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“Saturday, September 19 has been set aside as Puppy Mill Awareness Day, and events are planned in England, Ireland and across the United States to draw attention to the plight of animals who are victims of puppy mill abuses.”
September 22nd, 2009 at 7:11 am
I was at Puppy Mill Awareness Day on Saturday and it was a great event. However, I have to say that being in Lancaster amidst so many puppy mills was overwhelming. If you’ve never been there, what you see is vast, beautifully manicured farmland. There are lots of horse drawn carriages and every farm looks perfect. BUT… if you know about the puppy mills (there are hundreds), all you see when you look around is silent suffering. You can’t see or hear the dogs because the farms are so big and set back from the road, but you know it’s there, and it’s just terrible. What sealed the deal, was when I was on my way out of town, I passed a horse-drawn carriage (Amish – of course) with a sad-looking dog in a 2×2 cage in the back – probably being transported to another mill. So sad, and such a powerful image. Boycott Amish goods until they can get their community cleaned up!
September 24th, 2009 at 11:27 pm
Thank you for writing in. Your words are so meaningful and descriptive it really hits the core of one’s being. It’s heartbreaking. Could you tell while you were there, if your presence had any effect on the people running these places at all?
April 21st, 2010 at 4:06 pm
You have a new fan! I love your stuff here and will be back again.