Category Archives: Puppy Mills

This Looks Like My First Home, Not Good Memories

As anyone reading this blog should be aware by now, Zoey lived the first 10 weeks of her life in a puppy mill.  They look something like this… Not exactly the Four Seasons, huh?  Oh, and the floors are usually made of chicken wire so pee and poop can be cleaned more easily.  Food is […]

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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 […]

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I love to torture my big sister Abby

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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 […]

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Who Is Zoey???

It dawned on me the other day that I haven’t really described much about the little dog whose remarkable story sparked our interest in puppy mills, which eventually begat this blog.  So, here are a few words about our little Zoey, now 8 months old and about 10 lbs. Zoey is, first and foremost, full of […]

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Puppy Mill Awareness Day is TOMORROW…so what is a puppy mill

So I know everyone reading this is probably thinking, “Of course I know what a puppy mill is.” Well, since Puppy Mill Awareness Day is coming up tomorrow (9/19/09), I thought I would review what I consider to be a puppy mill. From what I understand, some pet stores have actually taken legal action against protesting non-profits […]

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