Yeah, and omg, I'm glad you pimped that on your flist too because it makes my mind hurt.
The puppy mill thing pisses me off so much. And the stuff they show isn't even the most horrific of the bunch. There was a lot of footage that was deemed too much for public consumption. Thankfully, HSUS is going to try for legal cases about that.
Puppy mills really do to go the fuck away but they won't because most of the legislation would also outlaw factory farms, as well. Arizona just passed legislation for humane treatment of animals at factory farms and it's slowly growing to incorporate any "animal for profit" venture. I can only hope that that law goes nationwide.
I feel for the puppies in the pet store but as long as people are feeling bad for the puppies and buying them, then there will be other puppies to take their place so too right on the vicious cycle there. I just do what the website says, boycott the pet stores that sell puppies completely. It's one of the few cases where I will shop at a giant national chain (petsmart) and avoid the local businesses.
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Date: 2007-10-12 03:46 am (UTC)The puppy mill thing pisses me off so much. And the stuff they show isn't even the most horrific of the bunch. There was a lot of footage that was deemed too much for public consumption. Thankfully, HSUS is going to try for legal cases about that.
Puppy mills really do to go the fuck away but they won't because most of the legislation would also outlaw factory farms, as well. Arizona just passed legislation for humane treatment of animals at factory farms and it's slowly growing to incorporate any "animal for profit" venture. I can only hope that that law goes nationwide.
I feel for the puppies in the pet store but as long as people are feeling bad for the puppies and buying them, then there will be other puppies to take their place so too right on the vicious cycle there. I just do what the website says, boycott the pet stores that sell puppies completely. It's one of the few cases where I will shop at a giant national chain (petsmart) and avoid the local businesses.