Comments on: Beat Puppy Mills at Their Own Game

By: MaryHaight

MaryHaight — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:14:46 +0000

Thanks for stopping in and glad you liked the post, Karen. Rendell and the people of Pa. have started something and I hope it's catching. We need industry leaders and others with a public platform to keep the lights shining on this, pointing out that we don't need puppy farms. We already have quite a surplus of animals available.

By: Bloggie Stylish

Bloggie Stylish — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 03:04:36 +0000

a very interesting post! i'm happy about the new rules like no wire floored cages!! i've watched the animal cops shows enough on animal planet to know that is the hallmark of a puppy mill! the only true way to shut them down is to educate the public. if no one's buying the mill puppies, there will be no more puppy mills!

By: MaryHaight

MaryHaight — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:31:56 +0000

Thanks for stopping in Amy, and I'm glad you enjoyed this. I like the tactic too and remembering that things are being done every day to chip away at these factories and get dogs out before they are killed is a good moment in any day!

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By: MaryHaight

MaryHaight — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:12:43 +0000

I think it's important to try to dismantle institutions like these using every available tool and from all angles. Oddly it seems to me that people sometimes care more for things outside their own problems as more easily understood and dealt with. There's just so much bad news everywhere people just shut down.

It is up to States rather than the Federal government to issue licenses, and while this may not be definitive information, a puppy miller banned in one State can move to the next and open for business, just as hog farmers did when their factory farms were shut down for polluting ground water, etc.

Thanks for your thoughts and joining in!

By: MaryHaight

MaryHaight — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 04:26:18 +0000

Mill raids, generally well-publicized, have local shelters and volunteers help with dogs while they are held as evidence, making them easier to identify through newspaper and court documents. Paperwork should be available showing origin of purchase in the instance your are talking about; then again, maybe not. There is no list I am aware of that names rescues that have puppy mills dogs. Thanks for adding to the conversation–I hadn't heard this and if it's so I hope more people press for answers from those who are making claims.

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:12:44 +0000

Thank you so much for this post! This is a very interesting tactic for identifying puppy mills. I live in Pennsylvania and was so happy to see these new laws passed. Dog are living, loving beings. When they are treated like a "product," it's a disgrace.