New dogs for adoption….from a puppy mill!!
Another happy ending!!!
I was watching our local news yesterday and there was a short piece on how there was a puppy mill raid in Tennessee and 250 dogs were saved. Some of those dogs have made it up to the New York metropolitan area where I live and I decided to check out the story and pass it on to you.
The White County Sheriff’s department in Tennessee requested the ASPCA to serve as the authority for managing operations in the investigation of a local puppy mill where 250 dogs were seized on February 11th.
A raid took place at the facility where it had been reported as early as September that the dogs were living in horrible conditions. A consumer who went to purchase a dog made complaints to the ASPCA, the Sheriff’s office as well as the Humane Society of the United States. The complaints are what spurred the investigation and all law enforcement officials wanted to insure that when they actually raided the facility, they would be able to close it down with the evidence that they had accumulated.
Some of the horrific conditions existing at the facility included “little to no food or water, lack of proper ventilation in enclosed areas, and feces encrusted pens. Conditions such as matting, sores, mange, poor teeth, abscesses, and a host of other medical conditions are prevalent.”
The dogs saved included many small toy brand of dogs such as Boston and Jack Russell terriers, Pomeranians, Shih Tzus, Chihuahuas, poodles, miniature Pinschers and Schnauzers. According to the local news report 43 of those dogs are in the New York area and will be available for adoption very soon. Click here to see more about the story.
February 22nd, 2009 at 6:28 am
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