If you'll recall, in yesterday's post about the local Pet-A-Palooza I attended, I mentioned a group of dedicated folks here in Ohio working tirelessly to get an initiative before Ohio's voters to ban dog auctions in this state. They had a booth at the event and were collecting signatures for the ballot initiative. Here they are again!
I just learned that
USA Today wrote a short piece on their efforts last Wednesday-check it out right here:
www.usatoday.com/life/lifestyle/pets/2010-09-01-animalactivists01_ST_N.htm
And if you want to learn more about this very important initiative, feel free to peruse their organization's website at:
http://www.BanOhioDogAuctions.com. They also have a Legislation page where you can read up on some of their other proposals - they've got another important one in the works to ban puppy mills in Ohio.
If you have any interest in helping out, you can contact a member of this organization through their website listed above.
Not much rest for these dedicated workers on this fine Labor Day!
12 comments:
Good to see it get attention. Also nice to see the lady in Martinsville helping the pets right here in Indiana too. Can't say I have owned a pet that wasn't "fixed". Someone asked me why I would pay what I did for Noah then get him fixed? My reply was....I wanted a quality purebred Aussie....not Aussies. Believe me....he is enough to handle.
Thank dog fow hoomans who wowk so hawd to help all these fuwwkids..to put an end to the evil gweedy peoples who huwt so many doggies.
Thank you fow telling us..I hope they succeed in all theiw goals
smoochie kisses
ASTA
We sure hope they are able to stop those auctions!
I'm glad to see this issue getting so much attention! Hopefully the publicity will finally put an end to them!
Thanks for posting Bocci! This is a very important issue.
Your pal, Pip
Thanks so much for bringing our attention to this issue. It is so important and we thank all the people working so hard on it. Hope they can make some headway.
Have a terrific Tues.
Glad to see the issue is starting to surface to the public!
Wags,
Fred and Haylie
Thanks for sharing this info! Hope more people take part in it and make a stronger and louder voice out!!
Hi Bocci,
Your comments to our recent posts have been so welcomed and appreciated. It makes this very painful experience a little bit easier, knowing we have friends like you supporting us every step of the way.
Your pals,
Petey, Mica and their Mom
Oh Bocci you such an informed doggie. Thanks fur posting dis. Mum read bouts it and we was shocked dat it actually STILL exists.
Ain't dat how fairs kinda started withs livestock and such? Maybes they didn't bid...golly, I always gets off subject.
Anyways thanks furs da info.
Puddles
Geez we heard about the dog auctions in Ohio.....crazy things....fer sure.... we sure hope they get banned. Here we are with a ton of puppy mills in our state of Pa. and then they get auctioned in Ohio.....we're lookin' forward ta the day they are all in jail....
Dewey Dewster here....
Where we live in Missouri, our humans get to vote in November to put restrictions on the care of dogs in puppy mills. We wish they would just outlaw puppy mills, but at least making them take better care of their animals is a start.
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