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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://network.bestfriends.org/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Puppy Mill</title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/puppymills/default.aspx</link><description /><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)</generator><item><title>How to Write a Letter to Legislators or Newspapers about Puppy Mills</title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/puppymills/media/p/196066.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:18:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3c9c9158-c96f-4dfb-b0cd-45be9ad12748:196066</guid><dc:creator>KelliO</dc:creator><description /></item><item><title>15 Things You can do to Help Stop Puppy Mills (Web version)</title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/puppymills/media/p/196021.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:34:31 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3c9c9158-c96f-4dfb-b0cd-45be9ad12748:196021</guid><dc:creator>KelliO</dc:creator><description /></item><item><title>15 Things You can do to Help Stop Puppy Mills</title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/puppymills/media/p/195968.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:01:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3c9c9158-c96f-4dfb-b0cd-45be9ad12748:195968</guid><dc:creator>KelliO</dc:creator><description /></item><item><title>How to Organize a Peaceful Pet Store Demonstration</title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/puppymills/media/p/194916.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:37:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3c9c9158-c96f-4dfb-b0cd-45be9ad12748:194916</guid><dc:creator>KelliO</dc:creator><description /></item><item><title>Why Not to "Rescue" a Puppy from the Pet Store</title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/puppymills/media/p/194915.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:33:04 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3c9c9158-c96f-4dfb-b0cd-45be9ad12748:194915</guid><dc:creator>KelliO</dc:creator><description /></item><item><title>What's a Puppy Mill Brochure</title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/puppymills/media/p/194914.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:30:24 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3c9c9158-c96f-4dfb-b0cd-45be9ad12748:194914</guid><dc:creator>KelliO</dc:creator><description /></item><item><title>Ebay Listing - signed book</title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/puppymills/forum/p/54740/193699.aspx#193699</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 05:51:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3c9c9158-c96f-4dfb-b0cd-45be9ad12748:193699</guid><dc:creator>BrigitteReed</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I know this is slightly off topic, and I apologize.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I wanted to let everyone know that I was fortunate enough to meet John Garcia at NMHPU&amp;#39;s Save a Stray Soiree and he was kind enough to sign one of my Dogtown books for me. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have put that book up for auction on Ebay and if you would like to bid on it, great! If you wanna help me get the word out about it, even better!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am trying to use this book to raise money for the Sanctuary. 100% of the proceeds are going to go back to the Best Friends Sanctuary!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks for your help and support!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;-Brigitte&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Rehabilitating Your Rescued Puppy Mill Dog</title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/puppymills/media/p/192944.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:49:12 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3c9c9158-c96f-4dfb-b0cd-45be9ad12748:192944</guid><dc:creator>KelliO</dc:creator><description /></item><item><title>Pup My Ride FAQ</title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/puppymills/media/p/192546.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:59:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3c9c9158-c96f-4dfb-b0cd-45be9ad12748:192546</guid><dc:creator>KelliO</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;More information about Best Friends&amp;#39; Midwest/puppy mill Pup My Ride&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Pup My Ride--5000 Lives and Counting</title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/puppymills/media/p/191885.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:26:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3c9c9158-c96f-4dfb-b0cd-45be9ad12748:191885</guid><dc:creator>KelliO</dc:creator><description /></item><item><title>Best Friends' Position on Pet Breeding</title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/puppymills/media/p/191168.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 21:06:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3c9c9158-c96f-4dfb-b0cd-45be9ad12748:191168</guid><dc:creator>KelliO</dc:creator><description /></item><item><title>PUPPY MILL AWARENESS CONCERT - SOUND FOR THE HOUNDS</title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/puppymills/forum/p/52967/190238.aspx#190238</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 02:35:31 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3c9c9158-c96f-4dfb-b0cd-45be9ad12748:190238</guid><dc:creator>Jacki</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;United Against Puppy Mills is announcing a &amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;PUPPY MILL AWARENESS CONCERT&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;SOUND FOR THE HOUNDS&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;This event is geared toward raising awareness about puppy mills and enlightening the public about how to put an end to the reprehensible puppy mill industry.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;b&gt;Rescue Ink&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;will be there&lt;strong&gt;&lt;b&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bill Smith&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;from&lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp;Main Line Animal Rescue&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;will be speaking.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Bill as you know, was the initiator of the puppy mill show on&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Oprah&lt;/strong&gt;, which brought so much national attention to the horrific conditions in commercial breeding facilities.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Jenny Stephans&lt;/b&gt; from &lt;b&gt;North Penn Puppy Mill Watch&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;Cindy Bradley&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;(winner of Oasis BEST NEW JAZZ ARTIST) will be preforming as well &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;King&amp;nbsp;Errisson&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;(world renowned Congo Drummer for &lt;b&gt;Neil Diamond&lt;/b&gt;) plus&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;TDC&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;a Neil Diamond tribute band will provide us with the&amp;nbsp;smooth sounds throughout the day.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;General admission is&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;FREE&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;so&amp;nbsp;come&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Rain or Shine&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;and bring your furry friends too. Please tell everyone you know about this event.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Enter your dog in our dog &amp;quot;Rescue Ink&amp;quot; lookalike contest&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Dog adoptions with rescue groups of all breeds&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Informative exhibits&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Vendors with all sorts of&amp;nbsp;doggie&amp;nbsp;goodies&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Good food for us humans&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Check our website periodically&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;for celebrity appearance updates&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Vendor spaces are still available.&amp;nbsp;You may want to rent a booth or take advantage of our sponsorship opportunities which includes a booth and a great deal of advertising prior to and at the event.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;There are no paid employees and work continues solely through the effort of volunteers and sponsors,&amp;nbsp;so this is a great opportunity to get involved. For more information go to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.soundforthehounds.com/"&gt;www.soundforthehounds.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;By getting involved in this event, you have the opportunity to promote positive change and make a real difference for thousands of frail little ones languishing in mills.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For additional information, please contact&amp;nbsp;Jacki Flanigan at 717-856-1316 or at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:jacki@soundforthehounds.com"&gt;jacki@soundforthehounds.com&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo;Adopt don&amp;#39;t Shop&amp;quot; or&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.petfinder.com/"&gt;www.petfinder.com&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;is a fantastic source to find a forever friend.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul class="no-bullets NS_290slix64x"&gt;
&lt;li class="characteristics NS_jv10os2vp"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Features:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;Families, Open to All&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;ul class="no-bullets NS_290slix64x"&gt;
&lt;li class="url"&gt;&lt;span class="label"&gt;Website:&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="value"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.soundforthehounds.com/"&gt;http://www.soundforthehounds.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="phone"&gt;&lt;span class="label"&gt;Phone:&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="value"&gt;717-856-1316&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="phone"&gt;&lt;span class="label"&gt;Email:&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="value"&gt;jacki@soundforthehounds.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Puppy Mill Awareness Day in Austin, Texas, on 9/25/11</title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/puppymills/media/p/189902.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:23:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3c9c9158-c96f-4dfb-b0cd-45be9ad12748:189902</guid><dc:creator>jhayes</dc:creator><description /></item><item><title>Pro-claw-mation of Independence</title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/puppymills/media/p/189341.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:04:34 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3c9c9158-c96f-4dfb-b0cd-45be9ad12748:189341</guid><dc:creator>jhayes</dc:creator><description /></item><item><title>Fertility Clinic for Dogs...in Las Vegas!</title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/puppymills/forum/p/51933/188337.aspx#188337</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 01:29:04 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3c9c9158-c96f-4dfb-b0cd-45be9ad12748:188337</guid><dc:creator>livrocks</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I was absolutely appalled when a friend told me about this. &amp;nbsp;Desert Inn Animal Hospital actually offers fertility services for pets, in a city with incredibly high shelter intake numbers and kill rates! &amp;nbsp;This is so irresponsible and completely based on greed. &amp;nbsp;I have &amp;quot;unliked&amp;quot; their FB page and refuse to recommend this office to anyone. &amp;nbsp;Although these services are not illegal, they are in poor taste and irresponsible behavior for a veterinary hospital. &amp;nbsp;They cannot be ignorant to high rates of homeless pets and their needless killing at shelters across the country. &amp;nbsp;They are proudly adding to the problem. &amp;nbsp;Here is the link to their &amp;quot;semen bank&amp;quot; &amp;nbsp;http://www.diah.com/intlcaninesemenbankofnevada.html . &amp;nbsp;Please share this information with as many people as possible!&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: FREE DOG WASH IN LAS VEGAS:  Canine Assistants &amp; Best Friends</title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/puppymills/forum/p/51445/187434.aspx#187434</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:56:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3c9c9158-c96f-4dfb-b0cd-45be9ad12748:187434</guid><dc:creator>JoyceDiV</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Pele looking beautiful as always!&amp;nbsp; I posted an event on my FB page and will let you know if I get any replies! Hope it turns out to be a great event !&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>FREE DOG WASH IN LAS VEGAS:  Canine Assistants &amp; Best Friends</title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/puppymills/forum/p/51445/187426.aspx#187426</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:13:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3c9c9158-c96f-4dfb-b0cd-45be9ad12748:187426</guid><dc:creator>MyBoyPele</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://network.bestfriends.org/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Discussions.Components.Files/490/0216.Dog_5F00_Wash.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="http://network.bestfriends.org/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer.Discussions.Components.Files/490/0216.Dog_5F00_Wash.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: ABC Airs Piece Promoting The Purchase Of Designer Puppies From Pet Stores</title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/puppymills/forum/p/51408/187405.aspx#187405</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:48:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3c9c9158-c96f-4dfb-b0cd-45be9ad12748:187405</guid><dc:creator>ebennett</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;i emailed my disgust.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: ABC Airs Piece Promoting The Purchase Of Designer Puppies From Pet Stores</title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/puppymills/forum/p/51408/187398.aspx#187398</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:21:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3c9c9158-c96f-4dfb-b0cd-45be9ad12748:187398</guid><dc:creator>mickeymouse89012</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Thanks for bringing this to everyone&amp;#39;s attention-now let&amp;#39;s flood the phone lines!&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: ABC Airs Piece Promoting The Purchase Of Designer Puppies From Pet Stores</title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/puppymills/forum/p/51408/187389.aspx#187389</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:07:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3c9c9158-c96f-4dfb-b0cd-45be9ad12748:187389</guid><dc:creator>a1madmac</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I have also emailed GMA about this segment.&amp;nbsp; They should have checked out where pet store puppies come from.&amp;nbsp; I can no longer support GMA for promoting puppy mills.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>
