A victory of sorts for animal welfare in Ireland to start 2012. Ireland has finally outlawed puppy farming...to a certain extent. Two laws - the Welfare of Greyhounds Act and the Dogs Breeding Establishments Act - have been introduced to control dog breeding and force breeders to look after their animals properly. People will still be allowed to keep large numbers of breeding dogs, and they will still be able to mass-produce puppies. The difference...

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Abbey is the proud mama of 4 puppies born December 6th. 3 boys and 1 girl. All fat and healthy. I must say that there is little out there that I like better than hearing puppies nursing on their mama, smelling their puppy breath or listening to them learning to growl and bark! The baby growls make me laugh out loud every time. Abbey's papa was the best Cavalier a person could ever hope for...

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I hope they are able to get this bill passed! Iowa has just moved closer to having puppy mill legislation. The bill is now out of committee and headed for debate. Iowa ranks third in the number of puppy mills, and second in the number of puppies sold with more than 74,000 purchased per year. And there's been no state oversight of the booming industry. http://www.kcci.com/news/22526310/detail.html

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