Stop The Oppression Permanently
Stop Puppy Mills in North Carolina
Terminate North Carolina puppy mills!
Contact Speaker Thom Tillis and Senator Pro Tem Phil Burger and tell them to get rid of puppy mills in NC.
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Please end all puppy mill operations in North Carolina. They are institutions of animal abuse.
We are a puppy mill state and our current cruelty laws are not sufficient to protect the dogs in these facilities. Dogs in unscrupulous commercial dog breeding facilities (puppy mills) must suffer for an extended period of time before law enforcement can step in. Our cruelty laws also do not address consumer fraud and taxation. NC leadership needs to support a responsible bill to regulate dog breeders in NC and make them accountable to the animals and the community.
Puppy mills are horrendous places of animal cruelty. More and more people are becoming aware of these despicable operations. Those who make money from the lives of dogs like this should be treated as the criminals they are. Please do the right thing and prosecute all puppy mill operations.
Various items related to the campaign at hand appear below. Please inform yourselves and others about the matter.
The youngest member of the Kreem family has been working to
support the NC chapter of HSUS and the North Carolina Voters
for Animal Welfare to bring awareness to the upcoming bill to
be presented in NC that will call for Commercial Breeders to be
monitored to assure that the dogs are kept in sanitary
conditions and that they are receiving appropriate veterinary
care. This law will weed out the quality breeders from the mass
breeders who have hundreds of dogs suffering on their property
for the sole pupose of breeding the life out of them.
Laila has been traveling to events across NC, to share the rack
cards created by the NC voters for Animal Welfare, telling
citizens how to contact their local reps to request commercial
breeder legislation. Some of you have met Laila, some have not.
She's a little firecracker that survived the most horrid
conditions and hopefully will put a face with the suffering
that is going on in Puppy Mills in NC. We've been everywhere
from ladies groups, to churches, to pet friendly businesses to
our first visit to spring mala at a yoga studio! If you belong
to, or come across any groups that we can have about 10 minutes
to share this info or be a guest and just hang out at an event
to share legislation information, please let me know, we'd love
to add more places to her calendar!
We'd like to unite NC rescues to stand for this cause and would
love the opportunity to share this information with your
supporters. There's no competition for funding or face time,
the only agenda is to urge voters to contact District
Representatives and Senators. If you have an event, or know
another group with an event coming up, we'd love to join you
and share this information. If I can't attend myself, I have a
strong group of supporters/handlers that are always willing to
step up to bring Laila and share this information.
If you have businesses in your area that are geared toward
companion animals who would be willing to keep her cards in
their business, we'd be glad to send to them. We've distributed
about 4,000 so far and are more than happy to keep
sharing.
Here's Laila's story and her mission for those who aren't
familiar with it:
The Journey of Baby Boxer Laila Ali
Dogs housed in unsanitary conditions, lacking medical care
...
The Humane Society of the United States’ Animal Rescue Team was
called in by Caldwell County Animal Control to assist in the
rescue of approximately 300 dogs from a Hudson, North Carolina
property. The dogs were being housed in unsanitary conditions
and lacked proper socialization and medical care. The owner has
surrendered all of the dogs to Caldwell County Animal
Control.
Read more from HSUS press release
Puppy Mill Awareness isn't one day, it's EVERY day ...
Read more and get flyers here.
(Source: Article by Donna Doe on PuppyMillRescue)
As a rescuer pretending to be a breeder, going inside a
large multi breed puppy mill was an emotional roller coaster
from sadness to disgust and horror. Having to keep an
emotionless face and not react to what I saw and learned was
the hardest part.
It is difficult to get inside a puppy mill and if you should
find one contact PuppymillRescue. Please do not attempt to go
in to see for yourself, as it may ruin the hard efforts of
those who have already gained access.
When I arrived, there was an eerie silence and a strong acid
smell engulfed the entire yard. The miller talked about the
dogs as we headed to one of several buildings. The dogs heard
us approaching and they began to bark and whine.
As I stepped inside a building a stronger putrid smell took my
breath. My eyes started watering and with the dim lighting it
took a couple of minutes to see the dogs. The barking was
deafening.
There were small dogs, Poms, Dachshunds, Chihuahuas, and Pugs,
crowded in rows of small wooden boxes that were too high for
them to see over. Their world was only wooden sides. Dogs were
circling and stepping on each other as they frantically jumped
up trying to see over the top, some begged for attention, and
some were motionless. Some cowed in fear.
On the other side were mostly larger breeds crowded in small
inside boxes that opened into small outdoor runs.
One little pregnant Chi was being trampled and the miller said
the pups would be born in the next few days.
When the miller’s back was turned, I was able to give a few a
kind touches. When inquiring about a particular dog, the
miller’s hand would move in circles just above the dog’s heads.
This created more panic as they tried to escape from the hand.
The miller grabbed the dogs by the hair or which ever body part
could be caught as they were handed to me for inspection. When
held the dogs remained motionless in fear. There were toothless
dogs and some with only a few rotten teeth.
The miller explained how she stuck her finger inside their
mouth to remove loose teeth and as it was easy, there was no
reason to pay a vet to do this.
We entered another building much the same as the one before. I
will forever be haunted by a Boston Terrier mom with one tiny
pup in a small wooden box. The mother was frantically jumping
for attention, but she was stepping on the pup. The miller kept
screaming at her to stop and said that the other pups were
trampled to death by the mother dog. I walked a little further
down the rows of dogs hoping that if I moved away the dog might
stop jumping and the miller would stop screaming at her. The
screaming continued and as I turned,
I saw the miller pick up a long wooden board (2x4) and it rose
above the miller’s head.
The miller noticed me watching and as the board swung down the
miller’s arm moved slightly to the side and the sound of a hard
hit against the top of the box echoed throughout the building.
Feeling horror and anger, had the dog been hit my cover would
have been blown as I could not have remained indifferent.
Realizing that the board was there for a purpose, I have no
doubts that it had been used on this dog. The pup’s cries were
pitiful and I walked over and saw this mother dog with eyes
tightly closed flattened on the floor against the back of the
box trembling in terror. She did not look at me or make a
sound. She did not move again while we were in that
building.
As we were leaving the building, I noticed a tiny female min
pin in a small wire cage placed away from the other dogs. A
rear leg was at a weird angle. The miller said the dog hurt her
leg, but she was fine. I asked if a vet had checked her leg and
the response was no. This tiny girl trembled in silence. When
the miller walked away, I reached thru the wire and softy
touched her. This girl tugged at my heart.
The miller showed me Shih Tzu, Yorkie, and mixed puppies, all
sizes and ages. The miller would bring out arm loads of pups
from an area I had not seen. They were covered with dried feces
and fleas. As the miller held them, they never wiggled or
moved, but remained motionless in fear.
Around the buildings were many dog pens with small and large
breeds. Their enclosures were mud with several inches of
standing water and feces everywhere. The larger dogs only had
metal barrels for protection from the cold and rain.
Around the buildings w ere many dog pens with small and large
breeds. Their enclosures were mud with several inches of
standing water and feces everywhere. The larger dogs only had
metal barrels for protection from the cold and rain.
The other buildings in this mill were the same or worse
conditions, but housed different breeds. There were numerous
dogs with eye injuries, large cherry eyes, infected eyes, and
skin infections, which were obvious at a glance.
The dogs rescued from this mill have had no teeth, no lower
jaws, broken jaws, broken bones and were matted with feces
hardened hair. One little Pom was so badly matted on his rear
end that he could not go to the bathroom. Some dogs have
Heartworms, intestinal worms, and some with medical problems
that required surgery. All were filthy with fleas. We now know
that some lived with constant pain and without vet care.
Millers do their own medical care, if any, in order to save
money. This was explained by the miller.