AWARENESS DAY
Help Stop Puppy Mills
Saturday, September 19
(Rain
Date, Sun. Sept. 20)
Salem Common, 1 - 5 PM, Salem, MA 01970
Come, have fun,
network with other animal lovers and learn what you can do to save the lives of
puppies on
Puppy Mill Awareness Day
One person CAN make a difference
ANIMALS AND HUMANS WELCOME
Snacks/drinks; raffle, drawing @ 4:30 (“stuff” for you and
your pet); doggie parade @ 2:30; walk to raise money for puppies @ 3 PM; Rescue groups with animals/info about pet
adoption & more!
ENTERTAINMENT by Dave Bastien &
Susan Van Ham, performing music from their CD “A Dog’z Lyfe” – a collection of
songs from a dog’s perspective
Contact info: HelpSavePuppies@verizon.net or Natalie Femino, 978-745-5288 (Please
contact me ASAP to register as a walker and obtain a sign-up sheet to gather
names of sponsors)
In conjunction with WWW.AWARENESSDAY.ORG/NATIONAL/EVENT
part of a NATIONWIDE
effort to put an end to Puppy Mills
All proceeds go to Puppy Mill
Rescue and Animal Legal Defense Fund
WWW.PUPPYMILLRESCUE.COM WWW.ALDF.ORG
Sponsors (so far): CROSBY’S MARKET; WHOLE FOODS, INC.; NORTH SHORE NETWORKING ASSOCIATION; LIVING WITH PETS (NANCY & JOHN
RIPA); BEANTOWN TAILS MAGAZINE; FOOTPRINT SIGNS
For more information go to awarenessday.org/national/event; PuppyMillRescue.com; puppymillprotest.org; banpuppymills.com; stoppuppymills.org; aldf.org; fund.org; dogsindanger.com; BestFriends.org/news; PrisonersOfGreed.org
Help Put An End to Puppy Mills
Millions of people
unknowingly buy puppy mill puppies every year. Through knowledge and
education, this "unknowing" can be avoided, with the ultimate goal of
closing down puppy mills.
A puppy mill is a
large scale dog breeding facility. Puppy mills have anywhere from 25 to
over 1,000 dogs. They may advertise themselves as a family backyard
breeder but that can be misleading. Raising a healthy litter of puppies in a
humane, healthy way costs time and money (think of the time, money and effort
you expend on your own dog), so to make a profit, puppy mills cut major
corners. Dogs have one litter after another like breeding machines. They live
in small cages for their entire lives, often in squalor and filth. Puppies
are sold too young (8 weeks or younger) and therefore do not receive the proper
teaching and socialization from the mama and litter mates that is necessary for
a healthy and balanced animal. There is no screening for genetic defects, and
the dogs are not loved, touched, played with, walked, or even let out of their
cages.
Imagine your dog
being treated this way! But this is how many of the most popular breeds
such as Yorkies, Bichons, Labs, Shepherds, Pugs, and Bulldogs are bred.
That is a cruel and neglectful life for millions of puppy mill dogs but
the demand for such breeds is so great that it continues.
Puppy mills sell an
estimated 4 million puppies every year to people who believe they are getting a
puppy from a good place. Millions of the rest of them are euthanized or
die from sickness and disease.
To help advocate
for laws to be passed to make these facilities illegal contact your local
lawmakers or such organizations as Last Chance for Animals, Animal Legal
Defense Fund, The Human Society Legislative Fund or Best Friend's Society to
name a few.
Animal Related Resouces (Just a Beginning)
Animal Communication........ www.JeanineMurphy.com / Jeaninetalks@hotmail.com
FourPawsAcupuncture.com............ Jeanie Marie Kraft
Glenn Goldman........... www.petdogtraining.com (training)
Mike Citro..................... www.baystateK9usa.com (training)
Dog Whisperer - Cesar Milan National Geographic Channel -
(TV show, books, DVDs, CDs)
Monks of New Skete - training (Divine Canine /TV show; books)
Its Me or the Dog (TV show / training / Animal Planet)
United Hope for Animals.......... Animal Rescue
PAWSchicago.org..................... Shelter / Adoption
The Animal Rescue Site.......... charity / resource / shopping
HandicappedPets.org
Petfinder.com.......... adoption
BestFriends.org.......... rescue / adoption /education
ASPCA
MSPCA
Animal Rescue League............ arlboston.org
Great Dog Rescue New England www.gdrne.com
DogsInDanger.com
AngelsGate.org........... rescue
AdoptHomelessPaws.org............. rescue
Animal Legal Defense Fund............ aldf.org
Greyhound Protection............. grey2Kusa.org
GuideDogsOfAmerica.org
Guiding Eyes for the Blind...............guidingeyes.org
Human Society.......... hsus.org
Rescue...............MaddiesFund.org
Rescue.......... PALC.org
Rescue...........SaveASato.org
PuppyMillRescue.org
Peabody Animal Life Savers (PALS) enter as a search "Peabody Animal Life Savers,"
it will take you to petfinder.com
WolfHollowIpswich.com
Animal Protection........www.massanimalcoalition.org