I asked her about the role animal shelters and rescue resources like Wayside Waifs can play in our fight to eradicate puppy mills in America. Here's what she told me:
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"In Missouri, there are some decent, licensed breeders but there are also many unlicensed breeders who keep their animals living in terrible conditions. Our goal is to help get the dogs out of there so they can be given the proper nutrition and medical care they need, they can be rehabilitated and given a chance to live a normal life."
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"They have found frequent cases of mammary tumors in dogs who had whelped too many litters, some benign, others tragically malignant. Then there are skin conditions that are easily treated but ignored as extraneous expenses: cherry eye, a common congenital eye defect in various dog breeds easily corrected by surgery, is just one example.
"All I can say is that to be able to give these dogs the medical help they need is more rewarding than words can express."
Many thanks to Sarah for letting us interview her back in 2011, and giving us just a brief glimpse into how rewarding it can be for a local shelter to help carry the torch as we all seek to bring an end to puppy mills in the U.S.
Please...encourage your local shelter to consider implementing a similar program!
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The doggies eyes tell it all. Those poor babies. I know laws have been passed, but it still goes on and on and on. So sad. Thanks for reminding us that puppy mills still exist.
ReplyDeleteHopefully some day...not soon enough...this atrocity will stop.
ReplyDeleteExcellent post to bring awareness to these poor pups.
ReplyDeleteGreat post ! It's so important ! Purrs
ReplyDeleteExcellent post. I wish people saw these warnings about the mills every single DAY! And hoarding too.
ReplyDeleteIt's just such a sad thing. We have a hard time even looking at those little faces. It needs to end.
ReplyDeletePuppy mills make us so sad. We wish people were more aware and would adopt.
ReplyDeleteHeartbreaking. It makes us sad and mad that puppy mills even exist.
ReplyDeleteit is so sad that so many people are working against efforts to reduce / eliminate puppy mills.. People who end up adopting puppy mill dogs have no idea of the life they lived before they ended up in a pet store, nor do they know the life their parents live. Usually when they do they are horrified.
ReplyDeleteThere's a great cat rescue called TinyKittens that has a motto: #adoptdontshop. We wish all peeps who wanted a nice companion animal could do that. What happens to kitty and doggy mamas at lots of breeding mills is so awful and sad--and for what? I mean, *I* myself am a purrfect kitty in every way (yes, I am, too!) and I am a total moggy/mutt. We are the best! This is a great post. XOXOXOXO
ReplyDeleteOh these angels! Their eyes tell the stories ♥
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