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PiscesChihuahua Pleads: "Don't Buy My Family!"
A new public service announcement is urging people to rescue the little guys rather than buy them from puppy mills.
With the release of "Beverly Hills Chihuahua," animal activists are bracing themselves for the impulse purchase mania that accompanies movies starring man's best friend. Remember the run on Dalmatians and Saint Bernards after "101 Dalmatians" and "Beethoven" hit the screens?
Check out this celebrity studded PSA put out by Best Friends Animal Society urging folks to opt for dog adoption rather than buying them from puppy mills. Papi, the star of the "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" who was rescued from a shelter just days before he was scheduled to be euthanized, also makes an appearance!
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Best Friends is just another Communist fringe group friend of Obama.
This is America and if people want to buy a dog they have fallen in love with no matter the breed they can. and it is their right to do so. They don’t have to buy a dog from a second hand pet store if they don’t want too. Besides they dogs there often are in filth and are sick and unreliable with children.. and no guarantee either… so your on your own.
Yes it’s America and people have a choice. That being said they should also be informed and encouraged to make good choices. IMO people shouldn’t support the unethical practice of puppy mills to find their “perfect” friend. Let’s put it this way: How would you like to spend your entire life shoved in a small crate with little to no contact pumping out “designer” babies with tons of inherent genetic flaws? Sounds fun right?
Years ago, I worked at a pet store that sold puppies. The pups came from reputable breeders, however, I quit the job because it broke my heart to see the puppies locked in cages over long periods of time. I would get them out every chance I got to love on them and exercise them. But after a while, I just couldn’t bear to go into work and know that they were stuck in these crates overnight, and during the day, basically put on show, while the owners of the store were making huge profits off of them.
Too often, parents would buy a puppy for their children, get the dog home, and if the child didn’t like the dog, they would want a refund. Or if the dog seemed too hyper, wouldn’t follow commands (what puppy does at that age?), or if the customer realized that they just spent their rent money on a dog, they would call and basically demand a refund or try to sue the store for their money back.
Now, looking in the window of a pet store breaks my heart. If I had millions of dollars, I would start an adoption center or refuge. I know it sounds sappy, but I just can’t stand to see animals getting neglected or abused.
Everybody wanted a chihuahua when Taco Bell used one on their commercials.