This is a great article featured on Dogster that sums up something I get so frustrated about. I don’t understand why people who know about puppy mills and pet stores still support the very industry that they hate. I’m hoping this article will speak to you if you’re thinking about getting a puppy. Please pass [...]
We talk about a lot of fun dog stuff on this site, but I don’t want to get away from the core of this blog, which is to help educate people about puppy mills, pet stores and how to responsibly get a dog. This is a great article and accompanying videos from the Humane Society [...]
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This is an interesting idea. The state of Illinois has passed a law requiring pet stores to disclose things such as the name/address of each pet’s “breeder” and medical history. I think this is a positive step towards stopping puppy mills in theory. A lot of people buying a dog from a pet store don’t [...]
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Listen up people of Missouri! You can do something very important to help stop the horrific conditions of puppy mills. Please vote “yes” on Prop B coming up on November 2, 2010. Thousands of dogs need you. -AG . On November 2, animal lovers everywhere will be watching election returns from the State of Missouri [...]
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On Saturday, Pink attended the Puppy Mill Awareness Day event at La Brea Tar Pits in El Lay, which helped raised awareness of the horrors of puppy mills and encouraged potential pet owners to “Adopt, Don’t Shop.” She later tweeted out: “Its “puppymill awareness day”and I just got back from the incredible event at La [...]
There are so many bad breeders and puppy mill owners taking to the internet to sell their dogs. Just because you go through a “breeder” to get a dog does NOT mean that they are responsible and humane. Please do your due diligence if you want to get a dog through a breeder. Go visit. [...]
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Pennsylvania… THIS SUCKS! This is a huge disappointment and stuff like this gets me really fired up. I still can’t fathom why it is so difficult to pass and enforce laws that protect the health, safety and well-being of dogs. This is another reason why we HAVE to stop buying dogs from pet stores and [...]
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Please click on this picture and watch the video that Jene from National Mill Dog Rescue has submitted for Oprah’s “Your Own Show” challenge. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE vote for her show by clicking the green vote button. More people need to see what happens to the mothers and fathers of the cute pet store puppies [...]
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This just ticks me off. How are people ok with this??!! -Anne By MARY CLARE JALONICK (AP) WASHINGTON — Federal investigators have uncovered grisly conditions at puppy mills around the country where dogs were infested with ticks, living with gaping wounds and in pools of feces, according to a disturbing new report that placed the [...]
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I hope and pray that this Puppy Mills Cruelty Prevention Act is passed in Missouri and that other states then follow in Missouri’s footsteps. And… thank you so much to Tony La Russa of the St. Louis Cardinals for lending your name and support to this cause! -Anne Big Names Helping Ballot Initiative ST. LOUIS [...]
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I wish that more cities would follow the lead of Hermosa Beach! No more puppy mills! Hermosa Beach Ban Takes Action to Curb Puppy Mill Abuses Second California city this year to ban retail sales of dogs and cats SACRAMENTO — The Hermosa Beach City Council voted Tuesday night in favor of an ordinance to [...]
Thanks to the Des Moines Register for this article…I wish that more states would work on this kind of legislation and we could make puppy mills obsolete. There’s no reason in this day and age that puppy mills should be allowed to exist. Let’s get with the program, people. (Note…these are some hard pictures to [...]
I love the statement that this postcard makes and I hope that these can be used to help educate people about the horrors of puppy mills…they are definitely the dirty little secret of the dog world. You can get five postcards and two bumper stickers for $5 from The Fleas Knees. They also have these [...]
I just received this email that was sent by Judy Varner, the president and CEO of the Nebraska Humane Society. I’m always hearing people complain that they can’t do anything about the whole puppy mill situation because it’s just too big. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN DO!!!! Please read the message below. I will [...]
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. I’ve seen these toys for several years now and always think they are so cute. I love that there are so many different dog breed figurines available. But something has always rubbed me wrong about this brand…it’s name. My life’s mission is to educate people on how to get and own a dog responsibly. [...]
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. This video, made by animal activist Jerry Borders, addresses the link between Petland and puppy mills. It’s not very long, so please watch it, especially if you’ve never heard of a puppy mill. We can all do something to help save these wonderful dogs and not stepping foot into Petland or any other pet [...]
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April has been deemed “Prevent Animal Cruelty Month” and it reminds us to work towards the goal of relieving pain, fear, and suffering in animals — by teaching oneself and others about animal cruelty laws and supporting pending legislation. Here are some ideas of how you can help: 1. Don’t support puppymills! If you’re looking [...]
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I was sleeping soundly the other night and Don (my husband) woke me up to tell me that he thought Stella had eaten a rubber band because it was in her poop. I couldn’t figure out where she would have gotten one because we really don’t have any in the house. A little bit later [...]
I’m so glad this is getting more attention. For those of you who don’t know what a puppymill is, watch this clip from Nightline’s special on puppymills and you’ll see the sad reality of where many of those adorable dogs in your local pet stores or on the internet come from. I know it’s hard [...]
