I`ve never been so tired in my life. Stress makes me that way. Its not the animals. Its not the fact that I got my car fixed on Saturday and now the brake light is on. Its not because my mother is wanting my time to do her yard and house work tomorrow. Or the fact that one of the Huskys has a vet appointment then too. Its not that my water heater is still out to lunch.
Its because I read today that Woodstock holds a small animal auction every week and is having a big one on the 19th of this month.(puppy season)I`m told this has been going on for years and I found out that a person who recently applied to foster for us , actually bought animals at this auction in years gone by . Guess who isn`t going to be a fostermom.!!! I made phone calls to almost everyone that my friend and I could think of to find out if this is legal. I found out that it may or may not be. I`m going to have to check it out myself this Friday night and get the real goods before I make a huge stink about it.
FACTS FIRST. Things like this go on in the States. Not here in Smalltown Ontario.
I`m almost afraid of what I might find. If there are animals sick or hurt or mistreated there, I`ll have to buy them and get them vetted. If I blow my cover, I wont be able to do any good to get the auctions stopped. Like I said, I`m tired. And I will be until I know that every animal at those auctions is healthy , well looked after and isnt there making a bag of money for someone.
But I have already spoken to someone that has known about this and hasn`t done anything because he doesn`t think anyone will listen to him or put a stop to it. I called the local humane society about the auction and they told me they wont go in there unless theres a complaint. They knew about the auctions. Kinda reminds me of the Yankee version of the humane society.
Why would anyone thats making money on the backs of animals complain?
I went higher up . When and if I have proof of any abuse to the animals, I have allies.
I have lived around here all my life and never heard of this. A friend in rescue lives around the corner from the thing and she didnt even know.
I wonder why, if this auction is on the up and up, it has never been touted more openly .
I found it on KIJIJI. Haven`t seen it in the paper or the shopper. No postings in the grocery store. Nothin`
I`ll fill you in as I go.
later , I`m too tired to write anymore
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I can understand how you feel. I watched Oprah last Friday about the puppy mills in the States, which I was already aware of, and it is a total oxy-moron why the laws allow you to breed so many, and in the same breath, allow you to put down so many. I worked in agricultural administration for some years, and all levels of government were restrictive in all of the activities that went on on your farms- of course because these animals were raised for human consumption, and profit. I will never understand why this isn't the same for domestic animals. Call it a government money grab, job creation activity, so be it- I think it would be worth the effort. Alot of responsibility is placed on the pet owner to do all the right things with their animals in regards to welfare and registrations. Tagging cats is the next step in Oxford County to some how help these animals, the system, etc. In my Township, it didn't take them long to figure out that I had a new puppy- I don't know how they did, so it shouldn't be TOO hard to find all the breeders. They should be brought to some level of regulation or forced to get a real job. M, Woodstock
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