Nat'l Puppy Mill Awareness Day Dog Walk

So I know I already posted once today but this is back to pertaining about dogs!!!

If you live in the Iowa or the Greater Des Moines area and were trying to find something to do on Saturday come join Morelli and I at the National Puppy Mill Awareness Day Dog Walk!

Why should you join in?
A. Well, your dog loves walks right? And we could all us the exercise :)
B. But that's not the only reason... face the facts.

• Iowa has the 3rd largest number of puppy mills in the nation more than 400.
• An estimated 4 million dogs are bred in puppy mills every year.
• Female dogs are usually destroyed when they are no longer able to produce puppies.
• 95% of puppies sold in pet stores come from puppy mills.
• At puppy mills, dogs are bred for quantity, not quality.

So now the question is not "Can they reason?" nor "Can they talk?" but rather.."Can they suffer"

In a nut shell puppy mills breed a large number of dogs for quantity, the dogs that are used to breed as well as the puppies are kept in horrible living conditions and treated poorly. They are not considered a family pet to charish at these facilities. To learn more click this link: http://www.noiowapuppymills.org/puppyMills.html

So what can you do to help... because...

She can't open her cage... but you can!
Join in the walk!!!

Event Details:

National Puppy Mill Awareness Day Dog Walk
Saturday, September 18, 2010
9AM - Noon
State Capitol - West Mall
National Puppy Mill Awareness Day is Saturday, September 18, 2010. We'll commemorate
the day with a Dog Walk on the Capitol grounds in Des Moines.
Bring your dog and walk for the 23,000+ dogs trapped in Iowa puppy mills who never
get to go for a walk.

Let's tell Iowa that we're serious about fixing the puppymill problem in our state!

 

Sonya Heitshusen of Channel 13 WHO News will be our Emcee and Senators Staci Appel
and Matt McCoy will speak about the recent passage of The Puppy Mill Bill.

Some local shelters will have display tables set up. Please bring an item to donate
to a shelter: pet food, pet toys, towels, blankets, cleaning supplies. Monetary
donations also appreciated.

Help us get the word out by printing and distributing this announcement to your
friends, family and co-workers: Des Moines Event Announcement [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=g7sfc6cab&et=1103663662390&s=1269&e=001ZBMmNXBBwB4w7GSuYRGszIeZubJyeDOCJOEHqdsZPrD1ufJws5OLSfQ2WdFpQhV9RFZjigFLGD9Ur9Ym3oLULGLdrYq3v_qBke-ExIJvGjEq42J-9cdwIgEgAt_vQmqgUp3QIm5FJcePbl-p0q1RH7MH0qrL0MkC7fUVFrNGVotPEj2VLKsFzlkVw2zov_mVjJim7jFnCGE=]

Here's a map showing various parking areas around the Capitol: Capitol Parking Map
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=g7sfc6cab&et=1103663662390&s=1269&e=001ZBMmNXBBwB6iCADHc_JGHrOQYKRWq3TMHEw9fI6dQftdD8UswVJ3Dy2iw5RZtWTKD-OdMqjaT4EztsHqqV81Txx-zunk6r5j23UxYyycMfuOHF-BTpIe8WbLwTfJfGTPDHgHAYj5Z6mui51OsnMD2dKpJ6xW6Xk0]
The parking ramp on the NW corner of Grand and Pennsylvania is a great option!
SEE YOU AT THE CAPITOL!
THANKS FOR TAKING TIME TO READ THIS POST!!!! :)

Morelli and I will be there... come join us!!

For more information please check out this website!!! http://www.noiowapuppymills.org/index.html

Happy Friday!!!!