Who would know that we were innocently buying pets from pet stores, not realizing that they were a ‘cash crop’ from puppy mills - animals held prisoner, suffering in inhumane cages and conditions.
Puppies and kittens bought from animals bred continuously, to increase the
financial profits for her uncaring human captures, are not healthy babies. Their mothers are often bred to death, or when no longer ‘profitable’ put into a vehicle, driven to parts unknown and pushed out. With no social or survival skills, their chances of surviving are nill.
NEVER ‘buy’ a pet on-line and pick it up from a parking lot, you may be supporting puppy/kitten mills.
Here is one traumatized survivor, Minnie Pearl’s,
story. For years, a puppy mill held her hostage. Her ‘home’ was a two by two foot cage. Other trapped animals were ‘housed’ above and below her. When one animal relieved itself, all the animals below suffered the affects.
Not fed a quality diet, mill pets are unhealthy, lose teeth and die early. They are not socialized, walked etc.
Often a mill animal can’t walk normally, their muscles are never given the
chance.
Minnie appears much older than her real age; her teeth are gone, either from trying to bite her way out of the filthy cage, rotted from poor nutrition, or producing too many pups...or all three.
Minnie Pearl did not drink water from a bowl, she’d never seen a bowl. Instead, imagine Karen and Mike’s horror at holding up a water bottle, for mice and gerbils, before their dog would drink!
“The despicable
mill operators were arrested,” said Karen. “The judge said, ‘You are forbidden to have any pets in our county.’
So what did they do after their one day in jail? They smirked at the judge, moved 30 minutes away, into the next county, and started up again. It’s sickening to know they acquired more animals and have restarted another furry concentration camp!
I’d like to put disreputable breeders in a small cage to experience
everything that goes with it. What they do is cruel. Pets have emotions and pain
.
Video:
Rescued dog crying tears of relief.
Minnie Pearl is so sweet, we will do what is right for her, she deserves it.
Both my sons have passed so Mike and I consider our dogs our kids.
At first, Minnie could only eat soft foods, and had to be hand fed for three years. She had no idea how to potty outside because she had been limited to a cage. We took her outside every three hours to prevent accidents - for a year. Everything scared her including cats, rain and snow.
Typical of a mill pet, she had no idea how to play and from lack of exercise her legs are
weak. When she attempts to play it does our hearts good. She gives kisses and loves rolling on her back for tummy rubs.
Bacon is her favorite food and when she smells it she gets super excited. She is so smart. Some people can’t read or write, but she can spell! She understands when we spell to hide what we are saying from her. When asked if she wants water, food or to go outside, her tail answers with enthusiasm.
When Minnie was
spayed, to avoid traumatizing her, we would not allow her to be put in a cage. Instead we held her, then waited during her surgery, and took her home to wake up.
When we take Minnie into pet friendly stores, she’s dressed in her hat with a price tag, just like her namesake the American country comedian who wore the same kind of hat while paw-forming. Store managers approach us smiling and say ‘Hi’ and if we leave her home on warm days, the clerks are always asking
after her.
Recently Karen and Mike rescued Taz, a little brother for Mini, but who runs the show at Mike’s and Karen’s home these days? We had to wait until Minnie Pearl woke up on her own, so we could take the family photo - we were on Mini-minutes, but everyone understood.
