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It's lonely here in prison,
I dream of sun, of fields,
I saw them from a window once,
but I don't know how they feel.

I've never known a caress,
a friend, a bone, a toy,
I'd happily companion,
a human girl or boy.

But some men have decided,
with selfishness and greed,
that my fate shall be a cage,
and for my keep, I'll breed.

What should fuel this folly?
My kind may bark in vain.
We care not for your commerce,
and few know of our pain.

We're hidden well from justice,
for our freedom some may cry.
God grant me, please, just one request -
Let me play once before I die
Jim Willis
Mummy - Where do the puppies in
Pet Shops come from?

Say "NO" to Puppy Mills

 Puppy Farms exist in Australia, the USA, and other countires. Some of their cruel practices have been exposed and reported in the Press.
There is hope!

But it takes unwavering effort ...

October 18, 2007
Clover Moore, independent MP, tabled a bill in the NSW Parliament today calling for a crackdown on impulse buying of cats and dogs.

Cats and dogs would be banned from pet shops under a radical proposal from dog lover and parliamentarian, Clover Moore.

Ms Moore, famous for her dog collar neck wear and the owner of two Staffordshire terriers, tabled a bill in the NSW Parliament today calling for a crackdown on impulse buying of cats and dogs.

Under her Animals (Regulation of Sale) Bill, cats, dogs or other mammals could only be bought from registered breeders, animal pounds and shelters or vets.
Source: smh.com.au
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 Help West Virginia
Authorities Raid Puppy Mill

PARKERSBURG W.Va. (Aug. 24, 2008)

One thousand dogs saved from a Parkersburg, W. Va. puppy mill are now on their way to better lives thanks to the diligent efforts of local authorities and local and national humane organizations.

"It is extremely gratifying to know that our efforts will bring comfort and hope to 1,000 animals that spent their whole lives in darkness and despair,".......... said Maryann Hollis, executive director of the Humane Society of Parkersburg. 

Members of the Wood County Sheriff's department and County Prosecuting Attorney Ginny Conley had received complaints that the property owner was discharging pollution without a permit. When they arrived on the scene to investigate these claims they found a grossly overrun breeding facility wrought with obvious animal neglect.

"While these were not the worst conditions I have ever witnessed, it is impossible for anyone to properly care for 1,000 dogs," said Ginny Conley, Wood County prosecuting attorney.

The dogs were predominately dachshunds, but many Yorkies, King Charles Cavaliers and Poodles were also bred at the facility. All of the dogs were housed in dilapidated sheds spread throughout the rural property - some without access to fresh water. These dogs, like all animals bred in puppy mills, lacked proper veterinary care or even basic socialization.
For full report and follow up news
www.hsop.org/news-puppymill.htm 

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PUPPY FARMS
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For all the joy and life a puppy or dog can bring to individuals and families, there is a dark side to the way that dogs (and other animals) are currently permitted by law to be bred and sold.

 This was a hard page to write but it has an important place on any site that has information about pets. After all, people need to know where a lot of pets come from. Some of the images viewed in my search for information were indeed very distressing. But we can't turn our heads forever.

This page offers an overview to assist with understanding what the business of Puppy Mills, Puppy Farming and Pet Shops entails. The numbers of animals being mistreated in this industry is mind boggling.

Below is a picture of dogs in a Puppy Mill, although disturbing, this picture is very mild compared to the appalling squalor, cruelty and neglect that most of the animals in this industry are subjected to.

Links are also provided so that interested people can link up with local groups who are active in the area of saving animals and stopping Puppy Mills.
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The Numbers are Staggering ...
Approximately 3,500 pet stores in the United States sell puppies.

They sell approximately 500,000 thousand puppies a year. It is estimated that the puppy industry in Missouri is valued at 40 million dollars a year. The puppy industry in one county in Pennsylvania - Lancaster - is valued at 4 million dollars a year.
Australia

Don't think it doesn't happen in Australia
Australia is not immune from unscrupulous puppy traders. Puppy Farmers and Puppy Brokers are active in Australia as Leo's Story will show you.
www.leostory.org

We really have to ask where is the sense in Councils spending thousands of dollars on catching, impounding and killing dogs in pounds and shelters whilst allowing the breeding of more dogs by issuing permits for puppy farms to operate.

Fury over controversial puppy trade
Eleni Hale
November 18, 2007

THOUSANDS of puppies raised in squalid cages are being sold with genetic health problems to unsuspecting owners.
The RSPCA investigated 21 separate breeders across Australia last financial year.

And animal activists say these pictures, taken three months ago at a breeding kennel in Sale, reveal the extent of what they say is a tragic and unethical trade.
The animal protection society says that "cruel puppy farms" are using limited breeding pools to produce a generation of dogs beset with genetic health problems including blindness, arthritic joints and skin problems.
www.news.com.au/heraldsun
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ABC news story: "... demand from Asia appears to be driving an increasing incidence of puppy farming in regional areas.
A court ordered a Curlwaa couple to pay costs of $80,000 and restrict dog ownership to 20 animals after being found not to be adequately caring for all of the 120 dogs found on the farm late last year."
abc.net.au story link

Please note, these images are relatively mild, compared to the truly shocking conditions and cruelty that many puppy farm dogs suffer.

There are many of these operators, including intensive back yard breeders and puppy brokers.

Sometimes undesexed "free to good home" dogs are a source for these brokers and end up in puppy farms as "breeding stock".


LINKS IN AUSTRALIA

saynotoanimalsinpetshops.com
Say No To Animals In Pet Shops - ways to help

petrescue.com
Information Library

LINKS IN USA

 stoppuppymills.org

saveadog.org

nowisconsinpuppymills.com

dcr.net/~humane/Puppy_Mills2

prisonersofgreed.org

columbusdogconnection.com
Puppy Mill Articles

There are other groups, you can view Yahoo search results for Puppy Mill rescue activities here.........

http://images.search.yahoo.com

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