Archive for 'Abuse and Neglect'
Senator Kohl’s Niece Fights Puppy Mills
U.S. Senator Herb Kohl’s niece, Jana, is raising awareness awareness about the brutality of puppy mills with help from her Poodle, Baby. Ignoring warnings from friends, Jana visited a puppy mill in Texas to find a dog. Seeing dogs caged like livestock, never setting foot on the ground horrified her. She later […]
Posted: June 19th, 2008 under Abuse and Neglect.
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Pleasant Prairie Puppy Mill Busted
Sixty-one dogs were removed from a Pleasant Prairie home this week. The owner, Gary Smith, bred Italian Greyhounds and will receive citations for excessive pets and keeping animals in unsanitary conditions. Fortunately most of the dogs are healthy and now in a shelter.
Posted: May 16th, 2008 under Abuse and Neglect.
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Read Your Adoption Contract Carefully
Every week I come across online ads selling pets that originally came from a shelter or rescue. The ads often read like this:
Puppy for sale. Adopted from XYZ Shelter but doesn’t get along with our dog. Would you please adopt him so we don’t have to take him back to the shelter? […]
Posted: April 28th, 2008 under Abuse and Neglect.
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Oprah Puppy Mill Show April 4
Be sure to watch Oprah on Friday, April 4. Oprah investigates puppy mills with reporter Lisa Ling.
Posted: April 3rd, 2008 under Abuse and Neglect.
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Marquette County Puppy Mills Dogs Find Homes
This article in the Oshkosh Northwestern reports that 60 dogs taken from a Marquette County are now rehabilitated and being adopted. Check out the photos of the just-rescued animals. Such sadness in their eyes. It’s a reminder that we can’t do enough to stop puppy mills in Wisconsin and beyond.
The dogs are available […]
Posted: March 27th, 2008 under Abuse and Neglect.
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Think Chocolate, Not Real Easter Bunnies
If you’re thinking of getting a rabbit as an Easter surprise, please reconsider. Every year rabbits are purchased for Easter gifts and end up at shelters, or worse. Visit The House Rabbit Society’s website to learn more.
Posted: March 18th, 2008 under Abuse and Neglect.
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Dogs Rescued from Wood County Puppy Mill
A puppy mill in Wood county has surrendered 84 dogs that were kept in a 20 x 20 foot room, two or three dogs in a cage. Many were toy breeds used to create “designer dogs.”
The scum that run these places are cashing in on a trend. The dogs are being manufactured and […]
Posted: March 7th, 2008 under Abuse and Neglect.
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Cat Hoarding in Cedarburg
A recent cat hoarding case in Cedarburg is a sad reminder as to why pets should be spayed or neutered. The owners started with a few cats that multiplied. No matter how well the owners thought they were caring for the cats, the cats were sick, starving and dying. Live cats were […]
Posted: March 6th, 2008 under Abuse and Neglect.
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Greyhound Injuries Increasing at Dog Racing Park
Injuries are on the rise for racing greyhounds. In 2007, seventy-six greyhounds broke their legs racing at Dairyland Greyhound Park. Isn’t it time to put a stop to this outdated, barbaric sport? Check out the horror stories on the Greyhound Protection League’s website.
Read more at jsonline.com
Posted: February 25th, 2008 under Abuse and Neglect.
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Kitten Kicked, Beaten… and Saved!
Tiger is a beautiful 8 month old kitten that had a horrible start in life. Cruel children in her home beat her, kicked her, threw her against a wall and dragged her by a piece of string tied to her tail. A social worker checking on the children thankfully rescued Tiger from her […]
Posted: February 4th, 2008 under Abuse and Neglect.
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