Exploiting wo/man's best friend
"There has also been an increase in people buying cute-looking flat-faced dogs such as French bulldogs, which are often beset by health challenges. Data consistently shows Frenchie dogs and pups are the most advertised breed for sale. Sadly, it is often the RSPCA that has to step in when the inevitable costs and vet bills for these animals mount up, and the novelty wears off. Abandonment incidents reported to the RSPCA in 2022 were up by 24% on the previous year...Increased legislation has a key role to play in protecting vulnerable animals from exploitation."

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/13/puppy-yoga-dog-welfare-documentary-animal-welfare
#pets #dogs #puppy #PuppyMills #fashion #consumption #animal #exploitation #dysgenics #commodification #abandonment #biodiversity

"Animal shelters overflowing as cost-of-living pressures prompt record pet surrenders" - Penny Travers and Ethan French

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-02/animal-shelters-overflowing-with-record-pet-surrenders/102284546

There are several sad issues that come up when it comes to articles like this:

1. A search of "animal shelter" on the #ABC website shows this article gets written up again and again, showing the problem is not a one off but ongoing.

2. It is ongoing because #PuppyFarms / #PuppyMills AND #Breeders are part of the problem. They are constantly producing animals (#cats and #dogs and I am sure many other animals), and charging people thousands of dollars.

3. People are treating these animals as objects, as things, as status symbols, not as complex individuals with their own desires and needs.

4. Every time you buy a dog from a breeder or a farm, you sentence a poor dog or cat to an early death because they didn't get a second chance.

5. A lot of the people giving up their pets for stupid reasons (as described in the article) probably #LoveAnimals too. 🤯😞

I respect the legitimate reasons of having to 'let go' of their pets, such as a war, or being kicked out of your home and the new place doesn't allow pets, but to drop off a poor cat or dog after a year or two because you need to go on a holiday is pure selfishness.

#Vegan #Vegans #Veganism #GoVegan #VeganForTheAnimals #AnimalRights

The uphill battle to end puppy mills
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/23562811/puppy-mills-pets-dog-breeding-adoption-usda
#PuppyMills

Current podcast: Puppy Kingpin shines a spotlight on a secretive businesswoman from Iowa who is accused of laundering puppies much like drug money. https://www.neonhum.com/show-pages/smoke-screen-puppy-kingpin.html #fraud #puppymills

Starting in 2024, pet stores in New York can no longer sell cats, dogs, and rabbits: https://www.npr.org/2022/12/16/1143365678/new-york-bans-pet-stores-cats-dogs-and-rabbits

#newyork #cats #dogs #rabbits #petstores #puppymills #dogrescues #rescues #npr

New York is the latest state to ban the sale of cats, dogs and rabbits in pet stores.

Following California's lead, they're requiring pet stores to work with animal shelters or rescue operations.

They intend to get rid of puppy farms and are banning breeders from selling more than nine animals a year.

Good show!

https://www.npr.org/2022/12/16/1143365678/new-york-bans-pet-stores-cats-dogs-and-rabbits

#PuppyFarms #PuppyMills

New York to ban animal sales at pet stores in 2024

#news #pets #puppymills

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/new-york-ban-animal-sales-pet-stores-2024-2022-12-15/

This is good
via WSJ
#pets #dogs #dogsofmastodon #cats #Caturday #puppymills
#animals

#BanKillShelters #AdoptDontShop #SaveThemAll #SeeAnimalsAsIndividuals

https://www.change.org/p/joseph-r-biden-we-call-on-president-biden-to-ban-kill-shelters-in-the-us

Stop killing animals. #BanKillShelters and #puppymills. There are millions of innocent cats and dogs killed. No more retail selling of animals. Adopt or rescue.