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April 4 2008 Oprah Show Puts Spotlight on the Cruelty of Puppy Mills...
 Pet lovers everywhere are no doubt absolutely thrilled that Oprah today has joined the HSUS to shine the spotlight on animal cruelty in puppy mills. Using her celebrity clout and her show, Oprah was able to bring a much-needed awareness to the American public about the inner-workings of the approximately 10,000 puppy mills across the nation.
Beautiful dogs just like this are put down every day!
Millions of adoptable wonderful pets in shelters are euthanised each year when adoption homes are not found. Thousands of pet rescue centers across America are trying to save pets from being killed. Shelters are overflowing with pets that need to be adopted.
Here are some of the tragic details revealed in this important Oprah show...
Puppy mill dogs are shot when they can no longer produce litters.
Puppy mill dogs are overbred, inbred and under fed.
Puppy mill dogs are bred every season they are in heat.
Puppy mill dogs live for approximately 8 to 10 years in a wire rabbit hutch.
Puppy mill dogs are kept in wire cages with amost no room to stand up or even turn around.
Puppy mill dogs have approximately 140 puppies during their time in a puppy mill.
Puppy mill dogs do not even know how to walk as they live only in the wire cage.
Puppy mill dogs may have a steel pipe shoved down their throats to stop them from being able to bark.
Puppy mill dogs live with no care, no medical attention, poor food, no baths and little human contact.
Puppy mill owners consider puppies to be a "cash crop" and so do not understand the need to be humane.
Puppy mill owners are largely concentrated in the Lancaster County and other large agricultural areas.
Puppy mill owners are using the Internet increasingly to sell their puppies.
Puppy mill owners sell their puppies to pet stores... No responsible breeder would do this according to Wayne Pacelle of HSUS.
In the words of renowned animal activist Gretchen Wyler, "Cruelty can't stand the spotlight."
What you can do to stop the growing puppy mill trade... and to prevent pet overpopulation.
1. The American Kennel Club encourages you to find a responsible breeder, if you want to get a pure-bred.
2. The HSUS strongly recommends getting your dog from a rescue shelter.
This helps to prevent the needless killing of millions of animals throughout the nation... animals who are put down if they are not adopted within 5 days of arriving at a shelter. Shelters and rescue centers also have pure-breds or designer mixes if you are determined to have a pure-bred... more than one third of dogs are pure-breds.
3. Go to special breed rescue centers if you are looking for a particluar breed of dog or cat.
4. Do not buy pets from pet stores. This will cut off the demand for puppy mill pets.
5. Spay or neuter your pet so as not to add to the pet overpopulation... the operation helps your dog in many ways and directly helps with this problem.
6. Support animal shelters to save the lives of strays that would otherwise be killed.
7. Even if you do not want a pet, ever, donate to a pet shelter to save the life of a wonderful animal.
Bravo Oprah, Lisa Ling, Wayne Pacelle and Bill Smith for a great public service!
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Copyright - Becca Ross - freelance contributor
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