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Originally Posted by Potter  It is good to see all the puppy mills going down. I think its really time they go. But I wonder, do all these animals get a fair chance for adoption or some of them are being put to sleep after all the media hype is gone? I can understand about those that are ill and have no quality of life but what about those that are healthy but no one adopts? What will happen to them? |
Well, with the 93 yorkies rescued in Missouri, someone posted on the thread in the News section, that the Humane Society already has an abundance of adoption applications.
From talking with one of our local rescues - small dogs always go quickly, but the bigger dogs have more trouble getting adopted.
The other problem, are these poor mill dogs that are sick or have health issues, I think some people are hesitant about them, but there are so many people willing to come alongside these dogs when they make a big media splash.
In addition, many of these rescues are moving these animals to multiple states - spreading them out. The recent NC bust has puppies in Tampa & Maryland. Some of the Tenn. puppies are in NY -- I think this helps spread it out too, so one area doesn't have an overload.