puppy mills

The City of Austin Animal Advisory Commission arrived at a unanimous vote on Wednesday evening to propose a ban on retail sales of cats and dogs that are not spayed or neutered -- ones not sterilized to prevent the birth of unwanted litters, which contributes to the overpopulation of animals. The...

Commercial dog breeders may soon have to be federally licensed, as Congress considers a new law that would impose oversight on "puppy mills," known for breeding dogs in overcrowded, dirty and inhumane conditions to be sold in pet stores. The bill would close a loophole in the Animal Welfare Act...

The lure of a cute little puppy. It is a weakness that many animal lovers have succumbed to. And now it's now being used as bait for a variation of the time-tested advance-payment scam. Animal lovers beware: the Oregon Attorney General's office is warning about this scam after it surfaced in that...