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Puppy farmers 'treating dogs like ATMs' as illegal breeding rates expected to hit 70,000 a year

Puppy farmers in Ireland profit from a multi-million-euro industry fuelled by the ‘criminal mistreatment of dogs and puppies’ ...
Psychology Today

The Cruelty of Breeding Dogs for Invasive Research

This essay was written by Marc Bekoff, Ph.D., with Jane Goodall, Ph.D. Every year, more than 40,000 dogs, mostly beagles, are used in research in the United States. They are often used in painful and ...
Los Angeles Times

City of L.A. won’t issue new dog breeding licenses, citing overcrowded shelters

The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to temporarily stop issuing new dog breeding licenses because of overcrowding at city-run animal shelters. The city’s six shelters have 737 kennels, but more ...