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Originally Posted by DvlshAngel985  I hope a petition gets circled around soon. Both organizations need to be aware that by accepting donations from places like Petland (and I mean donations in the form of a puppy) they are inderectly supporting an organization that makes its gains on the suffering of living things.
I hope those that think we are trying to attack noble organizations like St Judes or Make A Wish will take a secong to think about this...
Big organizations like St Judes and Make A Wish have different departments. Some for public relations, a department for housing (if they offer housing to families... I really should be more informed about these types of organizations!!!!), and a department solely dedicated to research.
By bringing this information on puppy mills we will not be disrupting any of the great research done by doctors or scientists that work endlessly to help all the people that can benefit by their findings. We would only be bothering those people who is their job to speak to the public. Isn't that what public relations is for????
Just food for thought!
Oh! And one more thing, if a person decides they are so appauled by this situation that they will no longer be donating to these charities, then isn't it their poragative to do so? That doesn't mean that everyone else feels that way. Some can want to bring this to MAW's attention without stopping any intent to donate. |
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Originally Posted by tammy8833 i never said puppy mills were ok for the sick kids i said go to the root of the problem, not the organizations that are doing good for the kids. go off on pet land and all the puppy mills. if MAW and St jude have been notified of petlands reputation great, well now its their call. i just think more energy should be concentrated on the ones doing wrong. |
There is an alternative for MaW and St Jude and any other charity that associates itself with Petland give of puppies to sick children. I believe it is called the Breeder Registry and that is what should be offered as an alternative to the aforementioned charities. I have stated this before and for some reason you seem to be missing this point~I believe that they are being misguided by Petland's notorious lies and manipulations of the truth. HSUS has diligently been working on the puppymill crisis in this country through legislation and their class action suit by all of the customers that were lied to by Petland and their employees. I am well as many others on this board support their efforts through donations and volunteerism~do you? These charities have been deceived into thinking that this is all a made up lie by a bunch of extremists. All I was trying to do was inform MaW about their notorious history and business practices. I naively sent an email I received am answer that shocked me further. Did you not read that part of this thread?
The response that I got back from Nancy Whetstone who by the way is the Director of Marketing and Public Affairs had my mouth hanging open in disbelief! I now believe that HSUS will address this issue directly with these charities with hard evidence to change their current stance and help to enlighten them to the real truth of Petland. What Petland is doing is dispicable because they have attached themselves to SICK CHILDREN AND PUPPIES IMO you really cannot get any lower than that!
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Originally Posted by DvlshAngel985 I think if places like St Jude and MAW were to stop their affiliation with places like Petland it would hurt Petland a lot more than news reports. News reports can publish and bring to light the plight of the animals that suffer in mills, and the people that are heartbroken over their loss have done a lot of good of putting this problem out there. I do also think that if St Jude and MAW were to cut ties and take away whatever good image Petland is getting by their association to these organizations it would HURT PETLAND TREMENDOUSLY!!!! |
I agree with this statement 100000%! That is what will be accomplished now that this has been brought out into the open. As soon as I hear anything back from HSUS I will be sure to let everyone. In the mean time it has been suggested to me that if you are as concerned as I and many other are that you take a minute and write to Make a Wish at this email address:
Nancy Whetstone
Director of Marketing and Public Relations
NancyW@makeawishohio.org