The warm weather of spring may encourage college students to buy furry friends to keep them company during tiring games of Frisbee or lazy days at Strouds Run, but the ACHS wants to make sure they know exactly where their dogs are coming from.
From March 31st - April 4, the ACHS is hosting Puppy Mill Awareness Week. If you're not familiar with puppy mills, I suggest checking out the HSUS's puppy mill initiative, www.stoppuppymills.org. The Web site has all the information you need to know about these inhumane breeding operations that mistreat animals and raise puppies in shockingly poor conditions.
To help spread awareness about these horrific conditions, the ACHS is actively trying to inform as many college students as it can about puppy mills and how to stop unknowingly supporting them by buying from pet stores. During Puppy Mill Awareness Week, the ACHS will have tables set up at the College Gate and Baker Center from Tuesday, March 31st to Friday, April 4 from 11a.m. - 4p.m. every day with readily available information for students.
On Thursday, April 2, there will be a fundraiser at the Crystal on Court St. from 4-8p.m. (for those of legal age). Donations will be accepted at the door, and all tips will go to ACHS. There will also be great drink specials, so enjoy the winding down of a busy week while supporting the cause!
Puppy Mill Awareness week will end with a peaceful protest against Petland on East State Street in Athens from 11a.m.- 1p.m. on Saturday, April 4. Anyone who would like to participate should meet in the empty lot next to Hollywood Video prepared with signs voicing their opinions against Petland and puppy mills.
Even though the horrors of puppy mills may seem far away, a bust last summer in Parkersburg, W. Va. resulted in 1,000 dogs being saved from scattered run-down sheds on the property, some without access to fresh water. The animals had not received any veterinary care or basic socialization with other animals or humans.
If you're disturbed by puppy mills and their inhumane treatment of dogs, please click the link at the top of this page to sign a petition against them!
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