National Mill DogPower Point Presentation Script
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Her only purpose was to produce puppies to make a profit for the breeders. Lily is the reason National Mill Dog Rescue exists today. Notice how the bottom of her cage is also wire. Can you imagine what it must be like for dogs to stand on wire year, after year, after year?! Many dogs live 8 – 10 years in a puppy mill.
*Show: ‘Lily – A Hero for Mill Dogs’ (You-tube video)
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Frame 7: Humble Beginnings
Also, an enclosed section of the Strader’s front porch was used for dogs who needed to be quarantined due to illness.
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They cleaned the chicken coups, socialized with the dogs and embraced them with much love and attention.
Frame 9: And Only 2 Years Later….
The new facility has 50 indoor/outdoor kennels, super-sized kennels for large dogs, a socializing area for the dogs, a vet room, grooming room, an isolation room, several outdoor play areas, a kitchen, laundry area,as well as a mini-store which sells all sorts of dog items sold to benefit NMDR. Our new facility is known as ‘Lily’s Haven’, in honor of our founder,Lily, the Italian greyhound.
Frame 10: What is a Mill Dog? A mill dog is a commercial breeding dog whose solitary purpose in life is to provide a profit for the owner. Mill dogs spend their entire lives locked in wire cages; their paws never touch the ground.
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In fact, the typical puppy mill confines hundreds of dogs in rows of crudely constructed wire cages. The wire floors allow feces and urine to drop to the ground causing these dogs to live in their own filth as well as causing pain and damage to their paws. Mill dogs receive little if any vet care or human contact, except for being transferred from one wire cage to another for breeding purposes.Many dogs are injured in fights that occur in the cramped cages from which there is no escape. Female dogs are forced to breed during their first heat cycle while they are still puppies themselves. They are bred continuously with no recovery time between litters and are typically destroyed by inhumane methods when they can no longer produce a profitable litter. Male dogs are also destroyed when they are no longer useful. Those adorable puppies you see in pet stores, if they have not been sold by the time they are 3 - 4 months old, are returned to the breeder and destroyed.
Some of the dogs we rescue come to us with parasites, giardia, diarrhea,kennel cough, broken bones, fleas, tics, imbedded toe nails, mites, mammary tumors, an infected uterus, inflammatory bowels, pneumonia, cancer, hernias, joint problems, genetic issues, skin infections, eye infections, missing eyes, rotten teeth and jaws, and terribly matted hair as well as extreme fear issues and social problems. Eye infections are caused by the ammonia concentration in their urine. Since their cages are seldom cleaned, the amount of ammoniareleased into the air isinsurmountable.Although some breeds are prone to teeth problems, many mill dogs have rotten teeth because rabbit feeders are used as water containers. Since the dogs must lick water from the rabbit feeders they never get sufficient water to thoroughly cleanse their mouths causing rotten teeth and jaws. Many of our dogs need to have some or all of their teeth pulled. Some of the dog’s hair is so long and matted that their breed is unrecognizable.
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Remember! Education is our best hope for bringing an end to this needless suffering that mill dogs endure.
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Remember, NEVER, EVER purchase a puppy from a pet store or over the internet. When checking out ads from the newspaper, do your homework! Dog Brokers sell mill dog puppies through newspaper ads. Purchasing puppies in these ways KEEPS The MILL DOG INDUSTRY IN BUSINESS, resulting in the continued cruelty towards mill dogs.