Over time we have become increasingly aware of animal suffering throughout our area: dogs crammed into small cages outdoors or stuffed for hours into "crates" indoors, lost and abandoned animals of all kinds left out "in the country" to survive or die, backyard animals chained and ignored. When you have loved and pampered pets, it's hard to believe others can treat their dogs, cats - any pets - so cruelly. The good news is that there's never been a better time to volunteer on behalf on animals. Public sentiment has been stirred up and peoples' awareness of animal suffering is growing.
Amazingly enough, in Virginia Beach - a city with a growing population of animal-savvy volunteers and plenty of residents and businesses (think PeTA) who support the fight against puppy mill breeders - a new dog-selling store, PuppyVille, has opened. The publicized that they would be receiving 60 - 80 puppies a MONTH. I am appalled. We will do what we can to help stop this cruel insanity. This same week, Shih Tzu & Furbaby Rescue (www.stfbr.com - the rescue effort for whom we rescued Jonathan and Oliver, who are now our beloved pets) has taken in 65 terribly sick and neglected small dogs from an outfit in Texas. They are frantically looking for foster homes and permanent adoptions for all of these pathetic and oh-so-hopeful little dogs.
The next time you see someone "shopping" for a dog at a pet store, or you yourself are in a pet store that carries puppies and kittens.... ASK THEM: What happens to the ones that aren't sold?
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