The adorable puppy looking at you from the window of a pet store can’t tell you about the horrible conditions where he came from. But we can.
Dogs born in “puppy mills” are raised in horrific conditions. Crowded in filthy cages, these dogs are bred as often as possible and may live their entire lives in this hell. Veterinary care, if provided at all, is minimal.
These puppy mills breed solely for the money and NOT for the animal's health and breed strength. Because of this, our animals now have high instances of cancer and auto-immune disorders due to inbreeding. This deeply affects us humans emotionally and monetarily.
Each year, animal shelters are forced to kill about 2.7 million dogs and cats in the U.S., while pet stores make a huge profit from selling these dogs and cats bred in puppy mills.
Colorado, we need to set an example by saying no to puppy mills. We need to clear out our shelters by only allowing pet stores to sell dogs and cats who desperately need homes.
Phoenix, Beverly Hills, and about 60 other cities across the U.S. have all passed laws making it illegal for pet stores to sell any cats or dogs that don't come from a shelter or rescue.
Please follow the lead of these animal-loving cities and institute a statewide law requiring that any cat or dog sold in a pet shop come from a shelter or rescue. Imagine how many lives we would be able to save if we had a requirement like this.
Opdater #58 år siden
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This is what happens at puppy mills. This is a 7 week old Boston Terrier...Please share! We need more momentum so this stops!
Opdater #48 år siden
Continued from yesterday...
And here is my rant...he is a puppy mill dog. This is what happens to puppy mill dogs - a plethora of genetic disorders, auto-immune disorders, cancers...CRAP genetics because the breeders don't give a shit about the breed, much less the life. All they care about is the money. They are killing our beloved breeds ever so slowly, one litter at a time.
ADOPT, DON'T SHOP!
Love, Tonka
Opdater #38 år siden
Continued from last week...Fast forward to today. He is still nothing but skin and bones with absolutely no muscle mass. After 7 years of watching my dog waste away, his limp worsening, we finally have a diagnosis! He has the genetic disorder of Cobalamin malabsorption which refers to a genetic abnormality by which the vitamin B12, also known as Cobalamin, fails to be absorbed from the intestine. He will get B-12 shots to remedy this issue. TBC
Opdater #28 år siden
I started this because of the horrors my pup has gone through due to puppy mills. Coming from a MO mill, Tonka, now a 9 y/o Aussie, has had a lifetime of health problems. Being skin and bones and having constant diarrhea, I tried everything to help his conditions. He also has structural problems. His blood counts are so bad that my vet thought he had cancer. After $4500 of testing, cancer was and a plethora of other medical disorders were ruled out, and all without a diagnosis! TBC...
Opdater #18 år siden
Still only have 1220 signatures. Not nearly close to present this to the Colorado Governor's office. Please continue to share with as many groups as possible! Together, we can win this and prevent our beloved dogs breeds from becoming crippled and/or non-existent due to horrible genetics. Together, we can prevent these breeding females from living a life of monstrous cruelty and incarceration! But we have to act as one voice...we can!
