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After a decade of struggle, dog lovers in Wisconsin are one step closer to stopping puppy mills in their state.
The state Assembly has unanimously passed a law that would require operations that sell more than 25 dogs a year to be licensed. The bill also permits authorities to investigate breeders and suspend their licenses.
The bill now moves to the state Senate for consideration.
A large puppy mill in Denver, Prairie Bark Kennels, decided to auction off 202 of its breeding stock prior to relocating. Two local rescue groups offered to pick the dogs up and find them homes, but PBK said no.
Instead, they loaded the dogs — yorkies, papillons, dachshunds, pugs, chihuahuas and others — into crates and [...]
More than 200 dogs rescued from a puppy mill in Missouri arrived safely at a shelter on Monday. (Video at the link)
The dogs, which were of several different breeds, from shih tzus, terriers and poodles to labradors and golden retrievers, were taken to the North Shore Animal League America in Port Washington, New York, [...]
McClennan County officials seized 78 dogs from a residence in Elm Mott, Texas last Friday, in what some sheriff’s officers are calling the worst animal cruelty case they have ever seen.
The animals were in “deplorable” condition, crammed 5 at a time into cages meant for rabbits. The cages had not been cleaned for so long [...]
