Dog breeding

from puppy mills. These puppy mills are known as large-scale commercial dog breeding facilities which give revenue priority over the well-being of the dogs and puppies, ultimately resulting in sickly and unhealthy animals. Due to this, many of the dogs that pet stores carry today have faced a life of malnutrition, disease, and abuse. Despite the immense abuse the dogs and puppies of the puppy mills endure, the large scale breeding of animals is still legal, forcing innocent animals to live in…

Did you know that by purchasing a dog you can be contributing to the death of another dog? Due to the massive overpopulation of dogs, many are euthanized daily. By purchasing from a breeder or a pet store you are encouraging and supporting the business of breeding, which both adds to the problem of overpopulation, and supports animal cruelty at commercial dog breeding facilities. People should be adopting dogs from shelters, rather than buying them from breeders and pet stores. Shelters…

What is a puppy mill? A puppy mill is a commercial dog breeding facility that only focuses on increasing profit by raising dogs in overcrowded, crude, dirty conditions. The health and welfare of the animals is not their main priority. People who work in this puppy mill have no consideration toward the dog’s suitability. These people are very cruel and greedy. Life for these dogs is beyond miserable. Puppy mills must be prohibited, and punishments need to be put in place for all individuals who…

The idea of genetically modified (GM) foods is laden with misconception from the public. For over two decades, the presence and use GM foods has grown dramatically. Being under strict regulatory control from its inception, GM foods have been able to feed a greater (and growing) world population and minimize certain aspects of ecological impact of the agricultural industry. The use of genetically modified foods benefits human beings and the environment, and should continue to be utilized with its…

The world we live in today is in no doubt constantly changing all thanks to the technological and scientific advancements. These advancements are what have led to the birth of molecular genetics which is the genesis of improvements in the field of agriculture. Food is a very crucial part of human survival, and while it may be abundant in many developed countries, the same cannot be said about the developing countries. A 2015 report by FAO on the state of food insecurity sates that there are…

The Haybaler Problem In The Haybaler Problem we were trying to see how much each bale of hay weighed, and if there is more than one answer. There were 5 bales of hay in total, and when put together they would equal 80, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 90, and 91. So I decided to start doing guess and check like this: A+B=80 and then substituting numbers like 39+41=80. I did it like this because I needed to come up with at least one number to start off. I tried different numbers like 39, 38, 40, and…

Due to the size of the breed being modified to become a short nosed dog with a very rounded skull similar to the popular pug; there are some common health problems that King Charles spaniels suffer from which include: * Mitral valve disease which is a condition that causes degeneration of the mitral heart valve that can be fatal for most dogs. All cavaliers should be screened for heart murmurs once a year beginning at age 1 year due to the commonness of the disease in the breed as it is the…

come home? Dogs are a constant companion, a loyal friend, a loving soul, but to many they have become more of a commodity than a member of our families. Every year more dogs are being abandoned, left on the streets to fend for themselves when they are no longer wanted or useful. If they are lucky dogs and puppies are taken to shelters or rehomed with a new family. Shelters, however, are not salvation, due to the overpopulation of domesticated animals there isn 't enough space for a dog to live…

bodily fluids like they would walk through a yard on a snowy blizzard day. Dogs loudly barking, howling, growling, whining trying to be heard by a savior to rescue each one from the horrid abuse. Each dog that lives at a puppy mill does not live at all as most are matted with fur, covered in feces from the dog living in the cage above them, crusted eyes shut, and even diseases. Bial acknowledges that “puppy mills keep breeding dogs in overcrowded, shabby, and unsanitary cages-often rows of cages…

Irresponsible Breeding of our Canine Friends In this day and age of the modern and impatient, society has forsaken our most loyal companions. They have sentenced their canine friends and their lineage to a life of cages and ultimately – death. This is due to the impetuous actions of the individuals and people among society and their failure to educate themselves on how to properly care for their animals. We live in a society with an enormous census of unwanted and excessively bred animals for a…