Signatures #7400 through #7500 for the Let's ask Oprah to expose Puppy Mills petition
Marilee Cunningham said 11/05/04, 12:34 pm (verified)
Oprah, you have great influence, and you truly understand the role a pet can play in a family. Puppy mills are not only inhumane, they are irresponsible with breeding and thus are producing animals with significant health and temperment problems. This causes great pain, both physical and emotional, in the homes and lives of some of these dogs. Thank you for the work you do. You often have helped those who cannot help themselves.
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Jerri Browning said 11/05/04, 12:34 pm (verified)
I support this petition.
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Linda Van Duzert said 11/05/04, 12:33 pm (verified)
I support this petition.
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Kathleen Couwenhoven said 11/05/04, 12:33 pm (verified)
Please help Oprah your are the only hope!
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Robert Vecchio said 11/05/04, 12:32 pm (verified)
I support this petition.
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Jennie chen said 11/05/04, 12:31 pm (verified)
I support this petition.
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Christine Schopf said 11/05/04, 12:31 pm (verified)
Please help! This problem has reached epic proportions...
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Robin Beauchemin said 11/05/04, 12:30 pm (verified)
I support this petition.
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Diane Campbell said 11/05/04, 12:30 pm (verified)
Oprah, Thank you for lending your voice to expose this digusting example of human greed.
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Theresa M. Easton said 11/05/04, 12:30 pm (verified)
I support this petition.
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Jan Scofield said 11/05/04, 12:30 pm (verified)
Please help educate the people.
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Adin Sobel said 11/05/04, 12:29 pm (verified)
Please help Oprah
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Amanda Sobel said 11/05/04, 12:29 pm (verified)
Please stop the nonsense of puppymills...they treat the animals terribley
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Brian Gifford said 11/05/04, 12:28 pm (verified)
Expose these people! I have a Great Dane that was born in a puppy mill that we rescued! She was abused and in tough shape when we got her and now she is a beautiful dog...many animals are put to sleep every day, because of these terrible people
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james koch said 11/05/04, 12:28 pm (verified)
thanks
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becky cook said 11/05/04, 12:28 pm (verified)
I support this petition.
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Jennifer Williams said 11/05/04, 12:27 pm (verified)
These poor babies need to be saved...
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Dolores Gifford said 11/05/04, 12:27 pm (verified)
Oprah, you are a strong and powerful woman! Please help to expose the inhumane, cruel, horrid treatment and conditions these dogs and pups live in!
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Lori Terry said 11/05/04, 12:25 pm (verified)
I have a 5 yr. old female rescued from a puppy mill so there is hope for these wonderful animals but they need someone to speak for them. Maybe you and Dr. Phil and do a joint effort because these people need some help too.
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Cindy Jones said 11/05/04, 12:23 pm (verified)
Let's make the breeders live in the mills -- maybe this will stop!
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Joan Kautz said 11/05/04, 12:23 pm (verified)
PLease look at the pictures and the film. Meet Petunia Dolan, and the others in Florida. See the ones in the freezer waiting there day in court with the woman that only got fined 43 dollars. This is a Pet Holocost! It needs to be shown!
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Gail M. Willson said 11/05/04, 12:23 pm (verified)
Some one needs to expose this. Don't be afraid Oprah to tell the truth about these puppies!!
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Sandra Nokovich said 11/05/04, 12:21 pm (verified)
Please......they need your help
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Stefan Liedtke said 11/05/04, 12:21 pm (verified)
I support this petition.
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Amy Tinklenberg1 said 11/05/04, 12:19 pm (verified)
I hope this happens!These people should go thru what they put these animals thru.
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Bernice Apte-Plante said 11/05/04, 12:18 pm (verified)
PLEASE HELP STOP BREEDING FOR GREED@ BERNICE FROM MONTANA
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Richard P Spring II said 11/05/04, 12:18 pm (verified)
I support this petition.
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Deborah Fedas said 11/05/04, 12:18 pm (verified)
I have seen first hand how sick some of these puppies are that come from the puppy mills. Please support us that want to stop this and educate the public on these nasty places.
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Brenda Maines said 11/05/04, 12:18 pm (verified)
I support this petition.
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shirley koch said 11/05/04, 12:17 pm (verified)
do it Oprah!
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shirley koch said 11/05/04, 12:17 pm (verified)
do it Oprah!
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Bill Pickhardt said 11/05/04, 12:17 pm (verified)
THANK THOSE THAT CARE ENOUGHT TO RIGHT THIS VERY VERY WRONG AND CRULE ACT IN THE NAME OF GREED
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Trish Garlow said 11/05/04, 12:16 pm (verified)
I support this petition.
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Denise Sweeney said 11/05/04, 12:15 pm (verified)
You are a woman of great knowledge and stature. Please help us reveal the suffering of these animals.
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Elisabeth Whetstone said 11/05/04, 12:14 pm (verified)
Please support ethical breeders in our quest to provide healthy and temperamentally sound dogs to the pet buying public. Puppy Mills are nothing more than a source of heartache to the general public, as is proven time and time again, through unscrupulous breeding, hygienic, and inferior socialization practices. Your assistance in educating the masses would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time.
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Barbara Allen said 11/05/04, 12:14 pm (verified)
I support this petition.
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Kathleen Ribblett said 11/05/04, 12:12 pm (verified)
Please use your strong voice to speak up for these poor animals. They need a savior and someone with power to help to protect them and to stop the cruelty against them.
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Jami Sturgilll said 11/05/04, 12:11 pm (verified)
I support this petition.
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evelyn silverman said 11/05/04, 12:11 pm (verified)
Please help stop this horrible abuse. Animals have rights too, they just can't speak for themselves. Therefore, we ask for your help in exposing the cruel and inhumane treatment of these innocent beings. Thanx, Oprah. You can make the difference!!!
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Carol Thomas said 11/05/04, 12:10 pm (verified)
I support this petition.
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Susan Doucette said 11/05/04, 12:10 pm (verified)
I support this petition.
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Timothy Ribblett said 11/05/04, 12:09 pm (verified)
Please help in exposing the horror of puppy mills!!!
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Donna Taylor said 11/05/04, 12:08 pm (verified)
Oprah, These conditions must be exposed to put an end to abuse. We need your voice which is powerful to help these unloved puppies to have the life they deserve.
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joan dix said 11/05/04, 12:08 pm (verified)
Please use your influence and power to spread kindness, protection and care to all living creatures.
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Stephanie Fagan said 11/05/04, 12:08 pm (verified)
I support this petition.
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Robin said 11/05/04, 12:05 pm (verified)
I support this petition.
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Ruth R Chandler said 11/05/04, 12:05 pm (verified)
I support this petition.
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Joel Birdsall said 11/05/04, 12:05 pm (verified)
Please expose this cruel treatment of dogs.
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JoAnne Rhode said 11/05/04, 12:04 pm (verified)
Please help stop the horror!
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Tami D'Errico said 11/05/04, 12:03 pm (verified)
To use other living creatures as breeding machines to make a profit is beyond deplorable....As an animal rescuerer, I see the sadness and the suffering first hand. The rest of America needs to see this also, so that they can become aware enough to make better decisions concerning how they acquire their pets. Adopt from a shelter!!!! Help us also to dispel the myth that shelter dogs are their because they're "bad" - that couldn't be further from the truth!!! Encourage the public to never buy a pooch, but adopt instead....until our shelters across the nation are empty!!!!
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paula said 11/05/04, 12:02 pm (verified)
I support this petition.
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Kelly Guadagna said 11/05/04, 12:02 pm (verified)
Please stop these dogs from suffering at the puppy mills.
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Don Harris Jr. said 11/05/04, 12:00 pm (verified)
Please help stop the horror
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Jamie and Tyler said 11/05/04, 11:57 am (verified)
Please stop this horrid, evil process!!!!
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Gerard Bailey said 11/05/04, 11:56 am (verified)
I support this petition.
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Glady D'Amico said 11/05/04, 11:55 am (verified)
Our Puppies are the most loyal and dear friends we will ever have. They cannot protect themselves and they do not ask to be brought into this world to be abused. Please let their stories be heard and what it is like to live in a puppymill. This story is as deserving to be heard as any other you have done on your show. Thank You
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steve skolsky said 11/05/04, 11:55 am (verified)
NO PUPPY MILLS!!!!
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Nicole said 11/05/04, 11:54 am (verified)
Please help to expose the puppy mills, and the horrendous numbers of dogs that are destroyed because of them
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Mary Lunasin said 11/05/04, 11:53 am (verified)
Speak for those who can't speak...
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kate woods said 11/05/04, 11:52 am (verified)
I support this petition.
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emily tyler said 11/05/04, 11:51 am (verified)
dogs have feelings to
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Kevin Barbare said 11/05/04, 11:48 am (verified)
Anything for animals in my eyes, is just as important as people, becasue as my wife says...they don't have a voice.
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Anne Tunstall said 11/05/04, 11:48 am (verified)
I own two puppymill victims and know how desperate these animals can become. One has had possibly 125 puppies in 6 years, her boobs nearly drag the ground, has lost one eye, quivers when someone comes near her, etc. They cannot help themselves...WE MUST DO IT! Please learn about them before turning your back. Hannah and others would be so grateful.(These owners make more than $500,000 a year mistreating animals hidden away in the woods with guards posted).What does that tell us? God help us all
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Deb Deitsch said 11/05/04, 11:48 am (verified)
What better person to expose puppy mills than someone as powerful as Oprah.Let's all work to stamp out this cruelty.
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Linda Jo Jones said 11/05/04, 11:44 am (verified)
Please help our furry freiends.They count on us to love and support them. We love all God's creatures and I'm sure you do to.Please let the world know how to do this wonderful task. Stop the Puppy Mills!!!
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Jan Corlew said 11/05/04, 11:37 am (verified)
65% of the dogs we take into rescue are puppies bought from pet stores, who were produced from puppy mills.This is the most heartbreaking part of rescue! Please expose these mills, in hopes they can be stopped!
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Lisa Thomas said 11/05/04, 11:37 am (verified)
Most of the country is unaware of this situation. Oprah is the perfect person to expose the horrors.
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Christa H said 11/05/04, 11:34 am (verified)
This is precisely why so many innocent animals are abused and discarded.Bob Barker would be all over this. Help control the pet population and STOP the cruelty!!
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Carol Minton said 11/05/04, 11:33 am (verified)
e-mail address or my name is NOT to be disclosed to any other sources for any other reason other than this petition!
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Wayne McDowell said 11/05/04, 11:31 am (verified)
Please help stop puppy mills.
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Darlene Howard said 11/05/04, 11:30 am (verified)
E-mail address is NOT to be disclosed to any other sources for ANY other reasons other than this petition.
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mary bigelow said 11/05/04, 11:29 am (verified)
please pray for all these cute lil puppys
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K Brown said 11/05/04, 11:29 am (verified)
Please, please address this topic on your wonderful show. You have done so much good in the world!
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Lorr,S said 11/05/04, 11:25 am (verified)
I support this petition.
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Nina Lane said 11/05/04, 11:25 am (verified)
Please help put puppy mills out of business. There are no thoughts for the animals, only for the money.
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Linda Pulliam said 11/05/04, 11:22 am (verified)
Help stop puppymills. The animals all need your support.
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Heather Bruce said 11/05/04, 11:20 am (verified)
Please help all the nameless puppies that are born every year by exposing the puppy mills and irresponsible breeding in general. Encourage people NOT to buy puppies from Puppy mills or Pet Stores. You have a tremendous following and influence. Please help!!
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Barbara Kholer said 11/05/04, 11:20 am (verified)
Please help stop the cruelity.
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Joel said 11/05/04, 11:20 am (verified)
this animal interest story is as important as a human interest story. much more than a makeover or gift give-aways.
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Christy Innis said 11/05/04, 11:20 am (verified)
Dear Oprah, these poor dogs live in barbaric conditions. Won't you please help?
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Sue Alford said 11/05/04, 11:19 am (verified)
I work at an animal shelter where many animals need loving homes...let's get rid of these puppy mills and let people know that adopting is the way to go!
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Debbi Patti said 11/05/04, 11:19 am (verified)
I have strong feelings about people who take advantage of these poor little angels. Remember dog spelled backwards is God. We need to stop this maddness.
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Valerie Fradette said 11/05/04, 11:19 am (verified)
I have the utmost respect for you and for your success, you have proven time and time again to be a person of character! Please think of the over population of unwanted dogs in this country, and do a story to stop the mills. all of my pets have been rescued, because they needed help- you have the means to help more than most because you can educate the masees to put pressure and stop the mills - please help
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Y Maddocks said 11/05/04, 11:14 am (verified)
Please help stop the puppymills, and all the cruelty that goes with them.
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Paula Kent said 11/05/04, 11:13 am (verified)
I support this petition.
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Larry Van Rooy said 11/05/04, 11:12 am (verified)
I am a dog owner. I'm married and me and my wife who is only 22 can't have children we have two dogs and those are our two kids please help this cause1 Thank you Larry Van Rooy
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Peggy Roesner said 11/05/04, 11:10 am (verified)
Until there is awareness of the cruelty of puppy mills, the practice will continue, genetic problems will abound, and rescue will thrive. It is a very serious problem that needs to be stopped.
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Tom Quesinberry said 11/05/04, 11:10 am (verified)
I support this petition.
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Marcia Horne said 11/05/04, 11:05 am (verified)
I've taken huskies that were dumped in shelters by breeders, some caring they have, puppy mills are worse. These are people who don't have a love for dogs, they seem to be selling a product that to them has no feelings.
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Celesia Wallick said 11/05/04, 11:05 am (verified)
Oprah, if you are unsure exactly how bad puppymills are, go visit one. I am sure you will be just as horrified as the rest of us are.
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Kathy Bartlett said 11/05/04, 11:04 am (verified)
Please do a show devoted on the horrors of puppy mills. As a celebrity, You have the ability to reach out to people to bring awarness to this subject. A fellow animal lover. ~Kathy~
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maribeth horrigan said 11/05/04, 11:03 am (verified)
While running the rescue, Chicagoland Shepherd Rescue, we've dealt often with these miseries. Please help these dogs by exposing the corrupt nature of these puppy mills. You would stop so much needless suffering! Thank you, Oprah!!
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Harry said 11/05/04, 11:03 am (verified)
Disgusting business, just pull a few strings (As I'm sure you could) and do a feature, if not cose then, just at least highlight the problem.
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Beverly Creger said 11/05/04, 11:03 am (verified)
All God's creatures deserve better. Take the time to help them.
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Dena Hunt said 11/05/04, 11:02 am (verified)
Cruelty is wrong; cruelty toward those who are defenseless is evil!
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Pat Candela said 11/05/04, 11:01 am (verified)
Oprah,Plaese save these pets they need your help.I have one that I adopted that came from a puppy mill.This women I know talks to the animals and she had talk to mine and she told me that she came for a puppymill. You have to work with them and give them hope that they will come out of the terrible thing that they put them through.I work with mine and she still feels hurt about what they did to her but you have to love them. So lets get rid of the puppy mill for good and save these animals.Thank You
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Selina Woods said 11/05/04, 11:01 am (verified)
Please help make people aware of the living hell these poor little babes go through.
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Charleen Nash said 11/05/04, 10:48 am (verified)
I support this petition.
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Debra Steinbaugh said 11/05/04, 10:42 am (verified)
For the love of dogs please help!
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ct waterhouse said 11/05/04, 10:41 am (verified)
I support this petition.
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