Category Archives: Animal Rescue

The Schindlers — Part 3 and a Call to Action

By zoeystory | Published: October 28, 2010

So, hopefully you’ve read Parts 1 and 2 about Herman and Bonnie Schindler, owners of the puppy mill that is closing and auctioning off its dogs starting tomorrow -YES TOMORROW!  The details about the auction are here.  Close to 700 dogs are for sale (this number does not include puppies).  If you live nearby MO […]

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Progress… Oklahoma-Style

By zoeystory | Published: October 17, 2010

By many estimates, Oklahoma is second only to Missouri in number of puppy mills.  Positive regulatory changes become effective in November, but in the meantime, authorities are stepping up their efforts to curb the worst practitioners by all legal means possible.  This is the happy next step to a horrible story from earlier this year […]

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Why Prop B Matters… Another Brief Update

By jadmin | Published: September 27, 2010

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 […]

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What does 4 MILLION look like?

By zoeystory | Published: September 18, 2010

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 […]

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Sariel’s Story

By jadmin | Published: August 23, 2010

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 […]

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Horrifying Facts: What summer heat can do to dogs left alone in parked cars!

By jadmin | Published: July 27, 2010

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 […]

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