Comments on: Cute Overload in Arlington http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/07/18/cute-overload-in-arlington/ <em>City Paper</em> Writers on News, Politics, the Media, the Arts, and More Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:16:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Mark Athitakis http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/07/18/cute-overload-in-arlington/#comment-201918 Mark Athitakis Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:42:24 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/?p=6038#comment-201918 Thanks for the clarification, Michelle. I corrected the error above, and added a link to Baby's bio. Thanks for the clarification, Michelle. I corrected the error above, and added a link to Baby’s bio.

]]> By: Michelle http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/07/18/cute-overload-in-arlington/#comment-201910 Michelle Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:29:47 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/?p=6038#comment-201910 Actually, the dog in the picture is not a puppy. She is a former breeding dog abused in the horrible puppy mill industry. In an excerpt from the book's website (www.ararebreedoflove.com), Baby is described as "like all the breeding dogs, Baby was tattooed with a number and had her vocal cords cut so the owners wouldn't have to listen to her cries to be let out of her cage. Her leg was amputated after her rescue due to the abuse she suffered. On the day Baby was scheduled to be killed – because she had gotten too old to breed – she was rescued by a passing stranger." I think it is wonderful that Barack Obama is lending his celebrity to this noble cause. Puppy mills are mass breeding facilities that treat dogs like commodities to be bought, sold, and used at will. The dogs spend their whole lives in metal cages, often without adequate food, water, and shelter. They have untreated medical conditions and genetic disorders. The puppies from these facilities are sold over the internet and at pet stores nationwide. To those looking to combat this epidemic, please considering adopting from a local shelter or rescue group. If you must purchase a dog, only buy from a reputable breeder; one who raises the puppies in the house, conducts extensive background searches of future families, and is willing to take the dog back, no questions asked, if there is a problem. Kudos to Barack Obama! And to all those lending their voices to the voiceless masses! Actually, the dog in the picture is not a puppy. She is a former breeding dog abused in the horrible puppy mill industry. In an excerpt from the book’s website (www.ararebreedoflove.com), Baby is described as “like all the breeding dogs, Baby was tattooed with a number and had her vocal cords cut so the owners wouldn’t have to listen to her cries to be let out of her cage. Her leg was amputated after her rescue due to the abuse she suffered. On the day Baby was scheduled to be killed – because she had gotten too old to breed – she was rescued by a passing stranger.”

I think it is wonderful that Barack Obama is lending his celebrity to this noble cause. Puppy mills are mass breeding facilities that treat dogs like commodities to be bought, sold, and used at will. The dogs spend their whole lives in metal cages, often without adequate food, water, and shelter. They have untreated medical conditions and genetic disorders. The puppies from these facilities are sold over the internet and at pet stores nationwide.

To those looking to combat this epidemic, please considering adopting from a local shelter or rescue group. If you must purchase a dog, only buy from a reputable breeder; one who raises the puppies in the house, conducts extensive background searches of future families, and is willing to take the dog back, no questions asked, if there is a problem.

Kudos to Barack Obama! And to all those lending their voices to the voiceless masses!

]]> By: Poor Baby http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/07/18/cute-overload-in-arlington/#comment-199265 Poor Baby Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:51:09 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/?p=6038#comment-199265 Jana did an interview today over on Wayne Pacelle's blog (he's president of the Humane Society of the United States, the group hosting the conference). She talks about how you can help save other dogs like Baby from puppy mills. http://hsus.typepad.com/wayne/2008/07/jana-kohl-baby.html Jana did an interview today over on Wayne Pacelle’s blog (he’s president of the Humane Society of the United States, the group hosting the conference). She talks about how you can help save other dogs like Baby from puppy mills.

http://hsus.typepad.com/wayne/2008/07/jana-kohl-baby.html

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