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Author |
Citation | Summary |
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| Detailed Discussion of Commercial Breeders and Puppy Mills | Kimberly Barnes | Animal Legal & Historical Center | This paper gives an overview of the commercial breeding industry in the United States, beginning with a discussion of the industry’s various market forms, including brick and mortar pet stores, Internet websites, and foreign breeders. The paper then examines the underlying federal law and administrative regulations that provide minimum care standards for certain breeders. What follows is information on various state laws and recent legislation, including an examination of the increasing prevalence of local laws that address the puppy mill industry. The paper then explains the enforcement of puppy mill laws, which is criticized as insufficient to address the problem, and concludes with the observation that local laws and consumer education appear to be the most feasible solutions to combatting the prevalence of commercial breeding. |
| Brief Summary of Commercial Breeders and Puppy Mills | Kimberly Barnes | Animal Legal & Historical Center | This provides a brief overview of the commercial breeding industry in the United States. |
| Detailed Discussion of the Licensing and Regulation of Pet Shops (U.K.) | Alan Bates | Animal Legal and Historical Center |
Detailed discussion of the Pet Animals Act 1951 which provides for the licensing of pet shops by local authorities, and prohibits the sale of pet animals in public places and from market stalls, and to persons under 12 years of age. |
| Brief Overview of Retail Pet Stores | Ashley Duncan | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
This brief overview discusses the welfare issues that arise at retail pet establishments. It also outlines the types of laws that cover such pet shops. |
| Overview of Retail Pet Stores | Ashley Duncan | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
Over half of all households in America have at least one pet. While some of these animals are available for adoption at local humane societies, most people buy their pets from retail pet stores. Since there are so many animals being housed at retail pet stores, many welfare issues exist, including the availability of veterinary care, food and water, proper housing, and proper sanitation. This paper addresses what federal and state laws are in place to regulate these welfare issues. |
| Detailed Discussion of Retail Pet Stores | Ashley Duncan | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
With such a large number of animals being housed and sold at retail pet stores, many welfare issues exist, including the availability of veterinary care, food and water, proper housing, and proper sanitation. This paper examines the laws pertaining to the welfare of animals in retail pet stores at the federal and state level and comments on the welfare issues that still need to be addressed. |
| Dealing Dogs: Can We Strengthen Weak Laws in the Dog Industry? | Sandra K. Jones | 7 Rutgers J. L. & Pub. Pol'y 442 (Spring, 2010) |
The aim of this note has been to make a contribution to the awareness of the legal status of companion animals, specifically dogs. Currently, federal laws that govern man's best friend are archaic and lack fundamental protections for dogs. The relevant law has not evolved with the rest of society and fails to recognize that dogs need greater federal protection. The lack of protection is exemplified by the gaping loophole in the Animal Welfare Act, which leads to the exploitation of dogs by puppy mills and pet shops that only consider human profit at the expense of animal welfare. |
| Brief Overview of Commercial Breeder Laws | Robyn F. Katz | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
This brief summary discusses what a commercial breeder does and what laws govern breeding operations. It then goes into how loopholes in state laws allow puppy mills to thrive. The article concludes with the idea that more states need to adopt stricter breeder laws and consumers need to do their part by not buying puppies raised in puppy mills. |
| Overview of Commercial Breeder Laws | Robyn R. Katz | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
This overview discusses the only federal law that marginally addresses commercial breeders (the Animal Welfare Act). It then discusses various state laws that regulate commercial breeding, and how the lack of enforcement at the state level allows puppy mills to exist. |
| What is a Puppy Mill? | Robyn F. Katz | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
This short summary gives a description of what constitutes a "puppy mill." |