Repost : Puppy mill with 1000 dogs rescued?

Question

Has it been said what city in West Virginia this happened in?

https://hsus.org/01/puppy_mill_rescue_wv

I am SO glad all these dogs have been rescued & hope they all get their forever loving home.

Answer 1

It was in Parkersburg.

Ya know what?

I'm actually of two minds on this one, having looked into it a bit.

NO, this is not the kind of breeder I'd support. She has multiple breeds, breeds for unusual colors, and is obviously a commercial kennel. I don't agree with keeping dogs on wire, either, although this wire is plastic coated to be easier on the feet.

On the other hand, despite the large number of dogs the facilities appear to be clean, none of the dogs appeared to be ill or in distress, they all appeard to be friendly and unafraid of people.

Compared to some of the conditions I've seen in puppymills with far fewer dogs - dogs standing in filth, open sores, broken bones, obviously sick dogs, unsocialized animals that are terrified of people, dog carcases in the runs or dumped behind the kennels - this place is not really that bad.

And under no circumstances would I ever donate a cent to the H$U$.

Here's their 411web site, their main one seems to have been taken down.

http://www.411web.com/w/WHISPERINGOAKSDA...

Answer 2

I know all about it.  I got an e-mail from my dogs foster mother.  They said that it would be two long, hard, and very hot days of getting all of the dogs out of there as it was nearly 100 degrees there.

Answer 3

I hadn't heard about this one, but there was a similar story here in WI not too long ago. If I remember it was a few hundred dogs.

Bless their selfless hearts!

Answer 4

Yes! I read that, and saw it on the news! They have only estimated that there were 1000 dogs, because it would take days to get them all out!