I’m not surprised to read about cruelty, brutality, and the total absence of compassion in the pursuit of the dollar. Or just for the hell of it. I’d heard of “puppy mills” but never knew exactly what that meant. The gruesome, sickening details and the suffering heaped on the helpless. I know now.
I have always found it impossible to get my mind around how anyone could abuse or neglect a child. Yet they do. We read these things that haunt us all the time. Now the puppy mill where hundreds of dogs are found. Neglected and forgotten, except to churn out puppies to be sold to unsuspecting buyers. Dog lovers.
I am thankful that more than 600 dogs have been rescued from Snohomish and Skagit counties and are now being cared for and are discovering human kindness for the first time. I can only hope that those responsible will be prosecuted. And then, if there is any justice in this world, they will live out their worthless lives in a prison cell. I hold no expectation that they will get what they deserve but we can hold the thought.
One more thing we can do is support the agencies that are caring for these animals with our dollars.
Beverlee Bowman Price
Edmonds
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