These doodles rescued from a puppy mill were originally reported on by Second Chance Animal Rescue Society (SCARS) on March 15, 2023
The SCARS intake team faces difficult situations daily. Often, when we find animals in distress, we also find humans in distress. Poverty, trauma, and addiction can be factors. We support with compassion and no judgment.
This is not one of those cases. This is a case of neglect and harm, fueled by greed and the next sale of an overpriced designer puppy. The individual who ran this breeding operation has passed away, but the consequences remain for those left behind.
“Adopt Don’t Shop” isn’t just some slogan. Every time a puppy mill makes another sale, it causes future suffering to the animals being held captive in horrible conditions and bred and bred again.
Some giveaways that you aren’t dealing with a reputable breeder are pick-up points in parking lots and not being welcomed to the home and given the opportunity to meet the parents and see the condition the animals are raised in. ‘
These new intakes are various types of “Doodles,” from outside of Edmonton, and they are in appalling condition. They are emaciated, covered in feces and urine, so much so that their fur is permanently stained. Needlessly suffering for only one thing: profit.
SCARS foster homes and our veterinary partners have stepped up to take on these poor souls and nurse them back to health. We can only hope nutrition, loving hands, and medical care will give them the future they deserve. They are responding with gratitude to the warmth and kindness of our foster homes.
There is a long journey ahead. None of them are available for adoption, but the expense of 15 new dogs will be a burden for SCARS. Not to mention all the other animals that have been waiting to come in will just wait longer. High-quality gastro food or monetary donations will help us let the spirit of these sweet souls shine. If you’re looking to purchase a bag of gastro food from a vet office, you can drop them off at one of our drop-off locations. We are also in dire need of puppy pee pads because these animals have absolutely no concept of using the washroom outside.
To recognize the suffering of these animals, please continue to share the message of “Adopt Don’t Shop.” The best way to end the practice is to not fuel their greed.
This story Rescued from a Puppy Mill and images originally reported by Second Chance Animal Rescue Society.
Project Simmy’s Response to Doodles Rescued from a Puppy Mill
Please note that Project Simmy is only sharing this issue, and assures you that it has reached the proper people and authorities thanks to Second Chance Animal Rescue Society (SCARS). We are not personally or directly affiliated with SCARS in any way but are grateful for their work rescuing puppy mill animals and finding them forever homes. Puppy mills are a particularly vile, and often negligent and untrustworthy form of pet sales, and we recommend you take SCARS’s tips provided above on when to know that you’re dealing with a reputable and trustworthy animal breeder.
If you have a puppy mill pet, or have a story you’d like to share, feel free to do so by visiting our contact page. In addition, you can also visit the adoption page and view our available Sims pets and read the unique stories they have of their own. We are very happy to know that they will never need to be rescued from a puppy mill.
Did you adopt one of these sweet pups? We’d love to know about it. And thank you.