets in the News The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) continues its national “No Pet Store Puppies” campaign to raise awareness about puppy mill cruelty and the link between pet store puppies and puppy mills. *** 100,000 consumers have already taken the “No Pet Store Puppies” pledge to help fight puppy mill cruelty by refusing to shop at...Read Full Story

Photo: KMOX CBS St.LouisAccording to KMOX news in St Louis and the Humane Society of Missouri, another puppy mill has been shut down.  Animal care inspectors from the Missouri Department of Agriculture removed 18 dogs from Charles Etenburn's commercial dog breeding facility, C E Kennel on Monday, April 16 Etenburn had repeatedly failed recent inspections by the MDA and was unable to meet the requirements of the Canine Cruelty Prevention Act for kennel space, flooring and unfettered access to...Read Full Story

“My name is xxxx from xxxx County. I consider you an esteemed public official; and I’m writing with great news!On January 27, more than 118,000 signatures from all 88 Ohio counties were certified by Secretary of State, Jon Husted for the Ohio Dog Auctions Act. The proposed law has now moved to the Ohio General Assembly for passage by May 1. I am respectfully asking your support in moving this ballot initiative through the 129th Ohio General Assembly. Thank you for serving as a strong voice...Read Full Story

What do puppy mills have to do with farmers?  Plenty, as evidenced by the recent campaigns to institute new puppy mill and commercial dog breeding laws in Missouri.  My own rural Ozarks neighborhood was filled with campaign signs warning that the government would soon be telling you how many horses, cattle, hogs, and other livestock you may own and how they must be cared for.  You may recall my own remarks about Missouri's Prop B and farmers during the campaign.Missouri puppy mill compromise...Read Full Story

Another Missouri puppy mill has been shut down.  Lori Gross, owner and operator of A-Lick-A-Hope Kennels in Conway, Missouri is now prohibited from operating any dog breeding facility in the state for ten years.Located just a few miles from us, we're dog-goned glad to see it closed.  Conditions reported in our local newspaper were shocking.  We're equally bothered by the number of locals who seemingly knew all about it, yet turned a blind eye and did not report the abuse.  Until now. Missouri...Read Full Story

Posted on November 4th, 2011 in Animal Welfare, Animal Welfare Laws and Legislation, Animal Welfare Legislation, BISSELL Pack of Pet Lovers, Canine Corner, Dog Auctions, Dogs, Ohio Animal Welfare, Pet Care, Pet Charity, Pet Health Information, Pet Information, Pets in the News, Puppy Mills, Rescue Pets Ohio has no laws preventing dog auctions. Ohio, according to multiple reports, one from us here, has the third weakest protections for animal welfare of any type in the entire nation… This HAS...Read Full Story

MO Puppy Mill Photo from HSUS..According to the Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation, last week the Missouri Department of Agriculture issued final regulations for implementing SB 161, the Missouri compromise bill on puppy mills.  The regulations clarify the requirement that a veterinarian personally examine every animal in a breeding facility at least once a year and that those exams be documented with written records.You may remember the recent controversy about this portion of SB 161...Read Full Story

On December 15, 2011, Wayside Waifs received dozens of dogs rescued from a puppy mill in southwest Missouri.  42 dogs were surrendered by the dog breeder.  According to NBC Action News in Kansas City, that man also surrendered his dog breeding license.The dogs are mostly small breed and all are in need of medical attention.  According to Wayside Waifs, it was clear the dogs had never received proper medical care, food or shelter.  They observed mammary tumors, eye infections, and severe...Read Full Story

Well, the news is not so good that we're jumping for joy or anything, but when it comes to puppy mills, we cheer for any little bit of good news and our tails are wagging today.According to the Missouri Department of Agriculture, not only has there been a dramatic increase in the number of commercial dog breeder inspections in the past two years, but 60 more dog breeders have closed their operations since June 2011.  Translation:  from January 2009 to the present, there has been a one-third...Read Full Story

Posted on April 28th, 2011 in Animal Welfare, Animal Welfare Laws and Legislation, Animal Welfare Legislation, ASPCA, BISSELL Pack of Pet Lovers, Canine Corner, Dogs, Humane Society of the US, Pet Care, Pet Charity, Pet Information, Pets in the News, Puppy Mills, Rescue Pets Thanks for this article (Jefferson City, MO) — On a day of dizzying legislative speed, Gov. Jay Nixon signed two pieces of legislation aimed at modifying regulations on the state’s dog breeders. As part of a political...Read Full Story