I've been going to the annual Puppy Mill Awarenesss Day since 2004, and this year's crowd was the largest I've seen at the event.
Not only were there lots of people participating, there were also oodles of dogs of all breeds and sizes. (I think there were more French bulldogs than any other type. One of the Frenchies even had on a bat costume!)
The walk through town and to the puppy millers' houses took longer than expected, because there were so many people and dogs walking. Everyone was wearing shirts with slogans such as "No more puppy mills" or "Mill dogs never have a nice day." There were even mini versions of the T-shirts on some of the dogs. There were lots of signs with similar slogans, too -- some of my favorites were "Make quilts, not puppies" and "My God values dogs' lives."
Rikki Rockett of Poison was a no-show, although he's usually at Awareness Day. But the guys from Rescue Ink were there, as well as Chris DeRose of Last Chance for Animals and AnnMarie Lucas of Animal Planet's "Animal Precinct." Chris DeRose, who recently had surgery on both knees and his back and was limping quite badly, walked (hobbled) with the rest of us. Hope he had some good pain meds waiting for him!
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