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			<title>This site will be closing</title>
			<link>http://banpuppymills.org/b2blog/index.php/2011/07/12/th</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:31:00 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
			<category domain="main">General</category>			<guid isPermaLink="false">211@http://banpuppymills.org/b2blog/</guid>
						<description>&lt;p&gt;Fans and readers,&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I have decided to close my blog when the domain expires. For some time it has been hard for me to maintain all of my websites and continue to post relevant content. I am now going to be posting on my Google+ profile and should you wish to follow me there you can find my profile here: &lt;a href=&quot;gplus.to/foreverpurple&quot;&gt;gplus.to/foreverpurple&lt;/a&gt; Be sure to let me know if you are a fellow animal advocate so that you will only receive updates from me relating to animal advocacy/awareness/legislation and generl pet updates (unless you wish to get all updates).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;My Cafepress store will remain open.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Thank you all for joining my fight for pets and animals! Without us they have no voice.&lt;br /&gt;
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fans and readers,</p>

<p>I have decided to close my blog when the domain expires. For some time it has been hard for me to maintain all of my websites and continue to post relevant content. I am now going to be posting on my Google+ profile and should you wish to follow me there you can find my profile here: <a href="http://banpuppymills.orggplus.to/foreverpurple">gplus.to/foreverpurple</a> Be sure to let me know if you are a fellow animal advocate so that you will only receive updates from me relating to animal advocacy/awareness/legislation and generl pet updates (unless you wish to get all updates).</p>

<p>My Cafepress store will remain open.</p>

<p>Thank you all for joining my fight for pets and animals! Without us they have no voice.<br />
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			<title>Rough weekend!</title>
			<link>http://banpuppymills.org/b2blog/index.php/2011/06/13/rough-weekend</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 21:28:00 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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						<description>&lt;p&gt;Sissy went in Friday for multi mole removals. The vet took off 35 and stopped there. When she was picked up they said they had given her a Capstar for fleas. I was suprised to hear this because just a week prior we had given her a bath and I didn&#039;t see any fleas. Two weeks before that she had a bath at Petco and there was no mention of fleas. The night before surgery I gave her a once over to mark the worst of her moles and didn&#039;t see fleas. As a precaution I asked for a Capstar for Maggie and Cynthia as well since their Frontline Plus had just been ordered.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I arrived home to find the neighbors cat dead in my front yard and that is a whole other drama!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Around 7pm I gave Cynthia her Capstar. By 8:30pm she was in bad shape, clearly having a bad reaction. I raced her to the emergency vet 30 minutes away. Despite my hurrying she still messed in her crate. She had to be hospitalized overnight but came home Saturday.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;About $1,000 between the two of them but I&#039;m just happy to have them both save and sound.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;She was pretty mad at me for a few hours after getting home:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Poor baby!!&lt;/p&gt;
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sissy went in Friday for multi mole removals. The vet took off 35 and stopped there. When she was picked up they said they had given her a Capstar for fleas. I was suprised to hear this because just a week prior we had given her a bath and I didn't see any fleas. Two weeks before that she had a bath at Petco and there was no mention of fleas. The night before surgery I gave her a once over to mark the worst of her moles and didn't see fleas. As a precaution I asked for a Capstar for Maggie and Cynthia as well since their Frontline Plus had just been ordered.</p>

<p>I arrived home to find the neighbors cat dead in my front yard and that is a whole other drama!</p>

<p>Around 7pm I gave Cynthia her Capstar. By 8:30pm she was in bad shape, clearly having a bad reaction. I raced her to the emergency vet 30 minutes away. Despite my hurrying she still messed in her crate. She had to be hospitalized overnight but came home Saturday.</p>

<p>About $1,000 between the two of them but I'm just happy to have them both save and sound.</p>

<p>She was pretty mad at me for a few hours after getting home:</p>
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<p>Poor baby!!</p>
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			<title>Dogs Deserve Better Chain Off 2011</title>
			<link>http://banpuppymills.org/b2blog/index.php/2011/06/13/dogs-deserve-better-chain-off</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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						<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.dogsdeservebetter.org/Chainoff2011/images/chainoff2011lo.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Dogs Deserve Better Chain Off 2011&quot; title=&quot;Dogs Deserve Better Chain Off 2011&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Help raise awareness and bring relief to dogs sentenced to life on a chain or in a small pen.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dogsdeservebetter.org/chainoff2011.html&quot;&gt;Register to Participate in Your Area&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;script type=&quot;text/javascript&quot;&gt;&lt;!--
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<p>Help raise awareness and bring relief to dogs sentenced to life on a chain or in a small pen.</p>

<p><a href="http://dogsdeservebetter.org/chainoff2011.html">Register to Participate in Your Area</a></p><div class="item_footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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			<title>May 2-8 Puppy Mill Awareness Week!</title>
			<link>http://banpuppymills.org/b2blog/index.php/2011/05/03/may-2-8-puppy-mill</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 14:52:00 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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						<description>&lt;p&gt;Join in all week to help raise awareness:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/puppy_mills/tips/puppy_mill_action_week.html&quot;&gt;http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/puppy_mills/tips/puppy_mill_action_week.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/puppy_mills/tips/what_you_can_do_stop_puppy_mills.html&quot;&gt;What can you do to stop puppy mills year round?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;script type=&quot;text/javascript&quot;&gt;&lt;!--
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Join in all week to help raise awareness:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/puppy_mills/tips/puppy_mill_action_week.html">http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/puppy_mills/tips/puppy_mill_action_week.html</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/puppy_mills/tips/what_you_can_do_stop_puppy_mills.html">What can you do to stop puppy mills year round?</a></p><div class="item_footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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			<title>Puppy Luke needs a foster home Park Hills Mo</title>
			<link>http://banpuppymills.org/b2blog/index.php/2011/04/28/puppy-luke-needs-a-foster</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:19:00 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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						<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I DO NOT HAVE POSSESSION OF THIS PUPPY! Do not contact me regarding this puppy! I am simply reposting this in hopes of getting him adopted.  Use the link at the bottom to apply for adoption.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;/b2blog/media/BPM/pennedluke.jpg?mtime=1304000150&quot; alt=&quot;Luke Penned&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; /&gt; Luke is a 6 month old Pit Bull Terrier who had the great misfortune of being put on this Earth in the wrong hands. He was born in a part of Missouri where people think it is &quot;cool&quot; to own and breed pit bulls for the fun of it. Pit bulls and other stray puppies run rampant there, and Luke was caught by a local family who decided to put him in a pen. The family thought they were doing Luke a favor by giving him a &quot;home.&quot; Soon after, the family realized they were not financially able to feed Luke and tried finding help. There is no animal control in this area, so a police officer told the family he would come out and shoot the dog for them. Thankfully Dogs Deserve Better was notified of the situation before Luke was shot to death or left to starve. We have provided Luke with food for the time being but what he desperately needs is a foster home to show him the lifestyle he deserves to live- inside, with a good family who can care and provide for him. Every day that Luke is left in his pen is a sad day. He deserves a good puppyhood with toys, a soft bed, and maybe even some other dogs to play with and show him what being a puppy is all about.  If you are interested in fostering or adopting Luke, please fill out our foster application at &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dogsdeservebetter.org/foster.html&quot;&gt;http://www.dogsdeservebetter.org/foster.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;script type=&quot;text/javascript&quot;&gt;&lt;!--
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em><strong>I DO NOT HAVE POSSESSION OF THIS PUPPY! Do not contact me regarding this puppy! I am simply reposting this in hopes of getting him adopted.  Use the link at the bottom to apply for adoption.</strong></em></p>

<p> <img src="http://banpuppymills.org/b2blog/media/BPM/pennedluke.jpg?mtime=1304000150" alt="Luke Penned" width="200" align="left" /> Luke is a 6 month old Pit Bull Terrier who had the great misfortune of being put on this Earth in the wrong hands. He was born in a part of Missouri where people think it is "cool" to own and breed pit bulls for the fun of it. Pit bulls and other stray puppies run rampant there, and Luke was caught by a local family who decided to put him in a pen. The family thought they were doing Luke a favor by giving him a "home." Soon after, the family realized they were not financially able to feed Luke and tried finding help. There is no animal control in this area, so a police officer told the family he would come out and shoot the dog for them. Thankfully Dogs Deserve Better was notified of the situation before Luke was shot to death or left to starve. We have provided Luke with food for the time being but what he desperately needs is a foster home to show him the lifestyle he deserves to live- inside, with a good family who can care and provide for him. Every day that Luke is left in his pen is a sad day. He deserves a good puppyhood with toys, a soft bed, and maybe even some other dogs to play with and show him what being a puppy is all about.  If you are interested in fostering or adopting Luke, please fill out our foster application at </p>

<p><a href="http://www.dogsdeservebetter.org/foster.html">http://www.dogsdeservebetter.org/foster.html</a></p><div class="item_footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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			<title>Puppy Mill video from Libby</title>
			<link>http://banpuppymills.org/b2blog/index.php/2011/04/20/puppy-mill-video-from-libby</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:36:00 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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						<description>&lt;p&gt;Thanks to Libby for sharing her video with us:&lt;/p&gt;

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks to Libby for sharing her video with us:</p>

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			<title>Dogs Deserve Better Fundraisers - so close to their goal now!</title>
			<link>http://banpuppymills.org/b2blog/index.php/2011/04/19/dogs-deserve-better-fundraisers-so</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:49:00 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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						<description>&lt;p&gt;With $25,000 to go, Dogs Deserve Better is nearing their goal to purchase Michael Vick&#039;s Bad Newz Kennels and turn them into a rehab center.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You can donate cash directly to the cause via their website:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dogsdeservebetter.com&quot;&gt;www.dogsdeservebetter.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;or with one of these new fundraising offers:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;From now until April 30th, 2011, Scentsy Independent Consultant Angela Brown will be donating 100% (yep, 100%!) of her commission from the Dogs Deserve Better Party at to the Dogs Deserve Better Organization. (Be sure to order under the Dogs Deserve Better party listed on the website!)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://buildingmemories.scentsy.us/Home&quot;&gt;https://buildingmemories.scentsy.us/Home&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;From now until April 30th 2011, Alaskan Fuzz Treats will be donating 50% of all profits to our favorite non profit group Dogs Deserve Better. Alaskan Fuzz Treats are homemade, all natural treats specially formulated with your dog&#039;s health and taste buds in mind!&lt;/p&gt;

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			<title>Missouri Legislature Guts Prop B, Rolls Back Puppy Mill Protections</title>
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&lt;p&gt;From ASCPA:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;In an outrageous affront to the democratic process, on Wednesday, April 13, the Missouri House of Representatives voted 85-71 to reject the will of the state&amp;#8217;s voters and eliminate all of the newly established humane improvements outlined in the Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act (PMCPA). The PMCPA, which is scheduled to go into effect in November, was passed five months ago by popular vote as &amp;#8220;Proposition B&amp;#8221; to more tightly regulate conditions at the state&amp;#8217;s thousands of commercial dog breeding facilities.&lt;br /&gt;
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Missouri is the number-one puppy-producing state in the county, supplying pet stores from coast to coast with hundreds of thousands of dogs annually, and is notorious for its lax animal-care standards and proliferation of unlicensed breeders. Unless it is vetoed by Governor Jay Nixon, the bill the House just passed (SB 113) will not only supersede the PMCPA&amp;#8212;which includes such humane provisions as increased cage size, prohibition on the use of wire flooring and restrictions on breeding frequency&amp;#8212;it will make parts of the state&amp;#8217;s commercial breeding law even weaker than they are now.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#8220;In spite of decades of urging by the animal welfare community, the Missouri General Assembly remained silent on the issue of puppy mills until after the voters spoke. The failure of the General Assembly to address the problem is why we finally took this straight to the people,&amp;#8221; says Cori Menkin, ASPCA Senior Director of Legislative Initiatives. &amp;#8220;And as evidenced by the passage of Proposition B, Missourians care deeply about puppy mill reform. That state legislators are discarding Prop B and ignoring the will of the people they are supposed to represent is appalling, insulting and disrespectful.&amp;#8221;&lt;br /&gt;
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If the legislature succeeds in blocking implementation of the PMCPA, it could have consequences far beyond Missouri. States as close as Oklahoma, Texas and Nebraska and as distant as Hawaii are currently considering puppy mill-related measures of their own. Unfortunately, lawmakers in these states are regarding these developments in the Puppy Mill Capital of America as a bellwether of reform. If the PMCPA is gutted in Missouri, your state&amp;#8217;s puppy mill law might be next.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The fate of millions of dogs now hangs on the decision of one man. The ASPCA implores all of our supporters to contact everyone you know in Missouri; ask them to call Governor Nixon to urge him to veto SB 113 (please do not call the governor if you live outside Missouri). You can also help by spreading the word about this injustice&amp;#8212;please share this article via Facebook and Twitter.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This makes me physically ill... sad, frustrated to the point of tears and so angry.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Seven Missouri state representatives from the St. Louis area voted to amend Proposition B even after voters in their districts favored the measure in a referendum in November 2010:&lt;br /&gt;
Representative   City          Dist.    Yes    	No    &lt;br /&gt;
Doug Funderburk St. Peters 	12 	60 	40&lt;br /&gt;
Kurt Bahr 	O&amp;#8217;Fallon 	19 	62 	38&lt;br /&gt;
Jamilah Nasheed St. Louis 	60 	80 	20&lt;br /&gt;
John Diehl 	Town&amp;amp; Country 	87 	61 	39&lt;br /&gt;
John McCaherty 	High Ridge 	90 	63 	37&lt;br /&gt;
Paul Wieland 	Imperial 	102 	62 	38&lt;br /&gt;
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<p>From ASCPA:</p>

<p><em>In an outrageous affront to the democratic process, on Wednesday, April 13, the Missouri House of Representatives voted 85-71 to reject the will of the state&#8217;s voters and eliminate all of the newly established humane improvements outlined in the Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act (PMCPA). The PMCPA, which is scheduled to go into effect in November, was passed five months ago by popular vote as &#8220;Proposition B&#8221; to more tightly regulate conditions at the state&#8217;s thousands of commercial dog breeding facilities.<br />
<br />
Missouri is the number-one puppy-producing state in the county, supplying pet stores from coast to coast with hundreds of thousands of dogs annually, and is notorious for its lax animal-care standards and proliferation of unlicensed breeders. Unless it is vetoed by Governor Jay Nixon, the bill the House just passed (SB 113) will not only supersede the PMCPA&#8212;which includes such humane provisions as increased cage size, prohibition on the use of wire flooring and restrictions on breeding frequency&#8212;it will make parts of the state&#8217;s commercial breeding law even weaker than they are now.<br />
<br />
&#8220;In spite of decades of urging by the animal welfare community, the Missouri General Assembly remained silent on the issue of puppy mills until after the voters spoke. The failure of the General Assembly to address the problem is why we finally took this straight to the people,&#8221; says Cori Menkin, ASPCA Senior Director of Legislative Initiatives. &#8220;And as evidenced by the passage of Proposition B, Missourians care deeply about puppy mill reform. That state legislators are discarding Prop B and ignoring the will of the people they are supposed to represent is appalling, insulting and disrespectful.&#8221;<br />
<br />
If the legislature succeeds in blocking implementation of the PMCPA, it could have consequences far beyond Missouri. States as close as Oklahoma, Texas and Nebraska and as distant as Hawaii are currently considering puppy mill-related measures of their own. Unfortunately, lawmakers in these states are regarding these developments in the Puppy Mill Capital of America as a bellwether of reform. If the PMCPA is gutted in Missouri, your state&#8217;s puppy mill law might be next.<br />
<br />
The fate of millions of dogs now hangs on the decision of one man. The ASPCA implores all of our supporters to contact everyone you know in Missouri; ask them to call Governor Nixon to urge him to veto SB 113 (please do not call the governor if you live outside Missouri). You can also help by spreading the word about this injustice&#8212;please share this article via Facebook and Twitter.</em></p>

<p>This makes me physically ill... sad, frustrated to the point of tears and so angry.</p>

<p>Seven Missouri state representatives from the St. Louis area voted to amend Proposition B even after voters in their districts favored the measure in a referendum in November 2010:<br />
Representative   City          Dist.    Yes    	No    <br />
Doug Funderburk St. Peters 	12 	60 	40<br />
Kurt Bahr 	O&#8217;Fallon 	19 	62 	38<br />
Jamilah Nasheed St. Louis 	60 	80 	20<br />
John Diehl 	Town&amp; Country 	87 	61 	39<br />
John McCaherty 	High Ridge 	90 	63 	37<br />
Paul Wieland 	Imperial 	102 	62 	38<br />
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