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Tag Archives: puppy mills
1200 Dogs Dead – a Typical Day at the Mill
North Washington Street Kennels is a pet shop near the junction of I-70 and I-25 near Denver, CO. I’ve been there, and I can tell you first-hand that there is something very wrong with those puppies. It amazes me that … Continue reading
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Tagged dog adoption, dog rescue, Ft Collins dog, Ft. Collins pet shop ban, Laure Molitor, puppy mill, puppy mills, puppymill
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A Pet Shop Happy Tale?
I’m glad this pet shop did the right thing for Oliver and that Oliver turned out to be a great family dog. Unfortunately most people don’t have this experience, but their bad experiences have nothing on the horrific lives the breeding dogs suffer. The best thing we can do for dogs like Oliver (and especially for Oliver’s parents) is to not patronize stores that sell companion animals to send a clear message that pet stores are for pet supplies – we can get our dogs and cats elsewhere. Continue reading
Posted in adopt a dog, animal advocacy, puppy mill
Tagged dog adoption, dog fostering, dog rescue, dogs, dogs adoption, pet shop puppy, pet store puppy, puppy mills
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Creative Volunteerism at its Finest
I just can’t say enough nice things about the BlogPaws attendees and their efforts. The theme of the conference was “Be the Change,” and I would say everyone there got that memo! Continue reading
Hanging Out at Blogpaws
Up For Pups! launched its first performance this week at the BlogPaws conference in Denver, CO. Despite some technical difficulties, the feedback we received is that everyone enjoyed the performance and “got” the message about puppy mills and volunteering to reduce the suffering. Continue reading
More Craigslist Suggestions
Happy Tails Books published the Mill Dog Manifesto as a free ebook to help people learn about rescue and at the very least recognize the signs indicating that a puppy is coming from a mill and not a reputable breeder. To me, ensuring that people understand the dog breeding industry before acquiring a dog is both and animal rights and a consumer protection issue. Continue reading
Posted in adopt a dog, dog breed, dog rescue, puppy mill
Tagged dog adoption, dog fostering, dog rescue, dogs, dogs adoption, happy tails books, puppy mill, puppy mills, puppymill
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A Four-Week-Old Puppy Crosses the Country Alone
After six weeks of medication, the dog recovered, and I received his paperwork from the pet store. It turned out he was born in Arkansas, and taken from his mom at four weeks of age (way too young to be weaned). He was transported to Missouri, where he sat at a puppy mill stacked in a crate for a week. Then he was transported across the country to Massachusetts, where he was dumped off at a truck stop with other dogs before being distributed to the pet store. This was all by the time he was six weeks old. This was my second wake-up call regarding the trade of pets. For the first time I began to understand the horror of puppy mills. Continue reading
Posted in adopt a dog, animal rescue, dog adoption, dog rescue
Tagged cocker, cocker spaniel, dog adoption, dog rescue, pet shop puppy, pet store puppy, puppy mill, puppy mills, puppymill
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Dogs: The Great Friend-makers
I was standing on my dad’s front lawn the other day, tossing some balls for my foster dog and chatting with a neighbor, when a guy walked up with a dog we recognized. This guy, however, wasn’t the dog’s parent. … Continue reading
Posted in adopt a dog, dog adoption, dog blog, dog books
Tagged aerial fabric, dog, dog adoption, dog rescue, dogs, dogs adoption, presentation development, puppy mill, puppy mills, puppymill
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Welcome, Happy Tails Books Visitors!
If you came here from the Happy Tails Books newsletter today, thanks for playing my game! (If you didn’t, the game was that if people come here and email me the topic of this blog, I’ll enter them in a … Continue reading
Puppy Mill Resources
Puppy mills are commercial dog breeding facilities notorious for substandard care. Here are some resources to learn more about them. Continue reading
Posted in animal advocacy, puppy mill
Tagged boston terrier, dog adoption, dog fostering, dog rescue, puppy mills
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My Head + Wood Floor = Ouch
Okay, so aerial fabric (also known as “aerial tissue”) is dangerous. Though I’m still waiting for music composed for my animal advocacy aerial performance by Marilyn Milano, I know that the first approx. 1 1/2 minutes is going to be … Continue reading
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Tagged aerial fabric, aerial tissue, boston terrier, presentation development, puppy mills
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