That hurt me about the Shih Tzu Puppy, since I've been owning and loving shih tzus for 20 years - they are too sweet and cuddly and loveable to be treated that way, why didn't somebody take care of this little one - why wouldn't somebody buy it and care for it? Are they so expensive that nobody could afford them? Jeannine
--- In [email protected], "~~MARE~~" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I disagree Theresa. > Yes Spca and the others know...animal control brought some dogs to sell. If > I buy 2 dogs that is not keeping a puppy mill in business. > Mare > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Jade > Date: 08/01/07 11:20:18 > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] Memoir Of MY Auction Experience > > Honestly, Why don't you get the SPCA out there or Animal Control? I mean > buying them only gives money to the people who poorly care for them, that's > only rewarding their bad behavior. > > ~Theresa > > -------Original Message------- > > From: dasha48 > Date: 8/1/2007 7:43:09 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] Memoir Of MY Auction Experience > > I must admit I am a bit surprised that this is done by the Amish. It just > does not go with all the other things I have learned about them. I have > been to horse auctions before and they are nothing like this mess you > describe. I truly wish they could be shut down. > > Sheila > "Life is what happens when you are busy making plans". > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of ~~MARE~~ > Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 12:44 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Chihuahuas] Memoir Of MY Auction Experience > > > This auction is held in a white cement block style building owned by an > Amish family. > There are cars and lots of trucks parked outside with dog crates galore in > the back of them. > There are also quite a lot of the tractors the Amish folk use for > transportation since it is their belief not to drive automobiles. > On the outside of this building there must have been about 30 igloo style > dog houses waiting to be sold. > There are three doors leading in...one to the left leads to where the buyers > sit and bid from an assortment of odd colors and styles of old office chairs > and folding chairs. In the back is a teeny dirty looking restroom and a > snack bar where they can buy cold pop and homemade Amish noodles. > The door to the right leads to a horrendous site. It leads to where these > poor suffering animals are shoved into wire cages two high around the > perimeter of the room and then single high all over the rest of the room. > The cages are big enough to shove two medium dogs in or 1 poor large. The > bottom of the pens is covered with shredded paper. That is what the animals > must defecate in. > NONE of them had water. One poor little Shitzu puppy begged and begged me > for water...I asked them please to give him a drink...I don't think he got > one. They have their own "vet" that examines the dogs and marks down.bad > teeth,loose knee,skin dosease and whatever. He is fat and dirty looking to > me. > Then when you go on around the building to the right there is a big wide > open door when the folks leave their dogs and pick them up after they pay. > So then at 9:04 the sale starts and for about an hour they sell assorted > cages,crates,pens,collars.leashes and what not. Then the first dogs are > brought out on the 'stage'. > This setup is about 3 of those 6 foot long folding tables and then the > auctioneer sits like in a 'pulpit'. > They have the younger Amish children oh from 16 on down to about 5 years old > bring the dogs to the tables. They always hold them up so the bidders can > see if their testicles are dropped and all that sickening junk. The poor > poor animals do not know what is going on...a lot of loud noise and folks > poking and prodding on them and then they get shoved in a pen again. > When they have them on the tables the auctioneer will call out the details > on each one....she's a free whelper...she had 7 puppies last time...this one > s been running with a male and most likely is bred.Then he calls out the > registry of the dog that is being sold. > When you pay out they have a table across the room where the dogs have been > being kept...you have to pay and sign to get the registration papers,then go > around to the big wide open door and then they will go fetch the poor dogs > for the people who bought them. > It is disgusting to me and it takes an 'iron will' to sit there and not be > found out as a 'rescuer' but I will do it as long as I think there might be > one I could save, > Mare~ > " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
