Comments on: Flight to Freedom for Puppy Mill Dogs – Ohio Dog Auction http://www.dogmagazine.net/archives/4517/flight-to-freedom-for-puppy-mill-dogs-ohio-dog-auction/ the lifestyle magazine for dog lovers Sat, 11 Jun 2011 15:23:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Clare http://www.dogmagazine.net/archives/4517/flight-to-freedom-for-puppy-mill-dogs-ohio-dog-auction/#comment-72371 Clare Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:50:55 +0000 http://www.dogmagazine.net/?p=4517#comment-72371 Thanks for this story - I used to live in Ohio, USA and it has has been difficult to convince the general public outside of the state of the sad state of animal care in the Amish community because of the stereotypes of Amish as gentle religious people living the simple life. I have personally seen the complete lack of any mercy shown to the horses on 90 degree days forced to trot on hot roads pulling a wagon or buggy, or tied by the side of the road in the sun with no water (and a tree nearby that any reasonable person would have shared with the horse). Horses covered in sweat with ribs showing as they worked with no mercy. Now the Amish have found a new source of money and new animals to use and abuse, dogs. Amish puppy mills are spreading in the Mid West. Many of the pups that are sold are sick and many people are protesting the way the pups are raised. Some sites have quotes from the Amish that "God gave them animals to use as they see fit". Have they not seen any other commands from God to care well for his creation? "Use" does NOT mean "abuse". Thankfully measures are being taken to end this - firstly the undercover investigations such as this one by the PSPCA but more importantly a new bill is hoping to get introduced next year - but in order for this 120,700 hard copy signatures are required by December 14 for the Ohio Dog Auctions Act to have any chance of passing in 2010. If any of your readers are in Ohio and can canvas some signatures - please use the form below to get details and hopefully get this bill into congress. https://secure2.convio.net/aspca/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=2619&JServSessionIdr004=dkb1hqx9o1.app39b Thanks for this story – I used to live in Ohio, USA and it has has been difficult to convince the general public outside of the state of the sad state of animal care in the Amish community because of the stereotypes of Amish as gentle religious people living the simple life. I have personally seen the complete lack of any mercy shown to the horses on 90 degree days forced to trot on hot roads pulling a wagon or buggy, or tied by the side of the road in the sun with no water (and a tree nearby that any reasonable person would have shared with the horse). Horses covered in sweat with ribs showing as they worked with no mercy.

Now the Amish have found a new source of money and new animals to use and abuse, dogs. Amish puppy mills are spreading in the Mid West. Many of the pups that are sold are sick and many people are protesting the way the pups are raised. Some sites have quotes from the Amish that “God gave them animals to use as they see fit”. Have they not seen any other commands from God to care well for his creation? “Use” does NOT mean “abuse”.

Thankfully measures are being taken to end this – firstly the undercover investigations such as this one by the PSPCA but more importantly a new bill is hoping to get introduced next year – but in order for this 120,700 hard copy signatures are required by December 14 for the Ohio Dog Auctions Act to have any chance of passing in 2010.

If any of your readers are in Ohio and can canvas some signatures – please use the form below to get details and hopefully get this bill into congress.

https://secure2.convio.net/aspca/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=2619&JServSessionIdr004=dkb1hqx9o1.app39b

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