Oprah to investigate abuse at puppy mills REAIR May 29

[Pam]

I just finished watching the Oprah show. I taped it because I knew I wouldn't be home. I am still wiping tears off my face. I think the show was well done. I was happy to hear that they also mentioned Breed Specific Rescues. I know that many people watching were probably never aware of that should they not find the specific breed they are looking for at their local shelter. I wish maybe it was made a little more clear about how to contact a breed rescue.

All in all it was an informative show, explaining the need for spaying/neutering and even showing the process of a neutering. The hardest part for me was the segment on euthanasia. I totally lost it as those little souls were labeled with an "e" and then led to the room from which they would never return. Let's all pray that with Oprah's vast audience and influence (she recommends a book and it becomes an instant best seller) that legislation may some day be passed to shut these hell holes down!!! Forever!!!

[caseysmom]

I sure hope your right Pam, I am a wimp and didn't watch. I think it comes on again in a bit here and I may watch I am not sure the previews were almost too much.

[K9karen]

I had no intentions of watching it after the previews, but I caught some of it since I have no will power. I'm with Pam, the poor, innocent beauties, with "E"s marked on their cards, being led to die, was pathetic. I lost it. I was beside myself (another glass of wine please). And the guy who makes the decision....what can I say?It's on now as a rerun and I shut it off. I won't be able to sleep.

[Emeraldgreen]

We have satellite and I was able to watch it at 10:00p.m. tonight. The whole show was so difficult to watch and I was actually scared to see it.
The last part with the shelter and the euthanasias was heartbreaking. I was absolutely in tears. Those beautiful faces and kind eyes as the men wrapped the leash around their mouths as muzzles before putting them down. I just felt so awful for not doing anything about it all this time that I've been on the planet. I've always rescued all my animals and have always had them spayed and neutered but I am looking forward to dedicating a part of my life to doing more to help the animals. It's hard to know where to begin. I know so many of you on this forum are right in the middle of helping animals like these and I'm so thankful to know that you are out there.
I'm excited because another woman and I are currently in the process of setting up a group where I live to start caring for the feral and abandonded cats. The SPCA has offered to help subsidize some of this care and we've already found some people quite interested in volunteering. The ultimate goal beyond caring for them and trying to rehome some of them is to also set up a spay/neuter program and be able to offer help to other animals in addition to the cats. I'm moving in a few months from this area but I want to help get this off the ground before I leave. And I'm hoping it will give me some more experience to work with something similar where I will be moving.
This show was good. Hard to watch but good.

[Seravieve]

I watched it yesterday when it initially aired. I was glued. I knew I shouldnt be watching it, because seeing shows like that make me want to go adopt more doggies... But we cant.. dang subdivision rules and nosy neighbors.

I couldnt change the channel. My hand wouldnt do it. Im SOOO glad that Oprah did that show. People need to see these things, they need to know. Think of all the people who had no idea about puppy mills who watch her show. She has such a huge following, its just wonderful.

Parts that really touched me... When they were walking the yellow lab and talking about how it'd never walked on the ground before. You could see it walking all weird because it was so used to walking on the wire cage.

And the whole euthanasia part too.. ugh. Thats when I got MAJOR LES. I had to get up and dry my face off.. shoot. That guy got to choose who lived and who died just based on how they looked in their cages. E for you.. E for you...
And then them showing the guy getting them out for their last walk to the E room. ugh. I couldnt handle that part.

Zeke and Bunny were both on 'E Row' at our local animal control. Both had been returned numerous times. Zeke had been there for a total of 6 months.. their limit. So we were able to save two precious pups from early deaths.. but I just couldnt imagine being that guy, having to chose who gets to die. Ugh. And when he said maybe 4 out of 50 of their dogs get adopted! Thats HORRIBLE. All of those dogs being put down... And they showed the freezer. Oh geez.

And thank you Midwest US... where the most mills are.. Makes me so proud to live in the midwest. Not.

Hopefully it will change people. Makes me want to go to our local Mall Pet Store and chew them out. "99% of all dogs at pet stores are from Puppy Mills."