Puppy Mills

NEW YORK-The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) today expressed thanks to Governor Rick Perry for signing House Bill (HB) 1451 into law, which initiates oversight of large-scale commercial breeding facilities, known as puppy mills. Sponsored by Rep. Senfronia Thompson, D-Houston, and championed in the Senate by Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston, the bill establishes minimum standards for the humane handling, care, housing and transportation of dogs and cats by breeders.

NEW YORK--The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) today announced the launch of a national campaign called "No Pet Store Puppies" to raise awareness about puppy mill cruelty and urge consumers not to shop for anything at pet stores and on websites that sell puppies.

Less than ten days since its filing, a petition submitted to the White House from The Humane Society of the United States, the ASPCA® (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) and the Humane Society Legislative Fund asking President Obama to crack down on puppy mills gathered more than 10,600 signatures - doubling the threshold needed to assur

The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®), The Humane Society of the United States and Best Friends Animal Society are calling on the Department of Agriculture to abolish a newly proposed tax on nonprofit animal shelters and rescue organizations in Missouri. Under these regulations nonprofit animal shelters and rescue organizations would be required to pay the same fees and taxes as for-profit, large-scale, commercial breeding facilities.

NEW YORK--The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®), at the request of the Garland County Sheriff's Office, has spent the past three days managing the medical triage and sheltering of 175 dogs removed from a puppy mill facility on November 7 in Hot Springs, Ark. The animals are currently housed at an emergency shelter where veterinary and sheltering teams, led by ASPCA medical director Dr. Rhonda Windham, are assessing, diagnosing, treating and providing enrichment for the dogs.