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* Innovations in Whelp Boxes

* U.S. Black Market for Dogs

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Understanding your female dog’s heat cycle doesn’t have to be confusing and tricky. If a dog has healthy ovaries she’ll go into heat every six to six and a half months. How long each cycle lasts is variable from female to female.

Don’t count on any two females’ cycles to be the same, even if they are sisters. It is good to remember that cycles are variable from female to female but consistent for each individual. Keeping records on a female’s cycle will tell you what you can expect her to do next cycle.

The Three Parts of Heat Cycles There are three parts to a heat cycle: Coming in or proestrus, Standing heat or estrus and Going out or diestrus

Each stage can be as short as three days or as long as 21 days. How long she is between stages, and how long she stands will be the same the next cycle. This is why knowing your dogs individual pattern is important.

What is Ovulation? Ovulation is the release of an egg from the ovaries. Most dogs ovulate at the end of standing heat. When ovulating, females do not want or need to be bred again. That is why they quit standing to be bred.

It’s important to have live sperm there when she ovulates. Most breeding misses result from a failure to cover the eggs when they are ovulated. The

the eggs when ovulated is important and is the reason we breed every other day until they quit standing. Making sure viable semen is in the reproductive tract from three days before ovulation to two days after gives the best chance for conception.

How to Determine Ovulation If it is not obvious when a female is ovulating we can test the female’s blood serum. Ovulation can be detected by checking progesterone levels in the female’s blood. Scar tissue from the ovary-releasing egg (ovulation) makes progesterone that keeps the uterus quiet during gestation. When progesterone rises quickly to a certain level, we know the ovary has ovulated. That tells us we need to breed or AI immediately because eggs have already been released and we have a three day window to

ready to ovulate but catching that LH spike in blood requires testing every day. When we catch the spike, mom ovulates 48 hours later and we usually

semen that is shipped overnight, as we have a narrow window to breed.

heat cycles, irregular heat cycles and other heat cycle problems.

is lacking in their diet.

• All B Vitamins – Long or delayed heat cycle.

• B-9 Thiamine –The female in heat wants to be courted but she won’t stand for the male. Oftentimes this is blamed on behavior but most

adequate swelling of female during heat.

signals that lets males know when to breed. It also contributes to birth

Iron is an important mineral during pregnancy; however, it does not have anything to do with heat cycles. A female dog’s red blood cells increase by 25 percent when pregnant and puppies are forming red blood cells late

result in puppies born anemic and weak.

To Trigger Heat Cycle or Not to Trigger Heat Cycle Manipulating hormones is never easy on moms. It also doesn’t make heat cycles consistent. Manipulating hormones is harder on mom than getting

out of heat, manipulating hormones has low success.

You want to supplement with vitamins while on a good diet and get mom’s ovaries healthy. Then if she does not start cycling – likely anestrus – trigger her to start. Once started and healthy, she will cycle normally on her own.

Skipping Heat Cycles Inconsistency in breeding is never a good thing for females. Skipping a heat cycle is not easier on mom. The uterine and hormone changes happen if you breed or not breed. We don’t want to get her older and then ask her to raise a litter. Anestrus from not breeding or skipping heat is normal in wild dog packs. We do not want to trigger this non-cycling as it can last for several years. Better to get moms as healthy as possible, get her genetics out and retire young.

Dogs don’t go through menopause like humans do. They cycle as long as they are healthy. However, as they age they typically aren’t as consistent.

Canine reproductive specialist, Dr. Robert Hutchison, recommends that once the female is fertile, she should be bred at every heat until she is

when you do not want to breed her again. Hutchison states statistically, females over six years of age have a 33 percent decrease in success of carrying to term.

Older moms get “kid worn” and are not as tolerant or consistent as young moms. We want to get mom’s genetics out while she is young and

six years.

The long term goal is to get the ovaries as healthy as we can, manage

she needs. When we do that mom will do her job consistently and with success. It’s not enough to get her pregnant, we must get her healthy so her babies are born alive, healthy and wean with no issues. All babies just want to be healthy and have a chance at life. Your job is to be sure they get that chance. Manage mom well and they live!

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PIJAC Urges Industry to Act as California Inches Closer to Statewide Pet Sales Ban

PIJAC NOTE: The following blog post was originally published on Pet Product News. www.petproductnews.com

On Tuesday, Sept 12th, the California Senate passed Assembly Bill 485. This statewide pet sale ban is expected to pass the Assembly this week for the second time, and go to the desk of Governor Jerry Brown for veto or signature.

For pet stores in California, breeders nationwide, and the consequences of the first statewide ban on the sales of non-rescue, non-shelter cats, dogs and rabbits at pet stores are clear. Under AB 485, the only breeders who will be able to sell these pets to Californians will be hobby breeders.

Other parts of the industry are not safe from the consequences of this pet sale ban. We already know where this will go; Cambridge, Mass., recently passed a ‘nearly-comprehensive pet sale ban’—the only companion animal exception was for fish.

As PIJAC told our members shortly after the Cambridge ban passed in early August, “ The passage of this ban in a major U.S. city marks a new milestone for our industry…Activists will surely take this victory as a sign of their influence and attempt similarly expansive bans elsewhere—especially with passage of the nation’s first statewide ban on the sales of cats and dogs pending in the California state Senate.”

We told PIJAC members to “be assured that these bans will directly affect you, even if you’re not a pet store. The proliferation of ‘dog and cat only’ local pet sales bans in the last five years is only continuing, and the Cambridge ban is their successor.”

The fact is that there is no pet industry without healthy, responsibly sourced pets. Forcing prospective pet owners to acquire nearly all of their animals from shelters and rescues is neither sustainable nor responsible. It will have a rapid and negative impact on pet ownership nationwide, which will affect the entire industry. As pet availability decreases, so does the demand for food, collars and leashes, toys, grooming, veterinarian services, etc…

Everybody is directly affected.

Despite the hard work of pet professionals across the companion animal spectrum, animal activists regularly slander our public image. Yes, PIJAC urges the industry to contact Governor Brown to veto AB 485. And if the industry is successful in convincing him to stand with the pet professionals and consumers at risk thanks to this bill, we can give ourselves a brief pat on the back. But pet professionals nationwide must also come together in a far broader fashion—to tell our story and shape our narrative about our commitment to transparency and animal well-being.

Unless we convince the public and legislators that we are responsible partners in pet care, we will continue to lose or rely on Hail Mary passes like governor’s vetoes. Only through working together can we see our industry thrive.

Laura “Peach” Reid is the CEO of Fish Mart, Inc. and the first female chair of the board of directors for the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC). Mike Bober is President and CEO of PIJAC.



When it comes to breeding good-natured dogs with good physical

fitness and high stress resilience, genetics aren’t everything. In fact, many researchers have concluded only about one-third of the desirable characteristics of a pet are inherited from its parents; the remaining two-thirds depend on outside factors and influences—such as training, socialization, and stimulating surroundings—bestowed upon the animal at a young age. This means being raised in an environment high in enrichment. As tends to be the case with people, enrichment in youth leads to heightened cognitive function; with it, most puppies mature into pleasant, quick-to-learn animals any pet owner would be happy to call their own.

Enrichment affects growing puppies

where it matters most: the brain. And because the brain, like the body, goes through its most important developmental stages while the animal is young, it’s preferable to breed dogs in an enriched environment from 3-12 weeks of age. Frequent handling enhances the cerebral cortex (the part of the brain which stimulates thinking); stimulating environments improve the rate of brain cell survival; problem-solving games assist in cognitive development.

Puppies which grow up in non-enriched environments tend to exhibit qualities undesired by breeders and pet owners alike. Researchers and authors John Paul Scott and John L. Fuller have noted non-enriched pups tend to be shy and reclusive, preferring to remain in their kennels instead of socializing and interacting. Most clients

desire a pet who will become their new best friend; this will not do if the animal’s preference is to remain cooped up alone. Scott and Fuller further note enriched littermates, if given the choice, display active, fun-loving behavior. Furthermore, enriched puppies learn and remember better (meaning they tend to be obedient and memorize commands quicker than other dogs) and are more resilient to stress while their non-enriched counterparts usually struggle in these areas.

When enhancing enrichment, it’s important to include physical activities; regular walking sessions; playtime; interaction between staff and the animals; and let’s not forget games! Even something as simple as drilling a hole in a PCV pipe and placing a treat inside—encouraging the puppy to use their brain and strive for a reward!—will help.

Something to remember about handling, environments, and games: just one, in and of itself, is not a guarantee of a well-bred, enriched pup. Lots of exercise, for example, does not develop the synaptogenesis—learning and memory. Toys which encourage problem-solving are an important factor and a good start, but will not do by themselves. The combination is more important than the individual parts.

By the way, the more your staff understands these factors, the easier it will be for them to assist raising animals into potential pets. Not to mention: good human relationships are also part of what makes an ideal pet. Clients want dogs comfortable around people.

For breeders seeking to improve enrichment: training staff and volunteers so they understand the virtues of this process and what needs to be done is important. Regular outdoor activities, obedience and agility classes, and more elaborate toys will build up the dogs’ developing minds and help them develop into the fun-loving, good-natured pets your clients will fall in love with.

Enrichment Helps Develop Healthy, Good-Natured PupsEnrichment Affects Growing Puppies Where It Matters Most: The Brain.

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HSUS LOOTING IN THE AFTERMATH – How the Humane Society of the United States

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The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is commonly confused with the scores of local pet shelters across America. Despite sharing the “humane society” name, HSUS is not affi liated with a single local humane society—or any pet shelter.

In any high-profi le disaster or seizure of animals from situation of animal fi ghting, hoarding, or neglect, there are generally many groups helping out, from law enforcement to local animal shelters. But if there’s one constant, it’s that HSUS hogs the media—and uses the events for endless promotion, giving credit to others only as an aside. When it comes to high-profi le disasters and media events, HSUS knows how to make a killing. The following examples should serve as a cautionary tale to the public and the media.

HURRICANE SANDY

Following Hurricane Sandy’s devastation of the New York City and New Jersey in late 2012, HSUS raised money along with a bevy of other groups. Because of the amount of money raised, the New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman required charities to disclose how they were spending donations. His offi ce released an interim report in July 2013 fi nding that 58% of the money raised had gone to Sandy relief, and 68 of the 90 groups reported that they would spend all funds raised on Sandy relief. HSUS was one of a small number of groups that was not spending the money raised after Sandy solely on relief for victims of the storm. In fact, of the $2.2 million HSUS raised, only 33% was spent on Sandy relief, with HSUS keeping the rest. In contrast, other animal organizations that reported to the New York attorney general that they were spending all or a high percentage of the funds raised on Sandy relief. The ASPCA pledged to spend all of the $2 million it raised for Sandy relief, as did the Humane Society of New York. The American Humane Association reported spending 83% of the support it raised on Sandy relief. Over 80 animal charities that helped out after Hurricane Sandy were profi led in the newspaper Animal People. While HSUS only spent a third of the money raised on Sandy to help the victims, HSUS made sure to get lots of photos of themselves helping and even made a well-produced fundraising video of its experiences.

HURRICANE KATRINA

HSUS raised $34 million after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and promised to reunite pets with their owners. It quickly became apparent, however, that something didn’t smell right. The Louisiana attorney general opened an 18-month investigation in March 2006 after receiving complaints about how HSUS used the money it raised, closing it after HSUS agreed to fund a new shelter at a prison. In May 2009, WSB-TV in Atlanta reported that of the money raised by HSUS after Katrina, only $7 million could be publicly accounted for.

HAITI EARTHQUAKE

After the 2010 Haiti earthquake, HSUS unscrupulously begged for “emergency donations” despite a disaster relief expert with HSUS’s own international arm admitting that nothing could be done at the time to help animals there. Lloyd Brown from Wildlife Rescue of Dade County deployed to Haiti with Humane Society International, HSUS’s international arm, and told The Horse magazine that there was nothing that could be done at the moment to help animals there:

“Our team has been doing assessments for several days now and it is our professional opinion that no animal issues are here that are related to the event of the earthquake. There are a lot of animal issues here, but after speaking with a local American expatriate veterinarian here (who is very well connected in this country) we must agree with her that now is not the time to deal with them. Continued on pg 14


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Let me give you an example: If we were to set up a spay/neuter clinic while so many people are displaced and homeless, it could be disastrous–they don’t understand neutering here. People are hungry, they have no homes, they have no shelter, they are sleeping in the streets. They don’t understand the concept of a PET, they are an agricultural community–animals are for work or to sell food or to help them feed their families.”

HSI had helped with two—yes, two—dogs at that point, Brown said. But owned pets are very rare in Haiti, he noted.

Yet despite there being no animal issues that HSI responders could help with at the time—again, according to an HSI responder on the ground—HSUS spun a different story on its website. HSUS wrote at the time that “Humane Society International’s team on the ground in Haiti continues its work of helping animals in distress.” HSUS had also begged for an “emergency donation”—to do what, exactly, remains unclear.

GULF COAST OIL SPILL

The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico affected wildlife. And the federal response excluded HSUS, instead opting for several hundred Fish and Wildlife Service employees.HSUS constantly announced that it was “on standby” and “ready, if needed, to deploy,” but in the end, HSUS did very little. HSUS bragged that it “delivered 12.5 tons of pet food, generously donated by Mars Petcare, Inc. and The Humane Choice Company”—as if it was an equal partnership. In fact, the lion’s share—24,000 pounds—was donated by Mars Petcare, Inc. HSUS only donated 700 pounds of its own HSUS-branded (vegetarian) dog food. HSUS also created a panel of experts that—to no surprise—recommended that groups like HSUS should be more involved in the cleanup efforts. HSUS also transported a few dozen dogs from Louisiana to D.C.HSUS made a 3-minute video of the pet food delivery. It made another video of the transportation of the 33 dogs. And its “impact assessment panel” turned into a self-serving press stunt. Perhaps this publicity-seeking attitude wasn’t unnoticed. Mars Petcare made a second donation of pet food. This time, HSUS didn’t do the delivery—the Louisiana SPCA did. And much less braggadocio was involved.

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HSUS’ Zoo Deception Takes Center Stage

Any good con relies on wooing the conned. It also relies on the sin of omission. Wayne Pacelle gave a speech yesterday at the annual meeting of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). The “we can work together” fl uff he said was not of note, nor was the introductory 20-minute rambling defense of HSUS against criticism. What was noteworthy was what Pacelle didn’t say. Pacelle did not at any point endorse captivity or captive breeding—two things fundamental to zoological operations. Pacelle did not say anything that would limit his work to restrict how zoos and aquariums, including AZA members, operate. He merely spoke in broad strokes to sound like an ally, because he wants to enlist AZA in his attacks on the Zoological Association of America (ZAA), another accreditation group, and American Humane, an animal welfare group that certifi es zoos and aquariums. Pacelle’s goal is to reduce the number of zoos, and reduce the species of animals zoos are allowed to have. He has said, “Certain animals should just not be kept in zoos.” Marine mammals, bears, elephants, apes—the list of targets is long. Additionally, Pacelle wants to infl uence the standards by which zoos operate. He attacks farmers and ranchers the same way—by passing laws making it more costly to raise animals, and by trying to monopolize the “certifi cation” standards of what’s “humane.” His defi nition of what is “humane” is ideological, much like PETA’s—it is not a value he shares with AZA. Pacelle has admitted, “If I had my personal view perhaps” a future without pets “might take hold.” He is far outside of mainstream animal welfare. Nothing Pacelle said yesterday is a reversal of his and other HSUS past statements against zoos, breeding, and captivity. He may focus on ZAA when speaking to AZA members, but his designs are to restrict all zoos and aquariums. It was strange seeing AZA allowing Pacelle to address a group he would like to put out of business. As Winston Churchill warned, “An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.”


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Innovations in Whelping Boxes By Stacy Mason

AKC Senior Breeder Relations Field Representative

One of my first memories about breeding dogs is that of my father building a whelping box for our Afghan Hound, Twiggy.

I can remember Dad getting two boards 8’ long by 1” thick by 12” wide and 8 “L” brackets. He cut the boards in half and fashioned them together with the brackets. We added newspaper to the bottom and then tore more newspapers into long strips. Suddenly we had a whelping box! As simple as this sounds, you still needed power tools (skill saw and a drill) or some good elbow grease to run the hand saw and screw driver. I spent hours each day in that whelping box playing with puppies, watching them grow and cleaning up the mess. That type box still works today, so does a wading pool or the bottom half of a dog crate (without any depressions along the inside on the floor), depending on the breed, space, location of the whelping experience, and storage options. But there also have been many innovations in whelping boxes. Today we see boxes with litterboxes to teach early latrine skills and separate play areas for puppy enrichment. There are many styles of commercially made boxes that you can purchase from several companies, like this easy to assemble and store Magnabox (figure 2).

Here is a look at other new designs that help keep our puppies warm and safe.

Figure 3. This box has a radiant heat floor. It uses thermometer controlled water to circulate in the center of the floor. You set the temperature to just the right setting for your breed and circumstances. By having the heat in the center of the box, puppies will tend to stay in the center and away from the edges where there is a greater risk for mother dog to lay on them.

Figure 4. In this same box, note the small door and plexiglass lid to the left of the coils. This is an entrance to the puppy litter box and their special food and water that Mom can’t access!

This box is made of marine grade plastic which can easily be cleaned and disinfected.

Notice the aluminum trim to prevent chewed corners and the flat aluminum tack bars holding the carpet into place. This is a great way to secure your bedding so Mom doesn’t roll the puppies in it. Please be careful if you use carpeting in your boxes as most will string, ravel or flake, and this poses significant health and safety threats to your animals. Carpet is also very difficult, if not impossible, to clean and disinfect for another use.

Figure 5. I highly recommend all whelping boxes to have “pig rails” or “roll bars” on all four sides to keep puppies protected from being laid on by Mom.

Figure 6 and 7. This warming nest can be purchased through Drs. Foster and Smith. When you use a center floor heat source, be sure to build your box with a very strong center support so you don’t have any sagging or pinching happening.

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Figure 8 and 9. These are examples of what is commonly called a “hog” heat mat and a reptile thermostat. These types of mats are much more durable and safe for kennel use. They are a solid plastic surface with a wire protection around the cord. This will help prevent the puppies from being rolled up in a flexible human type of a heating pad or the cord being chewed. When this heat mat or the warming nest is used with a reptile thermostat, it will help to keep your temperature perfect even when the weather changes and you are not around!

Figure 10. This is a sample of bedding that is human grade and is used for patients with bedsores. It is commonly called “synthetic lamb’s wool bedding.” The top is soft and warm while the bottom allows for moisture to be wicked away. This material can easily be washed, disinfected and re-used. This material is commonly used in “chew man” dog toys. Holes can be cut into each corner for the placement of a tack bar for easily securing. This product can be purchased online or from any medical supply store.

Figure 11. This is a sample of another human grade moisture wicking bed pad. These are commonly used on hospital beds for keeping smaller areas clean and dry. These too can be purchased online or from any medical supply store. Make sure all bedding is secure for the safety of your puppies.

Hopefully, these few tips will help you to set up a safe and warm whelping/next box for your next litter of puppies!

Thank you to Dr. Foster and Smith, Lambert Veterinary Supply, Revival Animal Health, The Beachy Family, Betty Mills and all those folks on Pinterest who have so graciously posted some wonderful pictures that I have shared.

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How to use Puppy Gruel

When you fi nd yourself wondering what to feed weaning puppies, gruel or puppy mush is a great way to ease the transition to solid food. At four weeks of age, milk alone begins to be defi cient in what a puppy needs to grow. It's around this time when puppies begin to explore food. They will nibble on mom's if they can get to it or most breeders will offer soft gruel to encourage eating solid food. Gruel also takes the nutrition load off mom.

Gruel, as the name implies, is just softened food of some kind. In small breeds we fi nd that rice baby cereal and milk replacer is a great start. It adds bulk for the intestine to push on which keeps the puppy's appetite up. Appetite decreases if there's nothing to push on. If a puppy is down with hypoglycemia or low blood sugar, fi rst give them Doc Roy's Forti Cal gel to get their appetite back up. Then feed them gruel of Forti Cal and rice baby cereal once the puppy has recovered and is back up. This will help their appetite stay up.

Once puppies are eating the cereal, start mixing in soaked dry puppy food that has been softened in warm water. Soaking kibble for 20 minutes usually softens it suffi ciently. Add enough warm water and milk replacer to give it fl avor. As the puppies start to eat well, we remove the rice cereal and use all softened puppy food.

Eventually, we feed gruel twice a day and dry food is offered all the time. It is then when the transition happens. Mom will start to dry up as there is less demand on her milk supply and she will leave the whelping box during the day. At this time, we should switch her to an adult diet since she has been on puppy food to this point. With the puppies eating well, we let them nurse mom out the last day in the morning. Then she leaves and does not return.

Everyone weans differently but keeping puppies on food is the goal. Feeding gruel through this time will prevent puppies from falling behind and getting thin or sick. It's an easy, stress free and as natural transition as possible. Getting puppies growing and keeping them gaining weight keeps them healthy!

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The U.S. Black Market for DogsCarlotta Cooper By now most people in the dog fancy are probably aware that we have a dog traffi cking problem in the United States. Some of you may have spent the last couple of months dealing with effects from the H3N2 virus brought into the country in 2015 by rescued “meat dogs” from South Korea. An estimated one million dogs are being transported into the U.S. annually, though the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has no fi rm numbers. The CDC regulates the importation of pet dogs, cats, African rodents, civet cats, monkeys, and turtles, among other animals, but most are neither quarantined nor tested for infectious diseases. They are supposed to oversee the importation of dogs, but many rescue animals are entering the country illegally. Even some of the dogs that come into the country legally have falsifi ed papers and health certifi cates. Rescue groups bring dogs in from Mexico in crowded vans to be taken to rescues and shelters around the country. People ostensibly returning from “vacation” bring loads of dogs back with them from Puerto Rico and other Caribbean spots. Humane Society International (HSI) continues to import countless dogs from Southeast Asia and the Middle East. And thousands of dogs are brought across the California border from Mexico to be sold locally in parking lots and on street corners. Even some breed rescues such as Adopt A Golden bring in hundreds of “Golden Retrievers” from Turkey each year. Golden Retrievers are the third most popular breed registered by the AKC. Is there really a shortage of Golden Retrievers in rescue in America that would require a group to import Goldens from a foreign country? If these imported dogs are discarded for bad behaviors or health problems, American dog breeders are blamed for shelter overpopulation. We are blamed for dogs with bad breeding and health problems. In fact, the problem stems from retail rescue groups trying to make money with poorly bred dogs and mixes. People are buying knock-offs and blaming purebred dog breeders when those rescue dogs don’t work out. Meanwhile, animal rights groups are content to see this trade continue as long as legitimate breeders take the blame. It gives them more ammunition as they work to make dog breeding illegal everywhere, step by step.

According to DVM360.com, from an article in 2010, “Inside the black market: puppy smuggling

New animal health risks posed by growing, illegal dog importation http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/inside-black-market-puppy-smuggling:”

It’s synonymous with weapons and drugs. But the black market dog trade in the United States is vast and some believe it’s growing. Across the U.S./Mexican border, and through the airports, a stream of illegal puppies are crossing U.S. borders. Big profi ts are made, important humanitarian issues ignored and signifi cant health risks propagated with each illegal dog that is traffi cked into the country. “We have found puppies stuffed in speaker boxes, screwed into the car door panels and wrapped in blankets with their little legs taped to their bodies and stuffed under seats,” says Captain Aaron Reyes of the Southeast Animal Control Authority. “On one occasion, we found, I believe, a dozen puppies in a plastic container in the back of car. Two of the puppies had already died because of the heat, and all of the others were panting and doing severe mouth breathing. They were cooking in there, and they were about 5 weeks old.”

Captain Reyes, the Border Puppy Task Force (a collection of 18 regional animal law enforcement agencies), and Customs and Immigration Enforcement offi cials worked on three censuses over several years to determine the extent of the puppy smuggling. They found that, starting in late 2004, there was an increase in the “pocket-breed” puppies coming over the border. Buyers were saying they just bought a puppy and now it was dead. Parvovirus and distemper were rampant. During the summer of 2008 the task force also started getting reports from the airport (Los Angeles International) of puppies being dead. Most of the puppies were coming from South Korea. The censuses at the airport also revealed that falsifi ed paperwork was common. Reyes noted that as the number of countries shipping dogs to the U.S. increases, the risk of diseases more harmful than parvo and distemper also increases. Traffi ckers who come through the border with puppies make a healthy profi t on the dogs. A Yorkie puppy that costs a few hundred dollars in Mexico can easily be sold for $1000 or more in the U.S. And in some cases, puppies from Mexico may be stolen pets. As you might expect, national security and drugs take precedence over searching for

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illegal puppies so this problem doesn’t receive as much attention as it might. Speaking of drugs, there’s every reason to think that some imported rescue dogs are bringing more than diseases with them when they enter the country. In March of this year authorities discovered that a dog shipped from Puerto Rico to Kennedy Airport in New York had been used as a drug mule http://wgntv.com/2017/03/28/dog-used-as-drug-mule-to-smuggle-1-million-worth-of-heroin/. They found more than $1 million worth of heroin stashed in a false bottom in the dog’s airline crate. In all, the crate’s false bottom was concealing 10 kilograms of heroin, or about 22 pounds — worth more than $1 million in street value. The Puerto Rico to NYC route is frequently used by rescue groups, including the well-known Sato Project. They import up to 400 unwanted dogs per year and bring them to the U.S. through JFK Airport. This is certainly not the only time that rescue dogs have been used to bring drugs into the country. According to this article https://www.theodysseyonline.com/puppy-smuggling-drug-dealers-turning-this-black-market-trade from 2016, it’s becoming common for drug dealers to use puppies to import drugs. In “Puppy Smuggling: Drug Dealers Are Ruling This New Black Market Trade,” Breena McCarthy points out that it’s legal to bring dogs into the United States, so why are some people bothering to smuggle them? One reason is to avoid paying taxes on sales. Not every “rescue” group is legally licensed with the government as a charitable organization. They may solicit donations and “adopt” animals under the guise of a rescue group, but the government does not look upon them as a legitimate organization. Their profi ts are taxable. Another reason is that the puppies may be too young to have their rabies vaccination and they want to avoid having the puppies spend any time in quarantine on either side of the border while they wait for the puppies to be four months old. Some of the puppies are sick so they may not have a health certifi cate – or their health certifi cate is a fake. Or, the puppies may be a front for something else the driver is bringing into the country. Using puppies for drug smuggling has become a big problem in Europe. You can fi nd numerous articles online about dogs being used to smuggle drugs into Great Britain. Maybe our customs and immigration people need to start taking a closer look at some of the rescue dogs being brought into the United States. They might be surprised by what they fi nd.

From 2004-2006, there were quite a few articles online about this “new” illegal puppy smuggling from Mexico. National Geographic had this to say in 2006:

“Sick Puppies Smuggled From Mexico for Sale in U.S. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/01/0130_060130_puppies.html”

Huddled together in car trunks, glove compartments, and underneath seats, thousands of unhealthy puppies each year are being smuggled into the United States from Mexico, animal control offi cers say. Usually only a few weeks old, the tiny pups are sold for up to a thousand dollars each in shopping center parking lots and on street corners throughout California. Most are trendy toy breeds or designer poodle mixes in high demand. But the animals are often too sick or too young to survive without their mother….

CNN had numerous stories about the horrors of puppy smuggling during this time period. Then the issue seemed to disappear from the mainstream media. What changed? Could it be that rescue groups and shelters were benefi ting from these smuggled puppies and they objected to the media’s negative coverage? Smuggling sometimes works in the other direction, too http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/209678788-story. In October 2016, a truck driver was arrested at the Canadian border for attempting to smuggle nine sick pit bull puppies into Ontario where the dogs are banned. Banning dogs or any animals never really stops people from wanting them. Imported rescue dogs are only part of the issue. According to the state vet in Rhode Island, their state has a puppy problem https://patch.com/rhode-island/eastgreenwich/ri-has-problem-puppy-trade-state-vet.

Here’s a hypothetical question. If you contacted someone on Craigslist about buying a television and were told to bring cash and meet by the side of a highway at night, would you do it? According to state veterinarian, Scott Marshall, D.V.M., most people would not buy a television set under such shady circumstances. But substitute the word “puppy” for “TV”? Unfortunately, there’s a booming Internet market for puppies, and both people and puppies are suffering from it, he said.

Dr. Marshall points out that many of the sellers market themselves as rescue groups and sell the dogs out of their cars. If they’re caught, they simply take down their web sites and reinvent themselves using a new domain name. Unfortunately, the author and people interviewed for this article appear to equate all dog breeders with criminals. They seem to be unaware that there are an array of state and federal regulations, registries, and other ways that legitimate dog breeders are held to account. At least they have understood the important point that shutting down brick and mortar pet stores does nothing to improve animal welfare.

‘Black Market Dogs cont. from pg 20’


Although many pet lovers believe the problems with puppy mills have been largely solved by closing the pet stores that sold puppies, in reality, the problem’s become worse, he said. At least the brick and mortar stores could be inspected and regulated. They had to be licensed. They had to keep medical records, and their transporters could be inspected. It was not a perfect system admittedly, he said. But now it’s all being done underground behind a virtual curtain. It’s worse for the animals that are being put through suffering. And it’s worse for the people who buy a puppy only to lose it because it never had any shots or proper care, Dr. Marshall says.

It’s important to note that Rhode Island has plenty of laws relating to the sale of animals, including dogs https://www.animallaw.info/statutes/us/rhode-island. They cover dog owners, breeders, and dealers. They cover kennels and rescues/shelters. If Dr. Marshall and the other people interviewed for this article are having problems with rescue people selling puppies out of their cars, the problem is probably already covered by a law in Rhode Island, as it is in many other states. Way back in the day, at least 10 years ago, Walt Hutchens of Pet-law http://www.pet-law.com/the-future-of-dogs was already predicting that we would have a black market for dogs in the United States. At that time he predicted that we would have black market dog breeders (I think he referred to them as “puppy moonshiners”) to make up for the loss of purebred dog breeders driven away by draconian animal rights laws. What Walt – and no one – could predict is that a large portion of our dogs would be coming from rescues and shelters instead of from any breeders. Or that so many of the dogs offered by rescues and shelters would be some of the worst of the worst from other countries. Instead of dogs from American dog breeders, people are choosing to get dogs from other countries without knowing anything about their health history, temperament, or how they might develop as adults. They are either bred to be “meat dogs,” without any early socialization; or they are being bred especially for the American pet market in conditions that would never be acceptable anywhere in America. Yet American dog breeders are bashed for breeding and keeping dogs if they simply follow USDA Animal Welfare Act regulations. They are called “puppy mills” if they follow these regulations. But imported dogs raised in much worse conditions are more desirable? How does that possibly make any sense? I recently saw a posting on Facebook from a rescue group that advertised six red Miniature Poodles that had just been imported from South Korea. The ad claimed that they were rescued meat dogs. Seriously? What kind of idiot dog farmer raises Miniature Poodles as meat dogs? (The ad led to a lot of jokes from dog people including someone who referred to the little dogs as “hors d’oeuvres.”) Well, he was a very smart farmer, apparently, since a rescue group swooped in and bought his cute, desirable little dogs. They were a popular breed in a popular color. Yes, a very smart “meat dog” farmer. And the rescue group had the perfect sad story to sell the dogs for lots of money. Or, is it more likely that international rescue groups are now working with breeders in South Korea and other foreign countries to breed dogs especially for American rescues and shelters? Rescue groups could buy the dogs cheaply in those countries and sell them for a big profi t in the U.S. The expenses for importing the dogs are often paid by donations from the sympathetic public. Rescues and shelters profi t and they can continue to bash American dog breeders, demanding more restrictive legislation against dog breeding, still claiming there is an overpopulation of dogs in the U.S. – while supporting breeders in foreign countries who raise dogs in poor conditions. Some states have their own laws in place to try to fi ght traffi cking in wildlife but there has been little attention paid to dog traffi cking. There is one exception. The New Jersey legislature passed a dog traffi cking bill this session which would establish criminal penalties for the crime. The bi-partisan legislation was sponsored by Sen. Christopher “Kip” Bateman (R-16) and Sen. Nicholas Scutari (D-22). Under the bill, anyone that traffi cs, initiates, organizes, plans, fi nances, directs, manages, or supervises traffi cking in stolen domestic animals would automatically be guilty of a third degree crime. Third-degree crimes are punishable by a fi ne of up to $15,000 and a term of imprisonment of three to fi ve years, or both. Stealing domestic animals is a crime on the rise in the United States, with the country experiencing a 31 percent increase in pet thefts in just one year, according to the most recent statistics available from the American Kennel Club. The legislation passed the Assembly on June 27 with virtually unanimous approval. It’s still waiting on Governor Christie’s desk. While this bill sounds good and it may do something to help cut down on people who steal dogs to turn around and sell them for a profi t (at least in New Jersey), it still doesn’t address the thousands and thousands of dogs from questionable sources that are currently fl ooding into the country. That’s a problem that will probably have to be dealt with by federal authorities. There are regulations that are supposed to be applied to dogs brought into the country for resale. Any dog brought into the United States for resale is supposed to be at least SIX MONTHS OLD, per the USDA http://tinyurl.com/yblf8yu9. Resale certainly includes dogs that are sold through “adoption.” Yet this regulation is not being enforced. One look at some of the photos of the puppies being brought into the U.S. from other countries by rescue groups and there’s no question they don’t meet this requirement. This doesn’t even include the puppies that are being illegally smuggled into the country. Continued on pg 24


For the most part the national media is ignoring this problem or they fail to understand it. Afterall, puppies are cute and everyone loves mutts from rescues and shelters, right? Purebred dog breeders are always the bad guys.

Here’s a sample of what you get from the media when they try to write about “pet fl ipping:”

“’Pet Flipping’ Is Now a Thing,” from Time Magazine, by Brad Tuttle, July 16, 2013 http://business.time.com/2013/07/16/pet-fl ipping-is-now-a-thing/,

Sadly, some of the purebreds who aren’t fi xed show up in these garages and are breeding machines,” Danielle Beck, who runs Indy Lost Pet Alert, told the Indianapolis Star.

A volunteer in Kansas City named Jennifer O’Neil agreed that purebreds are more likely to be victims of pet fl ips. “They’ll see a purebred Boxer at a certain location, then they’ll call and say, Oh, my God! You’ve found my dog. Thank you so much,” O’Neil explained to a local TV station. “They pick it up and fl ip it under the pets ad. Sell it for a profi t.”

Pet advocates suggest that owners get pets spayed or neutered so they can’t be used by criminals for breeding. It’s also recommended that pets have a microchip implanted, so that they can be identifi ed even if an identifying collar is removed.

Somehow whenever the media does write about pet fl ipping, rescues, or dog problems, they can’t refrain from discussing dog breeding and lecturing people to spay and neuter their pets. Has your dog turned green? Better neuter him. Did his hair fall out? Time to neuter him. Was your dog stolen? Should have neutered him. Thank goodness we don’t apply this logic to humans. The bottom line is that we do have a black market for dogs in the United States. It’s been growing since at least 2004 according to the research available. That was the year that Wayne Pacelle became the President and CEO of HSUS. More than half the country had the Internet at home for the fi rst time in 2004 which undoubtedly affected dog rescue groups. In 2005 Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast and this proved to be a game changer for rescues and shelters. Countless volunteers, including many animal rights groups, descended on the Gulf Coast to rescue animals. While animals certainly needed help, numerous dogs were shipped out of the region to states far away. Many owners could never fi nd their pets again. In some cases there were court battles as owners tried to get their pets back – if they were one of the few people who had been able to track them down. Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath were hugely signifi cant for rescue groups because a truly national network emerged, with dogs being shipped all over the country for the fi rst time. Together with the emergence of the Internet at this time, this allowed rescues and shelters to develop the ideas of “retail rescue” and “humane relocation” on a national level. Unfortunately, what probably started out as a genuine way to help dogs has now become part of a black market for shifting animals from place to place to make money for many unscrupulous groups and people. With fewer and fewer domestic dogs in need of “saving,” they have turned to importing dogs as a way to stay in business. This underground trade sounds so nice on the surface. People go to rescues and shelters in the belief that they are “saving” a dog’s life. The reality is so much darker. Puppies are smuggled into the country. Dogs come from “meat farmers” who may be intentionally breeding them for the U.S. pet market. Health certifi cates are falsifi ed. Dogs bring in new diseases not found in the U.S. Prices are jacked up – the cuter the puppy, the more it will cost the buyer. If it’s a purebred (even without papers), it will cost a lot. This is the black market for dogs in the U.S. Is this really where people want to buy their dogs?

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Wheaton, MO 64874(417) 652-7540 Fax: (417) 652-7019

Website: www.swaauction.com Email: [email protected]

Cell Phone: (417) 236-5888 BobCell Phone: (417) 236-5487 Chadd

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