![]() ![]() They’re terrified by “freedom” and require lots of patience and love before they’re able to give any back.īut for anyone who has the desire and means to undo some of the damage done by cruel puppy mills, there’s no better project. The fact that breeders are discarding more dogs indicates they aren’t ignoring the law, and that’s also good.Įxperienced rescuers caution that, much like deeply traumatized children, dogs who have lived their entire lives in cramped cages and had almost no contact with people don’t behave like normal dogs. ![]() It’s fortunate that the two sides are willing to cooperate in the rescue effort and the veterinarians deserve thanks for their critical go-between role. Those groups are natural enemies and likely will continue to spar at the Statehouse because the new regulations, while welcome and overdue, don’t eliminate all cruelty. Rescue groups often find available dogs through veterinarians who act as middlemen between their puppy-mill-owning clients and rescuers. That’s a good thing, made even better by the prospect of dogs who’ve suffered so much having loving homes at last. Some breeders simply are downsizing their operations to be able to comply with the new regulations. Others are rejected because their obvious health problems, often brought on by poor care and unsound breeding practices, wouldn’t look good to a state inspector. A lifetime limit on how many times one female can be bred means more dogs have outlived their usefulness to the breeders. Puppy mills, which we’ll define as high-volume breeders that fail to provide humane conditions for their animals, are turning more animals loose since the new law took effect. You might even find an opportunity to get personally involved. Google “puppy mill rescue” and you’ll find listings of organizations willing to take dogs that high-volume breeders no longer want. The folks who give their time to the Cleveland-area Puppy Mill Rescue Team don’t just look at sad pictures on the internet and feel bad they get in their cars, trucks and vans and drive for hours to retrieve dogs from hell and deliver them to something better. So it’s really important that people reach out, we can’t always assume that other people are going to make the call our democratic process means that our legislators need to hear from us,” Jackson.For anyone who has read or heard about Ohio’s shameful puppy mills over the years and wished to see those animals saved, there’s great news: The state’s new regulations, which took effect in September, seem to have created a flood of four-legged refugees and, thankfully, teams of volunteers willing to connect them with loving homes. The bill has passed the senate floor and the assembly codes committee, but still needs to pass the assembly rules committee, the full assembly floor, and then be signed by the governor. And by then the consumer has already laid down thousands of dollars, have fallen in love with his dog that now might need also thousands of dollars of vet care even if it should survive,” Jackson said. ![]() But the sickness can be hidden and it can erupt a week or so later. What happens is, those dogs often arrive sick. Sometimes they get these dogs for as little as $50 and they turn around and sell them for thousands. There is a trail of evidence to say they are shipped in from puppy mills in the Midwest, which is huge. “Dogs are not sourced from the local community as one might think.
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