I think everyone should write their local news station to ask them to bring this story to light as well. I highly encourage anyone who had a bad experience with a petshop or broker to do the same! It's time to get rid of these places people! I just got an email back from NBC
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If you like Yorkies, you and your colleagues really need to watch tonight's report at 11pm. It captures on hidden camera video some Yorkies inside puppy mills.
Jeff Burnside
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From: Cheryl Stewart [mailto:cheryl000@hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 6:28 PM
To:
pets@nbc6.net
Subject: wizard of claws story
I just wanted to say that I enjoyed the information from the wizard of claws
story. I have been part of an internet site, yorkietalk.com in which people
have complained about WOC often. It is great to see some of these horrible
pet stores/puppy brokers brought to light.
Another story I would like to see that I don't feel gets enough coverage
is where these puppies come from. People need to know why not to buy from
pet shops, because most fo them come from puppy mills. Here in California
the pet shops sell dogs from Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, etc. I have asked the
pet shops here why they ship those dogs instead of buying from a local
breeder. I was told that there aren't good local breeders here and the
standards for those states are higher. It simply isn't true. Those states
are infamous for puppymills.
It is about time that this comes to light and people start getting
educated on why not to buy from pet shops and where these animals come from.
They usually end up sick and the mothers are in horrible condition, kept in
cramped cages and are not socialized.
Thanks,
Cheryl Stewart