Thursday, April 03, 2008

Animals


You know how much I love animals and all, so I want you to see a bit of animal life you probably do not see much of, if at all (if you want some seriously disturbing images of the way animals are treated for our benifit, let me know, but be prepared to be shocked...this ain't your grandpa's farm life). Friday on Oprah, Lisa Ling will do an investigative report on puppy mills. Those cute dogs in the dog stores and dogs at flea markets etc...do not always come from the most reputable breeders; not that we need to breed more dogs (almost 80,000 dogs and cats put down in metro Atlanta last year). Anyway Tivo it or record it or watch it, I am sure it will be heart breaking and really sad. If you need some resources on how to get involved in helping animals live somewhat decent lives you can go here, here or here (warning some of these sites have links to very disturbing images...please keep that in mind as you surf). Peace

UPDATE: The Humane Society of the United States has this as a follow-up to the show. Peace

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

God bless you for being an animal lover. I am a huge advocate of animals and will do what I can to keep them safe. We domesticated them and we owe them our care and love. Nothing is more unconditional than the love of an animal. It needs to be communicated to people that the cute puppies, kittens, bunnies, etc. grow up and need training and continued attention.
Dawn

Fr. Vic said...

thanks Dawn.