Stop Puppy Mills
If you did not see the Oprah Show today, you missed an opportunity to learn more about puppy mills. Undercover cameras detected dogs living in filthy, overcrowded conditions, confined for their entire lives, without human contact or veterinary care. They had instruments stuck down their throats to damage their vocal chords so their barking would not disturb their owners. Maybe that could be a punishment we inflict on the offenders. When they could no longer reproduce they were put to death. Cats are also raised in these unspeakable conditions but it is much more common for dogs.
When animals are rescued they can not even walk outside their cage. They are fearful and distrusting. Many of them have health problems with shortened life expectancy. If they do live, it can take months before they trust their human friends. They are similar to babies who have no human touch. Man or breast, we all deserve to be treated with respect and abuse is never justified under any circumstances for any reason.
The Humane Society has been investigating and fighting pupply mills for years. The main thing we can do is not buy our pets from pet stores. They purchase most of their animals from puppy mills. You will get a better, healthier pet from your local animal shelter. For more information on what you can do to help with this fight see the United States Humane Society web site, www.ushs.org
When animals are rescued they can not even walk outside their cage. They are fearful and distrusting. Many of them have health problems with shortened life expectancy. If they do live, it can take months before they trust their human friends. They are similar to babies who have no human touch. Man or breast, we all deserve to be treated with respect and abuse is never justified under any circumstances for any reason.
The Humane Society has been investigating and fighting pupply mills for years. The main thing we can do is not buy our pets from pet stores. They purchase most of their animals from puppy mills. You will get a better, healthier pet from your local animal shelter. For more information on what you can do to help with this fight see the United States Humane Society web site, www.ushs.org
