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Bitsy & Pixel, rescued puppy mill dogs, now available for adoption.

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600 PUPPY MILL DOGS RESCUED – WE’RE HELPING!

Dear Readers,

They came from filth and darkness…and into the light. Over 600 puppies found in a dank kennel, sheltered in the woods one hour outside Seattle, Washington. Pasado's Safe Haven is working with Animal Shelters to evacuate animals using Pasado's Spay Station, offering to take in all overflow dogs and 24-hour veterinary assistance (at our own expense) to avoid any animals unnecessarily being euthanized. Staff and volunteers will be on call to rehabilitate and heal these dogs who have been enslaved in cages for most, if not all, of their lives - in the name of profits. With supplies and man power now depleted in the evacuation of these animals, we need your help to successfully rebound - as we continue to help animals in the deep freeze.

Please make a donation or purchase a gift card for WalMart, PetsMART, or Costco. We can buy anything we need when we’re on the road should we run out of beds, shelters, or food.

Scheduled to round up 70 volunteers and truckloads of dog shelters, food, flea treatment, and toys for pets of the poor, left in the freezing cold.HOW TO HELP THE PUPPY MILL FIGHT:

1) Donate to Pasado's: The money will help us to supply veterinary services and keep our transport vehicles at the ready for such emergencies
2) Don't Shop, ADOPT! NEVER buy an animal from a pet store
3) Share your puppy mill stories with Pasado's: every bit of information helps us investigate unfit environments - contact us.

4) Educate: Respectfully help educate friends and family about the harms of buying animals from pet stores.Thank you, from our hearts, for what you’re doing from the comfort of your home or office. Isn’t it amazing what we all can do as a team?

For the animals,

Susan Michaels

Founder, Pasado's Safe Havenhttp://cts.vresp.com/c/?PasadosSafeHaven/04c8ce7c49/bb59e6c5d5/8fe7d8ab53Read all the cover stories this week >>

Update Tuesday January 27, 2009:

An email from Kathleen Olson, Executive Director of the Humane Society of Tacoma and Pierce County....

I have received several queries about the puppy mill dogs that were seized in Skagit County. Many are pregnant, so there will be more puppies, as we experienced with the pregnant Great Danes that were part of the Vohs confiscation that brought 38 dogs to our shelter in 2007. Because they are evidence in a criminal investigation, these dogs will not be available for adoption in the immediate future.
Our spay station partner – Pasado’s Safe Haven, is assisting the Skagit County folks caring for these dogs. There is information below on how you can help them.
Another option is to donate to The Humane Society to support the Humane Society Cinderella Fund to subsidize spay/neuter surgeries, or the general fund so that we continue to have the resources we need to take care of the homeless animals in Pierce County. It is inevitable that we will see similar seizures in our County, so we know how important it is to have relationships with the volunteer rescue groups like those at work in Skagit County who can help provide foster homes.
As soon as we can convince the public not to purchase dogs from pet stores and internet ads, we will stop seeing headlines like these. These animals have been treated like commodities rather than companions because it is so profitable.

KATHLEEN OLSON
Executive Director
The Humane Society for Tacoma and Pierce County
kathleeno@thehumanesociety.org
(253) 284-5850 office
(253) 988-0827 mobile