Puppy Farms Exposed




March 26, 2009 by K9 Magazine News Editor

Boney legs poke out from between harsh metal wires. Food and water
dishes remain empty for days. Ailments go untreated as puppies bide
their time among the dying and the dead. These are the squalid
conditions of puppy mills, where it’s estimated more than two
million dogs are mass-produced for profit each year. Hundreds of these
animals never survive, and the ones who do are permanently scarred,
emotionally and physically.
No matter how inhumane, over 10,000 puppy mills continue to do
business across the United States of America — many of them
legally — as neglect runs rampant and countless lives are ruined.
While respectable breeders cherish their animals by providing safe,
clean environments; plenty of food and water; and space for exercise
and socialization, puppy mills are run for profit alone, without
considering the quality of life of the animals that are born within
their confines.
Starting in Pennsylvania, a state which some organizations have
dubbed “the puppy mill capital of the east,” Animal Planet
follows the committed law enforcement officers of the Pennsylvania SPCA
(PSPCA) to take viewers inside the world of puppy mills in PUPPY MILLS:
EXPOSED. Premiering Monday, April 27, at 10 PM (ET/PT), this special
episode of ANIMAL COPS: PHILADELPHIA utilizes photographic and video
evidence and the firsthand accounts of investigators and employees who
brought down some of the largest puppy mill operations in the country.
PUPPY MILLS: EXPOSED illuminates the horrifying conditions of puppy
mills while forcing viewers to ask how this inexcusable business
continues to flourish on American soil.
In Pennsylvania, PUPPY MILLS: EXPOSED explores the case of Limestone
Kennels — one of the highest profile puppy mill cases the state
has ever seen. On July 17, 2008, just outside of Philadelphia in
Chester County, investigators rescued more than 80 dogs from Limestone
and brought owner John Blank to justice. Unfortunately, victory was
bittersweet because what the officers saw inside the puppy mill was
astonishing — multiple dogs packed into cramped cages, food
dishes contaminated with feces and animals with multiple birth defects,
including dogs with missing eyes. The worst part was the kennel had
passed inspections on multiple occasions, calling into question the
enforcement of state laws surrounding the welfare of animals in
Pennsylvania. Humane Law Enforcement Officer Ashley Mutch followed the
lead that led to the warrant and raid of Limestone Kennels.
“We rescued all of the dogs from the appalling environment and
conditions they were subjected to, which was the most important
thing,” say Mutch. “But for the dogs that came before them,
we were too late. Whether they survived or not, all of those dogs were
victims of a puppy mill and will be forever damaged.”
“Puppy mills are a blemish on a country that loves and
respects its dogs,” says Marjorie Kaplan, president and general
manager of Animal Planet. “PUPPY MILLS: EXPOSED tells the truth
about these operations — no matter how disturbing — in
order to incite emotions and action in everyone who watches.”
Traveling across the country, PUPPY MILLS: EXPOSED explores similar
stories as they unfold in Tennessee and Florida. With the help of a
puppy mill employee, who was disgusted by what she saw at work, the
authorities in Hickman County, Tennessee, closed Pine Bluff Kennels.
The animals were tortured with starvation, kept in disgusting cages
covered in inches of feces and left to survive among the corpses of
dead puppies. The adult dogs did not fare much better: after being used
for breeding, they were no longer considered valuable and were
allegedly shot.
Later, viewers travel to Miami where the other side of this horrific
reality is exposed. Viewers meet a woman who bought her puppy, Nugget,
from a pet store. Shortly thereafter, Nugget became sick. Like most
people, the owner had no idea that virtually all pet store puppies come
from large commercial breeding facilities — many of which can be
considered puppy mills. The conditions of these facilities would be
truly shocking to pet owners, but unfortunately they buy their pets,
unaware of their origins.
http://www.dogmagazine.net/archives/2163/puppy-farms-exposed/

It makes me mad :wqq:

we will never stop this, people will not be taught not to buy from them, its the public that keep them flourishing unfortunately