PUPPY MILL CLOSED!
By Jennifer Fischer
As I have said several times on The Barking Lot, the main goal of my blog is to entertain, enlighten and warm your heart about all things Dog. The topic of puppy mills is so horrifying to me that I generally stay away from it, because I like to keep things positive in my stories.
Today the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel shares the story that the Wisconsin Humane Society has purchased what WAS the largest puppy mill in Wisconsin for what they said was “pennies on the dollar.” I would say that every penny was well spent! Today’s TMJ4 reported on it as well.
What these sweet, innocent puppies and dogs went through is really more than I can comprehend. I know I am not the only person who would like to see the owners of these puppy mills suffer the same horrific conditions that the dogs did. I would love to see THEM in tiny wire cages with nothing soft to lie on. Of course they would share this “telephone booth-sized” cage with about twelve other adults. For dinner, I would gladly feed them the Nutra Loaf that Kevin blogged about last week. If they started to feel ill, too bad. No medicine for them. And to round out the experience they would not have any outside contact from the human world… they would simply be left to their own devices with each other in that miserable existence. We all know that won’t happen but we can dream. Instead we can focus on supporting puppy mill legislation that is being worked on.
The Wisconsin Humane Society offers this press release about the wonderful purchase of the Puppy Haven Kennel.
Of course there are numerous expenses associated with this purchase. Please consider a donation to help cover the enormous costs of this acquisition. I have had many fundraising jobs for non-profit organizations. I can tell you that any donation, no matter how insignificant YOU may think it is, is greatly appreciated. I know that the Wisconsin Human Society feels that way too. You can mail a check to them or follow the link to make a secure on-line donation.
I am confident that these puppies and dogs will soon find loving adoptive homes. I look forward to hearing updates about this project and hope to bring you another story soon. I would like to offer a sincere, heart-felt THANK YOU to the Wisconsin Humane Society for creating a loving and hopeful future for these precious pups.
---Jennifer Fischer
The Humane Society's wonderful gesture is so important because sadly, so many dogs are abandoned, neglected, even tortured. All week long I've been following a disturbing story out of Texas where a boyfreind scorned took out his anger on a poor, defenseless puppy.
Here's the story and video with a disclaimer that the details are very upsetting.
CNN has more.
UPDATE: Doctors say "Phoenix" is wagging his tail and can almost stand without falling. He appears to be mostly blind, but was able to find a bit of food on his plate and is now eating on his own.
Let's continue with
DOGS IN THE NEWS, more canines that made headlines the past week.
Andre has only two legs, but is a VIP, Very Important Pooch.
Dogs are great for
TV ratings. However, the show's second week saw a drop of over two million viewers. Time to bounce back, guys!
And Incredibly, a dog lost five years ago is
back home.
That's it for this week. Unlike previous weekends, this one's not an A+ when it comes to dog walking. Take the umbrella.
And consider adoption.
