This is not easy to watch, but it is not near as bad as many of the videos we've seen here. I really do hope you watch this - and then go and contribute money
somewhere to help support these efforts. Here is the video link:
https://secure.hsus.org/01/puppy_mill_rescue_nc I received this from HSUS via email:
The HSUS offensive against puppy mills continues. Today, thanks to the work of your HSUS, nearly
300 puppy mill dogs have a fresh start and are free forever from the horrors of the mass breeding operation known as Thornton’s Kennels in Wayne County, N.C.
Just 72 hours ago, misery was the only life these animals had known.
The dogs -- found in cramped, rusted-out wire cages stacked one on top of the other -- were saved last weekend by local law enforcement officers and a rescue team from The Humane Society of the United States. Some of the dogs -- well beyond safe breeding age -- had been forced to breed for years on end until they simply collapsed under the strain.
Watch our exclusive video that takes you inside the rescue of these innocent victims. Then please make an emergency contribution today to support this rescue operation and others like it.
Since Saturday, the animals have been at an emergency shelter, where dedicated teams of local volunteers and veterinarians, along with partners from the animal welfare community, have been tending to the dogs' many critical needs. Finally out of the clutches of Thornton’s Kennels, these dogs are at the beginning of their ultimate journey -- to a loving home of their own.
Tragically, hundreds of thousands of dogs still suffer at the hands of this industry that traps them in a dismal cycle of misery. These are the animals our rescue teams are trained to save. In fact, during the past year alone, we’ve rescued thousands of animals from the deplorable conditions of puppy mills around the country.