We’ve written before about Proposition B, on the ballot in Missouri this November, which codifies minimum standards for dog breeding facilities in what is renowned as the “Puppy Mill Capital” of the country. Check out this press release from the ASPCA, which recently rescued 100 dogs from a miller who could no longer care for [...]
Category Archives: Animal Rescue
Why Prop B Matters… Another Brief Update
What does 4 MILLION look like?
There are 4,000,000 puppies bred in puppy mills each year! I really tried to get my head around exactly what four million puppies would look like. These 4 million puppies wind up in pet stores, with brokers, online and being bred over and over again. Here’s what I found: -The population for Puerto Rico, Kentucky and [...]
Sariel’s Story
Zoey would like to introduce you to Sariel. Sariel was recently rescued from a large-scale dog breeding facility in Nebraska where she was found in very poor condition due to years of neglect and over breeding. The following paragraph contains information from a blog written by Hearts United for Animals (HUA), the organization that [...]
Horrifying Facts: What summer heat can do to dogs left alone in parked cars!
Heat waves have struck many parts of the country over the past couple of weeks and consequently, there have been a rising number of reports involving dogs suffering and even dying of heatstroke as a result of being left alone in parked cars. Leaving a dog, or any pet for that matter, abandoned in a car [...]
Where do we focus our attention pet stores vs. puppy mills?
Our hope is that anyone who’s reading this blog agrees with us that puppy mills are insidious and that every day they’re in business is one extra day too many. So, how do we best stop them? The answer is obviously not easy, and begs a clear and discrete strategy. We have friends and acquaintances [...]
Making the Most of Her Second Chance
Here’s something I’ve been thinking a bunch about recently — how much Zoey enjoys life, and how it would have been such a waste for her not to have the chance to live it. Let’s start from the top. Most of you reading this entry are probably already aware of the Zoey’s medical travails in [...]