Signatures #100 through #200 for the Let's ask Oprah to expose Puppy Mills petition
Karen Baker said 11/04/04, 4:01 am (verified)
Oprah, please give a voice to the helpless dogs in puppy mills ... you do so much to educate so many ...would you please help these animals that can't help themselves ? Each of us who has signed this petition does what we can to stop this horror, but we can't do it alone ...
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Dennis Gross said 11/04/04, 4:01 am (verified)
Please help stop puppymills! There are thousands of dogs at local ASPCA's that are up for adoption.
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Mary Holloway said 11/04/04, 3:57 am (verified)
People forget that pets have feeling just like humans. There innocent, please help!!!!!
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Julie Shaw said 11/04/04, 3:56 am (verified)
I support this petition.
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Diane Hartman said 11/04/04, 3:55 am (verified)
Opra, Please help the innocent little dogs that are being tortured and exploited for someone's greed. Somehow they must be stopped.
#196

Adrienne Deaville said 11/04/04, 3:54 am (verified)
This has been going on for far too long. Things need to change.
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Willow Miranda said 11/04/04, 3:53 am (verified)
ADOPT! Do NOT patronize puppy mills, or stores that sell animals, or backyard breeders! PLEASE ADOPT a pet! Do NOT purchase from the money hungry, greedy jerks that live off the selling of puppies (who are usually ill and cost big bucks in medical treatments.. that is, if they don't die in the first week that they finally have a home!)
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Sue Stephenson said 11/04/04, 3:53 am (verified)
You can do so much more about this than any of us can. Please help the puppies that can't help themselves.
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Amy Fisher said 11/04/04, 3:48 am (verified)
I support this petition.
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Betsey Lipps said 11/04/04, 3:47 am (verified)
Please help.
#191

Laura Dewitz said 11/04/04, 3:44 am (verified)
You go, girl! We believe in you.
#190

Tomi DiCapua said 11/04/04, 3:43 am (verified)
Millions of young, adoptable pets are slaughtered each year simply because there are not enough homes for them. Yet, puppy mills continue to overbreed these poor souls who will most likely be euthanized years later. There is no true regulation of these mills...they operate free of restraints and what has resulted is one of the most horrific industries ever. These mills are guilty of the cruelest cases of abuse and neglect...and they show an utter lack of respect for life. Please, I urge you to help expose the daily atrocities that occur everyday...the suffering that these innocent souls must endure. They have no voice...only pain. Even non animal lovers can see the injustice of overbreeding...only to kill these dogs later on. Please help us get out the word...it is such a worthy, gratifying cause. Thank you
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alexis hunt said 11/04/04, 3:40 am (verified)
I support this petition.
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Jenny Ramey said 11/04/04, 3:39 am (verified)
Please visit a puppy mill and see the horrible way these animals are kept...so inhumane!
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Tracey C. Gentry said 11/04/04, 3:39 am (verified)
Please use your voice to hlep those who have no voice. Puppymills are a disgrace and need to be stopped.
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Julia Lothamer said 11/04/04, 3:38 am (verified)
I support this petition.
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wendall hall said 11/04/04, 3:38 am (verified)
I support this petition.
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MARY DANIELS said 11/04/04, 3:37 am (verified)
PUPPY MILLS ARE A FORM OF TORTURE FOR THESE HELPLESS ANIMALS. I'VE WITNESSED MANY ANIMALS DIE FROM NEGLECT AND LACK OF HEALTH CARE IN THESE PUPPY MILLS. THIS IS NOTHING BUT TAX FREE MONEY FOR THESE PEOPLE AT THE EXPENSE OF THESE POOR ANIMALS LIVES. PLEASE HELP PUT A STOP TO THIS!
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Lori Miller said 11/04/04, 3:30 am (verified)
Oprah, Please help us spread the word and stop puppy mill breeding!
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kirsten bubnich said 11/04/04, 3:28 am (verified)
Please help. Animals can't talk, so please speak for them!
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L Urquhart said 11/04/04, 3:27 am (verified)
I support this petition.
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Stephanie Suela said 11/04/04, 3:27 am (verified)
This is a Plea Oprah for you which has the ability to expose this inhumane treatment of these Puppies that are born Just for money. (Oh, they also do this TAX FREE) These folks have No Love nor Care.. It just about the ole' Mighty Dollar. You have done so much for so many, your canine audience could certainly use your help. Please, oh, Please help these poor pups as they are unable to help themselves. In this country each week thousands of dogs are put down cause of OVER breeding... Help Stop the Madness! PS - Do not forget about the ones smuggled in from Mexico this has become a Big issue here in california.
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Rose Munch said 11/04/04, 3:24 am (verified)
Help the helpless
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Beate Sissenich said 11/04/04, 3:24 am (verified)
I support this petition.
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Chris Wilson said 11/04/04, 3:24 am (verified)
We need your help Oprah, to make others aware of the suffering these poor animals endure at the hands of money hungry people.
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Karen Schapker said 11/04/04, 3:16 am (verified)
I support this petition.
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Jane Rose said 11/04/04, 3:16 am (verified)
Dog auctions are a new money maker for the Amish too - I guess the quilts just don't bring in the $$ like dogs do. It'a s new way to sell puppy mill dogs.
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hannah noble said 11/04/04, 3:15 am (verified)
if we have the power to help someone or something in need...why wouldn't we? please help us oprah!
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Lisa Nemecek said 11/04/04, 3:14 am (verified)
PLEASE HELP!!
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Beth Ellis said 11/04/04, 3:10 am (verified)
The mamas and the babies have no voice. Oprah, please use yours!
#171

Della Waters said 11/04/04, 3:05 am (verified)
I support this petition.
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Louise Partin said 11/04/04, 3:04 am (verified)
I support this petition.
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Donna Wood said 11/04/04, 3:04 am (verified)
I support this petition.
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Mike Wood said 11/04/04, 3:03 am (verified)
I support this petition.
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Linda Acup said 11/04/04, 3:03 am (verified)
Since the dogs can't speak, and you speak so well, please help the dogs.
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Renee Premaza said 11/04/04, 2:57 am (verified)
This would be a definite act of kindness if Oprah could get involved in getting rid of puppy mills!
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Mary Stocker said 11/04/04, 2:54 am (verified)
I support this petition.
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Jennifer Elston said 11/04/04, 2:44 am (verified)
I support this petition.
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David Anderberg said 11/04/04, 2:42 am (verified)
I support this petition.
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Susan said 11/04/04, 2:38 am (verified)
Spay/neuter Spay/neuter Spay/neuter If ya love 'em Fix them!!!!!!
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Carla Costa said 11/04/04, 2:33 am (verified)
Oprah...Please help to educate the public about the horrors of puppy mills. Lets help those who can not speak for themselves!!!
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Tarah Frost said 11/04/04, 2:27 am (verified)
Oprah can use her wide spread popularity and exposure to help innocent animals and increase her earnings. Sounds like a win-win situation.
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kim said 11/04/04, 2:26 am (verified)
You reach a wide audience. If you really care, like I believe you do, then you will do a show on this. ESPECIALLY now, with Christmas coming. Use your large audience as a tool to help animals.
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Little Doggies Rescue said 11/04/04, 2:25 am (verified)
I support this petition.
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Linda Pierce said 11/04/04, 2:25 am (verified)
I support this petition.
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Patricia R. Frantz said 11/04/04, 2:17 am (verified)
Please help this sad situation
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Judith Bell said 11/04/04, 2:15 am (verified)
Please, Oprah, you have the ability to expose this incredibly inhumane treatment of these wonderful creatures. You have done so much for so many, your canine audience could certainly use your help. Please, help these poor dogs as they are unable to help themselves.
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Madalyn McKenney, CPDT said 11/04/04, 2:09 am (verified)
Oprah can put this issue on the map, and on the minds of many Americans. Please help the dogs' cause.
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Amy said 11/04/04, 2:08 am (verified)
maybe a series of shows? one exposing the puppymills, another promoting rescues and shelters and people/places that are making a difference...such as the Adoption Option at Northgate Mall right here in Chattanooga!!! And the Critter Magazines that are popping up here in the Southeast, not sure about elsewhere but they are here and Atlanta and Birmingham and Knoxville I KNOW...
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Michelle Cyzauskas said 11/04/04, 1:50 am (verified)
Oprah, puppy mills are so cruel and needless. Please help.
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Sarah Scheer said 11/04/04, 1:48 am (verified)
I support this petition.
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BBurton said 11/04/04, 1:46 am (verified)
I support this petition.
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Claudia Johnson said 11/04/04, 1:41 am (verified)
Oprah, please help us expose the crimes of puppymills.
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Ronnie Miller said 11/04/04, 1:34 am (verified)
Oprah, Please help these helpless, innocent creatures. You can get the word out to so many...
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Sheila Kory said 11/04/04, 1:23 am (verified)
Please ask,Opra to expose Puppy Mills on her show. Iam owned by three wonderful Dachshund's.We also Foster for this breed.
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Robert J. Campau said 11/04/04, 1:23 am (verified)
I support this petition.
#145

Marilyn Lentini, Bichon Frise Rescue said 11/04/04, 1:19 am (verified)
Let`s stop this horrible business and misery.
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Ina Eaves Dachshund Rescue said 11/04/04, 1:17 am (verified)
Please help us to expose this terrible,shameful way some people make a living Tell people to buy a pet from a reputable breeder or give a home to one of the millions of dogs or cats that are housed in our animal shelters across the country. Millions of animals are euthanized each year because there is not a home for them. Many of these poor animals never even make it to a shelter; they starve, are hit by motor vechiles or die from exposure. Please help us spread the word of altering your companion animal. You have such a wide audience and could make such a big impact if you could do one of your shows to this worthwhile endeavor.
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Rachel Nepsey said 11/04/04, 1:17 am (verified)
I support this petition.
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Cathy Bryner said 11/04/04, 1:09 am (verified)
I support this petition.
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Doris K. Raney said 11/04/04, 1:08 am (verified)
I support this petition.
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natasha stanton said 11/04/04, 1:03 am (verified)
There are plenty of places to go and adopt dogs, and plenty of breeders who are respectable people where a person can buy a dog. Why do we have puppy mills where animals are abused and mistreated? What does the public not understand or what do they need to know to make a wise and caring decision in acquiring a pet? Is it the lack of laws or the apathy of people buying a dog that allows these places to exist?
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Ron Miller said 11/04/04, 1:03 am (verified)
I support this petition.
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Dorothy Sherer said 11/04/04, 1:00 am (verified)
Oprah you could start your investigation with the Hunte Corporation who is the largest supplier of puppy mill puppies to pet stores. If not you, who?
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K. A. Dickerson said 11/04/04, 12:57 am (verified)
Will you help those who cannot help themselves? Help bring a public awareness to the atrocities of puppymills and backyard breeding. Emphasis still needs to be on spay/neuter, as well.
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Dawn Wilkinson said 11/04/04, 12:52 am (verified)
OPRAH! YOU ARE THE ONE THEY WILL LISTEN TO.. YOU ARE THE VOICE OF AMERICA TO ALOT OF PEOPLE.. PLEASE HELP US SHOW WHAT IS BEING DONE TO THESE ANIMALS. BE THEIR ANGEL OPRAH... WE THANK YOU FOR SO MUCH AND THIS WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FIND WORDS FOR.. PLEASE CONSIDER HELPING US STOP PUPPYMILLS AND SALES OF ANIMALS AT PETSTORES OR BACKYARD BREEDERS. tHIS A PASSIONATE SUBJECT AND IS MUCH NEEDED!!! PLEASE OPRAH BE THEIR ANGEL!
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Amy Modoyan said 11/04/04, 12:44 am (verified)
I support this petition.
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Cherrish said 11/04/04, 12:43 am (verified)
I think we shouldnt have a puppy mill.. because it is so wrong that millions of dogs are dying and getting sick and no one cares whats happening, but I do because I am an animal lover myself. So please Oprah save the poor and innocent puppies!!! On the other one i messed up i meant to put we shouldnt
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Cherrish said 11/04/04, 12:37 am (verified)
Oprah, I think we should have a puppy mill because it is so wrong that millions of dogs are dying and getting sick and no one cares whats happening, but I do because I am an animal lover myself. So please Oprah save the poor and innocent puppies!!!
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MARIE ELAINA DENNIS said 11/04/04, 12:34 am (verified)
DEAR OPRAH: PLEASE GIVE THE PUPPIES A VOICE TO BE HEARD. THE POOR CONDITIONS AND THE WAY THE PARENTS AND PUPPIES ARE TREATED ARE UNACCEPTABLE. PLEASE DO A SHOW AND EXPOSE THESE TERRIBLE PEOPLE.
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nancy j. bersani said 11/04/04, 12:28 am (verified)
I support this petition.
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Jane Gray said 11/04/04, 12:12 am (verified)
Oprah, think of your own dogs and how much you love them - could you imagine them living in cages, filty, unloved, bred time and time again until the very life is bred out of them? Please use your influence and help stop this inhumane practice. Thank you.
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Colleen Sheppard said 11/04/04, 12:12 am (verified)
Please help in our quest to raise consciousness about these innocents. What people will do to animals, they will do to people.
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Kim Reinke said 11/04/04, 12:06 am (verified)
Over 4 million innocent animals are put to sleep everyday because there aren't enough homes for them. If you did a show about puppymills and got the word out, that number could be drastically reduced. Please help those innocent puppies and their parents.
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Deb Cutler said 11/04/04, 12:01 am (verified)
I support this petition.
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Beverly Stacy said 11/03/04, 11:57 pm (verified)
Oprah,Please help spread the word not only on puppymills and back yard breeders but on the importance of spay euter and the plight of homeless animals. So many die needlessly every day while unethical breeders cater to the trend of designer dogs. You can get the word out to such a large audience of people, the very people who need to be reached to stop the abuse of these helpless animals.
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Greg Schlangen said 11/03/04, 11:56 pm (verified)
Please help those who can not help themselves
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S. Steding said 11/03/04, 11:45 pm (verified)
You have so much influence! Please heed the request to do an expose' on puppy mills and the suffering they cause. There are so many homeless pets at shelters that are worthy of a good life.
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Danielle Grand said 11/03/04, 11:42 pm (verified)
Thousands of people work so hard to fight puppymills and the horrendous injustices done to animals all over the country. I don't think there's anyone better than you to help us get the word out.
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Leza Kessler said 11/03/04, 11:17 pm (verified)
Oprah, For your animal loving fans out here, Please do a show on the importance of neutering and spaying and also the horrific puppymills that people just don't know about. Thank you.
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Shirley Mayrand said 11/03/04, 11:13 pm (verified)
Oprah, the people that run puppy mills are evil, those that perpetuate them by buying puppies are just ignorant. Please educate them.
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P M Bigelow said 11/03/04, 11:11 pm (verified)
Oprah! Only you can expose these puppy millers for who they are and the damage they do. The public must be educated so we can put a stop to the suffering of these helpless, defenseless animals.
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Ericka Campa said 11/03/04, 11:09 pm (verified)
Oprah, help these helpless creatures
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Ricky Damron said 11/03/04, 11:04 pm (verified)
I support this petition.
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Donna Crum said 11/03/04, 11:03 pm (verified)
I support this petition.
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Jen Noel said 11/03/04, 11:00 pm (verified)
Its horrible to think anyone in there right mind could even do that to such helpless animals!!!
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Leah Hartlep said 11/03/04, 10:57 pm (verified)
Come onnn, Oprah! I know you're an animal lover!
#114

LeaAnn Johnson said 11/03/04, 10:54 pm (verified)
The only way to make money breeding dogs is to do it large-scale and neglectfully.
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Deanne Pettinelli said 11/03/04, 10:52 pm (verified)
Get rid of puppy mills and stores that sell them. There are many puppies to adopt through a shelter! www.aspca.com
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serena depompa said 11/03/04, 10:51 pm (verified)
I support this petition.
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Diane Mannella said 11/03/04, 10:49 pm (verified)
Help! It's very sad what pupoy Mill's can do to these animal's, mentally and physically.
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Cynthia Edgerly said 11/03/04, 10:46 pm (verified)
Dear Oprah, I worked with a man to train his dog only to find out later that he only bought the dog as a stud for his new backyard breeding enterprise. He also told me that he was actually allergic to dogs - didn't allow them in the house and that he wanted this dog to be trained so he could impress potential buyers. He was so clueless about dogs, their physical and psychological needs, and everything else ‘dog’ that he could talk to me in that manner without a glimmer of shame or the awareness that I would think there was something very wrong with his new enterprise. We really need your help to get ‘The Word Out’.
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Janet said 11/03/04, 10:45 pm (verified)
Oprah, please help. give the animals a voice. your voice.
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Susan said 11/03/04, 10:39 pm (verified)
These stories are about the saddest I've ever heard. This is just heartbreaking to treat these helpless animals like these breeders do. I'm horrified!
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MELISSA STEWART said 11/03/04, 10:39 pm (verified)
SAVE THE PUPPIES
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Chris Fry said 11/03/04, 10:25 pm (verified)
Dear Oprah, Please puppy mills and unkind pet store owners. We need to speak for these dear animals.
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carolyn corrie said 11/03/04, 10:21 pm (verified)
help the puppies that can't help themselves!
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Sandy Koch said 11/03/04, 10:21 pm (verified)
I support this petition.
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Nancy Waldeck said 11/03/04, 10:04 pm (verified)
Please speak for these dear animals who cannot speak for themselves.
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ELizabeth Dente said 11/03/04, 9:59 pm (verified)
Please Oprah - consider doing a show on the terrible conditions in puppy mills - I deal with the old, weak and frightened breeders who are turned into rescue after years of abuse in these mills
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