Facebook find of the day! Toll-free hot line for Reporting Puppy Mills Launched!
Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Puppy Mill Haters! I am certainly one of those. I was just checking out FB and ran across this important update from Daddy, Cesar Millan’s Sr. Pit Bull.
Daddy always has good updates this one is not only good but very important to keep in your address books.
1-877-MILL-TIP
I just called and you get a recorded message that will allow you to leave the information you have on the puppy mill you are reporting.
If you’ve ever suspected a breeder of running a puppy mill, there’s now a toll-free hotline you can call to report it: 1-877-MILL-TIP. The Humane Society of the United States, who launched the hotline on Friday, December 4, hopes it will help free more dogs from the abusive conditions at these illegal breeding facilities.
“Puppy mills are a national scourge,” said Justin Scally, manager of The HSUS’ Wilde Puppy Mill Task Force. “Hundreds of thousands of dogs across the country are trapped in constant confinement their entire lives, producing puppies to profit the puppy mill owner. This tip line will be a vital tool to help free these dogs from a life of abuse.”
The Wilde Puppy Mill Task Force investigates puppy mills and works with law enforcement, animal shelters, and other agencies to stop abuse and to ensure enforcement of existing laws. The task force also provides expert guidance to local, state, and federal agencies in the prosecution of animal abusers as it relates to the operation of puppy mills. Since its launch in June, the Task Force has assisted in the rescue of more than 1,200 dogs and puppies from abusive situations at puppy mills.
If you have any information to share about possible puppy mills in your area, make a difference by speaking out!
Why You Should Avoid Puppy Mills
Puppy Mill owners are the scum of the earth. You just know they don’t pay taxes on all of their sales either. The entire thing is a nightmare.
Let’s help the helpless….
More hating Millers later….Cat, Chaps and Emma
Comments(4)
This is GREAT! I hate them too. We’ll probably never see it in our lifetime but I’m hoping that eventually the animals will win and puppy mills will be no longer.
This is excellent news. I will definitely do my part. I also agree that purchasing an animal from a reputable breeder or adopting from a rescue is the best way to go.
I thought I was going to a reputable breeder and it turned out the breeder was very unethical. She even had the BHCA and AKC titles. Her husband was the vice president of the club. They were churning out glaucoma and lying about it. She even had the gall to say that her kennel BoBac Bassets only had one to two litters a year. The part she left out was PER DOG (she has about 30 girls). Be very careful even if you think you are going to a reputable breeder. I did all of my home work and still got duped.
My greatest reward is getting Chaps and Emma away from that hell hole.
And that’s howl I really feel!
Cat
You are right Cat. You did get them out of a hell hole. Ronald bought Jethro for me for my birthday in 2001 before we even know about rescues. We got lucky and someone in rescue knew his breeder and said that he’s reputable. Of course, I guess it depends on what you call reputable huh? But, we found rescue a few years later when Jethro lost his best friend and adopted Rugs. Then along came Oz and Harriet and I fostered them for a year and nobody wanted them. I got too attached to let go. Unfortunately I’m full and can’t foster anymore but we were willing to adopt Oz and Harriet and take care of them for the rest of their lives. It’ll be a long while before we can get another hound but I’ll probably stick with rescue.