Yesterday a friend of mine narrated the story of Shelby. She has been rescued from one cruel puppy mill where she had been a breeder for 8 years. She has lost one eye. There was a time when she used to hear the word bitch & thought it was her name. She used to become happy after hearing it.
Shelby has been with my friend for the past 2 years & she’s not well these days. But in a way, she’s lucky as she’s now experiencing what is the right of every dog in the world. She has a loving family but there are so many who aren’t as lucky as Shelby, & they rot & die after being used & abused by humans.
This entire business of selling cats & dogs of course seems loathsome to me as many are being ill-treated. I have shared with you guys some stories earlier on too about animal abuse. Anyway here’s the story of Shelby in my friend’s words:
“Shelby was a "breeder" for eight years. Her teeth were rotted out because they sometimes didn't feed her while she was pregnant or nursing and the puppies sucked all the nutrition from her body. She is missing an eye. She has a club foot. She had half her tail fall off after apparently being slammed in a door. Her rear was so coated in dried feces that she could hardly go to the bathroom--it was like a cement diaper. For the first year she lived with us, when she heard the word "bitch" she thought it was her name. She delights in rolling in the grass and getting to lick the bowl after we finish ice cream. She loves that we save her the last bite of dinner. She is afraid of thunder storms, but never before had somebody hold her and comfort her during one. She used to have bad nightmares and cry out in her sleep, she doesn't any more. She is one of many...many who suffered and one of FEW who escaped.”
Life is not cheap & by life I don’t mean just humans but also the life of any being on this planet. Puppy mills only insult life & all those who are quiet about this atrocity are the ones who ought to be ashamed of themselves. All those who say that humans aren’t being spared in this world need to shut up for a moment. Cruelty only breeds more cruelty.
