Tag Archives: Animal Rights

The People Strike Back

By jadmin | Published: September 1, 2010

Go The Distance Everyone who’s read this blog knows that Zoey was born into a puppy mill in Missouri and that we returned there last summer to rescue her mom and dad from the same mill.  (And to the pet store that is probably reading this blog right now it WAS A PUPPY MILL.  Face […]

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Way to go AMVA!

By zoeystory | Published: June 9, 2010

The American Veterinary Medical Association (AMVA) has developed a model bill and regulations that aims to protect animals that are bred and sold as pets.  Dr. Gail Golab, director of the AMVA Animal Welfare Division said, “This is an opportunity for AMVA to display leadership on an emerging animal welfare issue.  The model bill and […]

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How much room does a puppy mill dog need?

By zoeystory | Published: April 26, 2010

According to the USDA, not that much!  Click on the link below to use the calculator that they use to determine how large a dog’s cage must be.  Measure your dog in inches (not including the tail!), add 6 inches for extra room (how generous of them), then multiply that number by itself.  That’s how […]

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Joanna Krupa in new ad against puppy mills!

By zoeystory | Published: December 1, 2009

Dancing With The Stars alum Joanna Krupa appears in the new Peta ad against puppy mills.  In an interview with Peta, Krupa said, “Somebody needs to put their foot down and stop this this breeding and these puppy mills.  They live in these little tiny cages, and all they’re doing is breeding their whole life.  […]

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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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