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We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to do everything in his power to put puppy farms out of business. More details
Submitted by Diarmuid Scullin of K9 Friends United – Deadline to sign up by: 08 June 2009 – Signatures: 1,176
Puppy farms are known as puppy mills in America, which is probably a more apt description.
Dogs are kept 24/7 in cages without any natural light or room to exercise.
Puppies are infected with worms on the inside and fleas on the outside.
The odd death doesn't bother the owner - it would cost too much to prevent them.
Vaccinations are unheard of in puppy farms, therefore diseases that should be eliminated are thriving.
Adult dogs suffering from painful, inherited birth defects are not spayed and neutered. They are bred, producing puppies with the same debilitating conditions.
Puppies from puppy forms have a far greater chance of growing up into dogs with severe social and psychological problems, and can end up being abandoned.
Puppy farms exist to make money, and place zero value on the health and wellbeing of dogs.
We therefore petition the Prime Minister to end a barbaric practice that has zero value to society.
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