What About Us? ◙ Warning!! Graphic!! ◙ - YorkieTalk.com Forums

Nancy1999 · 04-17-2010, 11:03 AM

So many times I read about someone buying a puppy online, they link a cute website, and pictures of puppies in cute clothes or romping with children. Sometimes, they have pictures of the whole family, and the website has American flags, and Bible scripture. The sites all make you feel like you've found a reputable breeder, and they even have "adoption forms," so you believe the breeder cares about puppy placement.

Many people will say that they talked to the breeder and he/she seems like such a nice person. Seasoned members of Yorkietalk will try to warn the person that it probably not a good place to buy a puppy, but the person has "puppy fever" and wants a puppy NOW! Besides they say, "Even if it is a puppy mill, puppy mill puppies need homes too, and at least I will give my one puppy a good home." What's wrong with this thinking? Every time you "rescue" a puppy from a bad breeder two more will take its place, and what about all the breeding dogs left behind? Remember if you support puppy millers you are condoning the torture of million of dogs!

Don't forget, anyone can join Yorkietalk, just because someone is a member of Yorkietalk, it doesn't make him or her a reputable breeder. Reputable breeders will want you to come to their homes, they will want to get to know you and become a part of their lives, do not support breeders who won't let you see how the breeding dogs live.

YouTube - What About Us?

Please watch this video if you aren't familiar with Puppy mills, its important to see that these dogs need our help. Please encourage others not to buy puppies online, and feel free to link it, whenever you see that someone is thinking about supporting an online breeder. Is every breeder selling online a puppy mill? No, of course not, but there is absolutely no way of knowing the difference, unless you visit the IN PERSON. Now that people know about not buying puppies from pet stores, millers are selling online through brokers and their own websites. So if you can't watch the video please listen to the song, and think about, What About Us? If you get your puppy from a rescue make sure it's a reputable rescue and not just a broker selling puppies from puppy mill breeders. Reputable breeders NEVER sell a dog online, they may have an online site, but they do NOT sell the dog from the site. There is a HUGE difference!

For more information on Puppy mills see these sites:

Articles - Puppy Mill Dogs Rescued by CAPS

Puppy Mills in Canada

Puppy Mill Bill

The Communitarian | Local News | Dogs suffer abuse at puppy mills, says animal rescue group

Doggie in the Window

Puppy Mill Bust in Missouri

roseslevi · 04-17-2010, 11:05 AM

Great post...thank you. Rose and Levi

Britster · 04-17-2010, 11:09 AM

Amazing, sad video! And perfect song choice (you know I'm an MJ fan!) People really need to watch these kind of things to open their eyes. The 1st time I saw the Oprah puppymill special was when I really learned about the terrors of puppymills. Since then, I've even given a speech in my college Oral Communications class about puppymills and spread the word little by little. My professor gave me an A+ and everyone in the class was so moved by my speech... they said they had NO idea.

red98vett · 04-17-2010, 11:14 AM

Nancy - GREAT POST and thank you for putting this up - we used to do this all the time here and it seems to have gone by the wayside.

People (all over) just don't think beyond that cute puppy when buying dogs - especially from PET STORES -but there are more small scale mills now than ever especially with the internet

it's such a vicious cycle

that video wasn't nearly as graphic as some - the MJ song was perfect for it but I admit - I could only watch 1/2 of it - makes me too sad

Nancy1999 · 04-17-2010, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Britster

Amazing, sad video! And perfect song choice (you know I'm an MJ fan!) People really need to watch these kind of things to open their eyes. The 1st time I saw the Oprah puppymill special was when I really learned about the terrors of puppymills. Since then, I've even given a speech in my college Oral Communications class about puppymills and spread the word little by little. My professor gave me an A+ and everyone in the class was so moved by my speech... they said they had NO idea.

I thought about you when I made it! Glad you approve of the song choice, and I know MJ would feel the same way. Good for you for educating others, so many of us who are aware of it think EVERYONES know mills.

brendah · 04-17-2010, 11:18 AM

Thank you for the post Nancy. I am going to send it to my FB.

red98vett · 04-17-2010, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Britster

Amazing, sad video! And perfect song choice (you know I'm an MJ fan!) People really need to watch these kind of things to open their eyes. The 1st time I saw the Oprah puppymill special was when I really learned about the terrors of puppymills. Since then, I've even given a speech in my college Oral Communications class about puppymills and spread the word little by little. My professor gave me an A+ and everyone in the class was so moved by my speech... they said they had NO idea.

Good for you

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years ago when I saw my 1st mill video I was so shook up ...I was crying -(for days and days),,,,and couldn't shake the feelings - I remember my husband telling me no more computer -

I forced myself to watch and learn what I could so when I spoke I'd have knowledge of what I was talking about and they still make me cry

it's still haunting to know they're out there thriving all for a few dollars.

anyone can search the net and see tons of them - they are THAT big of an industry but like Nancy warned - some are very very graphic.

RDB911 · 04-17-2010, 11:29 AM

Nancy, another great post! I really hope people who come to this site see this video before making a decision to buy from a pet store or online.

I feel sick after watching that video...I can't believe some humans and how they treat these helpless animals…

Nancy1999 · 04-17-2010, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by red98vett

Good for you

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years ago when I saw my 1st mill video I was so shook up ...I was crying -(for days and days),,,,and couldn't shake the feelings - I remember my husband telling me no more computer -

I forced myself to watch and learn what I could so when I spoke I'd have knowledge of what I was talking about and they still make me cry

it's still haunting to know they're out there thriving all for a few dollars.

anyone can search the net and see tons of them - they are THAT big of an industry but like Nancy warned - some are very very graphic.

You're right, this one isn't as graphic as most, but we have a tenderhearted crew here, I didn't use the worst pictures. Sometimes just seeing a dog looking out from the bars is hard enough.

Roxy_Mom · 04-17-2010, 11:55 AM

Thank you so much for posting this! A lot of people think that they are "rescuing" a pup from a puppy mill, but instead they are supporting them. As soon as they sell all their pups they will just make more. This is so sad and heartbreaking! I couldn't finish watching it, it made me cry.

QuickSilver · 04-17-2010, 12:16 PM

Excellent, heartbreaking video. It makes me so sad to think that Thor's parents probably spent their lives in one of those cages.

TLC · 04-17-2010, 12:19 PM

Great Post! I am uploading it to my Facebook Page too

capt_noonie · 04-17-2010, 12:20 PM

Oh why oh why did I just watch that? I'm about to pass out.

Those poor things, I'm about to cry. I only made it about half way.
Thank you for this thread nancy.

jenn1381 · 04-17-2010, 12:39 PM

I cried through the whole video, start to finish... Oliver sat on my lap and all I could do was glance down at him, knowing that he spent his first year and a half in one of those cages, piled up to the ceiling in someone's garage. He was abused, malnourished, and neglected. And his parents and grandparents likely suffered far more and far longer than Oliver did. He was one of the lucky ones. He got out. He's on the floor right now playing with his little sister. He remembers what he's endured. I'm not sure he'll ever forget.

4doggiemama · 04-17-2010, 12:46 PM

These videos always make me cry. I look at Cocoa and Snowboy and know that this is the way they lived. "Revenge is mine, I won't overlook a thing," say the Lord. (Heb.10:30 Message)

Nancy, I would like to include this thread in the links that I post on Newbies profile pages when I run across someone looking for a puppy. Thank you. ~Joanne~

04-17-2010, 11:05 AM	#2
roseslevi Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: E. Falmouth, Mass Posts: 2,102	Great post...thank you. Rose and Levi __________________ Rosemarie, Levi and Lily "The purity of a person's heart can be quickly measured by how they regard animals" ~ Anonymous

04-17-2010, 11:09 AM	#3
Britster Action Jackson ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 17,815	Amazing, sad video! And perfect song choice (you know I'm an MJ fan!) People really need to watch these kind of things to open their eyes. The 1st time I saw the Oprah puppymill special was when I really learned about the terrors of puppymills. Since then, I've even given a speech in my college Oral Communications class about puppymills and spread the word little by little. My professor gave me an A+ and everyone in the class was so moved by my speech... they said they had NO idea. __________________ ~ Brit & Lights! Camera! Jackson! CGC ETD TKP ~ Follow Jackson on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jacksontheterrier Last edited by Britster; 04-17-2010 at 11:11 AM.

04-17-2010, 11:14 AM	#4
red98vett Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Houston TX Posts: 33,590 Blog Entries: 1	Nancy - GREAT POST and thank you for putting this up - we used to do this all the time here and it seems to have gone by the wayside. People (all over) just don't think beyond that cute puppy when buying dogs - especially from PET STORES -but there are more small scale mills now than ever especially with the internet it's such a vicious cycle that video wasn't nearly as graphic as some - the MJ song was perfect for it but I admit - I could only watch 1/2 of it - makes me too sad __________________ Villette, Chanel & Cheri www.DesignsByVillette.net Custom Address Labels and Note Cards using YOUR Photos! Just Click HERE!

04-17-2010, 11:29 AM	#8
RDB911 Lola's Love Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Mill Valley, CA, USA Posts: 2,934	Nancy, another great post! I really hope people who come to this site see this video before making a decision to buy from a pet store or online. I feel sick after watching that video...I can't believe some humans and how they treat these helpless animals… __________________ www.NewPuppyPads.com Puppy Pee Pads by the Case and Washable Pee Pads www.PremierYorkie.com

04-17-2010, 11:55 AM	#10
Roxy_Mom Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2009 Location: Lake City FL Posts: 343	Thank you so much for posting this! A lot of people think that they are "rescuing" a pup from a puppy mill, but instead they are supporting them. As soon as they sell all their pups they will just make more. This is so sad and heartbreaking! I couldn't finish watching it, it made me cry. __________________ Roxy and Riley

04-17-2010, 11:18 AM	#6
brendah Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: western KS Posts: 1,320	Thank you for the post Nancy. I am going to send it to my FB.

04-17-2010, 12:16 PM	#11
QuickSilver Thor's Human Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 5,929 Blog Entries: 31	Excellent, heartbreaking video. It makes me so sad to think that Thor's parents probably spent their lives in one of those cages. __________________ If you love something, set it free. Unless it's an angry tiger.

04-17-2010, 12:19 PM	#12
TLC Slave to My Rug-Rats Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Long Island Posts: 7,247	Great Post! I am uploading it to my Facebook Page too __________________ Adopt Donate Foster www.yorkie911rescue.com

04-17-2010, 12:20 PM	#13
capt_noonie www.yorkierescue.com Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Las Vegas & Orange County Posts: 17,408	Oh why oh why did I just watch that? I'm about to pass out. Those poor things, I'm about to cry. I only made it about half way. Thank you for this thread nancy. __________________ The T.U.B. Pack! Toto, Uni, & Bindi RIP Lord Scrappington Montgomery McLimpybottom aka El Lenguo the Handicapped Ninja 10-12-12

04-17-2010, 12:39 PM	#14
jenn1381 YT Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada Posts: 427	I cried through the whole video, start to finish... Oliver sat on my lap and all I could do was glance down at him, knowing that he spent his first year and a half in one of those cages, piled up to the ceiling in someone's garage. He was abused, malnourished, and neglected. And his parents and grandparents likely suffered far more and far longer than Oliver did. He was one of the lucky ones. He got out. He's on the floor right now playing with his little sister. He remembers what he's endured. I'm not sure he'll ever forget. __________________ Oliver & Mya are my

04-17-2010, 12:46 PM	#15
4doggiemama Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: KS Posts: 3,290	These videos always make me cry. I look at Cocoa and Snowboy and know that this is the way they lived. "Revenge is mine, I won't overlook a thing," say the Lord. (Heb.10:30 Message) Nancy, I would like to include this thread in the links that I post on Newbies profile pages when I run across someone looking for a puppy. Thank you. ~Joanne~ __________________ Joanne Eli ChipperEva Snowboy Rosie(R.I.P. 1996-July 29, 2013) Cocoa(R.I.P 1998-April 26, 2012):