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Ohio is second in the nation in the humane society's report, having 20 of the 100 problem puppy mills on the list. Only Missouri is worse, with 23. Ohio ranks No. 2 on 'Horrible Hundred' report ...
According to the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) there are 10,000 puppy mills in the US — licensed and unlicensed — which sell a combined total of about 2.6 million animals every ...
[31] [32] [33] In Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and Holmes County, Ohio, the high concentration of puppy mills is correlated with a large Amish population. [34] A study by the Better Business Bureau concluded that the southwest corner of Missouri is the hub of the nation's puppy mill industry, and termed it the "national hot spot of the puppy ...
A “puppy mill” is a dog-breeding facility that produces a high volume of dogs for sale and keeps them in unhealthy and often inhumane conditions. The dogs are often sold online or at flea ...
Reports of poor standards of care and treatment of dogs as a cash crop by members of the Amish community has led to calls for puppy mills and auctions to be closed, with one breeder being issued with a restraining order from the practice for numerous violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act. At the time the restraining order was issued, the ...
HSUS has been an active opponent of the domestic and global puppy mill industry, and helped law enforcement agencies to confiscate more than 35,000 animals from purported puppy mills since 2007. HSUS has also pressed anti-puppy mill bills in states like Indiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Texas.
The Animal Welfare Investigations Project (AWIP) is an animal welfare organisation founded in November 2021 by Jacob Lloyd.. The organisation is dedicated to investigating and combating organised animal cruelty across the globe, with a particular focus on dog fighting, wildlife crime, and the illegal puppy trade.
The Indiana House on Monday passed a bill to prevent cities from banning the sale of dogs at pet stores, nullifying ordinances in 21 municipalities that sought to put a dent in unethical puppy ...