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Monday, January 11, 2010

Activists Go Undercover To Thwart Puppy Mills

New Pennsylvania law aimed at ending inhumane treatment of dogs

RONKS, Pa. - Megan Anderson's nerves are shot. But she presses ahead — the dogs need her.

She pulls into the driveway of Scarlet-Maple Farm Kennel. She tells the adolescent boy who greets her that she's looking for puppies to give to her nephews for Christmas.

It's a lie. A necessary one, Anderson thinks, but a lie nonetheless. That's why she's jittery. Will the boy swallow her story? How about the Amish man with the long gray beard, straw hat and plain dress — the kennel's owner? Will he discover her ruse and chase her away?

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Some friends of mine adopted a rescued puppy mill bitch a couple of years ago. Having had no real human contact for the three years she was a producer (four or more litters from the time she was 12 months old), she was a very strange dog. Not mean or anything, but distant - hardly ever wagged her tail or looked for attention.

Anonymous said...

An earlier story from NBC10 in regards to this rescue:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GvVLEZPx60