Best Thanksgiving Dinner Guests
by digby
It was a a fetching feast for the out-of-town guests. Canned turkey with potatoes and carrots; duck and sweet potato dinners, and bagged pheasant meals were included in the spread laid out for about 50 dogs from puppy mills and shelters at DoGone Fun, 1717 S. State, on Thanksgiving Day. The dogs were on a layover in a trip from Missouri to New York in search of new homes. Twenty of the dogs were rescued from puppy mills and considered unsaleable by their owners. The rest of the group was from a shelter in Joplin, Mo. Their journey is part of a campaign by Best Friends Animal Society, based in Utah, to eliminate puppy mills that breed dogs under inhumane conditions. The dogs, all small breeds and mixes, arrived in Chicago by truck. This morning , they’ll fly first-class to New York, where there is greater demand for dogs their size. Pet Airways is providing the flight. Wheeling-based Evanger’s Dog & Cat Food Co. donated the chow for their Thanksgiving feast. Other groups, including the Progressive Animal Welfare Society, contributed chewy pigskin chips, dog snacks and toys.
They’re publicizing this story because they want to remind people that if they’re planning on getting a pup for Christmas they should adopt from shelters or approved breeders instead of buying them from puppy mills, which are cruel and horrible. These little guys hit the lottery, but most aren’t so lucky.
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