Oprah, Please bring this subject to light. I work at and Animal Hospital and we have contracts with neighboring cities to bring us their strays, I work SO hard trying to find the owners and if I can't find them, I work really hard to find rescues or homes to take them. There are so many wonderful shelter dogs out there purebred or mutts to choose from. Anyone supporting these puppy mills are only supporting terrible breeding practices such as in-breeding, unhealthly puppies born into filth. They are only in it for the money They don't care about the LIVES!! In turn many wonderful animals are being killed. I wish every puppymill owner would have my job on euthanaisa day, which is holding a dog, with it's tail wagging and tongue giving you gentle kisses, thinking you are the greatest person in the world for taking it out of it's cage while you know the Doc is getting "the shot" ready and tears are streaming down your face! But then, they wouldn't care, they don't truly love animals at all!!
Oprah, Please take a moment to reflect on how rescue people dedicate their entire lives, in trying to save abused, homeless pets. Many of them "turn ins". Just about everyone having medical problems. Those with no training or socialization. People are to blame, those that feel compelled to use these poor defenseless animals for profit. The puppymills across the U.S. is staggering. Please help us reach out to the public about puppymills and pet stores. Nothing can be accomplished in a day, but at least it's a start..May God bless you in your decision.
Oprah, Please just take an hour to go visit a puppy mill and read about the horrible things happening to the dogs involved. YOU can help make a difference, and we would all truly appreciate your support! Thank you
Mistreatment of animals leads to mistreatment of children. Help stop this cycle by enlightening the public about the horrors of puppy mills. Puppys there aren't socialized properly, leading to training/behavior problems and eventual abandonment at the local shelter. Pets aren't disposable.
I have personally seen and worked with many dogs that have come from a puppymill situation. It is truly heartbreaking to see how 'damaged' they are, both physically and emotionally. They deserve a better life!
The humans that have puppy mills are dangerous! All of the humane societies together can't do what you can do by exposing the inhumane conditions of animals in puppy mills. There are laws against inhumane treatment!
Dear Oprah,
There are some of us who spend everyday trying to save all the unwanted puppy mill dogs that end up in shelters all over the world. PLEASE help people to see what they are doing when they promote these "back yard breeders" this is a huge problem in todays society and no one want to address it because it doesn't imediatly affect them. PLEASE help these animals to help themselves.
Thank You
I am an AVID animal lover and cannot begin to comprehend why people mistreat animals like they do. Puppy mills are an awful practice and should be outlawed. I pray that God will continue to protect all his loving creatures. Where is humane in humanity!!
We operate Moosonee Puppy Rescue and bring dogs down from Northern Ontario. The Puppy Miils hurt our rescue efforts because we get compared to them. People need to understand the situation.
Please educate the public on this horrendous practice that results in so much suffering to so many animals. Stop tha pet stores from encouraging these businesses and the public for supporting them by purchasing the result of these suffering animals.
Please expose these terrible people running the puppy mills. Something really needs to be done with puppy mills and should have been done already. Please listen to all of your viewers and all animal lovers to get these puppy mills shut down. All animal abuse sickens me and the people responsible for this inhumane act should have justice served to them.
Thank You,
Heidi Gregersen
Concered and saddened animal lover
Oprah, Everyone knows what an animal lover you are, and how devoted you are to your pups, please help other innocent animals by helping to expose these horrible puppy mills. Thank you!
Oprah, Please help us help these animals.
Most people are willing to spend thousands of dollars to purchase a pet store, how about spending $75-$300 to RESCUE a dog that is looking for love, and SAVE them before being PUT TO SLEEP!!!! Which 1,000 of dogs a day are being put down!
I live in Lancaster, PA which, I believe, is one of the worst puppy mill operations around by the Amish and local officials will do nothing because they do not want tourists to know.
Oprah, thousands of people like me spend nearly all of their free time trying to find homes for unwanted animals produced at puppy mills and catteries. Many famous people are among those who have dedicated their lives to this effort. Please help us stop puppy mills and catteries by exposing them for the horrid institution that they are. Help those innocent animals that have no other voice but ours.
Oprah, I'd rather eat all the poor quality hamburgers on earth than to see one more dog suffer the inhumanity of a puppy mill. The public needs to be aware that when they buy the "cute little puppy" in the window of a pet store, they are more than likely getting a dog that came from a filthy, deseased puppy mill.
Oprah, Please help us educate the public about the horrors of puppymills. Most people do not realize that the cute puppy they buy at the pet store is a product of the puppymills.
Oprah, you do such a wonderful job expressing opinions and ideas. Please take the time to expose the horrors of puppy mills and maybe then share the joys of owning a dog that is rescued. Purebred is not necessarily the best or only way to go.
Dear Ms Winfrey-
Humane treatment of animals is an important issue. Please help us further expose puppy mills so that this horrible industry may be eliminated permanently. Thank you.
Puppy mills are a terrible thing. I know Oprah has a big heart and I can't imagine that she would know about this and not want to expose it for what it is.
Oprah, I am always amazed and saddened by the number of people who do not know about pet stores and how they buy animals from puppy mills. Please help bring an end to this horrific situation.
i just rescued 4 dogs from a horrible puppy mill last week. 2 of the 4 were in such bad shape i was in tears for 2 days. they are now going through a rehiblitation prosess. they will be fine and adoptable in a few short months with a lot of tlc. please please please tell their story so that these puppy mills get shut down!! if you would like to get more info on these 2 wonderful babies please email me at lorennrobinlynnsmommy@yah oo.com
Given the fact that the a few million dogs are euthanized yearly in the USA, slowing down puppy mills HAS to be a great New Year resolution! Every puppy should be raised with plenty of socialization
Oprah -- You can make a difference in the lives of people and their pets. Many people buy a dog from a pet store, internet site, etc. not realizing that they are enabling puppy mills to exist. If people saw the conditions some of these dogs live in, they would be abhored. Not only the conditions, but the dogs that are produced from these mills have physical deformities, health problems and behaviour problems that the average owner didn't bargain for when they bought the dog. Please lend your voice to stop these types of business.
animal cruelty is a horrid thing especially with puppy mills how worse to hurt an animal than lock in a cage and have it pop out puppies for ever. and that isn't even the worst of what those dogs go through.
