Disposable by Jacqalyn Binder
I can’t stop thinking about Oprah’s show about puppy mills. It was like watching Schindler’s List for dogs. I still feel sick when I think about the gruesome factory-like conditions and the suffering dogs they showed. One of the worst segments, was watching a day in the life of Forth Worth’s Animal Control Department, seeing the man responsible for marking a red "E" on the cages of the dogs to be euthanized that day. And then watching him do it, bag them, and pile them into the dumpster to take to a landfill. It was horrific.
Tip by Jay McClellen
Today, I’ve been trying to figure out what to do to advocate against puppy mills and help promote spaying and neutering programs. Here are some starters:
AnnB over at The Daily Dachshund has started a campaign to ban puppy ads from her site. Since, puppy mill owners now sell thousands of puppies via the Internet, this is a great step all bloggers can take to help prevent these mill owners from thriving. Here is a list of advertisers to filter out on your sites:
nextdaypets.com
Kijiji.ca
shopzilla.com
dachshundsavvy.com
Ann also asks her readers to contact her if they see disreputable puppy ads on here blog. I’m asking Dog Art Today readers to do the same. Please drop me a note at moira@dreamdogsart.com.
Great idea Ann. Thanks for getting this going!
No Photos Please by Alyssa Grenning
Also, the ASPCA is asking supporters to send Oprah a thank you note for shedding the light on puppy mills to her millions of viewers.
They also have an Advocacy Brigade where you can sign up to get animal legislation alerts.
The Mail Line Animal Rescue, the organization behind getting Oprah to do the show, is asking Pennsylvania residents to contact their representatives to support Governor Ed Rendell’s legislation to improve conditions of dogs kept and sold in PA. Learn more about it here.
Bob Barker’s DJ & T Foundation funds low cost spay/neuter clinics and voucher programs as a way to help relieve animal over population. A donation to it would be a terrific way to help.
I Am Fiercely Loyal by Sydney Brown Tarman
Please feel free to drop me a note with more ideas. I have yet to find legislation and a contact person on a federal level to address this issue. And it seems like that would be the best approach since establishing strict laws in one state only pushes breeders over the border to the next.
I will keep you posted as I learn more.
Moira
(All artwork is from F.U.E.L.’s Puppies Are Biodegradable show. 50% of sales go to organizations devoted to puppy mill rescue.
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