puppy pals
Having recently seen Marley and Me and having forgotten to take a wad of kleenex into the movie with me, I ended up with seriously puffy eyes and a renewed appreciation for our canine friends. One of the lines in the movie struck such a chord, and although I cannot recite it verbatum, the idea has been stuck to my soul ever since. The concept that the love of a dog is perhaps one of the most amazingly self less relationships on the planet. They just want to be appreciated (and fed) and give a whole lot of slobbering devotion back.
Why then do hideous humans use these animals to make a quick buck? A recent TV expose of puppy mills showed the world how depraved these individuals are. Female dogs are kept in unbelievably squalid conditions and are required to produce litter after litter to feed the demand for “cute” puppies in pet stores. You pay hundreds, sometimes thousands for these bundles of “pedigree” fluff and later discover that your purebred is a “pavement special”. Not that Pavement Specials are not special, but the fraudulent claims of pedigree are wrong and puppy mills are stomach churningly gruesome.
The Wet Nose Animal Rescue Centre has rescued many dogs and puppies from the most inhumane conditions. They are in the process of legally challenging the creatures that perpetrate these disgusting practices, but in the meantime they have to keep going, feeding all the animals they have rescued and finding loving homes for them. Supporting the organisation should not be too much of a trial.
If you want to read about the visit to the puppy mill go to the wetnose site and read their news article on the visit: http://www.wetnose.org.za/news.php?action=view&pk=24. I was overwhelmed with a desire to force this barbaric cretin to live like his dogs for a month or more. This is a man who does not appreciate the value of a wet nose, big puppy eyes and an wagging tail.
Put your money where your heart is and buy a wetnose t-shirt, coffeemug or laptop skin from Howling mad. A portion of every sale goes to Wet Nose, and they get publicity every time you wear it, drink from it at the office, or take your laptop out and about!
While we might be HOWLING MAD – we like to howl in the right direction…especially when puppy farmers make us mad! So howl for all the dogs caught in the snares of unscrupulous breeders and support Wet Nose!
The tough side of dog abuse
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