Category: Animal Abuse
Updated on April 5, 2015
Raising Awareness About Dog Fighting
Just over a week ago ten people were arrested in Elizabeth, New Jersey in conjunction with an alleged dog fighting ring. Seventeen dogs were found, most with obvious injuries, and all were living in small dirty cages. At… Read More
Updated on July 7, 2013
Tracking Breeders of Pet Store Puppies
The ASPCA recently launched a new consumer tool as part of their No Pet Store Puppies Campaign, and I encourage you to check it out. This tool contains a searchable database linking pet stores that sell puppies to… Read More
Posted on July 29, 2012
Hendersonville, North Carolina- You Rock!
I’m so proud of my new hometown, Hendersonville, North Carolina. Today’s local newspaper, the Times-News featured an important and educational front page story documenting a dangerous scenario that is, unfortunately, all too common this time of year. In… Read More
Posted on June 10, 2012
Take the Pledge: A Quick and Simple Thing You Can Do Today to Help Make Puppy Mills Go Away
Would it surprise you to know that the vast majority of puppies sold in pet stores originate from puppy mills (large scale breeding operations where profit is prioritized over the emotional and physical well being of the dogs… Read More
Posted on February 27, 2012
A Response From Gorham, New York
Many of you have been following the recent approval allowing a husband and wife puppy mill team to open a new 500-dog breeding kennel within the town of Gorham, New York. Mr. Doug Negley, a councilman for the… Read More
Posted on February 9, 2012
Shame On You Gorham, New York!
I read the article in the Canandaigua Messenger A with disbelief. It appears that the town of Gorham, New York is rolling out the red carpet for a large-scale puppy mill expected to house 500 breeding dogs (yes,… Read More
Updated on January 15, 2011
Dog Auctions
I wish I were a fiction writer and the details within this blog were simply a product of my imagination. Unfortunately dog auctions are a painful and despicable fact of life. As much as I dislike crafting blogs… Read More
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