Puppy Mills and Other Awful Places

Have you ever see a puppy mill? It's a horrible place and I had to see one today. It broke my heart. I had to stop and see a person out in the country. Nothing unusual about that, that usually describes my day. But this person raises puppies to sell, and it broke my heart. They must have had five or six different litters of things going on there, and I know that at least one fifth of those poor animals are going to end up in a shelter somewhere. No offense to "designer mixed breeds" but the animal shelters are full to capacity with cast offs, the last thing the world needs is people who are creating more puppies on purpose. I think that they are all cute. It's almost impossible to find an ugly puppy, it's kind of like the maxim that all babies are cute (at least to someone.) But if you are looking to add a dog or a cat to your life, please please please consider a trip to your local animal shelter. You will find so many little lives there that would love to be a part of yours. Wagging tails and wet noses that are dying to play fetch with you, go for walks with you, and sit on your lap when you are trying to read the paper. Think about giving one of them a home before you order up the latest flavor of designer mixed breed. And most shelters have an abundance of pure breed dogs also. This is in part due to so many idiots who get a pure bred dog and immediately see dollar signs. Don't breed your dog, please. There are plenty of other people who are out there doing that very thing, that's why the shelters are at capacity. Have your dog spayed or neutered instead. You'll thank me later.