I was thinking about the Oprah show and what I could do to help so I sent this message to every news station in my area:
Hello,
In follow up to the Oprah Winfrey show on Puppy Mills is it possible to do an investigative piece on "Pet Stores" here in our local area. I know Petland in Southpark Mall and Kamms Corner Pet Store are probably receiving their supply of dogs from puppymills. The Amish are one of the leading groups that mill out their dogs, but that is probably a whole other piece in and of itself. I just want to educate our area of where not to shop and advise the public of all the great dog rescue groups that are out there. If we can stop these petstores maybe, at least in our area, we can really make a difference for all the dogs out there that need homes instead of reproducing at rapid rates just to sell to these petstores.
And one responded!
Valerie,
Do you personally know of anyone who has purchase a sick pet at any of the Petlands? What about Animal Zone in Elyria?
Thanks.
Carl Monday
cmonday@19action news.com
I am putting together my response based on cases I know of. One other rescue girl has loads of info on Animal Zone, they are horrible. Once we get facts to send him maybe he will do a piece and shut down some pet stores in our area. Oh, I hope!!
Maybe if everyone contacted their local news they would do local stories and we can make a difference in shutting down petstores and stopping puppymills. Doesn't hurt to try!!
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