Aaron and I have obtained a client, CanineJusticeNetwork.com, a few months back that has really opened our eyes to the inhumane way dogs (& cats) are treated by humans and how many are cats & dogs are KILLED EVERY MONTH in shelters.

All across the States cats and dogs from newborns to the elderly are being put to ’sleep’. The animals did not choose to be born nor abandoned. Purebreds are not exempt from being slaughtered either. Last week there were at least 4 German Shepherds ( two of them 4 month old puppies ) a Rottie, 4 - 5 chihuahuas, a Siberian Husky… and that’s only the glimpse I had.

* 5 million dogs and cats are killed yearly in U.S. shelters. That is 13,800 every day or 575 dogs and cats killed every hour, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
* In six years, one female dog and her off spring can theoretically be the source of 67,000 dogs.
* In seven years, one female cat and her off spring can theoretically be the source of 420,000 cats.

Who is responsible for this outrageous , irresponsible action? You are. I am. Anybody who does not speak up, shout out !!! You are responsible if you thought it was a good idea if Muffy had at least one litter before you had her spayed. You are responsible if you decided not to get your “boy” fixed because he couldn’t have puppies or because you think it would make your dog less “macho”. It is your responsibility if you bring home an animal that you cannot afford.

Everyone loves puppies or kittens. However, animals outgrow their baby cuteness within a few months. Animals do not train themselves, feed themselves. As an owner you are the Caretaker 24/7 ! Animals are a responsibility. Your responsibility as well as mine. Speak up if you see an animal being abused! Abuse is not only physical as in being kicked, beaten, hit. Abuse is a lack of shelter, lack of food, lack of medical and in my eyes; lack of companionship.

With that said I dont understand why People all want a loving little puppy go to a pet store and pick one out then a few months or maybe even a few years later they throw them away, abandon them or abuse them. I dont deny that in the past some of our animals were purchased but we made them lifelong partners and the ones my Family has currently were all rescue animals except for one.

Abuse of an animal is something so incomprehensible to me.  My whole life we have always cherished our animals as if they were a related part of our family and we have mourned the loss of each one as they have passed on naturally.

Last week when I got home from being in the hospital a Puppy Mill rescue by the Humane Society of Missouri came to my attention.
 
There were 90 Yorkshire terriers (Click here for video) rescued from implurable conditions of someone who had them caged their whole lives to produce puppies for YOU to buy at the pet store!  They thought so little of these dogs that they never had medical treatments, grooming, clean water and never touched the earth with their paws.  Some of these pups were so matted it affected their limbs to where the bone died and they were unable to use their legs. But yet all you see is the cute little puppy in the pet store !

This is my plea for the Public to take a stand against Puppy Mills and Catteries.

Find a new family friend at a Local Shelter. Help support the no kill shelters that struggle every day to save the animals about to be KILLED in your local shelters.

GO TO YOUR LOCAL SHELTER (Click here to find it)
and Ask to see the animals who are about to be Euthanized and SAVE a Life!

You can also help by:

* Making Donations to help rehabilitate the Yorkies
* Making Donations thru the Humane Society of the United states

* Making Donations thru the ASPCA

* Making Donations to No Kill Shelters or
Organizations like CanineJusticeNetwork.com

* You can also donate to your local shelters via cash, check or food, blankets etc

* BLOG about it, many of you have blogs simply copy and post it or form your own

TAKE a STAND and SAVE LIVES !!

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