Fwd: ACTION ALERT: Biden's Purchase Puppy from Known Puppy Mill Breeder!

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Dear Companion Pet Lovers ~

 

Please read this important announcement from BanOhioDogAuctions.com supporter and animal activist, Jana Kohl.  This is heartbreaking to say the least, and here is what Jana shared earlier this AM:

 

I just received a description of the breeder/puppy mill that the Bidens bought their dog from. This first-hand account comes from a respected anti-puppy mill activist who has investigated countless mills. I also just learned that the Philadelphia Inquirer is already at work on the Biden story, written by a reporter who has exposed PA's horrific puppy mill problem -- one of the worst in the nation, along with Missouri, Ohio, and all the others. I've rece

ived emails tonight from scores of people who have already heard the news and are stunned.....people who know that Barack participated in Baby's book and our project, and can't imagine how or why the Bidens didn't choose to adopt. Below is the description of the breeder the Bidens bought from, in his words......

 

"When I was there, she had dogs living outside in igloos and a large side building wrapped in blue plastic... the barking was deafening.... her inspection report states approximately 100 breeding dogs... she sold more than 275 dogs in 2006.....it was a stupid move on Biden's part... a puppy mill, for sure."

 

 

If you would like to address your concerns directly to Vice-President elect Biden, Below is his contact information:

 

The Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr.

1105 N. Market St.

Suite 2000

Wilmington, DE 19801-1233

 

Phone: (302) 573-6345

Fax: (302) 573-6351

 

 

The Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr.

24 NW Front St.

Windsor Building, Suite 101

Milford, DE 19963

 

Phone: (302) 424-8090

Fax: (302) 424-8094 =0

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Thanks in advance for your kind consideration.

 

Mary O'Connor-Shaver

Cell: 614-271-8248

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Fri, December 12, 2008 3:48 am

To the Obama and Biden offices:

 

I'm shocked and angered by today's news that the Bidens bought a dog from a breeder rather than adopting (see link at top). Someone in receipt of this (to whom it's bcc'd) needs to forward this email to them. 

 

President-elect Obama is featured in a book, A Rare Breed of Love, with Baby, an abused 3-legged survivor of the dog breeding industry. Barack pledged support of the mission to not only stop the cruelty of the dog breeding world, but to also promote

adoption of the 4-5 million homeless shelter dogs who are euthanized each year -- at a cost to taxpayers of $2 billion a year. Thanks to the Bidens purchase of a dog rather than adoption, this will now embolden the dog breeding industry to continue to fuel the pet overpopulation epidemic, costing taxpayers billions, which, in this economy, is a travesty. It will also perpetuate the horrific cruelty at puppy mills by increasing demand for the kind of dog the Bidens bought. The "legalized torture" that is the hallmark of the dog breeding industry will be fueled by this terrible turn of events.

 

I find this news especially frustrating and infuriating since I tried to get through to people in Obama's office these past weeks to remind him about his pledge to adopt, having heard reports that the American Kennel Club (AKC) had reached out to the Obamas to help them find a dog. The AKC are the bad guys. They are the front for the puppy mill industry and all breeders who continue to breed irresponsibly when millions of loving, adoptable dogs are dragged to the gas chambers each year. Despite the AKC's spin that they only endorse "humane breeders," that is a patent lie; moreover, "humane breeder" is a contradiction in terms given that millions of homeless dogs are killed each year precisely because breeders continue to flood the market with new puppies, just like the one the Bidens bought. Were it not for the unconscionable dog breeding industry and willing buyers like the Bidens, our government would have an extra $2 billion a year at its' disposal to

use on more worthy programs than pet euthanasia, and millions of deserving dogs would find themselves in loving20homes instead of gas chambers.

 

Baby and I spent several grueling months crossing the country in a touring coach with a 10-foot tall photo of Barack and Baby plastered on the side (in defiance of my publisher, who was upset that I was appearing partisan and thus might turn away the Republican market). Baby and I spoke to countless Americans from coast to coast, to whom I lauded Mr. Obama for his support of this mission. To now learn that the Vice-President-elect and his wife have done the very worst thing a high-profile leader can do regarding this issue, means that all our efforts were for naught.

 

A few weeks ago, I got a meaningless reply to my concerns from an Obama staffer who "[thanked me] for my interest in their dog." Given my role in this issue, I have a responsibility to remind the President-elect's office of his pledge to protect the millions of innocent creatures who are brutalized 24 hours a day by this industry, and the pledge he made to promote adoption. I had expected to receive more than a form letter in reply to my concerns; rather, to be assured that we were all on the same page, but obviously the message hasn't gotten through.

 

Millions of dog lovers across the country were counting on this administration to do the right thing: To end the cruelty of the dog breeding industry by promoting adoption. Clearly, we have now suffered a terrible setback in that goal and unless there is some demonstrable and public recourse taken, many will speak loudly and publicly about this terrible misstep.

 

I'm beyond crushed as I consider the negative and far-reaching impact of this. As a psychologist, I understand too well that the abuse of our most vulnerable and voiceless populations -- children, the poor, minorities, gays, women, or animals -- has a trickle-up effect that negatively impacts all of our society and diminishes our moral standing.

 

I also know that the buying habits of our leaders and celebrities are, sadly, imitated by millions.

 

Jana Kohl, Psy.D.

 

 

Biden - not Obama - gets new pooch

 

Carol E. Lee Carol E.. Lee- Thu Dec 11, 5:00 pm ET  

 

 

Malia and Sasha Obama apparently aren't the only ones who were promised a puppy if they stuck it out through the presidential election.  Vice President-elect Joe Biden picked out a German shepherd pup last weekend from a breeder near his Delaware home, according to a local newspaper report.

 

Biden was reportedly promised the post-election dog by his wife, Jill, who would tape pictures of different dogs on the back of the seat in front of Biden on his campaign plane.

 

The vice president-elect picked out a month-old male German shepherd from a breeder in Chester County, Pa., according to the Daily Local News. The breeder told the paper Biden wanted a family dog that was social and obedient and said Biden's granddaughters will name him.

 

The puppy will be delivered to the Bidens at the vice presidential residence after the Inauguration and after the breeder trains him, the paper reports.