I am so upset. Thankfully, I had never before lived in an area that supported a "Petland" that dealt with the puppymill trade. Now, one is opening up next weekend at the Cape Cod Mall!!"Debbie's Petland!"
A bunch of us at the kennel, several trainers and breeders and the Cape Cod Kennel Club have all banned together to make their opening day a less than pleasant one!! We have been given permission to set up a table outside the store where we will distribute flyers and literature and politely ask people to stop and read, or take with them, material describing the horror of the puppymill. It contains info. on how to organize a protest of your own, emphasizing the importance of boycotting all petstores that sell puppymill pups.
Amazingly, so many people are not even aware that such places exist. And of course, these well meaning people feel so badly for the poor "puppy in the window." I hope that this will be a real eye opener for potential shoppers. I hope even more that they will boycott this and other Petlands to stop this cruel practice.
If you or anyone you know lives in an area that has a Petland of similar type store and you would like to help, you can click on to the site below. It has all the info. necessary to help anyone, from an organization to just one person, legally and courtesously protest an opening, distirubte educational literature and flyers to shoppers and generally spread the word. You can even print off copies of their flyers. And sadly, it graphically describes exactly what the fate of these puppies is if people turn a blind eye!
www.puppymillfighters.com
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