Very Interesting Article on the Amish and puppymills

[Cataholic]

Be very careful with what you "think" you know about the Amish. I am from PA and of German heritage. I lived around the Amish and have friends who were Amish. It is a closed society and horrible things do happen within the society.

They do run puppy mills. I don't know why this person decided to time his release of his comment now, except to balance out the pity party, much deserved for these people. No way am I saying that the article's timing is appropriate. Oh my gosh, these people just lost 5, maybe more, children to some lunatic's manic decision to kill them.

My heart goes out to the families involved. Such horror. The Amish will move on. They are tough, tough, tough people.

I couldn't agree more. No ONE, Amish, or anyone else, deserves the tragedy bestowed on them. No one. However, I have heard many accounts of the way they mistreat their animals, and puppy mills are rampant within the community.

I don't, and have not for sometime, supported Amish wares, because I cannot condone their treatment of animals.

[lv4dogs]

I think this should be in the dog house section.