breeder
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A longtime pet breeder, Matson moved to Newberry Springs about nine years ago to raise ostriches and other exotic animals, selling their chicks and eggs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
It’s her fourth time participating, and last year she secured second place, losing to a 2-year-old hairless Frenchie and English bulldog mix named Petunia who had been rescued from a backyard breeder in Las Vegas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Judi Elford, a breeder who runs Vanderbilt Samoyeds in Ontario, said she did not sell Swift and Kelce their puppy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
She also works full time for a plant breeder because the farm does not generate enough to pay the wages for both her and her husband.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
After spending a petless year with only one child still living at home, my parents visited a breeder and returned with a Great Dane they named Melina.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
Most of the dogs are beagles, along with some Malinois and Shepherd mixes, brought on board through adoption or legal breeders.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
Though the Womacks come from a line of West Virginian horse breeders, there was nothing Americana about the childhoods of BG, Zeimani and Kucha.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Its striking white and yellow coloration quickly attracted attention in the pet trade, but breeders soon noticed an unfortunate pattern.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
The charity said cases of large numbers of animals being kept at one address could be linked to mental health struggles, the cost of living crisis, or breeders operating with poor practices.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026
Some are purchased from local breeders, while others are trapped in big-city railroad yards.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
