[ SHOWGSD-L ] Biden gets new dog - animal rights advocates not happy

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Biden gets new dog - animal rights advocates not happy

Mon Dec 15, 2008 12:33 pm (PST)


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Biden gets new dog - animal rights advocates not happy



Mon Dec 15, 2008 12:33 pm (PST) 



http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2008/12/15/biden-gets-new-dog-animal-rights-advocates-not-happy/ ;

http://tinyurl.com/6nktls



Biden gets new dog - animal rights advocates not happy

By Jimmy Orr | 12.15.08

 

The new puppy’s cute. But what puppy isn’t? (OK, except chihuahuas). 

WeÂ’re talking about Joe BidenÂ’s new dog. Of course, all the news about

presidential pets has been about Barack ObamaÂ’s promise to his daughters

to get a new First Dog for the White House....



(snip) 



“We are surprised that Sen. Biden chose to purchase a dog from a

commercial kennel since he has been a leader on animal-protection issues

and has championed a number of important animal-welfare reforms in the

Senate,” Michael Markarian, executive vice president of the Humane

Society of the United States, told the Philadelphia Inquirer.

“President-elect Obama can send a stronger message of hope and change

for animals by adopting a homeless dog from an animal shelter or rescue

group.” 

GrrrrrÂ… (part 2)

PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is equally unhappy.

A day after the election, the founder of the organization - Ingrid

Newkirk - sent a letter to Biden asking that he adopt a “pound puppy.”

Her plea apparently was not heeded.

 

Writes Christine Dore’ on the PETA files blog: 

“I was extremely disappointed to read that Vice President-elect Joe

Biden and his wife bought a dog from a breeder instead of adopting one

from an animal shelter,” writes Dore’. “Obviously he or his wife

blanked on Ingrid’s letter, which asked him to consider adopting,” she

wrote. ”Every year, U.S. animal shelters are forced to euthanize

millions of wonderful, deserving dogs and cats because of the lack of

good homes.”



PETA, never an organization to shy away from controversy, promised to

run a public service announcement reminding “Mr. Biden and his home

state of Delaware that every time someone buys a dog from a breeder, a

dog in an animal shelter is killed,” Dore’ writes....

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