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updated: Jan 22, 2020
BERTHOUD, Colo., January 22, 2020 (Newswire.com)
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Harley’s Dream applauds the work of bill sponsors, State Representative Monica Duran and State Senator Mike Foote, along with the leadership of First Gentleman Marlon Reis, in regards to what is perhaps the largest animal welfare issue in the country today – puppy mills.
The Humane Pet Act, officially HB20-1084, would prohibit the sale of dogs and cats in pet stores and also impose specific humane care restrictions on breeding facilities throughout Colorado.
“We are excited to work with Representative Duran and Senator Foote on this important legislation. They should be commended for taking this crucial step in protecting the health and well-being of dogs and cats living in puppy mills by working to shut down Colorado’s puppy-mill-to-pet-store pipeline,” said Harley’s Dream co-founder Rudi Taylor.
“We’ve been actively involved in educating the public about this cruel industry since 2011. Through the passage of multiple municipal ordinances in 2019, prohibiting the sale of dogs and cats in pet stores, starting with the town of Berthoud, our state residents have shown their overwhelming support of measures to ensure the humane treatment of our companion animals.”
Despite pet stores’ claims that their puppies come from local, licensed and/or humane breeders, the reality is different. We have been in puppy mills and have seen the conditions. Puppies are mass-produced in commercial breeding facilities across the country, including right here in Colorado. The parent dogs often spend their entire lives in small, dirty, wire cages; they are treated as breeding machines and are typically destroyed or disposed of when they no longer produce a profit. The puppies, often with genetic health issues or harboring illnesses, are shipped off to pet stores only to be sold to unsuspecting consumers.
By ensuring that Colorado pet stores offer supplies, services, and only offer shelter and rescue pets for adoption, this legislation will protect consumers from unknowingly supporting the tragic and hidden, cruel puppy mill industry. Where the federal government has failed to adequately protect our canine companions, states and local jurisdictions must step in. A USDA licensed commercial breeder must currently only adhere to poorly regulated survival standards. Inspection and enforcement are weak and insufficient. Inspection reports, if they exist, are not available to communities or to the public. The USDA purged its breeder inspection database of any meaningful information on inspection reports. It’s a completely secretive, hidden, and tragic industry.
Co-founder of Harley’s Dream, Dan Taylor, had this to say: “We encourage the public and our legislators to support The Humane Pet Act. The ordinance doesn’t impact responsible breeders. It’s a win for communities, for consumers, for businesses and, most especially, for our canine and feline companions who deserve better than life in a cage.”
Shelters and rescue organizations are overflowing with animals needing homes, and it is time Colorado takes a stance against the cruel puppy mill industry. This new legislation is a crucial step to ending the puppy-mill-to-pet-store pipeline in Colorado while protecting dogs and cats still living in breeding facilities.
About Harley’s Dream
Harley’s Dream was established in 2016 in honor of Harley, a senior one-eyed puppy mill survivor who became the face and voice of the puppy mill dogs worldwide. With a mission to create awareness and educate the public about the cruel commercial dog breeding industry, also known as puppy mills, Harley’s Dream has been making huge strides. Through a grassroots approach by large groups of concerned citizens, the organization has been involved with bringing change in communities across the country. Harley’s Dream is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located in Berthoud, Colorado. Learn more at: www.harleysdream.org
Source: Harley’s Dream
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updated: Oct 21, 2019
BERTHOUD, Colo., October 21, 2019 (Newswire.com)
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Harley’s Dream, a Colorado-based animal welfare non-profit organization is planning a peaceful pet store protest on South Cleveland Ave, Loveland, CO. It will be held on Saturday, October 26th from 12 – 1:30 pm. The organization has been peacefully protesting a pet store in that vicinity for several years. This particular protest will be in honor of Teddy, a puppy mill dog who recently passed away, and will also be in celebration of the placement of a nearby Loveland puppy mill awareness billboard.
According to Harley’s Dream founder, Rudi Taylor, “The goal of peaceful protests is to educate consumers about the connection between pet stores and puppy mills and to encourage pet stores to switch to the humane business model of only selling pet supplies, not puppies and kittens.”
Peaceful protests are one avenue of raising awareness about the puppy mill – pet store connection; billboards are another!
A compelling billboard was unveiled mid-month on Hwy 287 just south of 8th Street in Loveland and will stay up indefinitely to further educate and raise awareness about puppy mills and the pet store connection.
Harley, the tiny senior one-eyed Chihuahua depicted in the compelling billboard, lived for 10 years in a puppy mill, losing his eye when his cage was power-washed with him still in it. He was rescued, and because of his work against puppy mills, went on to be awarded the 2015 American Hero Dog.
It is estimated by industry experts that 98% of puppies sold in pet stores come from puppy mills. Responsible breeders would never sell their puppies to a pet store. A puppy mill is defined as a large-scale commercial dog breeding operation where profit is given priority over the well-being of the dogs. Breeding dogs at these facilities are crowded into wire bottomed cages that are only required by federal regulations to be 6” longer, wider and taller than the dog. They will likely live their entire lives in this space, and females will be bred every single cycle, with their puppies shipped off to be sold at pet stores. These breeding dogs will receive little to no veterinary care, rarely know a kind human touch or have their feet ever touch grass. This is how the parents of pet store puppies live.
We believe that if the public knew the truth about where pet store puppies come from, puppy mills would no longer exist. Our peaceful pet store protests and billboards around the country are educating people daily.
Harley’s Dream was also the driving force behind the recent passage of a pet retail ban ordinance in Berthoud. They have been involved in and supportive of many other ordinances including the recent Breckenridge, CO ban of the retail sale of puppies & kittens, and they are currently working on and supporting the passage of similar ordinance in many municipalities across the state and country. “There is growing momentum as the public becomes aware of the pet store / puppy mill connection and the general public is proving that they support measures to ensure the humane treatment of our companion animals.”
Harley’s Dream, formed in Harley’s memory, is a grassroots, non-profit organization whose mission is to educate the public about the cruel puppy mill industry.
To find out more about Harley’s Dream or to join the movement, visit: www.harleysdream.org
Source: Harley’s Dream
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updated: Jun 26, 2019
BERTHOUD, Colo., June 26, 2019 (Newswire.com)
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In a preemptive move leading the way toward a more humane Colorado, on June 25 an ordinance proposed by Harley’s Dream, which bans the sale of puppies and kittens in pet stores, was unanimously passed by the Berthoud Board of Trustees.
Berthoud, Colorado joins more than 300 jurisdictions across the country which have passed ordinances or laws that restrict the retail sales of dogs and cats. A majority of puppies sold in pet stores are born in commercial breeding facilities, also known as puppy mills. These mills are commonly inhumane, overcrowded and unsanitary. Puppies and kittens born in mills do not receive adequate veterinary care, exercise, socialization or human contact.
This is a huge step forward for animal welfare in Colorado. Harley’s Dream wishes to thank Mayor William Karspeck for championing this measure, and the members of the Berthoud Town Board for their swift action in ensuring Berthoud will lead the way in Colorado to establishing and always remaining a humane community.
“Our hope is that Berthoud can be a model for other jurisdictions, that they will take the same action, eventually leading toward a state-wide law prohibiting puppies and kittens from being sold in pet stores. We want to stop the puppy mill pipeline into Colorado,” says Rudi Taylor, co-founder of Harley’s Dream. “And while we do support responsible breeding, as those breeders never sell their puppies to pet stores, a measure such as Berthoud’s will positively impact the adoption of shelter and rescue pets.”
About Harley
Berthoud is the hometown of Harley, a one-eyed Chihuahua who spent his first 10 years living in a cage in a puppy mill. His sole purpose was to produce puppies to be sold in pet stores. Harley’s eye was lost because his cage was cleaned with a power-washer, with him in it. After being rescued, Harley began his triumphant journey. His efforts as a “spokes-dog” against puppy mills earned him the top honor as American Humane’s “Hero Dog of the Year.” Harley had been on the Today Show, HuffpostLIVE, Hallmark Channel’s Home and Family Show and numerous news segments. He also had the opportunity to testify during a congressional caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Sadly, Harley passed away in March 2016, but his legacy lives on … his mission will continue until puppy mills no longer exist. Harley inspired so many people to do great things, and he continues to be the voice for the hundreds of thousands of dogs suffering in puppy mills today.
About Harley’s Dream
Harley’s Dream was established in 2016 to create awareness and educate the public about the cruel commercial dog breeding industry, also known as puppy mills. They believe that a grassroots approach by large groups of concerned citizens is the most effective way to bring about change. Their focus is to encourage advocacy by providing the tools necessary to educate children and adults alike. Harley’s Dream is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located in Berthoud, Colorado. Learn more at www.harleysdream.org.
Source: Harley’s Dream
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