Puppy Mills on Oprah

April 1, 2008 : 8:43 AM

Tune in on Friday, April 4th

Maybe it was the billboard strategically placed near Oprah’s studio in Chicago, maybe it was one of the petitions, or maybe awareness about the issue is finally becoming a reality. This Friday, puppy mills will make it even further into the limelight. It’s one thing for a news station to do a show on the commercial pet breeding industry, but when Oprah’s talking about it—well, maybe pet stores and the breeders who supply them will see a difference in the demand.

Friday, April 4th
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But the real thanks goes to Main Line Animal Rescue in Pennsylvania
Main Line Animal Rescue is known for not only their work in rescuing animals, but also their fantastic, edgy billboards. They pictured a Beagle in a dishwasher to show USDA cage sizes, they placed a billboard to welcome families to “Scenic Lancaster County—home to hundreds of puppy mills”

And they plunked a billboard right near Oprah’s studio, plainly asking her to tape a show about puppy mills.

An excerpt from Main Line Animal Rescue’s e-mail announcing the show:
“Well, the cat is out of the bag, or should I say the dog is out of the hutch! Main Line Animal Rescue is going to be on Oprah this Friday, April 4. The show will address euthanasia in our nation's shelters, and the inhumane treatment facing dogs in Pennsylvania's puppy mills. In preparation for the latter, MLAR went undercover with Special Investigator Lisa Ling and members of Oprah's production staff. We filmed the day to day horrors of actual puppy mills and you can watch as we rescue a number of the dogs we currently have at our shelter.”

Click here to read about Main Line’s quest to get puppy mills on Oprah’s show.

More information on puppy mills
1.) What can one person do to stop puppy mills? Click here for a downloadable PDF.

2.) What is a puppy mill? What are the “red flags” that help identify them? Click here for a downloadable PDF.

3.) Want to get continued news coverage, event notices and learn more about the puppy mill industry and how you can help make a difference? Join this community to receive our monthly newsletter! It’s free and takes less than five minutes. First join the Network (see the links upper right) then click “join this community” under the “Bookmarks” section.

By Kelli Ohrtman: Best Friends Animal Society
Main Photo: Main Line’s billboard in Chicago by Yvette Pina

Comments

April 4, 2008 at 4:54 PM
posted by: yvette

i went Chicago ACC to pick up yet another feral they trapped and the place was crowded - this was at 12:30pm.

it didn't even dawn on me that maybe they were crowded because people saw the Oprah show.
I did find it surprising there were so many people there on a Friday afternoon.

April 4, 2008 at 3:06 PM
posted by: catnip

It's only Friday afternoon and I have heard that Animal Care and Control is packed already with people wanting to adopt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you Oprah and all for all the animal publicity that has been in the media recently.

April 2, 2008 at 11:20 AM
posted by: yvette

yes, the promo had me in tears!!!

not going to be able to watch it live at 9am, will be in court for D.A.W.G.
I will set my dvr.

April 2, 2008 at 11:17 AM
posted by: mimi

Have you seen the promo for the Friday show? Oprah is almost in tears. If the show itself, and Oprah's commitment to eliminating puppy mills, are anything like the reaction she has in the promo, this could be a spectacular opportunity not only to educate, but to mobilize, a lot of people who have been unaware of puppy mills until now.

April 2, 2008 at 9:30 AM
posted by: yvette

Check out this short article, with a very powerful quote from Oprah.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080402/ap_en_tv/people_winfrey