| Did you know that one dog and her
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| | the dog.
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| offspring can produce about 67,000
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| | The puppies from these puppy mills end up
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| puppies in a six-year time? Considering
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| | at pet shops. One way you can help put
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| that shocking figure it's not surprising
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| | puppy mills out of business is to not buy
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| that about 4-5 million dogs and cats are
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| | puppies from any pet shop. Another way
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| euthanized each year in the United States
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| | to help is to support any legislation
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| shelters.
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| | your state or country tries to pass to
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| One of the reasons for all these unwanted
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| | shut down puppy mills.
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| dogs is puppy mills. If puppy mills could
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| | What can you do personally? If you have
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| be shut down there would be a significant
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| | any dogs make sure they are fixed so they
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| reduction in the number of unwanted pets.
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| | can't add to the overpopulation.
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| The breeders at these puppy mills are
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| | Other ways you can help is to volunteer
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| often kept in cages that are more like
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| | at your local shelter or with a dog
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| chicken coops than dog kennels. They are
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| | rescue. Perhaps you want to foster a dog
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| often de-barked by shoving a metal pipe
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| | or several dogs.
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| down their throat and banging it with a
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| | You can also provide unwanted dogs with a
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| hammer to rupture their vocal chords. The
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| | good home by adopting them from a dog
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| life these dogs live is unimaginable.
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| | rescue or from an animal shelter. Once
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| Females are bred over and over again
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| | home, give the dog time to get accustomed
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| until they become too old or develop some
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| | to his new surroundings. Let him be
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| health condition that prevents them from
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| | inside with the family.
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| being of any use to the owner, at which
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| | If you don't already have a doggie door,
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| time they are often euthanized at home by
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| | get one. And if you don't have a fenced
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| whatever means the owner chooses.
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| | yard (which shelters and rescues usually
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| The fortunate ones end up at dog rescues.
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| | require) put one up, even if it's just a
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| The breeder, after years of getting all
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| | small section outside the doggie door.
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| the puppies he can from her, will offer
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| | This will make it easier to housebreak a
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| her for sale in a local paper or online.
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| | dog that has never been trained.
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| Some rescues will watch for these ads and
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| | To adopt a dog from a shelter or rescue
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| ask if the breeder will offer to
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| | is a wonderful thing to do, but first be
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| relinquish her to the rescue to be
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| | certain you are ready for a new dog. Read
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| adopted out or ask if the breeder will
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| | up on how to take care of a dog or puppy.
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| let the rescue buy the dog for a lower
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| | Read up on the breed you want. Get some
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| price (rescue funds are most always
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| | dog training materials (Cesar Millan is
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| scarce).
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| | highly recommended).
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| Rescues make this attempt to get the
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| | Adopting a dog is a big responsibility
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| female dogs out of the breeding circuit,
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| | that should be for the life of the dog.
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| spayed, and into a good, loving home.
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| | The same thing goes for adopting a kitten
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| Oftentimes, if the rescues can not
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| | or cat. These creatures depend on us to
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| intercept these dogs, they are sold to
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| | take care of them, and right now there is
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| another party who will continue to breed
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| | a lot we can do to improve their plight.
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