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Permalink Reply by Amber and Kirby on March 25, 2012 at 6:12pm

i have a horrid temper with people who do that kind of stuff. i am passing it on to somone who i know will call and keep a level head.

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Permalink Reply by Melissa and Franklin! on March 25, 2012 at 7:49pm

Are puppy mills legal in Alaska? If not, maybe you can contact the local animal control and they can take over?

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Permalink Reply by Rebekah DiFilippo on March 25, 2012 at 8:09pm

From what I have just researched it seems that there aren't any puppy mill laws in Alaska :( ... It makes me sick to my stomach to read things about puppy mills. I wonder if there is someone else important someone could contact to handle that situation...

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Permalink Reply by Amber and Kirby on March 25, 2012 at 9:39pm

there is already one puppy mill in the Craigslist posters area, and one about 4 hours drive from me ( i live in anchorage) at least thats what my sources say. and we have wayyyy too many backyard breeders. and then there was this guy: http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/willow-man-sentenced-animal-c...  . he bred and sold the puppies out of the back of his truck. and only fed the pups because he could sell them. he didnt feed or water the adults for god only knows how long.

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Permalink Reply by Amber and Kirby on March 25, 2012 at 9:47pm

and of course this too. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_PETS_WOLF_DOGS?SITE=AP&am... . its pretty bad up here for animals. pretty common to shoot dogs in the remote villages, the state veterinarian is trying to improve care laws for animals but a lot of people up here are opposed to  it. they think a tree is good enough shelter from the alaskan cold.

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Permalink Reply by John Wolff on March 25, 2012 at 10:02pm

Looks like a joke to me.  But I'd call her, and if it's not a joke, inform her that it's really a bad joke.

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Permalink Reply by Jennifer Markley on March 26, 2012 at 10:59am

Ummmm...I don't think I could keep a level head.  Think I'll try to get my point across anyway.

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Permalink Reply by Ludi on March 26, 2012 at 11:13am

The fact that the poster used the term "puppy mill" (when it carries such a negative connotation thanks to the media), instead of, say, "breeding facility", leads me to believe that this is a troll. It wouldn't hurt to report/flag the post anyway, but if it's a troll then they just want to get people riled up. Unfortunately, it's pretty easy to do so with the dog-lover community, because we so fiercely love the well being of our pets.

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Permalink Reply by Kathryn Harbour on March 26, 2012 at 12:30pm

I wonder if she really understands what the term "puppy mill" means.  Anyone with common sense would not advertise it and not expect a lot of negative attention.

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Permalink Reply by Emily & Scout on March 26, 2012 at 2:26pm

I flagged it, but hoping that this is just some very stupid joke and the poster is looking for attention.  I hate reading the stud requests, and the "My male dog needs a mate" are even worse.

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Permalink Reply by Sidney and Angie on March 26, 2012 at 3:48pm

puppy mills are horrible:(

 

i read a story on a lady who adopted a corgi out of a mill,and this is a true story.i almost burst into tears when i found that the corgi died at just over a year old of I think it was either parvo or cancer.

from what i hear mills are terrible places.

 

by the way,did you know that the dogs and puppies you buy at a pet store are from mills?!

 

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Permalink Reply by Ellen Andersen on March 26, 2012 at 9:42pm

I'm sort of thinking that this is a troll, too.....like Ludi.  If so, not funny.  But I'd rather it be a troll than someone doing this for real!

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