Way To Go Pennsylvania
November 4, 2008
A new day for dogs: Pa. law targets puppy mills
By Martha Raffaele – Oct 10, 2008
Harrisburg, PA (AP) – Sammy, a Shetland sheepdog, wouldn’t touch his food, retreating to a corner of the yard and devouring mouthfuls of dirt – behavioral oddities his owner later learned came from a lifetime of abuse as a “stud” in a large puppy mill.
The 10 years of caged confinement Sammy endured would have been illegal under a bill signed late Thursday by Gov. Ed Rendell. The governor, who owns two rescued golden retrievers, and other dog advocates hope the new law will help Pennsylvania shed its reputation as the puppy mill capital of the East.
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