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OPRAH WINFREY
Oprah aired a show (April & May '08) exposing puppy mills and the relationship of cruel breeders to pet stores. This has opened up a new conversation across our state and country.

A portion of The Oprah Show talking about the puppy mill issue with Bill Smith, Lisa Ling and Wayne Pacelle.

HSUS MySpace Page | Stop Puppy Mills Website

PLEASE adopt from RESCUE or from a responsible breeder when buying a puppy! If purchasing from a breeder BE SURE TO MEET THE PUPPY'S MOTHER or you may be supporting a puppy mill where your puppy's mother is rotting in a filthy cage back at the mill. Best to adopt!

HSUS MySpace Page | Stop Puppy Mills Website

It's easy to find the perfect pet of any breed! Go to: www.Petfinder.com or www.Pets911.com

PLEASE BE CAREFUL! DO NOT BUY PUPPIES FROM PET SHOPS OR OVER THE INTERNET!!! 99% OF PUPPIES FROM THESE PLACES COME FROM PUPPY MILLS EVEN THOUGH THE SHOP KEEPERS WILL TELL YOU THAT THEY DON'T!!!

Photo of a Montreal puppy mill raid by The HSUS. This is Scotlund Haisley rescuing a breeding mother who has been forced to live in this cage her whole life. December 12, 2008

2 to 3 million dogs are manufactured in Puppy Mills per year while 3 to 4 million dogs and cats are euthanized in shelters in the same year. Puppy Mills are not needed nor wanted! Photo taken at a protest against Petland here in Plano, Texas. January 3, 2008 (Yes it really was 82* that day.)

My brand new video of The HSUS Petland National Protest Day (Round 2) - March 14, 2009

Photo taken at HSUS National Petland Demonstration Day - Round 3 on May 9, 2009. I'm in the yellow top. Gotta love my sign! :)

Above is a video I put together with HSUS' Scotlund Haisley's photos of the Montreal puppy mill rescue. I also added some of his paintings he produced from the rescue towards the end.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs5PsdA51ko
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GREAT NEWS! PATTI PAGE JUST UPDATED HER SONG 'Doggie in the window' to NOW say "Do you see that doggie in the shelter"! --- She said, "50 years ago it was ok to buy a dog from a pet shop, but now I've changed my tune. With all of the great dogs waiting in shelters for new homes, and the problem of puppy mills, I thought the song should reflect the times and become an anthem for homeless animals."
www.humanesociety.org/pattipage
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Photo of me (on left) talking to fellow participants at a Petland protest in Frisco, Texas. June 20, 2009

Music video of The HSUS 'National Day Against Petland Selling Puppies from Puppy Mills' - Plano, Texas link. 22 cities across the country participated. January 10, 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKxcP2serIU

This is my latest video showing how Petland acquires their puppies from The Hunte Corporation. March 15, 2009 --- PLEASE, NEVER BUY A PUPPY WITHOUT FIRST SEEING WHERE THE ANIMAL WAS BORN AND RAISED. www.humanesociety.org/puppymills
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Photo of me with Jana Kohl (fellow Genesis Awards Executive Committee member '08), Baby, and producer/singer for her book's companion CD, Bryan Harrell, in Dallas. June 22, '08

A Rare Breed of Love www.ararebreedoflove.com
Newly released A Rare Breed of Love by Jana Kohl is the true story of BABY and the mission she inspired to help dogs everywhere.
For most of her life, the small white poodle was known as number 94. That was the number tattooed inside her ear. She was a breeding machine in a puppy mill, not considered worthy of having her own name. Now known as Baby, she's gone from nameless obscurity to becoming the face of puppy mill survivors. After nearly 10 years confined to a cage, Baby was rescued, then adopted by Jana Kohl, Psy.D. She lost one leg to injuries caused by years of confinement, but she didn't lose her ability to love and trust her new "Ma".

The bus Jana uses to raise awareness regarding ending puppy mills. It's amazing!
BRAND NEW FEDERAL BILL FROM THE HSUS! 'BABY'S BILL' Puppy Uniform Protection Statute / Baby's Bill Bill Number: H.R. 6949/S. 3519 Bill Status: Pending HSUS Position: Support Bill Sponsor(s): Representatives Sam Farr (D-Calif.), Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.), Lois Capps (D-Calif.) and Terry Everett (R-Ala.), Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) Legislature Status: In Session
Amends the Animal Welfare Act to require commercial breeders producing 50 or more dogs per year who sell directly to the public, including over the Internet, to be licensed and inspected by the USDA, and require that all commercial dealers provide dogs at their facilities opportunities for 60 minutes of exercise daily.

Photo of the DALLAS CITY COUNCIL MEETING - June, 25, 2008. The spay/neuter ordinance PASSED! More cities around the country are passing mandatory spay/neuter ordinances including ANTI-tethering. THIS WAS A GREAT VICTORY FOR THE ANIMALS AND I AM SO PROUD THAT DALLAS HAS JOINED THE BATTLE AGAINST THE IMBALANCE OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND OF OUR PET POPULATION. **********************************************************

NOTE: THE LITTLE YORKIE IN THE PHOTO ABOVE WAS A BREEDING MOTHER FOR OVER 10 YEARS STUCK IN A FILTHY CAGE. SHE NEVER GOT OUT TO BE LOVED OR TO HAVE ANY FUN. SHE CANNOT WALK. LIVING ON A WIRE CAGE FLOOR SHE COULDN'T DEVELOP HER LEGS. THEY ARE CURLED UP UNDER HER.
THE ONLY REASON THIS YORKIE WAS RESCUED WAS BECAUSE THE PUPPY MILL OWNER SURRENDERED HER TO A RESCUE GROUP. MOST OF THE TIME THEY ARE JUST KILLED OFF WHEN THIER TATTOO NUMBER COMES UP THAT THEY'RE TOO OLD TO HAVE ANY MORE LITTERS. THEY ARE ONLY CONSIDERED TO BE A CASH CROP, NOT A LIVING, FEELING BEING. WE THE CONSUMERS HAVE A DUTY TO THEM TO DO THE RIGHT THING UNTIL WE CAN GET PUPPY MILLS BANNED FOR GOOD!
PLEASE ADOPT FROM RESCUE OR FROM A RESPONSIBLE BREEDER WHERE YOU MEET THE PUPPY'S MOTHER! DO NOT PURCHASE PUPPIES AT PET SHOPS OR OFF OF THE INTERNET!!! THEIR MOTHERS ARE MOST LIKELY ROTTING BACK AT THE MILL EVEN THOUGH THE SHOP KEEPERS WILL INSIST THEY DON'T COME FROM PUPPY MILLS. THERE ARE 10,000 PUPPY MILLS SUPPLYING DOGS TO PET SHOPS AND OFF OF THE INTERNET IN THIS COUNTRY.
www.stoppuppymills.org
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CHEF WOLFGANG PUCK
Wolfgang has gone animal welfare! WOLFGANG RECEIVED A STANDING OVATION AT THE HSUS '07 GENESIS AWARDS FOR TAKING A STAND AGAINST ANIMAL CONFINEMENT AND CRUELTY! MAY OTHER CHEFS FOLLOW HIS LEAD!!! :)
While I prefer that no animals go to slaughter because of the calloused transport and slaughter methods, I also live in the REAL world. I applaud Chef Puck for his leadership in creating higher standards for the animals and humans alike!

Video of Wolfgang Puck along with Wayne Pacelle, president of The Humane Society of the United States, discussing a better way for humans and animals.
Animal Welfare Has a Place at Wolfgang Puck's Table
March 22, 2007
WASHINGTON, DC -- The Wolfgang Puck Companies have implemented an historic animal welfare program that's the first of its kind. The Humane Society of the United States applauded Wolfgang Puck's nine-point program aimed at raising the bar on farm animal treatment and curbing many of the worst cruelties associated with factory farming.
These new standards cover all Wolfgang Puck lines of business including fine dining group restaurants, express franchises, catering and events, and consumer products.
"I want to be certain that only animals who are able to freely engage in natural behaviors are used to provide the products for our tables. If consumers could see how abused these animals can be, they would demand change." - Chef Wolfgang Puck
The nine points include the following:

1. Wolfgang Puck has now eliminated foie gras from the menu of all of its dining establishments. Foie gras is produced by force-feeding ducks or geese to the point where their livers swell up to ten times their normal size.
VICTORY!!! --- Gov. Schwarzenegger signed SB 1520 in 2004 to ban both the production and sale of foie gras in CALIFORNIA by 2012.
2. Wolfgang Puck will not use eggs from laying hens confined in battery cages. Caged laying hens are kept in such restrictive conditions, they cannot even spread their wings. (PLEASE BUY 'CAGE-FREE' EGGS!!!)
VICTORY!!! --- Food industry leaders like BURGER KING, WOLFANG PUCK, and COMPASS GROUP, the world's largest food service provider, adopted groundbreaking animal welfare reforms advanced by The HSUS. Some 350 educational institutions have now joined their campus campaign to dramatically reduce or end their purchases of eggs from battery-caged hens.
NEW VICTORY! - MAY 22, 2009 - WENDYS DECIDES TO GO TO 'CAGE-FREE' EGGS! I posted the story in my blog section.

Over ONE MILLION pigs die in transport each year in the U.S. (source - The Humane Society of the U.S.)
3. Wolfgang Puck will not serve pork from producers who confine breeding sows in gestation crates. These cruel devices restrict animals from even turning around or performing many of their other behaviors for nearly their entire lives.
VICTORY!!! --- (2007) Following The HSUS successful state ballot initiative campaigns in ARIZONA and FLORIDA, North America's largest PORK and VEAL producers - Smithfield, Maple Leaf, Marcho Farms, and Strauss Veal announced they would PHASE OUT GESTATION CRATES FOR BREEDING PIGS and VEAL CRATES FOR CALVES. Threatened with an HSUS sponsored ballot initiative on the issue, the Colorado Pork Producers Council also agreed to phase out close confinement systems.
VICTORY!!! --- (June 2007) OREGON governor Ted Kulongoski signed legislation prohibiting a particularly inhumane method of confining animals on factory farms. Specifically, the new law will bar the use of gestation crates – two-foot by seven-foot cages that confine breeding sows in the pig industry. Oregon is now the first state in the country to ban the use of gestation crates by action of a state legislature. ARIZONA and FLORIDA have done so through voter ballot initiatives.

4. Wolfgang Puck will not serve veal from producers that confine their calves in individual veal crates. This inhumane intensive confinement practice prevents calves from even turning around or walking for months on end.
VICTORY!!! --- The board of the American Veal Association has passed a resolution recommending that the entire veal industry convert to group housing by the end of 2017.
5. Wolfgang Puck will feature delicious vegetarian options on its menus, as many consumers who want to eat well and humanely look for these selections. (If you don't want to become vegan then just try to REDUCE the amount of meat and dairy you eat, REFINE your choices to purchase ORGANIC, and start REPLACING meat and dairy with vegetarian alternatives. Better for the animals and YOU!)
6. Wolfgang Puck will feature Certified ORGANIC selections on its menus, as many consumers concerned for their environment and health look for these options.
7. Wolfgang Puck will send a letter to the companies' chicken and turkey meat suppliers indicating its interest in Controlled Atmosphere Killing, a slaughter method involving dramatically less suffering than typical methods.
8. Wolfgang Puck will only serve chicken and turkey meat from farms that are third-party-audited for compliance with progressive animal welfare standards.
9. Wolfgang Puck will only serve certified sustainable seafood.

OPUS ONE by MADISON PARK - Song and video to raise awareness against factory farming.

Photo of me with 'Madison Park' at the Taking Action for Animals Conference in DC - July '07. ***********************************************************

NON-ANIMAL labs produce better drugs for humans! Please be sure to look for the HUMANE SEAL before giving money to a MEDICAL CHARITY!
Two of the WORST MEDICAL charities who experiment on animals are THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION AND THE MARCH OF DIMES (CRIMES).
All but about 3 medical college labs have taken animals out. The only reason other medical labs still use animals is so that they have a scapegoat if they have to go to court. They can also pump out inaccurate drugs faster if they can blame problems later on the animals.
To find the charities who don't test on animals go to: www.humaneseal.org
MANY VICTORIES IN THIS AREA! FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE GO TO: www.pcrm.org - Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

Sign 'The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine' posted at a recent demo against The March of Dimes Medical Charity for their ridiculous experiments on animals!
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ALERT! - THE RINGLING BROTHERS TRIAL BEGAN FEBRUARY 4, 2009. They just made their closing statements the week of March 16th. The judge has not yet ruled. He is expected to rule soon.

Photo with Tom Rider at The HSUS Genesis Awards in Beverly Hills. Tom used to work for Ringling Brothers. He spent 9 years compiling undercover information about the cruelty behind the big top. He is a great hero of mine! Pic taken March 28, 2009.
http://www.awionline.org/legal_affairs/ringling_bros/court_d ocuments.htm
For daily trial updates from the trial transcripts go to the link above.

At the Ringling Bros. protest here in Dallas. Great connection with the audience! Some even decided to go home instead of buying tickets! :) August 9, '08

These poor elephants are forcibly removed from their mothers at less than two years of age. In the WILD baby elephants are not weaned until they are about four. Females stay with their mothers and the rest of their social units for their entire lives!

Elephants used for entertainment are beaten and isolated ('learned helplessness' abuse) after their forcibly taken from their mothers to instill fear in them so they will be submissive to their trainers and handlers. THIS IS NOT OK.

This is not at all funny or entertaining. When I see this all I see are the bullhook beatings from the undercover videos. Animal circuses must go! This is so pathetic and wrong.

Reactions from the Ringling audience as we show them what Ringling DOESN'T want them to see. Undercover footage of elephants being trained for use as circus performers.
PLEASE BOYCOTT ALL ANIMAL CIRCUSES! TAKE CHILDREN TO SANCTUARY OPEN HOUSES WHERE THEY LEARN THE PROPER TREATMENT OF ANIMALS.

Most people go to the circus because they love animals, what they don't realize is that they are supporting an industry that engages in animal cruelty.
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