John,
No one petted Joey. No one loved her. No one cared about her at all. They just wanted her puppies. To them, Joey was just machinery — and that’s how they treated her. Joey spent eight years in a Pennsylvania puppy mill, confined to a small wire cage and forced to produce puppies again and again. Each time, her pups were taken from her at an early age, neglected, and then sold to pet stores.
What Joey endured is entirely legal in the U.S. and is common practice at the estimated 10,000 puppy mills that exist across the country. John, we must stop this abuse, and that means we need the support of people like you. I hope you will help us right now. When you become a member of the Animal Legal Defense Fund today, your donation will go twice as far to fight cruelty and save animals’ lives like Joey’s! |
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Puppy mills like the one Joey lived in abuse and neglect animals to maximize profits. Dogs are often crammed in wire cages and stacked on top of each other — with urine and feces from the dogs above dripping onto the dogs below, causing skin burns and even blindness.
There’s no affection or playtime, no grooming, and little to no veterinary care. I’ve seen it firsthand while rescuing dogs from puppy mills. They often cower in fear, with matted fur and visible wounds — abscesses, tumors, and their paws cut and deformed from being forced to stand on wire floors.
The Animal Legal Defense Fund is combatting puppy mill abuse through multiple legal channels, including lawsuits and retail pet sale bans that prevent pet stores from selling puppies sourced from puppy mills. But we need your help. Your membership gift to support these and all our efforts will be matched dollar for dollar right now, up to a total of $75,000, so please be as generous as you can. Your gift will mean so much to dogs like Joey.
Joey was lucky. Most breeding moms don’t survive puppy mills. They endure lives of suffering, and when they can no longer have puppies, when their bodies give out, they’re killed — many are drowned or shot. That was the fate that awaited Joey. It’s also the fate that awaits thousands more like her right now. That’s why I’m asking you to stand with us now with your strongest support to fight for an end to this cruel industry and give animals the legal voice they need. |
Against all odds, Joey was rescued and now lives in a home where she is loved. But she still suffers from her ordeal. The hair Joey lost from the stress of living in a puppy mill has never grown back. She shakes and she’s terrified of most people. Anti-anxiety medications help her cope, but Joey will never completely heal. It shows the awful extent of the abuse she endured — and why your support is so urgently needed.
Please join us now when your gift is worth double to fight cruelty and save lives. And remember, most puppies sold online and in pet stores come from puppy mills — so please don’t buy them and don’t support this cruel industry. |
For the animals,
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Elizabeth Putsche
Director of Communications
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| P.S. There are many animals in shelters across the nation in need of a loving home. If you’re looking to add a dog to your family, please adopt — don’t shop. And if you can’t adopt an animal, you can still save a life with your gift to the Animal Legal Defense Fund today. |
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