Petland

This Saturday May 9th will be the latest protest in front of all Petland stores. Join your fellow animal lovers in trying to stop this corporation from continuing to support animal cruelty.

If you don't already know (and I sure hope you do) Petland buys their puppies from puppy mills. If you ask the company they will tell you they do not buy from puppy mills. Well technically, they don't. What they do is buy their dogs from brokers who in turn get the dogs from puppy mills. Its the same thing!

Dogs in puppy mills are almost always abused, sick, and malnutritioned. The parents of these puppies spend their whole lives living in small cages never being allowed out to walk or play. They are forced to breed over and over until they are no longer able and then left to die. It is common to see dead dogs mixed in with live dogs in the breeding cages.

When a rescue company approached Petland and asked for the names of the companies they got their dogs from Petland refused to provide the information. If you weren't doing anything wrong then why would you refuse? They claim to be from reputable breeders. I know if I got my dog from a reputable breeder I wouldn't be scared to say who it was. I would be proud!

Please take the time to check out these web sites and learn more about the cruel practices Petland supports.

http://www.hsus.org/pets/pets_related_news_and_events/petland_puppy_mill_112008.html

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27822309/

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/pets/petland.htm

http://www.1800blogger.com/2009/05/07/petland-puppy-mills/


Okay. Lets go into fantasy world for a minute and pretend that Petland is telling the truth. The dogs come from glorious farms where they are free to frolic all day with their parents. They are fed great food and receive veterinary attention whenever it is even thought it was needed. They have room to run and the parents are happy dogs that are well socialized. Okay here we are in happy world.... I STILL think that Petland should stop selling puppies and supporting the over breeding of dogs in America. Our shelters are full to the brim and dogs and puppies are euthanized everyday because there is not enough room to keep them. Why should we keep breeding puppies just so a business like Petland can continue making money? How about we think of all the dogs suffering right this very second first? Lets give them a chance!

PLEASE. Stop shopping at Petland!!

Canada's Commercial Seal Hunt

As you may or may not know Canada is currently in the middle of their seal hunt. Canada allows for hunters to go out into the icy waters to beat, shoot, and club seals repeatedly so that they can have their fur.

The Humane Society International is working to stop these unnecessary evil deaths being caused to an animal for their fur. Please visit the Humane Society of the United States website to donate and help try to put an end to the unnecessary killings. You can visit the site at http://www.hsus.org/.

There is good news however. With more and more people and businesses promising to go fur free the price of fur is dropping. Its being reported that the price for seal skins has dropped to $15 which won't even be enough for these killers to break even at the end of the season. With your help this could be the last year the seal hunt takes place. If Canada can finally take a stand then laws can be passed to make this cruel enterprise disappear.

For a day to day report of what is happening with the seal hunt please visit this link: http://www.hsus.org/marine_mammals/marine_mammals_news/live_from_the_ice_2009.html

Please be warned below are some graphic pictures of this seal hunt. Seeing these pictures is the only way to see the true horrors of this enterprise.