[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: highway advertising/education
- From: "Linda Delarso" <jolingsd@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <arcturus@xxxxxxxxxxx>, <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 21:24:42 -0500
I have been wanted to post about this as well Sue! I too am a Lancaster
Co. resident with a 717 area code I might add. I also despise these
puppy farms. But as long as there is demand there is supply! Period!
Instead of having billboards and websites warning against the County and
area codes. How about education , asking questions. Yes IF prospective
buyers read their books they will give you a checklist of questions to
ask. If not they just look at quick, easy, cute!
All they have to ask these (puppy mill) people a questions or
two........ AKC would be a good start beings like Sue said most have
gone to ACA reg. Another would be Are you involved in the breed? ANY
questions, believe me. These people care nothing about ANY breed and
most likely KNOW nothing about the breed(s) they are selling.. It is
what's selling at the time! They will tell you that too!
There are plenty of ethical, responsible dog fancy people here in this
county, and that IS who they are going to hurt!
They are not the only ones I might add. I have told many times in the 10
yrs I have lived here that people from back home ( Phila area) are told
by there vets and others NOT to bother with 717 area codes, there
mills!.
Well we need to educate people on buying there next family companion not
just ban counties.
You hear a bunch of stuff about breed banning.............. well, this
is County banning really!!!!!
JMO!
Linda DeLarso, who is NOT a MILL!!!!
Narvon, Pa.
Jolin Shepherds
Visit our web site at:
www.vonhornbergerjolinshepherds.com
-----Original Message-----
From: showgsd-l-@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l-@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Susan Tomlinson
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 8:30 PM
To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: highway advertising
I'm a little late in posting on this, but felt I had to respond. This
is
about the billboard that Mainline Rescue put on the Pa. turnpike in
Lancaster County. I have the dubious distinction of living in Lancaster
county along side those Amish and Mennonite puppy farmers.
I'm afraid that billboard was a huge waste of money for the rescue.
The
only people they are going to hurt is the true dog fancier, such is on
this
list, by asking people not to buy puppies from anyone with a 717 area
code.
Most puppy mill puppies are sold wholesale across state lines I might
add.
The rescue cannot touch those puppy farmers in any way since to do so
would
be interfering with interstate trade. Now, don't get me wrong, I don't
like
the puppy farmers either, but the rescue would have gotten farther by
asking
people to insist that Pa. state dog law follow up on investigations and
prosecute when possible. As for the 717 area code...chances are if its a
Amish or Mennonite advertising puppies he is giving out a cell phone
number.
They use cell phones since there is no listing in a phone book (so the
church Bishop won't know!) Its easy enough to get a cell number that has
a
Philly area code.
Besides all this...We have a local puppy mill that has been raided and
shut down every couple of years. It goes by the name of Puppy Love
Kennel
and is operated by Joyce Stoltzfus (who is not Amish, despite the last
name). Now, this kennel has received copious amounts of press coverage
from
people with pitiful sick little dogs to raids in the middle of the
night.
The last time she was raided she had to pay over $30,000 in fines (you
read
that right). Now, you would think people wouldn't buy from her. Yet,
every
other year she's in the paper again with the state attorney general
investigating because of all the complaints from people who bought sick
or
dying puppies. The AKC has suspended her privileges. She just registers
the
pups with her kids names and I'm sure by now she is using the odd ball
registries (like ACA) since most of the puppy farmers are too. Which is
why
the AKC can't do anything about puppy mills, they just drop AKC
registration.
The back lash from Lancaster County resisdents against Viacom (the
billboard advertiser) is likely to earn the rescue some very poor
publicity
as well. JMO, SueT
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