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Pets, Lies & Legislation
Puppy mills are a hot political issue. Public outrage is growing over the legal multi-billion dollar puppy-producing business that forces millions of breeding dogs to endure inhumane treatment in factory-like conditions until death. They're kept 24/7 in wire cages caked with their own feces, with no veterinary care or socialization. Average dog lovers want puppy mills to become illegal. |
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Breed-Specific Legislation
Those of us who fight to protect animals have taken pages from history and learned from all the great campaigns for human rights and social equality - for religious freedom, for Jews, for women, against apartheid, for the American Negro, for the specially challenged, and for homosexuals. |
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Inside the 'Rescue Revolution'
Sadly, millions of dogs are suffering in shelters and puppy mills. This year, a record number of dogs are being dumped and euthanized at shelters because of the current economic crisis. Commercial breeders and pet stores are also feeling the pinch. "People just aren''t buying puppies right now,†says pet store manager Justin Vanert. |
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Protesting for a Cause
Whether you are planning a city-wide march to combat breed-specific legislation or you are picketing on sidewalks to oppose puppy mills, it is important to protect yourself from the potential consequences of a protest. |
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GOT'CHA!
Undercover Investigations Prove Pet Shop Puppies Were Coming From Puppy Mills. "Oh my God,†said my friend Carole Sax into the phone last November. "There's a new puppy store called Posh Puppy in Beverly Hills and they're selling dogs! I can't take it, this is my town; we have to do something!†|
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Roverlution
In the summer of 2005, I discovered an outbreak of a deadly dog disease some 800 miles east of my veterinary practice in California. Nothing in my medical training had prepared me to battle this sickness. Nothing in my black bag of medical tricks would prove effective. |
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