I come across postings regularly on various internet sites listing puppies in need of homes. On occasion, I pick one out to share. In this...

The differences between what constitutes a responsible dog breeder and an irresponsible one are often the subject of debate among dog people...

Pedigree Dogs Exposed will be aired in the US for the first time tonight on BBC America channel. Check your local listings.

The following post was written in 2008 by Saluki breeder Betsy Cummings. I thought it would be perfect food for thought in my series on th...

CA AB 241 was apparently passed by the CA Senate yesterday. The bill, according to the American Kennel Club , "will prohibit businesse...

NC Senate Bill 460 is a "puppy mill bill" which HSUS played a key role in developing: "We will soon introduce legislation t...

Although I'm not prepared to put as much thought into this post as would be required to answer such a question, I am ready to put down a...

The Indiana Attorney General's Office and HSUS " raided " a dairy farm Monday and seized 240 dogs on the grounds that the farm...

A vague and intrusive breeder bill being considered in NC prompted an opinion piece in The News & Observer : These animals come at a co...

In the flurry of reporting surrounding the arrival of a new dog for the Obama family, I have come across multiple references to a shelter do...

HSUS to the dog breeders of Delaware:   Weer in ur stayt, writin' ur loz : House Bill 95 - This bill adopts the recommendations of the ...

Lawmakers in IL have proposed a bill to regulate dog breeders. Emphasis on regulate : Under "Definitions": "Sanitized"...

Here is a sampling of proposed legislation affecting pet owners around the US. All bracketed additions are mine. Our representatives are e...

Although there was much coverage of the HSUS puppy mill raid and seizure of roughly 300 dogs in Wayne County, NC last month, a similar HSUS...

John Goodwin of the HSUS on why the Wilkes Co Pitbulls, including 19 newborn pups, needed to be summarily killed : Goodwin said that the dog...

Terrierman has a post on a new report, commissioned by the RSPCA, on the health of pedigree dogs in the UK. Links to the summary report an...

Heard an interesting discussion on NPR's Science Friday yesterday: Research published this week in the Proceedings of the National Acad...

The Kennel Club has taken a lot of flack in the UK due to a backwards system of rewarding show dogs who conform to breed standards based on ...

Last week, BBC aired an hour long documentary called " Pedigree Dogs Exposed ". It's available in six segments on YouTube bu...