SQSPCA announces ‘fall’ of the puppy mills program STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com As the season changes from summer to fall, the Susquehanna Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is asking the public to help raise consumer awareness and push for changes that will lead to the eventual “fall” of puppy mills. “September is National Puppy Mill Awareness Month, and there is no better time to remind folks that there are hundreds of thousands of dogs living…
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‘PAWS’ Warns Pet Purchasers SQSPCA Leads Drive Against Puppy Mills Libby Post, executive director of the NYS Animal Protection Federation, decries puppy mills, in part, as “hoodwinking consumers” by selling sick dogs. Post was accompanied by, from left, Brian Shapiro, NYS director, Humane Society, Stacie Haynes, executive director, SQSPCA, Melinda McTaggart, Animal Shelter of Schoharie County and other regional shelters in forming the “PAWS (Puppy Mill Awareness W/Shelters) Before You Pay” initiative, which will encourage buyers to reach out to…