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Alert: MY PLEDGE TO STOP PUPPY MILLS - Sign the Stop Puppy Mills Pledge  

Focus:Animal Welfare
Action Request:Petition
Location:United States


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Sign the Stop Puppy Mills Pledge


Thanks to Oprah Winfrey, the cruelty of puppy mills is being brought into the spotlight.
 

"The Oprah Winfrey Show" on April 4 showed how buying a purebred or trendy mixed-breed puppy at a pet store or Internet site often supports a cruel industry.

That's because many of these pets are from puppy mills — large-scale operations that force "breeder dogs" to produce litter after litter to support consumer demand for puppies. The puppies themselves are prone to a variety of illnesses. Some die within days or weeks of purchase.

You can help stop this suffering. Please sign our pledge to stop puppy mills! Simply read the pledge below and then fill out the form at right. Thank you!

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I will do my part to help stop puppy mills. I pledge to help end this cycle of cruelty by:

-Choosing not to buy my next pet from a pet store or Internet site

-Refusing to buy supplies from any pet store or Internet site that sells puppies

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Posted: Thursday July 17, 2008, 3:37 pm
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