Kent Rescues Puppy Mill Dogs
On Wednesday, September 1, Kent Animal Shelter went to New York City to rescue dogs transported there from midwestern puppy mills by Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.
Approximately 150 cast-off puppy mill dogs from a number of Midwestern states arrived to a glorious green-carpet welcome in Manhattan after their long journey from the mills. After thorough medical evaluations, much-needed grooming, and a lot of TLC, they will be available for adoption through New York and New Jersey-area shelters and rescue groups, including Kent Animal Shelter.
Arriving on the transport were adults used for breeding, adolescents and puppies, most of which are small dogs, such as Yorkshire Terrriers, Maltese, Bichons Frises, English bulldogs, Schnauzers and Shih Tzus. Instead of being killed or sold at auction for pennies when the breeders no longer want them, these lucky dogs will get a new chance for happiness and have their first opportunity to live as normal pets.
Here are some photos of the rescue event yesterday in Manhattan, which was a heartwarming experience for all!…
To help, please make a donation to Kent Animal Shelter. Go to www.KentAnimalShelter.com.
This transport brought dogs who are no longer needed by their commercial breeders to safety in the New York area. Kent will provide food, shelter and medical care until permanent homes with forever families can be found for these rescues.
“We hope to raise enough money through donations to purchase a van that can be utilized in the future for just this type of rescue”, said Pam Green, Director of Kent Animal Shelter. Please donate today to provide a brighter future for these unfortunate animals that have become the collateral damage of the purebred puppy industry.
Did You Know…
There are approximately 4,000 puppy mills in the United States, which produce over a half million puppies a year. The emphasis is on profit, not the care, health, socialization, or well being of the animals. Due to the frequently poor breeding conditions in puppy mills, puppies bred there often suffer from health and/or social problems. Puppies raised in a cramped environment shared by many other dogs become poorly socialized to other dogs and to humans. Dogs are then transported over long distances in poor conditions, sometimes resulting in animal stress and death. As the surviving mill dogs grow older, they are more prone to developing respiratory ailments and pneumonia, as well as hereditary defects such as hip dysplasia. In addition, mill dogs are more prone to have problems with their temperament. Puppies from mills are usually sold as purebred dogs in an attempt to attract the higher prices associated with purebreds. However, due to the indiscriminate breeding practices of puppy mills, the dog may not actually be a purebred puppy.
Puppies Aren’t Products® campaign, which educates consumers about where most traditional pet stores get their inventory—large-scale commercial breeding operations where puppies and breeding parents are forced to live in squalid conditions, with little or no medical care. The campaign also targets the retail end of the puppy mill industry through informational demonstrations at New York puppy emporiums. Since 2008, the peaceful pet store demonstrations at stores across the country have caused some stores to only offer for sale pets that come from rescue groups and shelters.
To help, please make a donation to Kent Animal Shelter. Go to www.KentAnimalShelter.com.
For more information about puppy mills, visit www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puppy_mills.
The star of the show yesterday was Marley, the large Labrador mix currently in residence at Kent. He was a wonderful ambassador for shelter pets! He charged into the office at first, but soon settled down. He was playful, obedient, and responsive on every cue. Reporter Josh Einiger almost adopted Marley himself!
