MEDINA, Ohio-- The BNN I-Team has actually found some of your neighbors acting to save dogs in so-called puppy mills and they are even taking their push to the guv.
Nancy Davis, of Medina, thinks more requires to be done to protect canines that are kept in big volume dog reproducing facilities in Ohio. She is beginning a letter composing campaign and is wishing to get others to follow her lead.
" We need assistance," Davis said. "The more letters, the much better. Letters are powerful stuff."
Davis stated every year Ohio is near the top of the Humane Society of the United States "Horrible Hundred" report, which calls attention to problem breeders.
This year, the report revealed 13 problem breeders in Ohio. The breeders named in the Horrible Hundred list dealt with a number of infractions.
The infractions varied from keeping pets in confined cages to performing euthanasia and surgical treatment on dogs without being a veterinarian.
" I am so upset about what goes on and these offenses happen over and over again," Davis stated.
The Ohio Department of Agriculture overseas large volume breeders in Ohio. ODA officials say there are more than 540 large volume breeders in the state.
" I am exceptionally worried," Davis said. "We have a problem here that requires dealt with. We require stricter charges for license breeders that have serious violations over and over again."
5 years ago, the BNN I-Team exposed a few of Ohio's big volume dog breeders. We revealed that numerous breeders have actually been pointed out various times.
Dr. Dennis Summers, chief of the Division of Animal Health of the Ohio Department of Agriculture, informs the I-Team he think the firm has made improvements to the commercial pet dog breeder program.
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" We made great strides to ensure we are implementing those guidelines and regulations as tight as we can and as relatively and consistently as we can," Summers said. "We have had cases were licenses were withdrawed. There have actually not been that many. Once again, our goal is to not right away revoke a license. It is to provide the opportunity to come back in compliance and work to maintain compliance."
Dr. Summers included that each big volume dog breeder is checked at least as soon as a year.
Davis, however, believes it ought to be more often. She is hoping the letters sent out to the guv will produce change.
" It can be a really basic letter. Tell him we want these laws implemented," Davis said. "We desire the suffering to stop."
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