If ever there was a more convincing reason to forever steer clear of puppy mills, this tragic story of an Australian Red Heeler mom and her eight puppies shot by an Amish dog breeder in Wayne County, N.Y. just because the puppies were too old to be sold to a pet store will truly rip apart one's heart with outrage.
All of the puppies and their mother were healthy before they were shot and dumped along the side of country road.
According to the Fingerlakes Daily News, Merlin Schmucker, 26, of Galen, and his cousin, Jonathan Eisher, 19, of Lyons plead guilty to animal cruelty and will each spend 30 days in Wayne County Jail and pay a fine of $500.
In December 2012, Eicher killed all of the dogs with a .22 caliber rifle because Schmucker said there was no market to sell the growing puppies. Both men stated that part of the Amish tradition is to kill their own dogs - "shoot, shovel, and shut-up."
"What kind of monsters are these puppy mill breeders anyway? The mother dogs spend their entire lives in wire cages, and puppies are sold to pet stores with fake papers and so many genetic problems because they are bred over and over again with the same physical and emotional defects. My first puppy who came from a pet store and from a puppy mill was a German shepherd whose legs and hips gave out before he was even a year old. I spent thousands and thousands of dollars on Duke to help him get through life comfortably. These are the kind of men breeding dogs," stated Charles Louis of Philadelphia.
Town Justice Carol Heald also directed the men not own or possess any dogs for the next 15 years.
Rest in peace puppies and your momma.
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