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05-11-2005, 06:36 AM | #1 |
Got Yorkie? Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Virginia
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| Omg The Horror! I am sick with disbelief. I have this sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach. I cant help but cry as I read on about puppy mills. I never really knew what they were. I just knew they were bad. While searching the web for belly bands, I came across this website. They sell items to raise money in order to rescue, and give medical attention to these dogs. As I browsed the pages I came across some horrific stories of a few different people who have walked those terrible steps through puppy mills. There's even a story of one woman's experience at an auction and how she saved a few whippits. The images this woman saw...the abused, malnurished and underage animals. OMG. The greedy auctioneers! Puppies taken away from their mothers at only 4 weeks old. Dogs getting their jaws broken just for barking. HOW CAN PEOPLE DO THIS! HOW IS THIS SH*T EVEN LEGAL! I don't know that I will ever get a good night sleep again after reading this. I feel even worse that I never knew how bad these dogs had it. Here I am complaining because I don't have enough money this week to get something I want, and these poor creatures get NOTHING! I feel so selfish for ever thinking "things could be better". No matter how bad the times can be for me, or anyone, it can NEVER be as bad as what these poor babies are going through. Dogs kept alive (barely) just so they can be bred everytime they are in heat. Twice a year, every year until the day they die! They live to reproduce and that's it. The diseases, the pain and suffering, they lonelyness (sp) the stench of death and fecal matter. OMG THE HORROR !!!!!!
__________________ R.I.P sweet Prince.. You are dearly missed. My heart breaks thinking of you, but i know you're in a peaceful place. We love you sooooo much sweet boy |
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05-11-2005, 06:49 AM | #2 |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | you're right to be so upset - it's all true and this is where PET STORES get their puppies ! It's totally sickening |
05-11-2005, 06:53 AM | #3 |
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| I had a yorkie from a puppymill once. They were selling off their extra males dogs. These dogs are all very dirty and smelly and packed into small chicken cages. The one I bought had a damage ear(untreated-and healed badly) and was only at that time 4 lbs(he filled out nicely at 7 1/2lbs) It was a horrible site to see! Honestly, I think he ate his poop to survive because he smelled of it and that smell lasted for months! I was glad I got him out. He had a lot of issues but otherwise was a very good dog. Cost $100 Vet bill: $500 with discount. Best $600 I ever spend! |
05-11-2005, 06:54 AM | #4 | |
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What about petco? Are they part of this as well? Some of their stores have cats and dogs for sale.. Ugh im so sickened by this!
__________________ R.I.P sweet Prince.. You are dearly missed. My heart breaks thinking of you, but i know you're in a peaceful place. We love you sooooo much sweet boy | |
05-11-2005, 06:55 AM | #5 | |
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__________________ R.I.P sweet Prince.. You are dearly missed. My heart breaks thinking of you, but i know you're in a peaceful place. We love you sooooo much sweet boy | |
05-11-2005, 06:55 AM | #6 |
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| I know exactly how you feel i never much about them either until i found puppmillrescue and i must say i cried the whole day on that site and also cry when i go back to that site i felt like here i am buying a 3000 dollar dog there are so many others that need a loving home. as a past rescue owner i can say the yorkie i had was very loving towards me unconditionly but he had hate towards my husband for being abused by other men i guess. i hope to adopt a rescue again even though he died 2 months i adopted him the horrible smell, rottened teeth and fragile body was well worth putting up with because when he welcomed me with his stinky kisses everything seemed worthwile. R.I.P. CHICO Last edited by luv4yorkies; 05-11-2005 at 06:58 AM. |
05-11-2005, 06:57 AM | #7 | |
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05-11-2005, 06:59 AM | #8 |
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| It's Terrible i feel the same way. before joining YT i never knew what a puppy mill was or that the cute little puppies in the pet store come from brokers or puppy mills. i just cant understand how people can treat these poor animals the way they do. you can't help but to feel powerless. i hope that these people get whats comming to them one day, it may not be during their lifetime but one day they will pay for it! all these animals want is a good home and love, i don't think that's too much to ask for. i know i ask for way more than that. another things that really pisses me off is the laws to protect animals. you can torture and kill an innocent dog and get a slap on the wrist and a small fine and they are still allowed to own pets. it makes no sense. i hope i dont' offend anyone by this but why is it if a police dog is killed or injured by someone they get the max punishment, but if someone beats and starves a dog until they die they get a small fine?? i know police dogs do lots of great things and save lives but why should they be considered "better" than a stray or someones pet? it isn't fair! |
05-11-2005, 07:13 AM | #9 | |
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__________________ R.I.P sweet Prince.. You are dearly missed. My heart breaks thinking of you, but i know you're in a peaceful place. We love you sooooo much sweet boy | |
05-11-2005, 07:14 AM | #10 | |
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I am 100% ready to do whatever I physically can to help in stopping this from happening.
__________________ R.I.P sweet Prince.. You are dearly missed. My heart breaks thinking of you, but i know you're in a peaceful place. We love you sooooo much sweet boy | |
05-11-2005, 07:15 AM | #11 |
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| Before I got Cookie I heard about puppymills like once! I didnt know that a lot of pet stores get their dogs from mills and exactly what these dogs go through.Mills do NOT get enough bad publicity. There are NOT enough stories and documentaries shown on TV. I have seen several on TV but that is not enough. They need to keep showing the puppymill stories just like they showed Bill Clinton/Monica Lewinsky.....a gazillion times! The same way they drag people's lives in the tabloids... If more people knew what actually goes on,less people would buy. This will continue as long as people are willing to pay $$$ for these animals. I dont think I could personally walk through a puppymill. I would be devasted .I love Cookie & Mimi so much that I could not imagine them going through something like this Genie |
05-11-2005, 07:21 AM | #12 | |
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IT'S JUST NOT RIGHT AND NEEDS TO BE STOPPED! I wonder if the local news channels would do a story on the puppy mills, to let people know and get the word out.
__________________ R.I.P sweet Prince.. You are dearly missed. My heart breaks thinking of you, but i know you're in a peaceful place. We love you sooooo much sweet boy | |
05-11-2005, 07:22 AM | #13 |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | A poem dedicated to Mr. Peabody - A puppymill puppy - Get your hanky cause it will make you cry....I could hardly post this for crying and I've read it many many times... It's called ..."Before I die" 'Tis lonely here in prison, I dream of sun, of fields, I saw them from a window once, but I don't know how they feel. I've never known a caress, a friend, a bone, a toy, I'd happily companion, a human girl or boy. But some men have decided, with selfishness and greed, that my fate shall be a cage, and for my keep, I'll breed. What should fuel this folly? My kind may bark in vain. We care not for your commerce, and few know of our pain. We're hidden well from justice, for our freedom some may cry. God grant me, please, just one request - Let me play once before I die. No one can stress enough - Do NOT buy from Pet Stores - they are the largest purchaser of puppies and the reason for MILLS !
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05-11-2005, 07:24 AM | #14 | |
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05-11-2005, 07:26 AM | #15 |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | That was very sad. I'm so sorry...Jack sounded very special. |
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