puppy mills
Posted By: cindy on 2008-04-04
In Reply to: Oprah today - ML
A lot of people don't know about this. I didn't know until I got my dogs 8 years ago. I do see a lot of puppy mills getting shut down on Animal Planet, but why the rest of them get to continue is I guess no one reports them. So if anyone knows of these places they should call their local animal control, which is not great, because sometimes they get put down, but to prevent these animals from living a life of horror, locked in a cage forever. I missed the first half of the show, I wish I would have seen it just saw the previews which were horrible enough.
Even the local animal shelters are full of purebreeds because some people just bring them there after the puppy or dog they just paid a lot of money for from the pet store doesn't do what they want or chews something up, etc. Either adopt from the local shelter where the dogs have more than a 50% chance of getting put down, very few get adopted, and the luckier ones are the ones that the rescue groups have already rescued. They have a better chance of staying alive becasue they were rescued. So try the shelters first and then go to Petfinder.com to find the breed you want. The more dogs that get adopted from the shelters,the more room they have to put another one up for adoption.
Also if you have the time, space you can become a foster home for some of these dogs, all the rescue groups need volunteers to take in foster dogs until they can find them a permanent home and get them used to living with a family. There are so many of them in need.
Everybody that adopts an animal is making a difference, one by one, the more the better.
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Puppy mills
Just wanted to relay a story about my friend's dog, who came from a pupy mill. Her name is now Lisel, as my friend is German. She named her after the little girl in the Sound of Music.
Lisel was born in a puppy mill and fortunately for her she was finally adopted by my wonderful German friend, Ute. Ute and Joe are animal loving people and have had everything including many, many dogs, cats, horses, parrot, a goat, etc. Lisel had four homes before Ute adopted her from Daschund Rescue. She is a beautiful Wire-haired Daschund. Resue told Ute that this dog, who was initially named Zoie was a real problem for people and terribly hard to handle. Each time she was adopted it in failure and her return to Rescue.
Ute learned the history of Lisel's birth and life before she ever had a home. She was born in a puppy mill, and even after four homes and then being loved at Daschund Rescue she would literally scream when you approached. her. She was afraid of Ute's legs when they walked, and she would not permit her to go near her ears, neck and head. Hang in there. There is a happy ending.
Ute investigated and learned some of the practices going on such as just yanking them out of their wire crates by the ears and neck, and when they spirit moved them to clean the cages at all the animals were often not removed. The operator of the puppy mill took hoses with much pressure and just sprayed the cage with the dogs still inside. The list goes on and on.
I am happy to say that after almost a year my friend said that Lisel is playing on their beautiful propery in the country, running with her little brother and sister, Willie and Ali (both short-haired Daschund) and chasing bunnies and all kinds of fun things. She said she actually looks like she is smiling. I cried when I met her because I wanted her to love me like Willie and Ali do. Ute and Joe said to be patient, that it would happen eventually. She is a beautiful, wonderful dog who found the pot of gold. Ute and Joe refer to her as their Forever Baby. They did not give up, even though many times Ute would email me and tell me she cried the whole morning after trying to deal with Lisel.
We need our elected officials to start addressing some of these issues when they are running for office. I know some progess is being made, but we need much more. Thanks for taking the time to read this. I cried for joy when I read the last email from my devoted wonderful friends.
God Bless Lisel, Ute and Joe. 
Puppy Mills
Puppy mills need to be closed down. But as long as people impulse by from pet stores, puppy mills will flourish.
The AKC should not register any dog from a PM. You know this won't happen as there is money to be made from the mills and also back yard breeders.
Sad thing is, the only ones who get hurt are the dogs and their owners.
Puppy mills
I happened upon this very informative link: http://www.stoppuppymills.org/
and found their videos to be educational and heartbreaking! No animal, not even animals being raised for consumption, should have to live their entire lives in tiny cages producing babies. This is the best reason out there not to buy cats or dogs from pet stores or online ads. If you want a purebred pet, a rescue organization for that breed is the best way to go. If you still want to purchase a pet from a breeder, find one that's registered with the USDA, or through the American Kennel Club or the Cat Fanciers Association.
I am willing to place a bet that puppy mills are here
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Puppy mills are bad, but bad behavior ususaly result of
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Gosh, Heather Mills says she needs 20 thousand a day to get by
from Sir Paul and here I was thinking, gosh if I could only win that $1000.00 a week for life from the lottery.. Guess it takes more to live in England.
Heather Mills reminds me of Tonya Harding...
Puppy eating cat food, cats eating puppy food...
So I have three cats and a five month old puppy.
Cats eat Felidae, Puppy eats Canidae... or at least that is how it is supposed to be.
Both species eat mainly dry, but puppy gets wet at night when she is in "her room" (kitties do not go in puppy's room at night).
I cannot keep kitties out of Candiae and I cannot keep puppy out of Felidae
Can I relax or is this going to hurt either of them?
Advice very much appreciated!
TIA
Puppy ... maybe
The plan was to have just one dog, our Sasha, the nice, healthy, solid white rescued Siberian husky. She has been enjoying being treated like a queen for the last week, even though one night she did start acting oddly, sniffing surfaces, as if searching the house for any sign of Misha. Though she knows perfectly well because I let her smell Misha's collar and told her she was gone. I could tell she knew what I meant.
But I couldn't help looking at rescues and SPCA and even a nearby breeder who has had Siberians who won best of breed at Westmister. It wasn't just me who was filling out applications ... DH did it too. And he heard from a Siberian rescuer in West Virginia who had a call from a lady who needs to rehome her 7-month-old Siberian puppy because she was forced to move into an apartment, and it's not good for the puppy. And she is beautiful! Her face is open and Kodiak-bear like, just like Misha's was. And if I get her I'm going to carry her everywhere as long as I can ... because she's still a little bit puppy at 7 months, and they grow up so fast.
your puppy
If you Google home-made dog foods, there are lots of recipes you can try that might be gentle on his stomach. Being a puppy, he is probably sensitive to a lot of additives. Good luck, I hope you find something gentle that he can digest until he gets a bit older.
We have a new puppy!! sm
We got the sweetest little puppy this weekend! We were going to just foster her until she got a little bigger and stronger, but she is doing so well in the first two days with us..and all the other dogs like her..so we decided to keep her. She is a baby basset hound. She was the runt out of 13 and only weighs 2 pounds at eight weeks old. All of her brothers and sisters got homes and she was left behind. She quit eating and drinking and just cried all the time. We brought her home and she has been eating and drinking and her little tail never quits wagging. Sure makes ya feel good to see her thriving now after just two days!! We now have a cat, a mutt, a cocker spaniel, a Cavalier King Charles spaniel, and now her. They are all doing well together and nobody is being mean to her..so keep your fingers crossed! All of our animals are boys and this little one is a girl. The boys are fixed and she will have to get it to when she gets older, so hopefully they can all behave!
Thanks for listening...just had to share!
Got my new puppy!!!
I posted last week about a new puppy to replace my dog that was stolen. Well, I got lucky enough to get a full-blooded pekingese for free! She is 14 weeks old and so sweet... We named her Remy (all our dogs are named after a brown liquor - my husband's insistence!!!).
She is not too happy with trying to crate break her  and she threw up last night 5 times in my car and twice after I got home (car sick or overate on the new food the lady fed her yesterday), but today things are going good!
Wish me luck with the training...
puppy
YEAH....
Poor Puppy--sm
Wow. I feel so bad for the puppy (I call all doggies puppies no matter what size or age they are). I did not realize that pets could get or have SLE. I wish you the best for finding something to control symptoms. give puppy a pet for me too.
Your sweet puppy
I'm so very sorry for your loss. It's so difficult to loose someone we love. Have you ever heard of the site, I believe it's called Rainbow's Bridge, the place where our beloved pets pass after they've left us? Please visit the site and register your baby....perhaps it will make you feel just a bit better after you do and be sure to read the poem...
update on my puppy
Thanks to all of you, who are concerned. Took her to vets, they gave her a treatment for Coccydia (spelling?) some kind of bacteria in intestinal tract. They squirted something in her mouth that looked like tooth paste. So hopefully this helps. I'm taking her back in a week for a recheck. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. She is 4 months old, so she had her vaccinations for parvo already.
And thanks to everyone for posting the recalled pet food links. I did check out the food that I feed my animals when this first happened and I've been keeping up to date on this. So far none of the foods I feed are on the list. But I'm still a little leery about pet foods. I'm looking into cooking for the dogs. Got a doggie cookbook. Thanks everyone for being so caring!
My cat acts like a puppy (sm)
He destroys toilet paper, paper towels. He goes into the cupboards and drawers and get into chips and bread and whatever else he can munch!
He will also stand in fron the fridge and MEOW!
I am surprised he doesn't bark........lol
I like the puppy singing . . .
there ain't no bugs on me. I also like the Avis car commercials, the ones where the car goes on about the owner renting a newer car, the car is all hurt and bitter.
me neither, and I'm no puppy (nm=no message)
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Puppy pads. sm
My puppy is now 8 months old but she was pad trained. You can buy an accessory to hold a frame around the pads so the puppy won't chew them up. I think they have a scent to encourage puppy to go there. I have a chihuahua and that works for me; although I do take her out and she has learned it is perfectly fine to go outside too.
Where do you live? I am looking for a lab puppy and
my friend is also looking for a lab. Are they yellow, black, chocolate?
How many boys, girls?
another ... Puppy Pumpkin
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it's a puppy of COURSE it's destructive!
it makes me so sad when people adopt or buy dogs without knowing the responsibility that comes with them. even if she isn't in the "cute puppy stage" anymore. This puppy needs attention, needs exercise, needs play time, and even when those things occur she STILL might be destructive. The puppy needs training (like all dogs). she doesn't need to be on a "run leash" she needs to be taken on a run! i know this is probably better than a shelter, but not much... I have two dogs that i adopted, and they did all those things you mentioned. they are learning and exploring and curious! I did crate my dogs, that is what you have to do when you are not constantly watching them because you cannot discipline a dog AFTER the fact, they do not put two and two together. You have to CATCH them doing it, discipline, and CORRECt. For instance, you catch the pup chewing on the furniture you say NO or whatever to distract them, and then give her a toy she CAN chew on...
Crating is okay. i used to think it was awful, but now that is my dog's little bedrooms. of course you can't keep them in there all the time, please dont... but that is a suggestion for a couple of hours a day...
Puppy gifts
Training pads - and plenty of them!
Get a Poodle Mix Puppy
They don't shed and are so darn cute! I have a Malti-poo, part maltese/part poodle. Cutest, smartest little dog ever! And best of all, no shedding!!
You can't go wrong with a poodle mix. Good luck. I would be lost without my "babies" too.
puppy training
Start inching the pads closer and closer to the door, and eventually place the pads outside so she figures out that outside is where she really needs to be.
The piddling all the time when walking is marking territory - even in girl dogs. She's finding other scents and peeing over them to leave her own scent on it. If you have her spayed I think you'll find that happens less often.
When she has accidents in the house, is there a pattern to the timing of it? Her bladder is small enough that she needs to be either by a pad or taken outside every couple of hours. Do you have an area in the house that you can sort of confine her with baby gates or some such so the carpets are not an issue? Maybe keep her in the kitchen with lots of beds and cushions that are washable until she is old enough to have a little bit better control.
Good luck. I know all about animals doing things where they're not supposed to do them. Clorox Cleanup is my friend!
My new puppy is sick!!!
Okay, everybody, my new puppy that I love so much already has parvo and is in the hospital. She went in yesterday morning. So far, so good. No vomiting and no diarrhea for 41 hours, but they are not wanting me to bring her home.
Can someone tell me if she is not vomiting and has no diarrhea and she is eating, what are they doing for her that I cannot do here at home? I would rather her be here so that I can watch her. If she got sick again, the vet's office is only 1/2 mile from my house - couldn't I run her back real quick (it is a 24-hour manned hospital)?
Anyway, everybody do what you do - say a prayer, send good vibes our way, whatever your choice is! Just wish us back to good health!
New Puppy Woes
We got a new puppy a week ago and he is driving us crazy! This is the first time we have had a puppy. He is a 3-month-old chihuahua. We are pad training him because we live in an apartment. He is doing great with peeing but we can't seem to get him to poop on the pads. Also, he is still crying/whining at night. Last night he woke me up at 3:30 and again at 7:30 this morning, but not because he has to go to the bathroom. He just gets lonely. I try to ignore it in the middle of the night but when he gets loud, I worry about the neighbor's hearing him. He is also chewing on everything!! I know this is normal behavior so we give him lots of chew toys but he still wants to chew on everything else. A few days ago he chewed through the cord on my foot pedal. Any advise would be much appreciated I am ready to give up!
Puppy Woes
Wow. Been there, but did the outdoor training with our first pug. He was so stubborn about it (pugs are stubborn by nature). I'd take him out, give the command and after 15 minutes of him doing nothing, I brought him back in. He kept peeing and pooping in the house. One day, I did the usual, he did nothing, I brought him back in and he proceeded to go pee at my husband's feet. Well, Hubby isn't nearly the doormat I am and he took his head and rubbed his nose in it. He was trained from that point on.
With your dog, one thing is to keep an eye on him. Watch for him to start squatting and pooping, pick him up and take him to the puppy pad. Be consistent and he will get the idea. It is my opinion that if you find poo 20 minutes after the dog has done it and try to discipline him, he's not going to understand. Also, and I know this is going to sound gross, but keep an eye on his bum hole. When my 3 have to go, their bums are puckered out and/or dilating off and on as they decide where to go.
As far as chewing, firmly tell him "No!" and redirect to a toy. If he plays with toy, praise him to no end and even get down on the floor to pay tug-of-war.
As far as the crying, well, it could be he needs to potty but forgets about it when you come to rescue him. The general rule is a puppy can hold its bladder by age plus 1 month - A 2 month old puppy should be able to hold it for 3 hours, a 3 month old for 4 hours, etc. He could also very well be crying because he is lonely. You might lose some sleep, but bring him in your bedroom with the crate or dog bed and have him sleep on the floor by the bed. When he cries, comfort him and tell him it's time to go to sleep. Keep it up. I think he would feel a little more secure being in the same room.
Our first pug, Bumper, was a holy terror as a puppy and I wanted to return him something awful. He chewed things up, refused to be house trained for a long time and constantly bit our fingers, hands, feet and toes and would draw blood. I went to a pug forum site and discussed his issues. I got a lot of great advice. I was told that he would calm down around 18-24 months. At 20 months, he became a laid-back, lovey-dovey boy and has been that way ever since. Our second pug was only destructive to Bumper's face. He was so patient with her. However, I had to take him to the vet a few times because his face looked like ground beef from all of her chewing and biting and hanging off of his face wrinkles. He was on antibiotics a few times when Maggie was a puppy.
Our third pug is a rescue and he was pretty much housebroken but I've caught him marking in the house. He gets rewarded by having a belly band put around him.
Oh, one last thing - puppies generally have to poo within minutes of eating, so that's when to keep an eye on where he is. Once you get to know his pooping position (usually a hunched back), you can run him over to the puppy pad.
Let us know how you're doing. Here's a chihuahua forum you can check out:
http://www.chihuahua-people.com/
Good luck!
Cat foot vs. puppy food
I don't know anything about the Canidae or Felidae brands, but most of what I've read about cat care has said that cats need a lot more protein than dogs, and different nutrients. And cat food might be too rich for dogs. Especially for urinary health, and especially for male cats. I lost a lovely young male cat last year to urinary tract blockage and eventually complete renal failure. Although no one can be entirely sure if it was 100% food-related or not, I feel that it may have been, because my kitty ate ONLY dry food, which isn't good for cats, either. He just didn't like canned food and wouldn't touch it. I also had gotten lazy and occasionally let him eat cheap grocery-store dry cat food, which is too high in minerals that can make them more prone to feline lower urinary tract disorder (FLUTD). Unfortunately he didn't die quickly or inexpensively, either! It was quite an ordeal. So in order to hopefully prevent this tragedy from happening in the future, my new cat now eats ONLY a premium dry cat food (Royal Canin) and gets canned food twice a day, in addition to plenty of fresh water.
Anyway, that's my personal experience, but of course, your best bet is to talk to your veterinarian! :)
To the person with the sick puppy
Immediately check out this list. The brands you have been giving the puppy are on this list. Thousands of dogs and cats have died from renal failure.
potty training puppy
Please do not and I will repeat that DO NOT potty train your puppy using the crate method unless you do not work at home and will not be home for 8-10 hours every single day. I have had many dogs in my life and crate training is crate training and potty training is potty training. Yes, you want the pup to know that the crate is his safe place and yes if you cannot keep an eye on him you will want to put him there but first think about these questions....after he goes outside and pees do you let him have a drink? Do you play with him thereby making hime excited? Either of these things will cause a pup to go pee again even though they just went. It could also be submissive peeing and if you dont make a big deal about it, he should out grow it; however, if you check for drinking and playing and this does not seem to be submissive then the next time you go to the vet mention it to them. My friend's pup did this until she was fixed and the vet had a reason why it happened(even did it in her sleep) and she did out grow it and is much better.
And there is no real time table for saying a pup should be totally housebroken and accident free. I always say within the first six months, it is your fault and up until a year, an accident can happen. Yes, btw, I have had pups that were trained within 6 weeks or less of coming home; however, I did have a boxer that honestly took six months before she really got the idea. Also I suggest bells on a string/yarn etc and hung from the door knob and when we ask them if they have to go potty or you are taking them out, stop and jingle the bells and say something about going potty. I and my friends have used this method and it seems to help them get the hint too about the door being the way to get to go potty.
Best of luck
potty training puppy
Of course not. I guess I should have been more blunt about saying that you should not confine a pup to a crate and call it potty training or be foolish enough to say that by locking it in a crate that it is potty trained.
10 years? She looks like a puppy! Very cute! nm
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loved the puppy bowl...sm
Personal foul when one peed on the field.....Flag on the field...Unecessary ruffness! Then they had kitty half-time...I was on the phone with a friend (we were both watching) and said " I hope there's no wardrobe malfunctions this time".  Cat
Potty training puppy
I just got a new puppy yesterday. It was a stray that someone put up on craig's list. It looks as though she was abused by her previous owner because she is so shy and scared around my husband (she does not like men), but is not that way with me. In fact, she follows me around all day long. I can't even go to the bathroom! lol She is peeing everywhere. What are your tips on potty training a dog. I do not want to scold her because she is already very shy and afraid. And what about tips on when I am trying to work. If I do not give her attention for a short while, she starts to whine. It is like having a baby here. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
Any suggestions on helping my puppy with
let to be held.
What to do with a puppy who plays too rough?
My puppy who is about 6 months old now and is going to be a good size dog (she's a boxer). She is getting to where she plays too rough. She bites really hard and doesn't know when it is enough. I have toys for her and try to encourage her to play with them and I have a rope that we play tug of war with, but she loves to jump up on people and bite their hair, hands and feet and she can bite hard. Plus I have a cat and she's very rough when she plays with the cat. My cat is pretty playful and likes to play, but doesn't always give my dog a good swat when she needs it, so I'm constantly having to rescue my cat because she just meows and catterwalls when the dog gets too rough.
We haven't played rough with her at all since we've had her and we got her once she was weaned from her mom, so I'm not sure where this behavior is coming from. She is just so loveable and doesn't mean any harm, but she's going to be a big dog and I don't want her to really hurt anybody. My 7yo daughter is constantly getting hurt because the dog jumped up on her, bit her too hard or scratched her with her nails. We say "no" sternly and swat her on the behind with a rolled up newspaper (not hard, just for the noise) and that will have immediate results, but she always comes back for more. So what do I do?
She just loves people and especially kids and she just wants to jump on them and give them big kisses and start playing. My daughter had a friend over this weekend and the little girl was immediately scared of our dog because our dog was so excited and jumping on her. I hate to see kids afraid of my dog when she really just wants to play and be loved on. I need to settle her down without breaking her spirit and I just don't know how to do it!
? gifts for new puppy owner sm
She just bought a new Springer Spaniel. Would like to make her a little basket and wonder if anyone else has a Springer. I don't like gift cards, too impersonal.
I can't even give up a puppy I have had for 2 days,
let alone a baby I carried for nine months. I know myself far too well. I could never do this. I would end up breaking my family fighting to keep the baby.
My puppy gets to come home today!!!
Okay, have not seen her yet - they want to bathe her and clean her all up before I pick her up, but the vet says everything is good to go and she can come home this afternoon!!! 
When I was looking for a puppy a couple of years ago...sm
I was looking for a female and I wanted to name her Jasmine. I ended up with a darling little male puppy, so I settled for Jasper.
So cute! I'm going to be puppy sitting sm
a pug this coming week. Her name is Sadie, and she is 6 months old. She is SOOO cute. I kept her for a couple of days last week to make sure she would get along with my dogs okay, which she did after they got used to each other. She is my first experience with a Pug, and I really think she's adorable.
Train the puppy to behave OUTSIDE a crate!--sm
you and the puppy will be much happier. How would you like to be stuck inside a crate all day??!!! JMO
need help with puppy - Kinda gross post
I just got a 4 month old min-pin about 2 or 3 weeks ago. She was eating Iams puppy food from the person I got her from. I don't like Iams foods, so I switched her over to Royal Canin puppy (dry stuff). Well somewhere along the lines she got the runs and at first I thought it was from switching food, but it has continued and started to have blood and mucus in it. So I called the vet thinking it may be worms or something wrong. Well I took in a "specimen" and they said there was nothing wrong. They told me to do the hamburger and rice and give pepto. Well I tried that, and it cleared up at first, but now it is back even on the hamburger and rice. I don't know what to do now. Any suggestions?
My puppy has the parvovirus and I just took him to the animal hospital...
to die. He's a black lab named Maverick. I just adopted him from the animal shelter in my town a week ago. We brought him home and he was healthy and happy the first couple of days and then he took a nasty turn vomiting, diarrhea, not eating. I took him to the vet and the tested him for parvo which was positive. They gave him some antibiotics and a shot of a antiemesis medication. I took him home to try to nurse him on my own, but they told me his chances weren't good. He was basically starving to death right in front of my eyes. He drink water and vomit it right back up. He was getting weaker by the hour and had to be carried down off the porch to go into the yard. Finally, I just couldn't put my kids through it anymore. So I called the vet this morning and took him back in to them. They were going to put him on an IV but his prognosis is grave. He was vomiting up blood and has bloody diarrhea.
The vet just called to tell me he felt it was best to euthanize Maverick and wanted my permission to do it. I just hate that this happened! The vet has been trying to console me telling me he hates that this happened to and that he has tried to tell that animal shelter that they have a problem down there with unhealthy animals, but no one will listen. The kicker is it is run by the city police, it's part of the animal control department! So who do you report them to in that situation?
Anyway, I just wanted to tell everyone before you adopt from any animal shelter or human society, make sure the animal is healthy. Make sure the shelter tests for diseases and gives your animal all the necessary immunizations!
This has been a horrible ordeal for my family. We lost our family dog five years ago to liver toxicity and liver failure due to bad flea medicine. I refused to get another dog for a long time. I finally made the decision to adopt another dog and this happens. I think for now I'll just stick with the cat we have and leave it at that. We are just a little emotionally scarred right now and I'm so upset that my kids had to through all of this!
The animal shelter said they would refund my adoption fee that I paid. That's nice and all, but that doesn't make this past week go away.
Anyway, I just wanted cry a little because I know a lot of you guys are animal lovers/owners and you all know my pain.
Thanks for listening.
Puppy singing is my absolute favorite too! NM
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Some puppy gift basket ideas.
1. Collar, maybe with personalize ID tag with name and owner contact info.
2. Leash.
3. Flea collar.
4. Flea powder.
5. Puppy-friendly flea shampoo.
6. Grooming brush.
7. Spray-on coat conditioner. Some come with nice fragrance.
8. Vitamins. They come in liquid and gel forms, usually flavored. Would not recommend pills.
9. Smoked dog bones (I think they are made of cowhide) appropriate for puppy's mouth size.
10. Chewy treats for training. My Shadow loved the cheese and/or bacon flavors.
11. Dog blanket.
12. Food and water bowls.
I need advice for crate training 10 week old puppy. Help!
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Did anyone watch any of the Puppy Bowl on Animal Planet? SM
I watch it every year, but this year was particulary funny! Such adorable breeds playing running, jumping on each other, etc. I laughed my head off. The little Westie was just darling, and the little Corgie pups were so sweet.
Troops in Iraq throw a puppy off of a cliff.
Marine Corps Base Hawaii is investigating a shocking video of a smiling Marine throwing a puppy off the top of a steep hillside in Iraq into a gully below.
The video today gained widespread attention and condemnation on the Internet.
"The video is shocking and deplorable and is contrary to the high standards we expect of every Marine," the Kane'ohe Bay base said in a release.
Base officials said the video came to their attention this morning. An investigation has been initiated. Maj. Chris Perrine, a Marine spokesman here, said "it's looking like" the Marine is based out of Hawai'i.
"We do not tolerate this type of behavior and will take appropriate action," the base said.
Two Marines are seen in combat gear smiling as one holds a white-and-black puppy by the scruff of its neck. The dog seems to be about 8 weeks old and is motionless as it is held.
"Cute little puppy, huh?" says one Marine as he smiles broadly.
"Oh so cute, so cute, little puppy," says another in a child-like voice.
The Marine holding the puppy is then seen throwing the animal overhand into a desert-like gully below. The animal yelps until it thuds to the ground at the bottom of the gully.
"That's mean," one Marine says afterward.
The 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment of about 1,000 Hawai'i Marines recently replaced a sister unit in Iraq, the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment.
Marine Corps Base Hawai'i said the vast majority of Marines "conduct their duties in an honorable manner that brings great credit upon the Marine Corps and the United States."
There have been numerous stories of Marines adopting pets and bringing them home from Iraq or helping to arrange life-saving medical care for Iraqi children. Those are the stories that exemplify what we stand for and how most Marines behave."
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The video is here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlCiUMoFu84
(Safe for work because it's blurry, but still very disturbing)
Some people have claimed it's possible the video is fake, but it doesn't seem likely.
Really, really sick.
This kind of twisted lack of humanity seems to stem partially from the brutal brainwashing soldiers go through in bootcamp, combined with the severe emotional stress of the field.
Whoever those guys are, I hope they're both discharged immediately, but I also hope they receive serious emotional help.
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