Category Archives: Puppy Mills

Buying a Puppy?

By zoeystory | Published: September 17, 2009

Based on my varied experiences…. one dog from a hobby breeder: One from the Sebastian County Humane Society: One from a snooty upscale UES boutique (don’t kill me…this is how ZoeyStory.com began): Her first favorite toy I AM ALWAYS GOING TO SAY ADOPT AND DON’T SHOP FOR A NEW PUPPY. In addition, I recommend you contact me and […]

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I’m shocked… a puppy mill… in my hometown?!!

By zoeystory | Published: September 9, 2009

So I am cruising around looking at different websites and surveying USDA inspection reports for dog breeders. A website here has a list of breeders in a few southern states along with their inspection reports. I guess Tulsa World ranked the worst dealers and breeders in Oklahoma and provides you with the “winners.” I look […]

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Why we fight!

By zoeystory | Published: August 29, 2009

During World War II, the U.S. government commissioned a series of films called “Why We Fight” for the general public to educate them about why the war was necessary – essentially by spotlighting how awful the Nazis and Japanese were – so that Americans could understand the gravity of the global situation and steel themselves […]

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What We’re Going to Have to Deal With

By zoeystory | Published: August 27, 2009

So the dogs that are being auctioned off on Saturday are now online.  Wow, what a frightening list!  If you can believe this, there are 15 pages (!) worth of dogs being auctioned, almost all of which have sired or whelped dozens of puppies since the mill started operating about 7 years ago.  Many, many […]

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A Horrible Website

By zoeystory | Published: August 27, 2009

If you want to be horrified, go to kennelspotlight.com.  It’s written from the perspective of a puppy mill owner/breeder and is as you would expect.  Perusing the articles on the front page make clear that kennel and mill owners view their animals as just that, animals, meant to live in the wild, prey on weaker […]

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Insomnia

By jadmin | Published: August 24, 2009

1:34 AM – I cannot sleep. I just keep thinking about the puppy mill/dog auction on Friday and Saturday. I just hope that Zoey’s parents are not going to bring a ton of money as a ton of money we don’t have. I just have this fear that some puppy miller in overalls or something […]

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