Foreign bred puppies may no longer be imported into the United States for resale. This is a huge step into the right direction, something several animal advocacy groups have been fighting for for many years. No, this does not mean no more puppy mills yet, but there is hope that one day this animal slavery will come to an end.

“The U.S. Department of Agriculture has finalized a rule prohibiting the import of very young puppies into the United States for resale from foreign puppy mills. This is a major advance for dogs, pet parents and for animal advocates who have worked for decades to end the import of dogs bred in foreign puppy mills and sold to unsuspecting U.S. pet owners.”

You can read more here

http://blog.humanesociety.org/wayne/2014/08/puppy-mill-imports-victory.html?credit=em_cu081514

http://www.hslf.org/news/press-releases/victory-puppy-mill-imports-2014.html

http://www.care2.com/news/member/340441191/3796589

 

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