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49-601: The Loveland Reporter-Herald is a daily newspaper published in Berthoud , Colorado . It carries local, regional, national and World news. It is owned by Prairie Mountain Publishing , a subsidiary of MediaNews Group , who purchased the paper in 2011. The Loveland Reporter-Herald was acquired in 1967 by Ed and Ruth Lehman, who had previously bought the Longmont Times-Call (1957) and went on to acquire

98-535: A business district on Third Street and Massachusetts and Mountain Avenues. In the 1920s Mountain Avenue became part of a paved state highway system which would become U.S. Highway 287 connecting the larger towns of northern Colorado. In 2007, Highway 287 was rerouted to the north and west of Berthoud, bypassing downtown Berthoud and eliminating Mountain Avenue from the highway route. In October 1941, Berthoud opened

147-463: A female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.07. The town's population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 31.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

196-530: A high school ( Berthoud High School ). The Town of Berthoud contracts with the Larimer County Sheriff's Office for law enforcement services. The contract provides one sergeant and five deputies to provide patrol services for the town with support from all other divisions of the Sheriff's Office. Two deputies are assigned as school resource officers. Berthoud Area Transportation Service (BATS)

245-424: A mayor-council form of government. The Board of Trustees includes all at-large elected positions serving for four-year terms and is made up of the mayor and six trustees. The board is charged with setting policy, passing the budget and creating the overall vision for the town of Berthoud. The mayor has the same voting rights as all other trustees and is responsible for presiding over town board meetings. This position

294-700: A new law is planned banning the sale of puppies and kittens below the age of 6 months in England except by licensed breeders and rehoming centres. Paula Boyden, of the Dogs Trust , approves of the ban but advised, "potential loopholes" needed to be addressed. She maintains rehoming organisations need regulation. Lucy's Law , which came into effect in April 2020, is intended to prevent puppy (and kitten) farming by banning third-party sales such as in pet shops. Chelsea Vancleve v. Chien Et Chat, Inc. stated, "In 2014,

343-776: A result, organizations such as the Humane Society of the United States began to investigate breeding kennels, leading to the passage of the Animal Welfare Act of August 24, 1966. According to the Humane Society of the United States, only about 3,000 of the 10,000 puppy mills in the United States are closely monitored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This presents the possibility of significant noncompliance with federal law by owners and operators of mill operations. Puppy mills do not only affect

392-700: A small, wire cages similar to rabbit hutches and chicken coops. Puppies raised in these cramped environments shared by many other dogs become poorly socialized to other dogs and to humans. Dogs are then transported over long distances in poor conditions, sometimes resulting in animal stress and death. As the surviving mill dogs grow older, they are more prone to developing respiratory ailments and pneumonia , as well as hereditary defects such as hip dysplasia . In addition, mill dogs are more prone to having problems with their temperament due to lack of socialization, enrichment, and positive human contact. Puppies from mills are usually sold as purebred dogs in an attempt to attract

441-467: Is almost everywhere. Health issues that are prevalent in puppy mills consist of giardia, mange, heartworm, respiratory infections, and much more. Puppy mills originated in the post- World War II era. Midwestern farmers, suffering crop failures, turned to puppy farming as an alternative crop. An increasing demand for household pets resulted in the development of the "commercial puppy business". Conditions in puppy mills were well known to be poor. As

490-630: Is as of 2017 based out of neighboring Berthoud, Colorado . From 1956 to 1993, the Reporter-Herald offices were across Fifth Street in what became the Community Health Center. In all, the Reporter-Herald had been in downtown Loveland for more than 100 years, in various locations. Berthoud, Colorado Berthoud is a statutory town located in Larimer and Weld counties, Colorado , United States. The town population

539-420: Is nicknamed the "Garden Spot of Colorado". Annual events include: Museums include: Berthoud has many parks, which include a skate park, baseball fields, soccer fields, outdoor basketball courts, sand volleyball courts, and pickleball courts. In 2023, the town authorized the construction of a bike and scooter park. Berthoud Recreation Center also contains an aquatic center. Berthoud is a statutory town with

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588-498: Is operated by Transfort and is made possible through regional partnerships. Puppy mill There are an estimated 10,000 licensed and unlicensed puppy mills in the United States, in total selling more than 2,000,000 puppies annually. In these puppy mills, breeding dogs are often subjected to living the entirety of their lives in cages, which are cramped and uncomfortable for the dog. The whelping bitch's needs often go unmet or ignored. An estimated 500,000 dogs are kept solely for

637-422: Is recognized as the town government leader for all ceremonial purposes. The Board of Trustees elects, by majority vote, a mayor pro tem, who is expected to perform responsibilities of the mayor when the mayor is absent or unable to perform their duties. The Board of Trustees meets regularly on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month and may schedule additional special meetings as needed. All meetings are open to

686-664: Is the hub of the nation's puppy mill industry, and termed it the "national hot spot of the puppy industry." The state of Missouri has around 1,600 puppy mills as of 2018. Dog breeding is regulated by individual Australian states. There is no available data on the prevalence of puppy farms. In 2010 the RSPCA Australia identified 12 puppy farms in the state of Queensland and estimated a similar prevalence in other Australian states. The term "puppy mill" has been widely used by animal rights groups in protests against breeders who have substandard breeding conditions. Critics in

735-587: Is the main transit system in Berthoud and provides door-to-door service rides within Berthoud, as well as trips to Loveland and Longmont . BATS is open to the public and is operated through the town. The service receives funding from the town of Berthoud, the Larimer County Office on Aging and the city of Fort Collins. FLEX is a regional bus route that serves the communities of Fort Collins, Loveland, Berthoud, Longmont, and Boulder . This service

784-721: The Cañon City Daily Record (1978). Lehman Communication was continued by the next generation of the Lehman family. The newspaper group was expanded with the Erie Review , Lafayette News , Louisville Times and Superior Observer that were combined into the Colorado Hometown Weekly . Prairie Mountain Publishing acquired Lehman Communication in 2011. The offices were held in 201 E. Fifth St., Loveland, Colorado from 1993 to 2017. The paper

833-513: The Animal Welfare Act (AWA)" which was put in place on August 24, 1966, to regulate the humane treatment of commercially bred dogs." The AWA requires the USDA to inspect facilities to ensure they meet the minimum requirements of care in which violators would be face penalties such as fines and license revocation. The lawsuit claims that the USDA purposefully has chosen to ignore violations which then go unreported and unpunished which has resulted in not

882-540: The Missouri Solution , was signed by Missouri Governor Jay Nixon . Gov. Jay Nixon, Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster, Missouri Director of Agriculture Jon Hagler and Humane Society of Missouri President Kathy Warnick in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch state that "key provisions of a compromise dog breeding law passed in April will protect animals without putting dog breeders out of business." It retained some of

931-507: The Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a lawsuit against Barkworks, a Southern California pet store chain with six locations." Barkworks tricked many puppy buyers into purchasing sick puppies. They were also making illegal breeder licenses, "fabricating breeding certificates and lying about providing veterinary care" The Animal Defense Fund made a complaint in 2015 that could have turned into a class action. The court prevented

980-673: The Animal Welfare Act records we requested under the Freedom of Information . The following day, Congress urged the USDA to restore the records as part of a report accompanying the agency's 2018 spending bill. As of April 20, 2018, USDA had still not restored the records." The ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) filed a lawsuit in 2021 against the USDA "for abandoning its responsibility to enforce

1029-533: The East" due to its high volume of puppy mills, and Missouri has been labeled the "Puppy Mill Capital of the U.S." by animal welfare and consumer protection groups. In Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and Holmes County, Ohio , the high concentration of puppy mills is correlated with a large Amish population. A study by the Better Business Bureau concluded that the southwest corner of Missouri

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1078-530: The Little and Big Thompson Rivers into a network of reservoirs and ditches that allowed the arid uplands to be irrigated. Harvests of alfalfa, sugar beets, wheat, corn, and barley were sold on the open market or used to fatten pens of sheep and cattle. The town grew as merchants and shopkeepers set up businesses to serve farmers and ranchers from the nearby countryside. In 1886, the Welch Addition doubled

1127-449: The US often start with hundreds of female dogs which serve their entire lives in the establishment. The females are bred until they can no longer conceive puppies, and are often euthanized after that. The estimated number of puppies per breeding female per year is 9.4. In most puppy mills, the dogs live in cages that are only 15 centimetres (6 inches) larger than the dog on all sides, which is

1176-474: The breeder community claim that emotional rhetoric, sensationalism and pictures of dirty kennels are used to justify additional legislation or additional restrictive licensing that travels well beyond the initial goal of removing dogs from truly deplorable conditions, or that attempts to legislate puppy mills would put them out of business. They argue the laws requiring additional costs in updating and maintaining their facility and licensing would be detrimental to

1225-470: The case from going any further as a class action but in 2018, the parties agreed on a settlement. "Barkworks had taken down the misleading in-store signs and closed four of its six retail stores, and the California legislature had passed a law banning the sale of dogs from commercial breeders." The Humane Society of the United States sued the USDA on March 21, 2018, "for failing to release information in

1274-565: The conditions under which the puppies were raised. Breeders who sell puppies by misrepresenting these standards may be liable to prosecution under the Sale of Goods Act 1979 . Members of the UK public frequently buy puppies and kittens without knowing the conditions under which the animals were reared, the Blue Cross estimates from 40,000 to 80,000 puppies are sold that way per year. To prevent this

1323-470: The dogs in their care. They cite existing lemon laws for puppies as sufficient protection for both dogs and prospective buyers. In the United States , some elements of the dog breeding industry are regulated by the Animal Welfare Act of August 24, 1966. In recent years, state legislatures have passed new laws aimed at eliminating the worst abuses at puppy mills. New laws include limits on

1372-424: The dogs that live in and come from them; purchases from pet stores and breeders lessen the number of adoptions from shelters, where three to four million dogs are euthanized every year. A high concentration of both puppy mills and breeders has been reported in the states of Pennsylvania , Arkansas , Kansas , and Missouri . Pennsylvania, particularly Lancaster County , has been labeled the "Puppy Mill Capital of

1421-621: The high volume of animals, the mill runner will often resort to housing them in wire cages. This results in the animals having poor locomotion. Keeping dogs in wire kennels can lead to injury and damage to the dogs' paws and legs. It's also fairly common for these kennels to be stacked on top of each other in columns. The conditions in these mills are so unsanitary that the animals are often coated in their own urine and feces, causing mats in their fur. Due to unsanitary conditions, puppies from mills will often have internal parasites, affecting their health. Puppy mills are often unheated and this increases

1470-421: The higher prices associated with purebreds. However, due to the indiscriminate breeding practices of puppy mills, the dog may not actually be a purebred puppy. A high population of puppies from mills are inbred due to uncontrolled breeding. The vast majority of puppy mill animals are sold to pet stores by "dealers" or "brokers". Some puppies are sold by dealers masquerading as authentic breeders. Puppy mills in

1519-424: The minimum legal size allowed. Two million puppies are bred in mills each year and almost 1.2 million dogs are euthanized in shelters every year. The conditions in puppy mills are considered inhumane because all of the dogs are in a small, dirty area which is confined with disease and bacteria. Because of the poor living conditions, dogs are often sick and malnourished. Food is often found crawling with bugs and feces

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1568-492: The number of breeding females, requirements that facilities be licensed and inspected, and requirements that dogs be given proper veterinary care. Louisiana, Pennsylvania and Virginia passed puppy mill laws in 2008, and 10 states passed laws in 2009 to crack down on abusive puppy mills. In 2010, Missouri voters passed Proposition B, the "Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act", which establishes minimum standards of humane care and limits breeders to 50 intact dogs. A compromise, dubbed

1617-410: The number of deaths due to cold among the dogs used for breeding. Conversely, the mills can also be too hot in warmer weather leading to hyperthermia . Other common conditions in mills include malnutrition and untreated injuries. Due to the frequently poor breeding conditions in puppy mills, puppies bred there often suffer from health and/or social problems. Puppy mill dogs are usually housed in

1666-616: The number of dogs per breeding facility and require that pet shop owners keep records of every dog sold. In 1996, Britain passed the Breeding and Sale of Dogs Act which requires annual veterinary inspections for anyone breeding five or more litters in one year. Breeding females are restricted to one litter per year and four per lifetime. Breeders who choose to be members of the UK Kennel Club are required to register purebred puppies for sale with that organization and must certify

1715-648: The only municipality in Colorado to ban the sale of puppy mill dogs. At the 2020 United States Census , the town had a total area of 8,363 acres (33.844 km ) including 86 acres (0.347 km ) of water. As of the 2020 census , there were 10,332 people, and 3,983 households in Berthoud. The population density was 798.9 people per square mile. The racial makeup of the town was 90.9% White , 0.0% African American , 1.1% Native American , 0.9% Asian , 0.6% Pacific Islander , and 3.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race made up 12.2% of

1764-431: The population. 22.3% of the population were under 18, and 7.0% were under 5. People over 65 made up 13.8% of the population. The gender makeup of the town was 50.8% female and 49.2% male. The median household income was $ 95,872, and the per capita income was $ 45,051. People under the poverty line made up 2.9% of the population. According to the 2010 census , there were 5,105 people and 1,999 households residing in

1813-513: The provisions of Proposition B, and made available some state funding for inspections. Humane Society of Missouri President Kathy Warnick reacted favorably, seeing a step in the right direction for animal welfare. The Missouri Senate has a current bill SB 161 that "modifies provisions relating to agriculture." Section 273.327, under the Animal Care Facilities Act states how there will be fees for dog facilities every year. On

1862-479: The public and subject to Colorado Open Meeting Laws. The current mayor is William Karspeck (term expires in April 2024), the current town administrator is Chris Kirk. Students from the area attend the four public schools which are part of the Thompson School District : two elementary schools (Berthoud Elementary and Ivy Stockwell), a centrally located middle school (Turner Middle School), and

1911-485: The purpose of breeding in puppy mills. The socialization period in a puppy occurs between the ages of 4 weeks and up to 14 weeks of age. This period is crucial for adult development as almost all adult abilities are learned during this stage. With puppy mills essentially skipping the process of socialization, the result is often social problems when the puppy matures to adulthood. The ASPCA states that some puppy mills can have up to 1,000 dogs under one roof. Because of

1960-417: The river bottom caused their steam-powered locomotives to labor excessively to ascend the grade out of the valley. At their urging, during the winter of 1883–84, several buildings of the town were loaded on wheels and pulled by teams of draft animals to the town's present-day location on the bluff one mile (1.6 km) north of the river. Agriculture in the Berthoud area flourished. Farmers diverted water from

2009-439: The sale of the dogs and the number of unwanted and abandoned animals could drop. Also recently there were a few bold initiatives to fight against puppy mills. Namely RSPCA ( Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ) strategy. Oscar's law (The organization's name originates from the story of a dog called Oscar, who was rescued from a puppy factory in central Victoria). and Victorian Labor Party Efforts that restrict

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2058-641: The same bill section 273.347, it states that breeders can receive penalties for animal care violations up to $ 1,000 and receive a class C misdemeanor. Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore has responded to the problem of puppy mills in Australia by proposing the Animals Regulation of Sale Bill. It would ban the sale of dogs through pet shops, the internet or newspapers. The aim is to crack down on impulse purchases and shut down unregistered backyard breeders. These breeders should no longer easily profit from

2107-473: The size of the Berthoud as town boundaries extended south beyond present-day Mountain Avenue for the first time. A year later a hose company was hastily formed to protect the town from fire after the Davis & Hartford Mercantile store burned to the ground. In 1888 a town board was elected and within a short time they hired a marshal to keep the peace and light the street lamps. By the early 1900s, Berthoud sported

2156-546: The sugar beet harvest. In the area surrounding Berthoud beets were harvested to be processed in Loveland, Colorado, to the north. According to the Berthoud historical society, "Berthoud growers delivered beets to several rural dumping stations where the beets were loaded into boxcars and hauled to sugar factories in nearby Loveland and Longmont." This industry relied both on WWII German Prisoners of War as well as migrant farm workers from Mexico. On June 25, 2019, Berthoud became

2205-456: The town. The population density was 446.7 people per square mile. The racial makeup of the town was 93.1% White , 0.2% African American , 0.9% Native American , 1.0% Asian , 0.2% Pacific Islander , and 2.1% from other races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.6% of the population. There were 1,999 households, out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples living together, 9.6% had

2254-543: The valley to hardier souls who ranched and farmed the arid prairie that straddled the river bottom. In 1872, a miner-turned-rancher from Central City, Colorado , Lewis Cross, staked the first homestead claim where the Colorado Central Railroad planned to cross Little Thompson creek. When the tracks were laid through the valley in 1877 a depot, section house, and water tank were installed at this strategic site. The tiny settlement known as Little Thompson

2303-831: Was 10,332 at the 2020 United States Census with 10,071 residing in Larimer County and 261 residing in Weld County. Berthoud is situated north of the Little Thompson River , 21 miles (34 km) south of Fort Collins and 43 miles (69 km) north of Denver in the Front Range Urban Corridor . White settlers first came to the present-day Berthoud area in the early 1860s, following the Colorado Gold Rush . Many settlers filed homestead claims, but most bellied up and left

2352-410: Was 41.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males. The median income for a household in the town was $ 70,292. Males had a median income of $ 43,676 versus $ 29,861 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 28,111. About 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line . Berthoud is surrounded largely by farmland, and

2401-486: Was renamed Berthoud in honor of Edward L. Berthoud , who had surveyed the rail route through the valley. Over the next few years the settlement grew to include a handful of homes, a blacksmith shop, a mercantile store, a small grain elevator , and a log cabin that served as school and church for the community. In the early 1880s, the Colorado Central Railroad recognized that Berthoud's location on

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