Hope

Sometimes, there is a ray of HOPE. Please, if you know anyone who is thinking of getting a puppy or a dog, ask then to watch this video. Remind them that purchasing a puppy from a pet store will only continue to support these inhumane (as opposed to humane?) puppy mills. Let them know that the puppies usually get placed, but it is the mommies that suffer the most. They never even feel grass on the little pads of their feet. NEVER. They are confined to cages, and never once get a pat on the head or a loving touch. NEVER. The Amish community who are the most likely suspects in this industry think of dogs as "farm animals"; a commodity for raising money. Once they become educated and taught that dogs are social beings, they may change their ways. Until that happens, I totally support legislation to make puppy mills illegal; I support funding to mandate punishment for violators; I encourage anyone to subscribe to the United States Humane Society to receive updates on all animal cruelty; and for God's sake, PLEASE think about the billions of dollars spent on this Iraq war...money that could be spent on educating humans, research to find cures, helping poverty stricken folks, saving puppies and dogs, probably a billion other decent and "do the right thing" efforts.

This past weekend, The Humane Society of the United States led a massive rescue effort to free nearly 1,000 breeding dogs and puppies from one of the most prolific puppy mills in West Virginia.

The dedicated staff set up an emergency shelter and will continue to work with local authorities and other animal protection organizations to provide the loving and medical care these dogs so desperately need. Placement of all dogs has already been coordinated, and they soon will be making their way to humane organizations to be placed in secure homes for the remainder of their lives.

This latest bust follows on the heels of other major successes in our fight against puppy mills. Just two months ago, our animal rescue team saved 750 animals from deplorable conditions at a Tennessee mill. Last November, we saved nearly 1,000 dogs from a southern Virginia mill. And our fight extends to the halls of state legislatures and the U.S. Congress, where we have curbed the worst puppy mill abuses in Louisiana and Virginia and have banned foreign puppy mill imports into the United States.

Tragically, hundreds of thousands of dogs still suffer at the hands of this industry that traps them in a dismal cycle of suffering.