I think that this is a good idea. Let's all go to her website and let our voices be heard. Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought that the puppy mills shown in PA were in Amish country. Unfortunately, from my understanding, the government really does not govern or have any influence on their lifestyle or practices. I recently spent a lot of time in Lancaster Cty, PA and it was evident that there was a separate way of thinking concerning the Amish. And yes, unless there is a purpose to something, then it is considered not important.

I also saw a lot of "Puppies for Sale" signs along the roads when I was travelling through the Lancaster. Hopefully, now that has been broadcast, more people will be aware and it be a small step closer. :xfingers:

I just heard a commercial for Inside Edition doing a spot as to why Oprah broke down in tears...maybe it will go into the broadcast about the puppy mills!

It is on at 7:00 pm in the East.

And did you hear what they said about the inspectors in one case?
On the show an "inspector" went to a puppymill that was in horrible condition and all they could say was don't let people see your kennel.:eek: :mad:

I just can't believe more isn't being done to stop this, it is just sickening.

I did think Oprah did a great job with the show, hopefully it will get everyone's attention and we can finally do something about puppymills.

I'm sorry I do not understand those of you who say you can not watch :confused: -- we must know, we must educate ourselves or we can not change the future. Every time I see something on puppymills I unfortunately learn something new - horrid, but it is an education that has lead me to be more active. Do not hide your eyes from this, educate yourself.

Praise God for the gentleman putting up a billboard to get Oprah's attn. Thank the Lord she in turn responded.

It is all heart breaking, but we need to move while the iron is hot.

I thought I was going to get physically ill when they showed the portion on the dogs being put down in Ft. Worth. I know it happens everywhere. It just makes my heart break.

I thought the show was very well done - but this should be the beginning of the discussion for Oprah & others, not the end of the chapter. Please go to her site & also to http://stoppuppymills.org/ -- lots of good info there

I'm watching Inside Edition & they are airing part of the puppymill story right now - although focusing on Oprah crying over the loss of Sophie

:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: Agree with you 100%

I signed the pledge.

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AMEN! I say this all the time.. It takes the horror and anger that YOU experience by watching and seeing these things to make you SO MAD that you decide YOU must try to change it .. YOU must try to make a difference!

Check the laws in your state..then write your congressmen.

A site to write your congressman to stop puppy mills in your state is
www.house.gov/writerep
and to report mills in Ohio is www.columbusdogconnection.com

Write letter to your local papers.. spread the word..this is a letter I wrote a year ago that was printed.

Subject: mill letter

To The Editor:



I am writing in support of the Times Reporter’s recent article exposing local puppy mills. Hopefully these types of articles will bring about public awareness and end this horrendous abuse.



I have been aware of the animal abuse in the puppy mill industry and I am repulsed. After reading your article and the breeder’s comments on the life of these puppies, I felt compelled to respond.



As a pet advocate, my passion is that people understand the life of these puppies. Typically a puppy is taken away from its mother at an early age, usually between 5 – 8 weeks. Due to their early age, any illness, genetic or emotional problems that a puppy may have will not be detected. On the other hand, the mothers are forced to breed from their first heat and every 6 months thereafter until they are unable to produce. This abusive breeding cycle can last between 5 to 10 years. Another problem arising in this industry is the breeder’s lack of concern to maintain the breed standard. Too often breeders fall prey to the latest craze, which includes breeding “teacups” and “mini’s”. This is just a small portion of information that is available on what is really going on in this industry.



Until the public stops buying puppies from puppy mills, this industry will continue to thrive. The puppies and adult dogs will continue to be forced to live in these harsh and uncaring environments. Seven of the biggest puppy mill states are Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania. Let’s not make Ohio number eight.



In lieu of supporting puppy mills, please check www.petfinder.com for local dogs that are available. Every year 5 – 10 million pets are euthanized in shelters in the United States.



Again, thanks to the Times Reporter for printing articles about puppy mills and doing their part in increasing public awareness.



Sincerely,

Rhonda Rosenberry

Proud owner of a non puppy mill Yorkshire Terrier. Aka – Bailey



For anyone interested in viewing information about puppy mills, here are a few good sites: www.puppymillrescue.com, www.prisonerofgreed.com, and www.millbusters.com



A site to write your congressman to stop puppy mills in your state: www.house.gob/writerep I do have a address to report mills in Ohio... http://www.columbusdogconnection.com...ngPupMill.html

! am heading to OPrah.com right now- already a member!!


the only part I could not watch was the surgery!

breaks my heart I have not been able to adopt from a shelter- because of stray cats I feed???

I missed it. We had baseball and I asked hubby to tape it for me and he said he forgot. I think he did it on purpose because he knows how things like this upset me. I wonder if they will replay it. Elaine

One question I had after watching this -- why do these dogs have chains around their necks if they are always in kennels?? It broke my heart to hear how these chains can be down in their skin, their hair growing thru them, etc.


Also, know one on this show mentioned how young these pups often are when they are pulled from their parents. :( The guy that was suppose to be the expert from the Humane Society said 8 weeks at one point -- but I know frequently it is younger than than this :mad: :mad:

Also, why didn't they go into more detail about how to stop puppymills :mad: :mad: -- if you go read the comments at www.oprah.com so many people are asking how can they do something to change things. Oprah & her guests should have been providing websites & action like some of you are suggesting.

Like I said before this is just step one -- Oprah needs to do another story!

Dateline & Primetime need to do stories -- we need also to swamp the networks to get the word out.

Sometimes after Oprah airs something important, the station that airs her show, will do some type of follow up. Oprah ends at 5 pm here and than the 5 pm news comes on, so it's a good tie in. But I was upset that today they didn't do anything :confused: :( :mad: -- I think I will write the station manager & tell him that I am disappointed by their lack of action -- goodness knows we have enough puppymills in Iowa :( :mad:

Did anyone's local newscast do some type of follow up to Oprah's report? Wonder what the folks in PA had to say?

I think you can watch all of it if you go to www.oprah.com -- at the very least you can see tidbits on video & read the script. I didn't think she had the whole view option on her website, but when I went there today, I saw right on the front page, I think right of center, watch online.

:thumbup: :thumbup: I can't tell you how many shows/videos I have seen on puppymills! It's been several hours since I watched Oprah's show and I still can't stop crying! I cannot understand how this country can ignore this horrible problem! People know, they just choose to look the other way!!

i just got home and watched it! GREAT SHOW ! i cried the whole time!

I am so upset, I so wanted to see this....I work full-time so I set my DVR to record it, but for some reason it recorded 10 seconds and then quit.:confused: If I had checked right when I got home I would've seen the problem and then would've been able to catch the rebroadcast at 9pm, but I didn't try watching it till 10p so I missed it. :(

But I am really glad she did a show on this problem, she has a very large viewing audience.

i just checked my TV they are doing rerun of the show again.

right now?

yeah check the channel where Oprah's show was showing earlier today. i am in NY and just checked the same channel and they have it again. Hey but thats almost over now.

Go to Oprah. com and request a copy of the show..or wait, she always repeats her shows during summer.

has anyone tried to watch it online?? Looks like you can, but I've been having trouble with my computer, so I don't think I can test that out right now

Until I joined this site, I had no clue that puppies in Pet stores came from puppymills.......I really didn't know much about them.

Thanks to this site, and Oprah's show, I have been educated. I have to say I sat and watched and cried, then anger. How this can go on in our country amazes me. Our voices can be heard, by writing our local newspapers , our goverment and we should never stop.
I might have never bought a puppy from a Pet store, but I have purchased supplies, they will never get another dime from me.

Thanks to Oprah.......hopefully now something will be done.

Oh, I'm with all of you.

What a great show. With her HUGE audience, this is more than awesome!

I checked last night right after you sent this and it wasn't on...they replay it here also but at 9pm and it was 11:45p CST when you posted that it was on. I'll have to try to catch the rerun, the only thing is that I work full-time and I don't normally record her show, only if I see that something interesting is coming on. I guess I will have to start recording her show every day till I see it.

Oh I forgot to mention that I have cable. So schedules maybe different. I know in NY if you have cable new show plays at 4pm and then they replay it the same night at 1:00 am.

I want to make an appeal to all of you. Please go and post something on Oprah's board about this show. If she is flooded with more msgs on this than any other show, she will have to do another one about this issue.

We need to appeal to her on doing something on what legislation is needed to shut the puppymills down.

The board & msgs are long. I've read some of them, and yes, there are some complete idiots on there who still don't get the message.

And please, if you do post there, can you do me a favor?? Put a space between every few sentences, actually make paragraphs -- it's killed my eyes to try & read some of the comments, as most folks don't know how to hit enter and go to a new paragraph. :rolleyes:

Great idea to go post on Oprah message board. I went there right after the show and there were already tons on messages. Will check back later today. You have to weed thru the nut cases but I have posted once and will do it again.

I have been involved in rescue for four years and the things I have seen are heartbreaking. I think Oprah only touched the tip of the iceburg on this issue. But I was very glad to see no mention made of PETA. The footage of the kill shelter in Texas was very hard to take but powerful.

YES leave feed back on her site
 

I think she listens to the feed back it cant hurt and just takes a min.