So true and well said gmartin. I’ve been going through listings of dog shelters in L.A. to help my Mom find a new dog and the number of dogs — and cats — waiting for their “forever” home is stunning and saddening.
Who is to say that junkyard dogs don’t enjoy their job? They get to roam all night and they get fed in the morning. They may not be purse dogs(accessories), but who is to say that is what they wanted in the first place?
It’s not that puppy mills are ‘allowed’. It’s just that they’re hidden. As soon as the authorities find one, they bust it up and take the dogs away. There should be a new law: If you are convicted of animal cruelty, it should say on your driver’s license that you are not allowed to own an animal. Anyone selling or giving away an animal has to ask to see the ID.
Kate Payne said: “As soon as the authorities find one, they bust it up and take the dogs away.” - Oh no, not always. Too many times if the owner can produce the correct paperwork, they’re allowed to continue. Check out the PA and Midwest mills. They have to be stopped.
When my daughter was a baby we found a beagle puppy in a local park and adopted him. He would cower whenever I came into view, same with any male that came around. Loved my wife and daughter dearly. My only conclusion was that some man had badly abused that poor beagle. Sad that such people are allowed to exist.
cbrsarah over 12 years ago
Unfortunately, I’ve known dogs that held a grudge. They ended up as junk yard dogs or sent to the land of the white rabbit.
hippogriff over 12 years ago
And evil is live spelled backwards; and stressed is reversed by desserts
Tonksquawk over 12 years ago
So true and well said gmartin. I’ve been going through listings of dog shelters in L.A. to help my Mom find a new dog and the number of dogs — and cats — waiting for their “forever” home is stunning and saddening.
Love this series Adrian!
iced tea over 12 years ago
Lucy is one fortunate little dog.
route66paul over 12 years ago
Who is to say that junkyard dogs don’t enjoy their job? They get to roam all night and they get fed in the morning. They may not be purse dogs(accessories), but who is to say that is what they wanted in the first place?
hippogriff over 12 years ago
night gaunt: Ask bievek, he is the one who brought it up.
kate Premium Member over 12 years ago
It’s not that puppy mills are ‘allowed’. It’s just that they’re hidden. As soon as the authorities find one, they bust it up and take the dogs away. There should be a new law: If you are convicted of animal cruelty, it should say on your driver’s license that you are not allowed to own an animal. Anyone selling or giving away an animal has to ask to see the ID.
namenamename over 12 years ago
Kate Payne said: “As soon as the authorities find one, they bust it up and take the dogs away.” - Oh no, not always. Too many times if the owner can produce the correct paperwork, they’re allowed to continue. Check out the PA and Midwest mills. They have to be stopped.
steelersneo over 12 years ago
When my daughter was a baby we found a beagle puppy in a local park and adopted him. He would cower whenever I came into view, same with any male that came around. Loved my wife and daughter dearly. My only conclusion was that some man had badly abused that poor beagle. Sad that such people are allowed to exist.