Lip Balm and Protests

Speaking of re-re-re-re-discovering things, I just stumbled upon Etsy.   I’ve been there bunches of times in the past, usually looking for handmade vegan lip balm or the like.   It’s  never really occurred to me to sell there, despite the fact that selling crafted items is what I did for years.   I’ll have to try & come up with a plan for creating animal-friendly art that could benefit my rescue.   I’m open to any ideas!

Tomorrow I’m going down to Millersburg OH to protest the Buckeye Dog Auction.   This is the largest puppy mill auction in the state….basically it provides an opportunity for puppy millers to unload dogs & purchase new “stock.”   For anyone who doesn’t know, the vast majority of pet stores that sell puppies get their dogs from puppy mills, or from brokers that purchase pups from the mills.   Dogs in puppy mills are essentially breeding machines, kept for their whole lives in tiny, filthy cages with no human affection.   Most never even set their feet on grass.   Vet care is almost non-existent, and the dogs are usually killed once they get too old to breed.   Purchasing a dog from a pet store is unfortunately endorsing this cruetly.  

There will also be a protest at the grand opening of the new Petland store in Mentor OH tomorrow.   Petland sells puppy mill puppies, and their presence in the NE Ohio area has been growing.  

I’ll do a write up of the protest (and the auction if I’m able to stomach checking it out).  For more info on puppy mill cruelty, please visit:

www.stoppuppymills.com
www.idausa.org/petland.html
www.petstorecruelty.org
www.thevoicefordogs.org