Puppy Mills in the News

There have been several stories about puppy mills lately. Last night wcco featured a story about a puppy mill in Minnesota. There's video that's pretty disturbing that goes along with it. It's so sad to see that puppy mills exist, but I'm glad the mainstream media is picking up the story. There are a lot of people who don't know about puppy mills, and assume that if they're buying something online or at a store, it must be a legit business. It's our job in the animal welfare community to educate our friends and family about the truth! Whenever I hear someone is looking to add a dog or cat to his or her family, I make sure to tell them about rescue groups (like Pet Haven). People are generally amazed when they see how many great rescue groups exist, and see that they have a lot of choices. Bottom line, don't shop, adopt!

Petland Stores and Puppy Mills

The Humane Society of the United States has determined that Petland Stores purchase and offer for sale dogs from puppy mills. There are two Petland Stores in Minnesota-one in St. Paul at Sun Ray Shopping Center, the other in Shakopee. Please do not patronize these stores. Even if those stores do not directly receive dogs from puppy mills, shopping at their stores helps support the corporate policy to continue selling dogs from horrible puppy mills. Click here to read the HSUS's finding. Please join me in sending a letter to Petland asking them to stop its practice of purchasing dogs from puppy mills.

Obama Family Dog

Among all the talk surrounding the country's President-elect is discussion about the type of dog the Obama family will /should get. During his first press conference, President-elect Obama mentioned that the family would prefer to adopt a dog from a shelter. The Best Friends Network even has a website devoted to this very subject! This is so encouraging! I would love it if our "First Pet" was a rescue. I'm keeping my fingers crossed!

How about Bailey here? I'm sure she'd love running around the White House-she's definitely got the energy for it!

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