The Puppy Mill Song: A Catchy Tune with a Serious Message

Here at Dogster we believe that you can never denounce the evils of puppy mills enough. They are bad, no good, and wrong. We want them to go away forever.

In an effort to continue raising awareness about the deplorable conditions of puppy mills and encourage people to adopt their fur friends from shelters, the San Francisco SPCA has teamed up with the Jullien Brothers and BBDO San Francisco to create this charming and informative little video about why you shouldn't purchase puppies from puppy mills.

Beneath the video's cuteness lies a very serious message. While purchasing a dog online may seem fun and convenient, the truth is that most Internet puppies come from mills that don't give a damn about the welfare of their animals. Adult dogs are bred and bred and bred until they can no longer produce offspring, at which point they are callously destroyed. Their puppies are confined and overcrowded, exposed to the elements, malnourished, and dehydrated.

But while all of us Dogsters are well aware of the sinister puppy mill cycle, a lot of people just don't know the story behind the doggie in the browser window. Even in San Francisco -- a city committed to social awareness -- 30 percent of dogs purchased in the city came from puppy mills! For shame.

Do your part and help spread the word. It's as easy as showing someone this video.

Via Laughing Squid 

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Catchy Video Postcard for Dog Abusers (and Dog Lovers)

Warning: If you don’t like the F-bomb, do not click on the video below. The very catchy song is dripping with the word. But the message of the video makes it worth my taking a chance at curling some Dogsters’ ears. (Please keep in mind that the Dog Blog is not the part of Dogster that mandates posting only material that would be appropriate for a 7-year-old child. We’re a little more adult than that around here.) The F-bomb is a most fitting word here, by the way.

The video is worth sharing with fellow dog lovers, as well as any people who treat their dogs badly. You can send it to them and still smile. “Check out this great video!” you can say. They may get the message.

But watch out. The song doesn’t leave your head. I keep finding myself on the verge of singing it in the car, and at the store, and that would not be good.

(Thanks to Life With Dogs for posting this first, and making me realize that with a little warning, it’s perfectly fine to include in a blog.)

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