Shut down puppy mills! Write to Sen. Hagan in Ohio now!

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>> Citing problems in Holmes and Tuscarawas counties, state Sen. Robert F. Hagan announced Tuesday he is introducing legislation that will put a halt to widespread puppy mills in Ohio.

Puppy mills by definition are mass dog breeding establishments with horrendous living conditions characterized by overcrowding, filth, and lack of food, water and shelter that produce puppies for profit by selling them wholesale to the pet industry, Hagan’s news release stated.

“It is known throughout the industry that Ohio is a hub of abusive puppy mill breeders,” said Hagan, a Youngstown Democrat. “Currently, Ohio’s laws do not address the conditions of the animals within these puppy mills and the operators and middlemen of the animal cruelty problem. This is about torturing animals for profit. This is a cash crop for abusive individuals that must stop.”

<snip> According to animal welfare groups, when a consumer buys a dog that has been bred in a puppy mill, an inherent set of problems could possibly come with the purchase, including infestation of diseases, health conditions brought on by in-breeding or cruel living conditions as well as behavioral problems including aggressiveness, all requiring more training and medical care. Puppy mill dogs often have early on-set conditions such as tumors, blindness, bone structural deficiencies and periodontal disease, resulting in the removal of teeth. <<

http://www.timesreporter.com/index.php?ID=52537

It seems to me that a letter to Senator Hagan is in order.

Address:
Senate Building
Room #051, Ground Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [email protected]

Here is is website FYI:

http://www.senate.state.oh.us/senators/bios/sd_33.html

Here is another website I found a "sample" letter on to send to Senator Hagan. I however, have written my own letter given my recent experiences with a "breeder" in Ohio!

http://forum.dog.com/asp/tm.asp?m=27298

Thanks to everyone for helping to shut down these awful puppy mills!

Please note: I will cross-post this in the "Pets" group.

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1. Glad you posted this.

Also I hope you sent pictures of your dog to him with the letter. BTW how is the lil guy doing?

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2. that is a great idea!

I haven't sent Hagan my letter yet. You can be assured he won't be getting anything even close to the "generic" letter I posted on the link.

I think I'll also write to Kucinich as well. We all know what a menace Dennis can be! }(

The little one here is doing much better now. I believe that three infections are now gone. However, there was vomiting yesterday and last night after she ate a lot of food but I saw her eating grass in the backyard so I think that is why.

So she's coming along slowly but definitely some improvement. It is definitely a one day at a time situation still.

Thank you for asking! :)

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3. Glad she is doing better and hope she

keeps improving. Keep us updated if you don't mind. I've been following and at times wished I was with in slapping (at the minimum) distance of the breeder.
Also did you post this in the Ohio forum?