Did you know that Missouri is known as the "Puppy Mill Capital of America"? According to Tim Rickey, ASPCA Senior Director of Field Investigations and Response, "Missouri is home to more than 3000 commercial dog breeding facilities and supplies more than 40% of all dogs sold in pet stores nationwide." "We see some of the worst conditions in Missouri puppy mills, Rickey said. The dogs, often very ill, are forced to live in overcrowded, filthy conditions."
The good news is that the ASPCA is funding a measure that will appear on the November ballot in Missouri, that if approved by the voters, will prohibit many of the worst practices of these "industrial" breeders.
8 comments:
This is so sad. Our mom is in tears once again.
Love ya lots,
Maggie and Mitch
Bocci
This is such a tewwibull sitooation..I so hope that the votews pay attention and help fix this condition.
Thank dog that at least these fuwwkids wewe wescooed
smoochie kisses
ASTA
Poor babies. Thank goodness they were saved ... what is wrong with people? I just don't understand ...
Your sad pal, Pip
This just breaks my heart. I lived in Missouri from the late 70's to early 80's and never heard of a Puppy Mill..now, you hear about it all the time. I can not imagine a dog living in a wire cage, not feeling the grass on their feet. Missouri winters are so cold and wet, and these babies were living out side!!??
What is so shocking to Parental Unit and me is the "stunned looks" those doggies have on their faces. And there's no normal "doggie reaction" to getting petted or to seeing a human. Wonder why...duh!
Thanks for caring, my friends.
I had read about Missouri having a lot of the puppy mills and about the proposed new law. I do hope it passes. I don't know anything about it, but I do wonder if Oklahoma has a lot of puppy mills, too. Have you ever looked up a breed and gotten one of those online puppy ordering sites? It seems like if the puppies don't come from Missouri they come from Oklahoma about 87% of the time.
lotsa licks, Lola
This made my mama cry. She wants to know if she can put some sort of button on the website that people can press and get a direct connection to the ASPCA to donate to the cause. This breaks my mama's heart. I feel like crying to.
Thanks,
Opie.
To Opie:
Tell your Ma to check out www.aspca.org-i believe they have a button available for raising funds.
Your buddy,
Bocci
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