LA Pets

15 million backyard breeder ads annually. Think this impacts shelter and rescue overcrowding?

15 million backyard breeder ads annually. Think this impacts shelter and rescue overcrowding? Taxbreeders.com proposes a law to require a sales tax number and registration to advertise any pet for sale. Advertising registration would require photo ID, physical location, puppy place of birth and other abuse or fraud prevention data. Proper detailed registration and corresponding […]

Will canceling the sale of breeder licensing stop them from breeding? Not a chance!

Will canceling the sale of breeder licensing stop them from breeding? Not a chance! Supply and demand! Until we are able to vastly reduce the SUPPLY: (intake of strays and surrenders), we won’t solve the problem. DEMAND: Adoptions aren’t enough, rescues can’t pick up enough of the slack to alleviate the overflow resulting in euthanasia. […]

Animal Sheltering Nightmare: Breeder SEO!

Animal Sheltering Nightmare: Breeder SEO! Meet Alexis, a victim of a puppy mill and irresponsible owners! Imagine a news story about an animal shelter in crisis mode. Now, look at the online breeder and puppy mill ads spamming the story! Well guess what, it’s happening! It’s time to stop fighting a losing battle against those […]

You’re against backyard breeders, right? Guess what? Craigslist doesn’t care!

You’re against backyard breeders, right? Guess what? Craigslist doesn’t care! Neither does Facebook, YouTube, puppies.com, Puppyfinder.com, akc marketplace, california puppies for sale or hundreds of other sites. Using the search term “puppies” we found over one million classified ads in a single day. With millions of backyard breeder ads annually, think this impacts shelter and […]

An estimated 80% of animals coming into shelters are intact

An estimated 80% of animals coming into shelters are intact (not fixed). Where do these pets come from? Breeders and Puppy Mills! How can we reduce shelter intake humanely (without refusing surrenders, declining stray pickups or abandoning TNR)? It’s time to shut down those responsible for flooding the country with unaltered pets: Backyard Breeders and […]

Is the shelter overcrowding the result of irresponsible ownership?

Is shelter overload the result of irresponsible ownership? Is the shelter overcrowding the result of irresponsible ownership? If 80% of all shelter intake consists of intact animals what other conclusion can there be? Here are 10-15 Million Reasons Our Animal Shelters Are Full of Unaltered Animals: Backyard Breeder Advertisements Here’s a simple, enforceable regulation to […]

What do virtually all puppy scams and backyard breeders have in common?

What do virtually all puppy scams and backyard breeders have in common? They start with an online advertisement. Backyard Breeder ads and Scams are costing shelter dogs their lives. This advertising epidemic is currently the number two racket in the underground economy. Animal Shelters and Rescues overflowing with adoptable pets are forced to compete with […]

Should all animal breeders be required to pay taxes?

Should breeders be allowed to operate with anonymity, or should transparency be required to prove legitimacy and legal compliance? Should breeders be required to comply with local regulations including zoning? Is it true that breeding regulations are virtually unenforceable? Should those that add intact animals to the population be required to support and pay towards […]