Ms. Winfrey, you have used your position, voice, and incredible sway with the public in the past to inform and educate us regarding various matters of social concern. I pray that your compassionate nature and this petition will convince you to make the public aware of the abuse, neglect ad utter cruelty that is perpetrated by puppy mills. Thank you for your time, assistance, and attention to this matter.
something needs to be done to stop these puppy mills and back yard breeders. dogs where put on this earth to be our best friends not breeding machines....please Oprah will u help us...
I have been involved with all breed rescues for almost 10 years now. Oprah could do a real public service by educating people about puppy mills and backyard breeders as well as the availability of purebred dogs through purebred and all breed rescues. Last year I was involved with over 120 purebred dogs identified in the Henrico County (VA) Animal Shelter. People need to be educated about the importance of researching breeds and breeders. Certainly Oprah did research before acquiring her purebred dogs.
I could keep going... suffice to say that I support the petition.
Please expose these horrible puppy millers. You would be horrified to see how these poor dogs live on a day to day basis. The lack of food, shelter, vet care, and love. Please Oprah help these poor babies.
Oprah, I know you are a dog lover. With your help we can stop this extreme cruelty to animals who can not talk for themselves.No living creature should go through this torture. With your help we can stop it.
You have done so much to help people. Will you take one of your shows to help us see what puppy mills are all about so we can make more responsible decisions about where we get our family companions from. We owe it to man's best friend.
I've seen your dogs in the neighborhood, and I know how much you love them. You've battled powerful but sleazy people before. The stakes are high. Please consider it a holy obligation to speak out on behalf of those who have no voice.
I know you love animals and you hate injustice so PLEASE look into the Horrible Conditions these dogs live in and let the public know. You could make such a difference in so many dogs lives. I do rescue work and I have seen them first hand. You would be appalled if you will only look into the Hell the dogs suffer everyday. Please help
Oprah,
Please expose the puppy mills for the horrible things they do. This is the type of story that should touch your heart and is worthy of being an episode for your show.
Oprah,
I have always viewed you as someone who understands what's TRULY important in life: love, freedom, and peace. Unfortunately, dogs in puppy mills have none of the above. This is an issue that deserves the attention of the most powerful woman in America. People LISTEN to your show. PLEASE help in this matter. Every day you choose not to expose this extreme injustice against animals we lose lives. Please consider this IMPORTANT topic for a show, or part of a show.
With much admiration, Amy Abshire
I've seen pictures of you with your dogs. I know you care. Please help expose puppy mills & the retail pet stores who support them. Including those who buy from the Hunt Corporation. Thank you.
Puppy Mills are beyond atrocious. Please, help to stop Puppy Mills by looking for responsible breeders, contacting your local shelter, and asking others for suggestions. Puppy Mills will never cease if customers do not quit purchasing dogs from Mills. Please, educate yourself and have a voice for those that do not....
Oprah... if anyone can get through to the public about the plight of animals in puppy mills... YOU CAN! Please reconsider educating the public on this very important subject. The discussion is way overdue.
We've seen your love for Cocker Spaniels. They, too, are sold in pet stores and are primarily the product of puppy mills.
The public needs to understand that by purchasing pet store puppies, they are enabling the puppy mills to stay in business. And puppy mills are only about business. There is little or no concern for the animal itself. It's merely livestock. And once the breeding female is past her prime, oftentimes she is sold at auction -- like used property.
Please help expose the horrid conditions in which these animals are forced to exist.
Everyone looks up to Oprah and listens to what she has to say. If she does an expose, just think how much more aware everyone will be about where that "cute little puppy" in the petstore came from.
Dear Oprah, I have watched your show for many years. I know you have a Big Heart. Would you PLEASE consider making a show on Puppymills ?
Help Us " SPEAK FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES ".
Judi Rivet
Cajun Corgi Rescue
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Man's BEST Friend is DYING for DOLLARS
Hi Oprah,
I was looking for a puppy and was referred to a residence that was nothing more than a puppy mill. It was disgusting and I wish I could have rescued all the puppies and the moms and dads.
You have such a great position from which to bring issues to public attention. Please use it for an hour... to speak for those who really can't speak for themselves. Thank you. Susan Miller
I am a vet student, and it sick and sad that these backyard breeders continue to make money. Pet stores get/sell unhealthy pups and we all feel bad when we look into those sad little eyes. So we naturally want to take one home. Sadly, many pups are already sick and cost the new owners lots of money and anguish, often to not be able to be saved from such diseases as parvo virus or pneumonia. It's a matter of supply and demand. As long as people keep buying from irreputable source, they will continue to breed.
If you have never had the chance to see what conditions, how the puppies & their mother are treated, you must so then you will know & understand why this list consists of animal lovers that need your help. Puppy Mills need to be non existant. Dogs are in cages, stacked on top of one another, feces & urine that hits the dogs that are underneath, dogs are never loved, no medical attention, some can not even walk they have been in cages all of their lives. PLEASE HELP & EXPOSE PUPPY MILLS SO HOPEFULLY AN AMENDMENT CAN BE PASSED TO OUTLAW PUPPY MILLS.
If someone brought you proof that an orphanage had taken children of all races and ages, shoved a pipe down their throats to ruin their vocal cords so they couldn't make any noise, forced them to live in small cages where there was no bathroom or even a clean place to eat, provided no medical care at all and forced them to have children of their own as soon as they were able to reproduce would you run do a story on it? Well, that's exactly what happens to puppy mill dogs DAILY, only because they are animals and can't speak for themselves producers like yourselves don't think it's newsworthy. Do the voiceless animals a favor and show America what a puppy mill dog has to endure.
These animals love you unconditionally, and to think some people can run these puppy mills makes me so sick. We need to do something about it Oprah-----PLEASE!
Hi Oprah, I think with you going and doing an investigation, that more people will understand how important it is not to buy from Pet Stores that buy their puppies from a puppy broker. Because most of the puppies they get are bought from breeders who are only producing puppies to supply the stores.
These puppies are not carefully screened to make sure that they are healthy, and will go on to live long healthy lives. They are rarely shown, to prove that what is being produced fits the standard to the breed itself.
If people were more aware on how the dogs had to live, they wouldn't buy from petshops.
I have seen where toy dogs like a Yorkshire Terrier or even your beloved breed the Cocker Spaniel are in such small cages and not groomed that their fur has become so long and matted that they are literally trapped at one side of the cage because their hair has grown through the wire, and matted with hair below it, so it can't even get up to stretch it's legs. And at times not even to drink some water or eat and has a litter of puppies it's nursing. The dog has had to urinate and defecate in the same place where their little rumps are so raced up and bleeding because of the urine and feces on them. No more fur there cause the acid from the urine has eaten it all up.
And what happens to these dogs after they can no longer produce any puppies the majority are put to sleep, never to have known the loving caress of a human. Not even to touch some grass to roll around in.
For my belief GOD has given us care over these animals, and they are here for us as companions and helpers. Not to live out their lives trapped in a cage.
I pray that you will be able to help!!!
Please help stop puppy mills! Its so heartbreaking to see all the homeless and disregarded puppies that are euthanized every day!We need to be the voice for our precious canine companions who cannot speak for themselves! Stop this inhumane practice NOW!
The public is completely unaware of this issue, until they buy a puppy and it ends up with terrible health or temperament issues. This is a story waiting to be told.
