Say NO To Backyard Breeders

What is a Backyard Breeder?

Commercial breeding facilities that mass-produce dogs (and cats in cat mills) for sale through pet stores, or directly to consumers through classified ads or the Internet.Many retailers (i.e. pet stores) who buy animals from such facilities take the wholesaler's word that the animals are happy and healthy without seeing for themselves.

Animals from Backyard Breeders are treated like Cash Crops.

They are confined to squalid, overcrowded cages with minimal shelter from extreme weather and no choice but to sit and sleep in their own excrement.Animals suffer from malnutrition or starvation due to inadequate or unsanitary food and water.Sick or dying animals receive little or no veterinary care.Adult animals are continuously bred until they can no longer produce, then destroyed or discarded.Kittens and puppies are taken from their mothers at such an early age; many suffer from serious behavior problems.

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RED FLAGS. HOW TO SPOT A BACKYARD BREEDER:

The seller has many types of purebreds or "designer" hybrid breeds being sold at a very young age (6 weeks old or less).Breeders who are reluctant to show potential customers the entire premises on which animals are being bred and kept.Breeders who don't ask a lot of questions of potential buyers. Backyard Breeders are only motivated by profit. They do not care about the welfare of animals.

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Help STOP the SUFFERING by taking these steps:

Be a responsible, informed consumer-if you do buy from a breeder, go to a reputable one who:� Will show you where the dogs spend their time and introduces you to the puppy's parents.Explains the puppy's medical history, including vaccines, and gives you their veterinarian's contact info.Doesn't have puppies available year-round, yet may keep a waiting list for interested people.Asks about your family's lifestyle, why you want a dog, and your care and training plans for the puppy.Doesn't use pressure sales tactics.Adopt your pet from SSPCA. By giving a home to our shelter animals, you save two lives: the life of the animal you are adopting and making a space for another animal in the shelter.Educate your Friends & Family.If someone you know is getting a pet, educate them about Backyard Breeders. Sadly, many backyard breeders still exist in Kuching today.Help us make our city Animal Cruelty free!

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