Inside the Puppy Mills

I've read a lot of the posts here. I think the only way to get a pet is from a shelter or rescue group. If we stop buying them from pet stores and any type of breeder we can shut this system down. It's up to us as consumers. If we don't buy, then there is no demand and they will shut down.

I was a kennel operator in the mid west for many years. Quite frankly no one wants to hear about the
responsible breeders. When a network tv crew was coming in to film at a bad place there were 3 kennel owners, myself included who invited them to film our facility to show both sides. They declined. It did not create sensational headlines to visit a clean humane operation. yes, there are careless, inumane breeders but there are also people who take pride in the operation. Think about it. These dogs are your livelihood. Like any oher animal operation the better care you take the more valuable the off spring and the more money you make.

My family adopted a rescued dog two years ago and since then have been trying to help in any small way with unfortunate dogs. I would like to find out what kind of laws there are and if we can have new laws that would make it illegal for puppy mills to exist. For my Christmas presents, I will ask for donations to the Human e Society. This article was very compelling and is a good reminder to animal lovers that we need to do whatever we can to help our poor animal friends.
Catherine

We took down a puppy mill in Obion County Tennessee back in July, 07. It was your average, disgusting, mill with sick dogs and urine scalded bellies on puppies. One mother dogs body was trying to expel her uterus because of being bred so many times, (her puppies were about 6 weeks of age, ) Magets in the kennels with newborn pups and mother, *** splattered on the walls of the puppy house, etc....I don't need to go on, you've seen them. Now try and get the Judicial System, Attorney General Tommy Thomas to enforce the law on Animal Cruelty in that county. Nope, won't happen. He's friends with the puppy millers "Vet", and the general allowed the dogs/puppies to go back to the mill saying Dr. Page said they were all healthy and living in a clean environment. BS!! The General didn't even show not one picture of the dogs to the Judge. The Judge thought there were only 10 dogs involved, and then I informed him there were actually 1117 more that warrants weren't even signed on by the Sheriff of that County, Jerry Vastbinder. It's the "good ole boy" system there and these puppies and dogs are still suffering from it. I pray everyday that someone larger than us, like the Media, the HSUS , Nancy Grace, someone would get involved and help us force the General to enforce the laws of this state like he was elected to do. He has no boss except the people who voted for him and they don't even know what he's NOT doing. It's such a sad situation for those neglected and abused animals to have to live in because of a uncompassionate jerk like Tommy Thomas!

Somebody please post sources for petitions that will implement jail-time for cruelty. Like children, they cannot speak for themselves, and must be represented. They are at the mercy of our intelligence. Let's use it. I have children and pets. My children love our pets also, as they understand their ability to love back.. unconditionally. By the way- M. Vick deserves his sentence. If you have nothing else to do w/spare time but watch animals kill themselves.. (as in ***-fighting, etc.) You have a mental disorder that needs serious evaluation.

Oh, Please! This article defies logic and common sense. Is the writer so naive as to believe a pet store owner or the general public can not recognize an obvious sick or underweight animal? The profit motive alone assures that the overwhelming majority of animals are raised healthy. It's too bad that Jamie and his ilk can not bring their anthroponorphism to a level where they can see their own horrors inflicted on animals, in the form of mandatory spaying and neutering of adopted animals. Perhaps ,Jamie and the PETA types can be spayed or neutered to prevent indiscriminate and unwanted breeding.. I wonder if Bob Barker could sing soprano?

I also agree with shoegal50 and bunnynell- breeding dogs and cats are a waste when we have wonderful animals up for adoption at our local shelters. In October alone our shelter euthanised over 700 animals- that just breaks my heart to read. Please adopt from a shelter, report animal abuse and if you see a dog on the road please attempt to pick it up-just imagine it being your pet and perhaps it got lost-just drop it off at your local shelter or a vets office!

i believe it is our duty to see that laws are passed and enforced by all mean to protect our best friend as they cannot help themselves, normal people do not know of this , we only see clean well cared for puppies and have no way of knowing how it came to be. this is cruel by antones standard. they need strict regulations that are enforced, not just another law we ignore.

Unfortunately, the HSUS is NOT in any way an animal welfare group...although they may do high-visibility publicity stunts like this, they are a PETA-type animal extermination group. Their agenda is to publicise terrible situations like this pet mill and then eliminate the right of any and all Americans to own pets or breed any animal at any time for any reason. Although we need to stop the suffering of any companion or food animal, we need to do it without the help of HSUS, PETA (People for Exterminating Terrified Animals) and other extremist groups.

Dealmaker44, you bet it is cruel. That female dog gives so much of herself to her litter when she is nursing. She needs at least one maybe two heats in between litters. She needs to rebuild her immunities so that she may have another HEALTHY litter at a later time. Love your dog, it is a member of your family.