Mileys Story
MILEY’S STORY
We recently adopted a rescue dog. This is Miley’s story. It's true and so sad.
We were told me Miley’s history. Miley is a PapilIion/Pomerian mix. At least that's what they thought in the beginning, now people who know, and know her says she is a Pomeranian. She came from a Missouri puppy mill...the little girl sure has traveled!
After the humane society seized the dogs from the "kennel”, and I say that loosely, they looked in the garage for any dead dogs. Well they found dogs but they weren't dead...yet. The people had put Miley and five other dogs in garbage bags and they were to go out with the trash that day like old pizza boxes! I think they were 5 dogs that couldn't make them money anymore. I also asked the rescue person, “with Mileys hip problem, how could they have used her for breeding, the poor soul can barely stand least wise mate.” She said the use "Rape stands". I was sickened again. My poor baby Miley. The lady said she was in bad shape when they got her. She was malnourished and dehydrated. Puppy mills only feed and water every few days, just enough to keep the dog "healthy" enough to carry litters. Her fur was matted so bad, at first it was thought she didn't have ears, but they were matted tightly to her head. Miley’s ears had been filled with dirt and leaves. Her toenails were so long they grew into the pads of her feet. The toenails had to be clipped and then the paws soaked so they could be extracted from her paws. The roughness on the pads of her feet, that we thought were from living in a cage, were actually urine burns. My poor little angel. We were told she is 8 years old, our vet thinks she is older. She has a heart murmur, mammary tumors and her left back hip was broken and never fixed. We had the tumours removed, along with the rest of her teeth. We found out from an x-ray that the hip was not broken, but dislocated. Can you imagine living with a dislocated leg? I had a dislocated elbow..it hurt like heck but I didn't have to stand on it. Knowing she lived that horrid life in the puppy mill, we could not let her die in a shelter so we brought to her forever home filled with lots of love, hugs and kisses. She has 2 Papillion sisters and one Lab mix big brother. She loves to be loved! She can't go up or down steps but she can manage to "run" with the others and chase the squirrels!
I also learned from the rescue lady, actually something I already knew and you all probably know but I'm going to pass it along anyway just in case. The Amish and the Mennonites are responsible for a good many puppy mills, especially here in PA, Ohio and Indiana.
Please if you are a breeder, make sure you know for sure who your puppies are going to...make a contract. Everybody else...if you have puppies to sell don't give them away for free or charge a small amount. The puppymill people will snatch them right up. Someone who sincerely wants a dog will be happy to pay a bit more. And most importantly...please remember to neuter and spay!
Please pass this along.. My heart aches to think of how many poor dogs are living a life like Miley had. The puppymill that Miley came from was shut down and the people were fined, but they will just move to another county and start again. Please, please pass this on. We need to find a way to stop this!
We recently adopted a rescue dog. This is Miley’s story. It's true and so sad.
We were told me Miley’s history. Miley is a PapilIion/Pomerian mix. At least that's what they thought in the beginning, now people who know, and know her says she is a Pomeranian. She came from a Missouri puppy mill...the little girl sure has traveled!
After the humane society seized the dogs from the "kennel”, and I say that loosely, they looked in the garage for any dead dogs. Well they found dogs but they weren't dead...yet. The people had put Miley and five other dogs in garbage bags and they were to go out with the trash that day like old pizza boxes! I think they were 5 dogs that couldn't make them money anymore. I also asked the rescue person, “with Mileys hip problem, how could they have used her for breeding, the poor soul can barely stand least wise mate.” She said the use "Rape stands". I was sickened again. My poor baby Miley. The lady said she was in bad shape when they got her. She was malnourished and dehydrated. Puppy mills only feed and water every few days, just enough to keep the dog "healthy" enough to carry litters. Her fur was matted so bad, at first it was thought she didn't have ears, but they were matted tightly to her head. Miley’s ears had been filled with dirt and leaves. Her toenails were so long they grew into the pads of her feet. The toenails had to be clipped and then the paws soaked so they could be extracted from her paws. The roughness on the pads of her feet, that we thought were from living in a cage, were actually urine burns. My poor little angel. We were told she is 8 years old, our vet thinks she is older. She has a heart murmur, mammary tumors and her left back hip was broken and never fixed. We had the tumours removed, along with the rest of her teeth. We found out from an x-ray that the hip was not broken, but dislocated. Can you imagine living with a dislocated leg? I had a dislocated elbow..it hurt like heck but I didn't have to stand on it. Knowing she lived that horrid life in the puppy mill, we could not let her die in a shelter so we brought to her forever home filled with lots of love, hugs and kisses. She has 2 Papillion sisters and one Lab mix big brother. She loves to be loved! She can't go up or down steps but she can manage to "run" with the others and chase the squirrels!
I also learned from the rescue lady, actually something I already knew and you all probably know but I'm going to pass it along anyway just in case. The Amish and the Mennonites are responsible for a good many puppy mills, especially here in PA, Ohio and Indiana.
Please if you are a breeder, make sure you know for sure who your puppies are going to...make a contract. Everybody else...if you have puppies to sell don't give them away for free or charge a small amount. The puppymill people will snatch them right up. Someone who sincerely wants a dog will be happy to pay a bit more. And most importantly...please remember to neuter and spay!
Please pass this along.. My heart aches to think of how many poor dogs are living a life like Miley had. The puppymill that Miley came from was shut down and the people were fined, but they will just move to another county and start again. Please, please pass this on. We need to find a way to stop this!
