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Category: Puppy Mills

Posts specifically about commercial breeding, backyard breeders’s, brokers

2025-09-062025-09-06Animal Research, AWS, Justice/Enforcement, Legislation, Puppy Mills, Wildlife

Ontario’s Shameful Animal Welfare Policies – Are they reflecting YOUR values???

On October 20, 2025 – after 137 DAYS ON VACATION our provincially elected officials shuffle back into Queen’s Park to do the […]

2025-07-042025-07-04AWS, Puppy Mills

Another House of Horrors

Stoney Creek, Ontario – McNeilly Avenue – Backyard Breeder – AWS Knew and DID NOTHING!!! Please join us and demand a change […]

2025-05-112025-05-11Puppy Mills

Buying Live Animals – Make a Better Decision

Dealing with the Ontario government about improving animal protections is very frustrating. The empty words, the broken promises and the fact that […]

2025-01-29Puppy Mills

Puppy millers plead guilty – Jan 2025

Jan 2025, a Chatham/Kent couple – Peter and Agnetha Wiebe plead guilty to running a puppy mill. Despite the Crown proving DISTRESS, […]

2024-12-112024-12-11Puppy Mills

Unethical breeders in my Community?

Here are some things residents can check in their own municipal bylaws to see how breeding kennels are licensed and overseen. https://m.facebook.com/groups/2723952471115481/permalink/2834686343375426/?

2024-10-012024-10-01Animal Research, Legislation, Puppy Mills, Wildlife

Lobbyists

In Canada, the practice of lobbying by special interest groups plays a significant role in shaping public policy and governance. These groups, […]

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