I got this from another board I frequent and thought I should share it with everyone I know.
It is a "undercover" video documentary by Peta.
Whatever your feelings re: PETA may be, there is no denying the truth as depicted in this recent documentary narrated by Charlize Theron. It is not pleasant to watch. Many of us are already all too familiar with the horrors of these dog factories!!!!!!! But, if you are one who is unfamiliar with the horrors and autrocities that these **** holes perpetuate, PLEASE, have the courage to watch the following video. Then please, spread the word. And as hard as I know, God I know, how hard it is to resist rescuing these dogs from mall pet stores, please, don't. If these monsters have no demand for their dogs, they have no recourse but to shut down. NO PROFIT!! And be on the look out for pending legislation/petitions in your area, promoting the licensing and inspeciton of these so called breeding facilites. THIS IS A GRAPHIC VIDEO

The horror that is the puppymill....

And if for some reason you can't watch the video, Here's a link to written info re: puppymills.

Puppymill literature link

I know I got Roxey from a pet store, and I love her to death & wouldn't change a thing. But I would never go to a pet store for a puppy again

Anna
Angus, Huney & Roxey

Amen to that Anna!! I can't watch the video from work, but I'll see it when I go home. I also got Tobi from a pet store almost 5 years ago (when I didn't know any better). Education is the key factor in making people aware. Thanks for helping

I'm already well aware of the puppy mills along with many other issues when it comes to our beloved fur babies. I am learning even more everyday now that I work for my local humane society. It is very sad & depressing at times. Really makes a person question the human race. We are supposed to be the more intelligent beings on earth? I watched the video and I'm in tears! It is terrible what people will do for the almighty dollar. It's to bad people can't figure out that the dollar won't save thier soul!

Please rub my tummy!!

I am so glad you've shown this video, I've adopted 4 out od 6 of my dogs from the dog pound ( one was wild tamed and one flea market bargain) But I can't say enough about how wonderful the dogs from the pound are, I'm convinced that they know you have saved them and they are eternally grateful. I've had "pure breeds" also and they don't have anything over the "mutt".But if that's what u prefer, plenty of pure breeds can be found in the pound.So please everyone try a pound puppy u won't be sorry.

The human race is horrible. I can't really say anything else.....

''I'd rather have one inch of dog than miles if pedigree.''

That is sooo horrible. I found it really hard to watch that video!


*Made By Primabella @ Hungry Hound*

That really is a horrible story and I'm getting a little bit scared to open some of these threads on this website as they make me cry - AT WORK
I often think about how much I would love to save all underprivileged animals but my sister said to me one day which is very true "You can't save all of them you just have to make sure you love and look after the ones you do have".

Sorry Monique, I didn't mean to make you cry (can't have you crying at work )-that's why I put "WARNING GRAPHIC VIDEO"
that way if your afraid it will bother you, don't click on it.

Anna
Angus, Huney & Roxey

Here is a link to Hearts United's puppy mill site. How these stupid people can do this is beyond my realm of comprehension...I hope more people will boycott Lancaster County, PA where there is a bigger concentration of puppy mills in the country....GGRRRRR

http://www.hua.org/Prisoners/Puppymills.html

Save a life...Adopt!

[This message was edited by Barbi on December 27, 2003 at 11:31 AM.]

hi there,Mugsy! I went to the site & sent the letter to AKC. ONE OF AKC'S PROBLEMS ARE THEY WANT to stay politically correct! DON'T WANT TO OFFEND POSSIBLE"FEE PAYING CUSTOMERS" BESIDES, THEY WOULD HAVE TO MAKE HARD DECISIONS on what is and is not legitiment kennels VS PUPPY MILLS! FOR WHAT'S WORTH, I put my e-mail address & that I am an owner of AKC REG. DOG. AS for the article about the Illinois PUP.MILL I tried to get the article that you spoke of but couldn't find it on the web page you gave. can you help there as I wanted to e-mail it to my AUNT & COUSIN, who live in Melvin, Illinois & other family members in the state! thanks

hi Y'all! I WROTE TO AKC concerning MUGSY'S POINT ABOUT AKC NOT REACTING properly to PUPPY MILLS, INFACT on the site about puppy mills that she linked us to there was a form letter to cut/paste! here's the answer to that letter! see & judge for yourselves:

hi Y'all! I WROTE TO AKC concerning MUGSY'S POINT ABOUT AKC NOT REACTING properly to PUPPY MILLS, INFACT on the site about puppy mills that she linked us to there was a form letter to cut/paste! here's the answer to that letter! see & judge for yourselvesHello,

AKC's Policy Statement - "Puppy Mills" and Sale of Puppies Through Pet Shops

"The American Kennel Club endorses breeding of dogs by responsible breeders for the purpose of improving breeds of purebred dogs. We oppose random, large scale breeding of dogs solely for commercial purposes. We believe all breeders bear a responsibility to assure that those who purchase their dogs understand and are capable of carrying out their responsibilities as owners.

The AKC believes the solution to the problem of random, large scale breeding for commercial purposes is scrupulous enforcement of the federal Animal Welfare Act and state and local regulations governing the humane care of animals. We further recommend and support programs that teach the public to purchase puppies from responsible breeders and to avoid impulse buying of dogs."

Note: The above information can be found online at http://www.akc.org/insideAKC/canleg.cfm



The AKC does not support the random, large-scale breeding of dogs for commercial purposes. The AKC has two primary tools to ensure the integrity of our registry and promote responsible breeding. One tool is the AKC's Inspection/Investigation department. This department performs over 4000 individual inspections of breeder's records each year. Anyone registering 10 or more litters in a year may be inspected by this department. We are justifiably proud of this department's work and recognize the magnitude of its task. The second tool is public education. We are constantly striving to promote responsible dog ownership, beginning before you buy.

It is legal in the United States for anyone to breed dogs and sell them for profit. The AKC's part in this is to inspect the records and the kennels of the breeders who breed AKC registered dogs. The AKC Inspections and Investigations Unit performs over 4000 inspections a year. When unsafe or unsanitary conditions are discovered in the course of an inspection, the breeder is reported to the authorities who have the power to close down a breeding operation. The AKC does not have the authority to do this. We will suspend a breeder of their AKC privileges if he is convicted of cruelty to animals. We also will suspend breeders for any violations of AKC Rules and Regulations. We are doing everything we can, within the legal boundaries, to promote and protect purebred dogs.


For more information concerning the American Kennel Club and our relationship to high-volume breeders, please visit the web site at http://www.akc.org..


If a reply is necessary, please include a copy of all correspondence. For more information, please visit our Customer Care Center at https://www.akc..org/insideAKC/customer care.cfm


Kathy, Customer Service Representative

now, i'll try to post the letter I got from the rescue site (IT'S A FORM LETTER THAT YOU USE TO GET ANSWERS FROM AKC about their stand on puppy mills! I'm new at this cut'paste thing...YEA!!!!!



Mr. Alfred L Cheaure Mr. David C. Merriam
American Kennel Club 51 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10010-1609

Dear Mr. Cheaure:

There is a national disgrace in this country which your organization
supports and sustains. It is the huge, shameless industry of greed known as
the puppy mills.

From reports of first-hand experience, I know that at best the mill breeding
dogs are confined in small pens walking on wires and enduring pain and
suffering for life. Their nutrition is so poor that their teeth fall out,
their gums rot with infection, and often their salivary glands swell into
painful lumps. They suffer from all types of afflictions - bulging hernias,
tumors, infected anal glands, urinary tract infections, ovarian cysts,
brittle reproductive organs, uterine infections, ear mites, itching, painful
skin disorders. The bare bones cost-cutting greed of the millers restricts
expenses for nutrition and health care. How much money the dogs can produce
in their brief lives is the only concern of the millers.

The females fare the worst, of course, since they are bred every season and
bear litter after litter of puppies often in excruciating pain due to their
general poor health and lack of exercise. Many die giving birth or suffer
multiple caesareans. When their bodies have given out and they can no longer
produce, it is time to kill them.

Litters of sickly, suffering, often genetically defective puppies are sold
in bulk to brokers who transport them without mercy to distant stores where
they can be sold for maximum profit. A large percentage of the puppies die
in transit to the stores, or soon after their arrival in homes.

These are AKC Registered puppies. It is the name that tells the public they
are purebred dogs and establishes their pricetags. This registration is the
role you play in this tragic, shameful business, and it is a critical role
for all the other players - the greedy millers, the ruthless brokers, and
the unscrupulous pet store owners.

You have the power to stop this monstrous cruelty, and it is inconceivable
that you do not have the integrity to do so. The registration of litters
from mass producing, substandard breeders is grossly inconsistent with any
mission statement of furthering the interests of purebred dogs. It defiles
your name and trashes your paperwork.

I insist that you establish and enforce requirements and limitations for
dog-breeding establishments, that you restrict the use of your name to
ethical, humane breeders, that you restore moral health to your
organization.

For all the dogs now suffering in their cages, begging, hoping, crying in
pain and desperation, I write this. I want you to think of them also, day
and night.

Signed Mrs. Rosemary C. Spettigue , an OWNER OF AN AKC REG. DOG!
contact www.billandrose@frontiernet.net

SORRY THE FIRST LETTER IS LAST & VISA-VERSA? I'M A PC NEWBI!iF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THE ABOVE & DON'T WANT TO POST(DON'T yell at me too much!) DROP ME AN E-MAIL, DON'T want to tic anyone off that is not involved with the mills, but I just wanted some answers my self, as I said before 30 years ago AKC HELPED me & someothers get after some PUPPY MILLS! this is all inresponse to my post on 12/27/03 so AKC DID ANSWER ME.

I guess if they don't support puppy mills, they wouldn't register the pups that come out of the mills. There was an "experiment" where people sent info on their kids to the AKC and they registered them. Sorry if I offend anyone, but, I have zero use for the AKC, never have, never will. That letter from the AKC didn't ever REALLY address the problem, oh well, big business will remain big business as long as they are making money hand over fist from people.

Save a life...Adopt!

the letter that came was AKC, was their official stand.WHAT THEY SAY MAY BE vastly different than what they'DO', I JUST POSTED IT CUZ IT WAS THEIR reply to the 'FORM' LETTER THAT I SENT TO THEM FROM THE RESCUE SITE! Today, I went to the PETA SITE & WATCHED THEIR MOVIE on a puppy mill expose, it was terrible (and it made me very angry, so I e-mailed the LADY REP>from AKC, that answered my letter. I enclosed a very polite,but FIRM PLEA, THAT IF SHE TRULY LOVES ANIMALS, she would spend the couple of min. & watch the movie. I further stated that after she watched the movie, if she wasn't angry with the mills , she should e-mail me again another excuse why more isn't being done by AKC. I also stated that if I didn't hear from her in a couple of days, I would continue to "educate" every rep. I could @ AKC, and continue to ask "HARD QUESTIONS" of them. Next e-mail with the PETA MOVIE will go to the 2 gentlemen to whom my first e-mail was addressed @ akc. I also sent it to my cousin(a born-activist) who lives in ILLINOIS. If persistant enough some how, we can reach the right person. I for one will find it very hard to sleep tonite, the sounds of the dogs(in the movie), are still very "LOUD" in my ears. I can still"see" the sad eyes of that female weimi,(animal kingdom)in flagstaff,back in sept. as I walked out the door very angry, I heard her sorrowful whine...that is also in my"ears"tonight! I will give HANNAH AN EXTRA HUG TONITE, AS I wonder about that weimi in the window, (who was getting too old to sell) I still wonder what was her fate. I know that $1499.00 was too much of a REWARD TO PAY THOSE SCOUNDRELS. I also know that ordinary pet lovers don't understand that buying a puppy further enables the mills to perpetuate their torture on still more dogs & puppies!





[This message was edited by Rosemary on December 31, 2003 at 02:19 AM.]

YEAH for Rosemary!!! I LIKE you!! It seems that if you ask an obscure question that they wouldn't be able to send you a form letter doesn't it? Hmmmmm.... Thanks for doing all this Rosemary.

Save a life...Adopt!

MUGSY, IT'S NOT ALWAYS THE QUESTIONS, YOU ASK....IT'S WHICH "OPTION OF ACTION" THEY CHOOSE TO TAKE...after you give them the choice! WORDS ARE CHEEP! ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER!

AND I'M NOT DONE YET! JUST BEGUN!!!

it's me again, with the on going saga of "THE AKC FORM LETTER FILE"- I guess it is true-"for every action there is a reaction" here we go. I sent a lady rep. from AKC "an invitation" TO WATCH THE PETA MOVIE, so that she could better understand why folks are so upset with puppy mills & AKC'S non-assertive/passive attitude towards registering some of these dogs/puppies. she intern passed the buck to the gentleman who replied with a form statement about sick puppies. below first is the reply letter, then my invitation to watch the movie(backwards presentation I know, but I'm a novice at this PC THING!) THEN IN MY NEXT "POST WILL BE THE "SICK PUPPY FORM LETTER" read them carefully & see if you see any relevence to my initial question or request or if you see a "skirting of the issue here: "Dear Ms. Spittigue,

I have been forwarded a copy of your correspondence to the American Kennel Club (AKC) regarding puppy mills.

The AKC accepts written, signed complaints, which contains direct information to support allegations of AKC rules violations.

The AKC is the only purebred dog registry in the United States that has an inspections department that monitors customers compliance with AKC rules. With a field staff of 14 inspectors located throughout the country the AKC conducts approximately 4,000 inspections annually. Customers who register 7 or more litters or conduct 25 or more registration transactions annually are automatically subject to inspection. Inspections apply to dog and litter records, on-dog identification, DNA collection, and dog and kennel conditions.

I have also attached the AKC's position statement regarding dog breeders, sellers, health, and quality of dogs. Hopefully, this information will provide you with a better understanding of AKC jurisdiction in these matters.

Your concern for dogs and interest in the AKC is appreciated.

Sincerely,

Steve Robinson
American Kennel Club
Director, Investigations & Inspections

>>> <billandrose@frontiernet.net> 12/30/03 05:48PM >>>

MRS. ROSEMARY SPETTIGUE ( billandrose@frontiernet.net ) recommends you
visit the following link.

YOU sent me a letter about AKC NOT BEING LAX with PUPPY MILLS, THIS FILM
is why I asked! I LOVE DOGS(REG OR MUTTS) AND I believe we need to get
involved wether it's convienant or not, politically correct or not, PLEASE
watch this film & see what I mean!and if you are saddened by it TELL YOUR
FRIENDS!

http://www.petatv.com/tvpopup/video.asp?video=charlize-theron-pupply-mill HERE BELOW IS THE "UNHEALTHY PUPPY LETTER" THAT WAS E-MAILED TO ME!

The American Kennel Club (AKC) is always concerned when we learn about the sale of a sick dog, or a dog that has been diagnosed as having a congenital defect. However, the AKC does not license or endorse anyone engaged in the commerce of selling purebred dogs and, therefore, has no control over the business practices of those involved in such transactions. Membership in the AKC is comprised of independent dog clubs located throughout the United States. No individual persons are members of the AKC.



While the AKC attempts to foster sound breeding practices through education and through the funding of research, and while many breeders offer various guarantees with respect to the health of dogs, our jurisdiction is limited to the practices one must follow to ensure proper identification of dogs registered with the AKC. Registration, in itself, does not guarantee the quality of health of a dog.



There are no provisions in our Rules to preclude the breeding of dogs of questionable quality. We would certainly hope, however, that if the matter is brought to the attention of the owners of dogs involved, they would give the matter very careful consideration before contemplating breeding the dogs again.



If you feel that you should be compensated for all or part of the purchase price of your dog, and if you are unable to resolve the matter with the seller; we can only recommend that you seek legal counsel to determine if you can obtain relief through civil channels. You may also wish to bring this matter to the attention of your local Better Business Bureau or Consumer Protection Service.



With regard to the facility at which your dog was purchased, if you feel the conditions there do not meet acceptable health standards, the matter should be brought to the attention of your local SPCA, Humane Society or Health Department.




DOES ANY ONE SEE WHY THE DOGS & PUPPIES IN THIS COUNTRY ARE IN REAL TROUBLE AND THE PUPPY MILLS DON'T HAVE A THING TO WORRY ABOUT FROM AKC & OTHER AGENCIES? AKC IS ABOUT FORM LETTERS! ANYONE WITH ANY IDEAS ON A NEXT STEP LET ME KNOW WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS ARE....IF YOU DON'T WANT TO GET INVOLVED PUBLICALLY NO PROBLEM, THERE'S REASONS WHY THAT MAY BE, TIME RESTRENGHTS ETC. JUST E-MAIL ME WITH ANY SUGGESTIONS!