So what is a Puppy Mill, anyway?
When we see that wee fluffball through the glass of the pet store display unit, it's natural to want to reach for the wallet. But it's our responsibility to know where that puppy came from, and who is on the receiving end of that price tag. More often than not, the starting point for these puppies' lives are deplorable makeshift warehouses called "Puppy Mills". And while it's a sad start to any puppy's life, it's a sadder situation still for the breeding dogs left behind.
That's why $5 from every PuppyMillsBite tee goes to Best Friends' Animal Society's Puppies Aren't Products campaign.
Resources
- Watch Twighlight and New Moon's Rachelle Lefevre Puppies Aren't Products PSA.
- Watch a clip from Oprah Winfrey and Lisa Ling's award-winning investigation into the Puppy Mill industry.
- Read founder Mary-Jo Dionne's award-winning editorial exposé "Puppy Hell". (540 KB PDF)
What can you do?
- Adopt. Don't shop. Visit your local shelter, your local rescue groups, and Petfinder.com when looking for your newest family member.
- Spread the PuppyMills awareness word, by forwarding pages like this one to everyone in your e-address book.
- Buy PuppyMillsBite tees now, knowing that $5 from every tee you purchase will go to Best Friends' "Puppies Aren't Products" campaign.
Spread the word. Spread the love. Spread the Fleas.
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