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06-19-2006, 04:49 PM | #1 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Canton,Ohio
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| Puppy Mill/pet store help and advice- please!! Hi! I have a BIG problem with a small "pet shop" in my area. Supposedly they are closing soon. (THANK GOD!) I stopped by yesterday and they have a 5yr old female Yorkie as well as a 3 mo old baby boy Yorkie. They also have a ton of other small breed puppies as well as kittens. The conditions were AWFUL!! There is no air conditioning- no water in their boxes. The baby boy Yorkie is being kept in a plastic storage bin with urine soaked wood chips on it. The female is kept in a wire cage with urine soaked newspapers.I want to cry!! I can't stop thinking about this. I would love to rescue him and also the female, but do not have $1000 right now to get them. They have a ton of puppies here (can you say Puppymill?) It breaks my heart. The store is almost NEVER open- (I have done random multiple stops throughout the day) God only knows how long these babies are left alone each day and the conditions in which they are left in. I don't know where to turn or if there is anything I can do. They are asking 650 for the baby boy and 350 for the female. Both Yorkies are unaltered. (I highly suspect that the female was used for breeding purposes and discarded) Both are AKC registered. What can I do to close this place down? Any advice would be appreciated or if you know anyone I can call......
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06-19-2006, 05:19 PM | #2 |
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| Call the ASPCA immediatly. If that doesn't help call your police dept. or the bureau of better business in your area. That is animal cruelty. Don't buy the dogs though, as much as it hurts- you will just be feeding the operation money.
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06-19-2006, 05:23 PM | #3 |
Princess Poop A Lot Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado
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| If you don't have an ASPCA call your animal control department. This is so sad.
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06-19-2006, 06:28 PM | #4 | |
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06-20-2006, 12:08 PM | #5 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Canton,Ohio
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| Update... I spoke to several of the authorities today. They said that since this woman keeps moving, they are having a difficult time doing anything about it. I guess Ohio laws (which are absolutely horrific in my opinion!) state that animals must be fed and watered every 15-20hrs. As long a they are doing that, they are legal. Is that not the most pathetic thing you have ever heard???!! The Humane Society said they can't do anything about this. I am trying to get information to the newspapers and possibly TV, to educate the public on how awful these puppy mills operations really are. I don't think the general public even gives it a thought when they are looking for a puppy. I hope I can make a difference, even if it is a very small one.
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06-20-2006, 12:10 PM | #6 | |
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and as hard as it is - rescuing them will just cause the owner to buy MORE puppy mill puppies - you just received wonderful advise here and keep on the authorities - maybe someone will listen - you sometimes have to keep trying to find that ONE person that will do something - GOOD LUCK ! It sounds like an awful existance for those poor dogs | |
06-20-2006, 12:21 PM | #7 |
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| how sad i feel sick to my stomach now...
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06-20-2006, 12:27 PM | #8 |
Learn Yorkie CPR! Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New Jersey
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| I feel sick too, Gina. I want to go to Ohio and rescue this poor babies!
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06-20-2006, 12:32 PM | #9 |
No Longer A Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NEW YORK
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| I know puppymills are nightmares but if you like a dog in a store and want to give it a home I see nothing wrong with that. I know many people who have purchased their pets from these stores with no problem, I for one. I have read on this site many, many stories about owners who purchased their pets from breeders and have had many heartaches due to illnesses. So what is the difference? Unless you are showing and really know the top breeders for that purphase you stand a chance of getting a pup with problems. Worms, LP, grows to large etc. I read it over and over. I wish all puppymills would be forced to close down so the bred dogs could be saved but it is not the puppy's fault and they deserve a loving home. \ |
06-20-2006, 12:33 PM | #10 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Canton,Ohio
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| Does anyone know if I am allowed to picket? The store is on a busy street and I would LOVE, LOVE to stand there with an anti-puppy mill sign by their store!! This just makes me so angry and I feel so helpless!! Don't worry- I will keep on the authorities. Maybe if they get sick enough of me bugging them, they will do something about it!
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06-20-2006, 12:34 PM | #11 | |
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06-20-2006, 12:37 PM | #12 | |
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06-20-2006, 12:41 PM | #13 | |
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purchasing the pups from a pet shop. Wish I were closer I would picket with you. I reported a pet store in my area because a small yorkie pup had a collar on that was so tight it was impossible to swollow. I stood right there while they changed it. I called the local police and they referred me to animal control. They said they had other reports and would go check it out. I never went back because they break my heart. Last edited by ARCHIE; 06-20-2006 at 12:45 PM. | |
06-20-2006, 12:42 PM | #14 | |
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06-20-2006, 12:55 PM | #15 | |
No Longer A Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NEW YORK
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I guess your right but is sure is hard to resist them. | |
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