Scooter's Law - Euthanize Backyard Breeding
Euthanize Backyard Breeders...................or at least their bank accounts with heavy fines and/or possible jailtime.
This Bill would define the difference between Responsible Breed Specific Breeders, Shelter adoptions requiring adoption fees, Retailers, and Obvious Breeder Facilities! (AKA-Puppy Mills / Back Yard Breeders) The last two are obvious as they will list multiple Breeds and "unusually small breed" for sale, and may also refer to their dogs as "Designer" breeds.
Every week in the United States, thousands of HEALTHY dogs and cats in municipal and private shelters are put to sleep. In fact, over FOUR MILLION dogs alone are killed every year. That should sicken any decent human being. These unfortunate animals would have been spared if people had opened their hearts and homes to them.
While a lot of these dogs are the result of strays having litters, a HUGE percentage of the blame can be laid on the doorsteps of owners that don't have their animals fixed, puppy mills that breed diseased, genetically-flawed, inbred animals, and backyard breeders who create the same flawed purebreds as well as "designer" mutts. These vile people ply their filthy trade without regard to inbreeding, or various breeds' known genetic weaknesses and/or personality traits. And they do this solely to enrich themselves at the expense of the dogs in their care....or what passes for "care" in this shadowy world of abuse.
Puppy mill owners churn out thousands of low-quality dogs that oftentimes cost their new owners thousands of dollars in vet bills, only to be euthanized when it becomes obvious they can't be saved. According to USA Today, in November of 2007, authorities seized 1000 dogs from just one mill in Hillsville, Virginia. But puppy mills are everywhere.
Many of the poor dogs had been kept in tiny, slat-bottomed cages (often forced to stand and lay in feces and urine) for so long they didn't even know how to walk on solid ground. Puppy mill dogs rarely receive any vet care, and the females live their entire lives in tiny cages, forced to give birth twice a year. It's usually a short life, ended with a bullet in the head when their health has been ruined to the point that they can no longer produce two litters per year. Meanwhile, the greedy, unscrupulous mill owners regularly and knowingly sell diseased and terminally ill dogs to the unwary....both in private transactions, and to pet stores. Don't let those pet store owners mislead you, they know exactly where the dogs are coming from....the high-volume puppy mill operations.
Backyard breeders contribute to the sorry state of affairs by (like the mills) breeding their pedigreed (an non-registered) purebred animals with no concerns as to breed flaws, personalities, or close bloodlines. Indeed, these vile people inbreed their animals on a regular basis, insisting that it's "ok" to do so. In the wild, animals rarely mate with close family members. Imagine that....those "dumb" animals are smart enough to avoid inbreeding, while puppy mill owners and backyard breeders continue to whine that it makes no difference. In the face of their overwhelming greed, it's not surprising that these morally objectionable low life%u2019s would take such a stand.
Backyard breeders come in two types, the ones mentioned above, and the ones that deliberately create hybrids, the so-called "designer" dogs.
Designer mutts are also created by some puppy mills, but a great many are the ethically bankrupt work of individual backyard breeders. Like the cruel puppy mill owners, and the backyard breeders of inbred pedigreed dogs, the people who produce the designer mutts often inbreed their animals....father to daughter, mother to son, sibling to sibling. Once again, the practice is done solely in the name of greed. "Designer dogs" are big business, and make no mistake, they are also MUTTS.
How big a problem is the issue of "designer" mutts? It's HUGE! A casual search through two months of ads turned up listings for SIXTY-SEVEN designer dog "breeds". Let anyone be fooled into thinking that these were the results of "accidental" matings, looking for someone to adopt them, just check out the prices listed.
Affenpinscher schnoodle ...450
Australian Shepherd Collie...150
BeaBull....(beagle bulldog) 900
Bichon Frise-Poo .... 300
Bichon Shih Tzu.....450
Boggle (Boston Terrier Beagle) 350
Border Collie Beagle......85
Boxer Pitbull....150
BUG ~ Boston Terrier Pug ....275
Bulldog Boxer .... 500
Cavalier -Bichon Frise.....400
CavaPoo..........400
Cava-Tzu 300 and up
Chihuahua Fox Terrier...175
Chihuahua Maltese...350
Chihuahua MinPin....200
Chia-Poo.....400
Chia-Pug....150
Chia-Rat....550
Cockapoo...350-500
CockerPoo..... 100
Corckers (Yorkie Cocker) ....150
Dach Chia....300
Dorkie (Dach and Yorkie)....500
Fox Terrier Poodle....200
GoldenDoodle....500-750
HavaMalt ....1200
Jack Russell Beagle.....250
Jack Russell Fox Terrier....75
Jack Russell Terrier Shitz Tzu....100
Jackie-Poo...150
Labra-Doodle....500-650
Lhasa-Poo.....450
Malte-Tzu.......450
Maltese Pekinese....300
Maltese Pom....275 Malti-Poo....400
MinPin Yorkshire Terrier....250
Morkies....300
Newfoundland Golden...550
Ocherese.....700
Papatese (papillion maltese)....300-350
Papillion Pom.....350
Pekazu....200-250
PekePoo....300
Pekon......350
Puggle....250-450
Schnoodles....300-350
SheaPoo....325
ShepaDoodle....600
ShihCons.....400
Shih Tzu Doodle......300
ShihPoo.....400
Shitzapoo....400
Weimaraner Lab....100
Westie Bichon....250-275
Westi-Poo....300
Westie-Yorkie...350
Yorkatees....400
Yorkie-Bichon....400
Yorkie -Chi....350
Yorkie-Dach....350
Yorkie Mix....350
Yorkie-Pom...250-300
Yorkie-Poo...250-450
YorkieTese...300-400
Yorkie-Tzu...350
How can such terrible situations as puppy mills and designer dogs exist in a country of animal lovers? There are several factors...the obscene greed of mill owners and backyard breeders, the lack of knowledge on the part of consumers, demand for pedigreed dogs, weak laws (and even) weaker enforcement of those laws.
VERY weak laws! Did you think (as I once did) that high-volume puppy mills needed a license to sell their diseased, inbred, and genetically-flawed wares to the unsuspecting public? Think again. Did you suppose that you could depend on religious-minded folks to breed animals with compassion and kindness? The only god these cretinous scum worship is the almighty dollar. Remember those Amish? What license do you imagine is required for backyard breeders before they can bring us those poor inbred dogs and hybrid animals? That would be: none, zip, nada.
How can we help to put an end to the problem of shelters filled with so many unwanted dogs and cats that FOUR MILLION (dogs alone) of them are euthanized each year? What can we do to stop the proliferation of puppy mills and "designer" mutts? We need a four-point plan. Think of it as one point per million of those dead dogs.
1. Write and lobby your local municipal government and your state and federal legislators INSISTING that this issue be addressed.
2. DEMAND heavy fines for the owners of unspayed or unneutered dogs and cats.
3. DEMAND that all dog and cat owners MUST have an expensive breeding license to possess unfixed animals, and that unlicensed breeding will result in crushing fines per puppy or kitten produced. (The fines and licensing fees can be used to fund both the salaries of the staff that processes them, and low-cost (or free) spay/neuter clinics.
4. DON'T buy dogs and cats from pet stores or backyard breeders. Patronize only ethical professional breeders.
Every registered breed of dog and cat has it's own national club. Golden Retrievers, Airedales, Poodles, Burmese, Angoras, Main Coon etc.. They have a national clearing house that can guide you to ethical breeders among their membership. The staff of those organizations will be more than happy offer assistance. Here is some contact information for you.
TO EVERYONE WHO HAS HAD THEIR PETS SPAYED OR NEUTERED.....THANK YOU! You are part of the solution rather than part of the problem. IF you would like to do more to help make our world a better place for dogs and cats, PLEASE do so by making a tax deductible donation to the Humane Society, the ASPCA, or any of your local animal shelters. Additionally, you can donate your time, extra towels or blankets, food, and other supplies to those same organizations. Make a phone call....find out what is on a shelter's wish list.
Scooter is a 2 legged, 3 year old backyard breeder survivor. His front arms are nothing but tiny chicken wings....Only together can we be successful.
Euthanize Backyard Breeders...................or at least their bank accounts with heavy fines and/or possible jailtime.
This Bill would define the difference between Responsible Breed Specific Breeders, Shelter adoptions requiring adoption fees, Retailers, and Obvious Breeder Facilities! (AKA-Puppy Mills / Back Yard Breeders) The last two are obvious as they will list multiple Breeds and "unusually small breed" for sale, and may also refer to their dogs as "Designer" breeds.
Every week in the United States, thousands of HEALTHY dogs and cats in municipal and private shelters are put to sleep. In fact, over FOUR MILLION dogs alone are killed every year. That should sicken any decent human being. These unfortunate animals would have been spared if people had opened their hearts and homes to them.
While a lot of these dogs are the result of strays having litters, a HUGE percentage of the blame can be laid on the doorsteps of owners that don't have their animals fixed, puppy mills that breed diseased, genetically-flawed, inbred animals, and backyard breeders who create the same flawed purebreds as well as "designer" mutts. These vile people ply their filthy trade without regard to inbreeding, or various breeds' known genetic weaknesses and/or personality traits. And they do this solely to enrich themselves at the expense of the dogs in their care....or what passes for "care" in this shadowy world of abuse.
Puppy mill owners churn out thousands of low-quality dogs that oftentimes cost their new owners thousands of dollars in vet bills, only to be euthanized when it becomes obvious they can't be saved. According to USA Today, in November of 2007, authorities seized 1000 dogs from just one mill in Hillsville, Virginia. But puppy mills are everywhere.
Many of the poor dogs had been kept in tiny, slat-bottomed cages (often forced to stand and lay in feces and urine) for so long they didn't even know how to walk on solid ground. Puppy mill dogs rarely receive any vet care, and the females live their entire lives in tiny cages, forced to give birth twice a year. It's usually a short life, ended with a bullet in the head when their health has been ruined to the point that they can no longer produce two litters per year. Meanwhile, the greedy, unscrupulous mill owners regularly and knowingly sell diseased and terminally ill dogs to the unwary....both in private transactions, and to pet stores. Don't let those pet store owners mislead you, they know exactly where the dogs are coming from....the high-volume puppy mill operations.
Backyard breeders contribute to the sorry state of affairs by (like the mills) breeding their pedigreed (an non-registered) purebred animals with no concerns as to breed flaws, personalities, or close bloodlines. Indeed, these vile people inbreed their animals on a regular basis, insisting that it's "ok" to do so. In the wild, animals rarely mate with close family members. Imagine that....those "dumb" animals are smart enough to avoid inbreeding, while puppy mill owners and backyard breeders continue to whine that it makes no difference. In the face of their overwhelming greed, it's not surprising that these morally objectionable low life%u2019s would take such a stand.
Backyard breeders come in two types, the ones mentioned above, and the ones that deliberately create hybrids, the so-called "designer" dogs.
Designer mutts are also created by some puppy mills, but a great many are the ethically bankrupt work of individual backyard breeders. Like the cruel puppy mill owners, and the backyard breeders of inbred pedigreed dogs, the people who produce the designer mutts often inbreed their animals....father to daughter, mother to son, sibling to sibling. Once again, the practice is done solely in the name of greed. "Designer dogs" are big business, and make no mistake, they are also MUTTS.
How big a problem is the issue of "designer" mutts? It's HUGE! A casual search through two months of ads turned up listings for SIXTY-SEVEN designer dog "breeds". Let anyone be fooled into thinking that these were the results of "accidental" matings, looking for someone to adopt them, just check out the prices listed.
Affenpinscher schnoodle ...450
Australian Shepherd Collie...150
BeaBull....(beagle bulldog) 900
Bichon Frise-Poo .... 300
Bichon Shih Tzu.....450
Boggle (Boston Terrier Beagle) 350
Border Collie Beagle......85
Boxer Pitbull....150
BUG ~ Boston Terrier Pug ....275
Bulldog Boxer .... 500
Cavalier -Bichon Frise.....400
CavaPoo..........400
Cava-Tzu 300 and up
Chihuahua Fox Terrier...175
Chihuahua Maltese...350
Chihuahua MinPin....200
Chia-Poo.....400
Chia-Pug....150
Chia-Rat....550
Cockapoo...350-500
CockerPoo..... 100
Corckers (Yorkie Cocker) ....150
Dach Chia....300
Dorkie (Dach and Yorkie)....500
Fox Terrier Poodle....200
GoldenDoodle....500-750
HavaMalt ....1200
Jack Russell Beagle.....250
Jack Russell Fox Terrier....75
Jack Russell Terrier Shitz Tzu....100
Jackie-Poo...150
Labra-Doodle....500-650
Lhasa-Poo.....450
Malte-Tzu.......450
Maltese Pekinese....300
Maltese Pom....275 Malti-Poo....400
MinPin Yorkshire Terrier....250
Morkies....300
Newfoundland Golden...550
Ocherese.....700
Papatese (papillion maltese)....300-350
Papillion Pom.....350
Pekazu....200-250
PekePoo....300
Pekon......350
Puggle....250-450
Schnoodles....300-350
SheaPoo....325
ShepaDoodle....600
ShihCons.....400
Shih Tzu Doodle......300
ShihPoo.....400
Shitzapoo....400
Weimaraner Lab....100
Westie Bichon....250-275
Westi-Poo....300
Westie-Yorkie...350
Yorkatees....400
Yorkie-Bichon....400
Yorkie -Chi....350
Yorkie-Dach....350
Yorkie Mix....350
Yorkie-Pom...250-300
Yorkie-Poo...250-450
YorkieTese...300-400
Yorkie-Tzu...350
How can such terrible situations as puppy mills and designer dogs exist in a country of animal lovers? There are several factors...the obscene greed of mill owners and backyard breeders, the lack of knowledge on the part of consumers, demand for pedigreed dogs, weak laws (and even) weaker enforcement of those laws.
VERY weak laws! Did you think (as I once did) that high-volume puppy mills needed a license to sell their diseased, inbred, and genetically-flawed wares to the unsuspecting public? Think again. Did you suppose that you could depend on religious-minded folks to breed animals with compassion and kindness? The only god these cretinous scum worship is the almighty dollar. Remember those Amish? What license do you imagine is required for backyard breeders before they can bring us those poor inbred dogs and hybrid animals? That would be: none, zip, nada.
How can we help to put an end to the problem of shelters filled with so many unwanted dogs and cats that FOUR MILLION (dogs alone) of them are euthanized each year? What can we do to stop the proliferation of puppy mills and "designer" mutts? We need a four-point plan. Think of it as one point per million of those dead dogs.
1. Write and lobby your local municipal government and your state and federal legislators INSISTING that this issue be addressed.
2. DEMAND heavy fines for the owners of unspayed or unneutered dogs and cats.
3. DEMAND that all dog and cat owners MUST have an expensive breeding license to possess unfixed animals, and that unlicensed breeding will result in crushing fines per puppy or kitten produced. (The fines and licensing fees can be used to fund both the salaries of the staff that processes them, and low-cost (or free) spay/neuter clinics.
4. DON'T buy dogs and cats from pet stores or backyard breeders. Patronize only ethical professional breeders.
Every registered breed of dog and cat has it's own national club. Golden Retrievers, Airedales, Poodles, Burmese, Angoras, Main Coon etc.. They have a national clearing house that can guide you to ethical breeders among their membership. The staff of those organizations will be more than happy offer assistance. Here is some contact information for you.
TO EVERYONE WHO HAS HAD THEIR PETS SPAYED OR NEUTERED.....THANK YOU! You are part of the solution rather than part of the problem. IF you would like to do more to help make our world a better place for dogs and cats, PLEASE do so by making a tax deductible donation to the Humane Society, the ASPCA, or any of your local animal shelters. Additionally, you can donate your time, extra towels or blankets, food, and other supplies to those same organizations. Make a phone call....find out what is on a shelter's wish list.
Scooter is a 2 legged, 3 year old backyard breeder survivor. His front arms are nothing but tiny chicken wings....Only together can we be successful.
I purchased "Frank" for my sons 13th birthday. All he wanted was a dauchand puppy. That's the ONLY present he wanted. So my family and I put the money up together to find one. Frank was $350.00. His coat was beautiful tan and black but on the ride home something was not right. He was whimpering and staring off into space. After arriving home my son was instantly in love with his new pal. But the next morning Frank was still very shy and seemed confused. If you know the breed this is totally opposite of their personalities. So later that day we took Frank to our vet for his first check up. The vet informed us that Frank has a severe ear mite infestation that he may not be able to cure. After leaving with medication and intrucstions for the next week of care we were upset but hopeful that little Frank would make a speedy recovery given our extreme dedication to 24 hour TLC. After two days Frank was worse. He stopped eating and would not even take milk from a dropper. His poor body became more lifeless each day and by by day 4 we returned to the vet. The infection caused by the ear mite infestation has spread to his brain causing deafness and blindness. He was in horrible pain. At this point we had no choice but to end his suffering. As I hold his limp body next to my chest I could feel he had given up. My son and I cried so much that my eyes were too swollen to drive us home until hours later. The vets final report concluded that this was due to iresponsible breeding. I can never take back the scars on my son's nor my heart. But I can be a voice for stopping this from ever happening to anyone else's child again. Please take the few minutes out of your day to sign this petition and tell your friends and family. ~Brandy
Please help save these wonderful animals. Dogs want to be part of a family. The live in packs and that is there family dynamic. They only want to please and be part of a family. Please stop these backyard breeders who charge ridiculous prices for a profit. They do not care about the well being of these animals only how they can make a profit. Stop the abuse.
Stop Breeding, and we stop the over population.
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Please stop all the backyard breeders, and the suffering
As a volunteer for rescue I often see animals that have come from puppy mills and pet stores. These animals take time for us to get them healthy and try to socialize them so that they can be adopted and find their forever homes.
