Got email from ABC re: Help Stop Puppy Mills -
 

I just got an email from ABC responding to one of my emails about Puppy Mills - I'm leaving SUPER early for a week to go to my sons wedding - but would LOVE some feedback so I can write her back when I return....I'd like to have valid information when I write her back...

IF ANYONE would like to help and has information I can use in this email - please post it here !!

IF you know of a REAL puppy mill - please pm me with any info you may have on the mill - I'd say post it here - but don't know if we can use addresses.

The email from ABC...
I would be very interested in doing a story. Tell me what your group does... and how you are trying to stop the practice. and if you suspect any places as being puppy mills... please let me know. I have a soft spot for animals and share your anger.

Sincerely,
Stephanie Guadian


I'd REALLY love to write a kick butt email that will at least get an article here if not airtime - ANY suggestions are welcome ! Thanks :D

THATS AWSOME!!!!!!!!!! way to go!!!!!! having animal lovers around is AWSOME!!!! great job villette!

Thanks sweetie - I've been emailing my butt off - but NOW would love to have facts or high impact stories to add to this - so is ANYONE has a puppy mill story I'd love to use it - The more facts we share - the better chance we have of an actual segment on the air ...

I have a good friend that bought her yorkie from a pet store - he is dying of a nuerological disorder possibly to the heat or traveling in the 18 wheeler - I have his FULL story in a word document to use - with her blessing ....but I think the more stories I can relate via email - the better.

so...I'm looking for Mills AND Pet Store stories.... so in case anyone needs to be interviewed we can refer her to them...with permission of course.

I really think something about the heartbreak people go through when the naively purchase dogs and then they have health problems + the fortune it costs to have them repaired would be good!

GREAT !! Good idea - This is what I'm looking for...thanks for the feedback !

I know some other people I think I can pm....I'm bookmarking this thread and when I get back - I want to put together a REALLY great email that will be noticed. So, while I'm gone - PLEASE be busy posting anything to help with this - who knows where this could go ?

I can not saying anything for the kennels in my area, As I do not know of any personally. But There is one I do know of his name is Aaron H. Zimmerman and he resides in PA. I bought my Westie from a puppy store (before I knew) and he was bred by Mr. Zimmerman. The store had many westies at the time, I remember going to this particular puppy store because it advertised a westie for something like $100. (18 yrs ago)When I got there the dogs they advertised were already adults, I remember asking what was going to happen to these dogs if no one bought them, and the sales person told me that they would be sent back to the breeder and be become breeder dogs. All these dogs had something wrong with them, bad teeth, brown stripes down their backs, in general very poor condition. This man should be put out of business. I have read websites where he was sited for a lot of horrible things.. DO a search with his name and you will see the horrid conditions he keeps in dogs in. As far as my westie, he had many problems, Including bad rear knees and a bad under bite to name a few. The vet was surprised he lasted the 14 yrs that he did.

Awesome, Villette!!!
 

:thumbup: :thumbup: If anybody has stories, Recon's mom does!! And Newlywedwifey, who just got a mill shut down. And MeganS/Teri188 can tell their story!!

(Megan, I see you found a computer at the beach! I was wondering how you would make it. lol Send happy birthday wishes to your mom!)

Way to go, Villette!!

Oh, yeah! Have a great time at the wedding! Congratulations to your son and soon-to-be-new-daughter! :girl:

Are Chanel and Cheri part of the wedding party? tee hee hee They would make beautiful flower girls! (As long as no toads show up!)

Happy Wedding
 

Oh yes, I almost forgot, Congratulations to you and your family on the upcoming wedding.. Don't forget to post pictures when you get back, Have a great time, ENJOY! :p

AWESOME, Villette! I bet we will see you on the news!

Congrats to you son! Have a good time!

GOOD info and THANK YOU for the nice comments on my son getting married...man I have butterflys ! The girls have never ever been without me so I'm trying to be brave for them.... but in the morning ...let's just say I got my kleenex ready.

I'll contact the people I know that did find mills...like Kelly, Megan and Newlywedwifey.. but didn't want to miss anyone else that may know of one...

troubletb...Is it OK to use your post ? that is the kind of thing I'd like to show that happens when Mills operate. that was sad to read

Thanks for the input you all - this is a great start...when she reads this email I want her to CRY...then I want her to get mad....THEN I want her to do something - she's in a great postition to help and hopefully will.

good job villette!!!

i think perhaps if you send her one of natalies poems...ya know they are just so good and they paint such a graphic true picture.

Puppy Mill/Backyard Breeder???
 

Several weeks ago my husband & I went to look for a male puppy. I don't know what folks consider a puppy mill but this was what happened to us.
When we arrived the puppy we were to see was in the home. I requested to see some others that she had on her web site. She said she would go get them and bring them in but we knew we wanted to see the kennels. We followed her outside and about that time some more folks drove up to see her lab pups. When we got down to the kennel, all the adult yorkies were in the HOT TEXAS HEAT in cages ranging from 1 to 4 per cage! They were not clean or properly groomed AT ALL! The water and food bowls were filthy! Then around the corner came a terribly matted poodle and two pathetic looking scottish terriers, I believe she called them. When we went into an air conditioned room there were two male puppies shaking so bad and were so unsocialized and scared it was just pitiful!
We now realize she has yorkies, poodles, labs and these scottish terriers for sure. We were unable to see the other adults except for the poor yorkies. I would never want a pup from there BUT we did want her investigated which has not happened. The name of this kennel is www.kimberliskuties.com
in Lipan, TX!
We were absolutely sick when we left there knowing those poor dogs were out in the horrible heat all caged up!!!! :thumbdown

Way to go Villette!
 

Great job Villette! I have sent a couple e-mails to each of the major news stations, inlcuding ABC in the last few weeks. But I haven't had any feedback. But I am happy that someone has finally had a breakthrough!
Go get 'em Villette - Your persistence has paid off!

Villette-You mean Cheri and Chanel aren't bridesmaids? LOL

I cannot believe that one website that was posted-sounds like she takes better care of her website than her dogs! That frustrates me!

I will look in our paper-there are always a couple of ads in there that read Yorkies, Maltese, Chiuauas, and lists like 10 different breeds of dogs. That's GOT to be a puppy mill.

ANOTHER Mill/Backyard Breeder
 

Well here I am again. This past Sunday we went all the way to Navasota, TX to look for a female puppy. The web site, of course, was great. There was so many pretty babies on it that we just could not wait to get there. We were greeted in the front room with two pups in a playpen! They were cute...did not look like any of the pictures. We asked to see the others and have yet to see them!!! We asked to see the mom and dad and they were just pitiful little scrawny dogs. Started to leave then but my husband told her he wanted to see the kennel, to which she replied, "I don't let people go in my kennel due to germs"! "I guess you can look in the door" We said that would be fine. OMG!!!!!!! I have no idea how many adult puppies were caged up in this tiny room lined on both sides with cages. It was HOT AS H - - -!!!!!!! None were even decent looking adults!!! It was again so sad and pathetic and as usual I am sure it will remain that way cause I am convinced SPCA :thumbdown and county sheriff's and police :thumbdown and all just do not give a d - - -!!!!!
FYI: web site is www.specialpaws.com :thumbdown

bumping up for Villette while she's gone!!

V, I just want to thank you again from Sir Pepper Ding-Bottom the 1st! For those who don't know, Pepper is the petstore puppy with the neurological disorder that is going to end his sweet life prematurely. Neither the petstore or the broker gave a damn when I informed them of his problems...why should they..they got paid! The petstore is "Pet Love" :thumbdown in the Glendale Galleria and the the broker is the biggest in the country "Hunte Corp." :thumbdown Thank you so much Villette for doing this! Love Kathy and Sir Pepper

There is a puppy mill in Cookeville... I had a customer come in one day and tell me about them..
I had the number and the lady's name but I've lost it,
If that customer comes in again I will ask her for it... and I will either post it or PM it to you!

I don't have any stories because I have no experience in dealing with a puppymill. I just wanted to tell you good luck in putting this together. I don't think there is anyone on this site more dedicated to stopping puppymills than you. Good luck again!

Great Job! Mac & Mellie thank you. Anything we can do to help let us know. Mac didn't come from a petstore. He was a website/broker puppy (before I knew to do my research :cry:) My vet bills were over $5000.00 before we had him a month.

Villette, Way to go. I got Gucci form a broker, which I find out when it was too late. I really didnt do my research before getting her, but I still love her. Gucci came to us with ringworm, which we notice a week after she was home. The broker refunded me $200, wish Im guess im lucky. I wanted to wish you luck. I know that the letter you write to ABC will be great and surely ABC will have a segment on the air. Once again good luck. :)

If you are looking for bad Petstore experiences there was one on here about 2 months ago...I don't know the name to search for, it was a guy and his girlfriend, they paid like 2500 on an installment plan for a puppy who got sick and they had a heartbreaking decision to make to return it...anyone else know what I am talking about?

I remember that couple but I can't remember their names. They were young and ended up getting anothe puppy. Sorry :)

I think you mean Geanalyn.

Thats it!

Just bumping it up.

I put this on another site so I don't know if you have seen it but it is BADDDDDDD

http://www.hollybellemaltese.com/index2.html

Have a good time at your son's wedding.