Puppy mills are breeding facilities that house dogs in poor conditions where they are bred and sold for profit. Many of these dogs are caged for years, bred continuously, and lack social skills because they receive no human companionship.
Once puppy mill dogs are no longer fertile, they are commonly killed, abandoned, or sold to another puppy mill. The result of puppy mills is hundreds of thousands of puppies, many with behavior or health problems, and many with little hope of ever being adopted.
Puppy mills exist because unsuspecting consumers keep buying dogs from pet stores, classifieds, or over the internet. It is up to us to spread the word and educate our friends and family about the reality of puppy mills.
http://stoppuppymills.org/
http://www.okpuppymilltruth.org
OklahomaPopulation: 3,547,884
Class A dealers 659,Class B dealers 62, Licensing & Inspections: No license required; no inspections Covered Operations: None specified Agency Charged with Oversight: None specified Coverage Information: None specified Lee Denney (R) introduced the "Pet Quality Assurance Act" to legislature this January. Unfortunately the bill died in committee before it was able to be voted on by the floor. I think Oklahomans need to take this matter into our own hands and under title 34 of executive legislature we the people can introduce the ballot to the general public to be voted on. All we need is 138,970 signatures on a petition in order to be able to vote on tougher restrictions for breeders. This bill would in no way effect livestock, it is written solely for cats and dogs. If a legitimate breeder truly loves their animals then they should have no problem paying a little extra and allowing random inspections of their breeding areas. Do you know we are number 2 in the country for animal cruelty and puppy mills? That is an utter embarrassment and I for one would like to think that Oklahomans have more pride in themselves than this. There is virtually NO REGULATION of puppy mills here right now. It's about time the people of Oklahoma took a grassroots measure and take this matter into our own hands and do something about it.
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