From Mid-West Puppy Mills to the Jersey Shore
EATONTOWN, NJ, September 2, 2010 – Recently the Best Friends Animal Society announced the 1,000th Rescued Puppy Mill Dog Arrived in Manhattan along with approximately 150 puppy mill dogs from various Midwestern states. (Click to see video coverage) Representatives from the Monmouth County SPCA (MCSPCA), along with other Jersey and some New York humane organizations, were there to greet them as they arrived to a green-carpet welcome.
Out of the thirteen dogs received at the MCSPCA, the majority are adults that were used mostly for breeding. Imagine at the age of five years old being unwanted, because you no longer filled a breeders needs. That is what has happened to these dogs in the prime of their lives. Instead of being killed or sold at auction for pennies, Best Friends Animal Society stepped in and rescued these “unwanted” animals so that they stand a chance to find their ” happily ever after” with a loving family.
The rescue and transport of the dogs are part of Best Friends Animal Society’s Puppies Aren’t Products® campaign, which educates consumers about where most traditional pet stores get their inventory. Many are large-scale commercial breeding operations where puppies and breeding parents are forced to live in squalid conditions, with little or no medical care. Best Friends Animal Society is a nonprofit, membership organization whose building of no-kill programs and partnerships hope to bring about a day when there are No More Homeless Pets. You can learn more about Best Friends Animal Society and their programs at www.bestfriends.org.
The dogs arrived at One Randall Island in New York City late in the morning on Wednesday September 1st, where ten area pet rescue groups were on hand to welcome the dogs and escort to them to the next leg of their long journey, their new temporary homes.
Isa Fowler, MCSPCA Adoption Counselor Manager, along with Steve Arrison provided the transportation to the thirteen dogs that traveled down the Garden State Parkway to the Jersey Shore. “This is the third Pup My Ride transport we have been involved in, however, the previous transports took place in our own parking lot,” Ms. Fowler commented. Once the dogs arrived at the Eatontown, NJ organization they were medically and behaviorally assessed by our staff. All puppies received are either spayed or neutered. “A fair portion of the dogs do need dental work done as well as leash and potty training due to the extreme lack of socialization and attention these dogs have received”, added Fowler.
There are various pure bred dogs among the selection that the MCSPCA received from the Pup My Ride transport including several small breeds. The oldest dogs that came off the transport are only five years old with most of the dogs approximately a year old.
You can track the progress of the Pup My Ride pooches on the MCSPCA website www.monmouthcountyspca.org or you can call the Monmouth County SPCA Homeward Bound Adoption Center at 732-542-1525 to learn more about the dogs’ availability for adoption.
Best Friends Animal Society Media Contact Information:
Temma Martin
Best Friends Animal Society
801-953-8876
temmam@bestfriends.org
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