Puppy Mills: What People Can Do To Help Shut Them Down

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These are some things that people can do to help shut down Puppy Mills, and put a stop to the torture, neglect, and abuse of innocent animals. Everyone can make a difference.



Puppy Mills




PLEASE HELP SHUT DOWN A PLACE OF TORTURE, SADNESS AND MISERY


A PLACE KNOWN AS A PUPPY MILL....


Imagine sitting in a cramped, dirty and smelly cage with no where to turn, not being able to move. Food and water is scarce, and the chance to get any medical attention is rare. The winter time is unbearable with the freezing snow and rain. No protection from the heat, not enough water makes the summer time torture. ~ PLEASE HELP ~



HOW YOU CAN HELP


Helping to fight anything does not happen overnight


But each and everyone of us CAN HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Each action we take - means closer to freedom for these poor dogs.



ADOPT ~ The #1 thing we ALL need to do is ADOPT, GO TO A SHELTER, OR RESCUE A DOG, instead of buying one. Just imagine how many lives would be saved if EVERYONE ADOPTED!!


ASPCA ~ Take the ASPCA pledge to "Not buy anything from stores that sell puppies". Here is a list of stores that SELL PUPPIES - DO NOT BUY ANYTHING FROM THESE STORES.


DOWNLOAD A FLIER ~ Some of you out there can get down and dirty. When out shopping maybe put a flier on a car's windshield outside a pet store, hang a flier in your vet's office (if your VET say's OK,) maybe even post some of these fliers at work. BE CREATIVE but don't get in trouble.


MISSOURI HELPING ~ "Missourians for the protection for dogs" is a "group" of animal organizations trying to help pass laws ~ Add YOUR name to the list and help.


NEED SIGNATURES ~ Sign to help puppies in Missouri and help end animal cruelty.


PET STORE ABUSE ~ If you ever see pet store abuse, please do not walk away, report it. YOU CAN help make a difference.


REPORT BAD BREEDING ~ Report a breeding facility if you know they are abusing their dogs, and/or report a nuisance breeder and do the world justice.


SEND AN EMAIL ~ Something we do EVERYDAY. Imagine if we send an Email to our entire contact list and they sent them to their friends, etc..The potential to reach thousands if not millions is an amazing thought.


SIGN A PETITION ~ Sign online to help shut down Quebec's commercial breeding industry. Every signature counts.


SUPPORT "NOT" SELLING ~ View a list of pet stores that do not sell puppies and download a pledge to hand out to pet stores to help join the fight.


TAKE A PLEDGE ~ Sign and take the pledge to help shut down these "torture" houses ~ HSUS ~


WRITE A LETTER ~ Write a letter to our Government and tell them how you feel. Here is the link.



MAKING A DIFFERENCE



NATIONAL MILL DOG RESCUE ~ Their mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and re-home discarded breeding dogs and to educate the general public about the cruel realities of the commercial dog breeding industry.


THE TRUTH ABOUT PET SHOP PUPPIES ~ Their objective is "to bring awareness to the public about the nature of the commercial dog breeding industry so they can make informed and educated decisions about their next puppy purchase."


HEARTS UNITED FOR ANIMALS ~ Since 1996 Hearts United for Animals has rescued and rehabilitated over 5,000 dogs who were rescued from poor breeding facilities.
INVESTIGATIONS



ASPCA ~ Never stops investigating. Here is one investigation in Tennessee.


BORN FREE USA ~ Little Shop of Sorrows is what they named this undercover investigation in more than 60 California pet shops?


LAST CHANCE FOR ANIMALS ~ LCA’s President and Founder, Chris DeRose, travelled to Costa Rica and went undercover to document the inhumane conditions at four separate mills. Helping out to close these horrific places - The Dog Whisperer’s Cesar Milan. Who else would be a better spokesperson for these poor animals.


PETA ~ People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals ~ Charlize Theron's investigation with PETA.


CAMPAIGNS






ASPCA AND FACEBOOK ~ ASPCA and FB working together to restrict the sale of dogs on the social media site.


CAMPAIGN MATERIALS ~ Here is a great website with pamphlets and information to order and hand out at upcoming events: Craft booths, teachers, garage sales, etc...


HSUS TASK FORCE ~ Formed because two people cared so much, Kenneth and Lillian Wilde's donation made the HSUS PM Task Force possible.


INDIANA campaign bringing awareness to conditions inside Indiana Amish puppy mills.


LAST CHANCE FOR ANIMALS ~ Has multiple campaigns for "ALL" animals because their mission statement, "recognizes that animals have the ability to experience pain, and as such they deserve certain basic rights protecting them from pain caused by humans".


NO PET STORE PUPPIES~ A campaign called "DON'T SHOP 'TIL THEY STOP" ~ Stop buying anything from pet stores that sell puppies. SIGN THE PLEDGE TODAY.


PETS FOR PROFITS ~ Pets for Profits is a campaign to help end animal cruelty. Sign their pledge today so you can help shut down "animal breeding done with torture"....


PRISONERS OF GREED ~ If people stopped buying puppies in pet stores, the demand would end and the pet stores would stop buying from commercial kennels and then the misery would end.


PUPPIES AREN'T PRODUCTS is a campaign to create a world of "No More Homeless Pets" by fighting against irresponsible breeding.


TIPLINE ~ HSUS created a toll-free tip-line ~1-877-MILL-TIP ~ to encourage anyone with any information on poor breeding facilities to report abuse using this number.



RESCUED AND FREE





HSUS ~ Dogs rescued from Tennessee who were shivering and cold.


MADDIES TASK FUND ~ One hundred dogs rescued in Tennessee thanks to Maddies Task Fund.


NATIONAL MILL DOG RESCUE ~ Their mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and re-home discarded breeding dogs.


NORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE ~ NSAL past and present rescues - Including National, International, Emergency and Puppy Mill Rescues.


PUPPY MILL RESCUE ~ Puppy Mill Rescue was created to locate, foster, vet, and place in forever loving homes, purebred dogs previously used as breeders in Puppy Mills and Commercial Kennels.


WISCONSIN PUPPY MILL PROJECT ~ Survivors need lots of LOVE and PATIENCE. They are victims of physical and emotional abuse. Just like human beings, these poor dogs can have mental disorders and of course visible scars. See who has survived in Wisconsin and how they are doing today.


WOLFSPIRIT'S TOY BREED RESCUE ~ A site dedicated to rescuing and re-homing toy breed dogs.




CONTINUING THE FIGHT






CITIZENS AGAINST PM's ~ CAPM's mission is to "educate and eradicate the existence of the inhumane mass dog breeding facilities, helping to shutdown pet stores and dog brokers who support their existence and stop sales of puppies on the internet."


MARYLAND SENATE APPROVES BILL ~ Maryland Senate approves bill to take a first step towards addressing the issue of protecting dogs in Maryland.


NATIONAL MILL DOG RESCUE ~ Donate to NMDR and help a HERO named Theresa Strader who adopted 13 of the 561 dogs up for auction – and that was just the beginning. She founded the nonprofit National Mill Dog Rescue, which has since housed, rehabilitated or found homes for more than 6,900 dogs, from poodles to pugs, cavaliers


PUPPY MILL AWARENESS DAY ~ Annual dog walks, book signings by Dean Koontz, "Bailing Out Benji" is a month long event to help educate the people in Iowa. This website is all about AWARENESS...visit this great site.


WHERE NOT TO SHOP ~ Clilck on this link and type in your zip code and you will find stores near you that are selling dogs. DO NOT SHOP HERE AND MOST IMPORTANTLY DO NOT BUY ~ ALWAYS ADOPT FROM A SHELTER OR RESCUE GROUP!!
 

BoldDeGuard

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THANK YOU! ASPCA was of no help, neither was the humane society. Ill be contacting all the other groups you have listed.
 

RiiSi

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In my opinion the only way to stop puppy mills is that people get educated and STOP BUYING the pups. It's gruel, I know, but buying will only support the business and make it possible. Nobody makes/sells anything that nobody buys!!!! It doesn't matter how illegal or difficult you do it....if there's a market there's....Think of drugs...
 

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