Jussie's (formerly an abused dog in a puppy mill) Holiday Wish (from HUA)

[Omaha Steve]

Jussie's Holiday Wish

Hi, I'm Jussie. That's short for Justice. I got my name because when I was tiny I was put in a ratty old cage at a puppy mill in Pennsylvania. There were almost 600 other dogs at that prison. They put a chain around my neck. As I grew the chain grew into my neck - into my skin, the muscle and the veins - Yikes! It was awful. I was in constant pain. I was really lucky though because I got rescued from that hell. I had to go to a doctor and have surgery - it took four hours of surgery and 72 stitches to take the damn chain out of my neck.

I was up for adoption but no one wanted to adopt me because I BITE. If you had been through what I went through, you would bite too. So I stayed with the woman who rescued me and she's my mom.



I LOVE my life now. I am the designated toy murderer and am very talented at my job. I eat as much as I can - stealing from my brothers and sisters whenever they turn their heads even for an instant. I sleep on soft beds with wonderful covers. I vividly remember what it was like to freeze in the rickety barn. Now I love to lie in front of the furnace vent - the hot spot! Aaaaah!!! I have five brothers and sisters who I love so much. I show them how much by stealing their toys and their food and making sure I get in the middle of their attention.







There are over 400,000 dogs across this country who are suffering just the way I suffered. They never get out of that stinking cage. They never get to play with a toy - EVER. They never get to sleep in a soft bed - they sleep on wires. Really. Can you imagine that? They don't get a blanket or a mat or anything. They sleep on wire. And it's so cold. I heard on the tv about the recent storm in Missouri where the electricity was out for a couple of weeks. The people were freezing. They had to leave their homes. The dogs suffer in that cold all winter, every winter. It gets really really cold in the winter - so cold it hurts. I curled up with the others dogs and cried myself to sleep. Sometimes it was just too cold to even go to sleep. And the food - yuck! No one ever loved me. I was sad, lonely, scared, bored, and cold. What kind of country is this that allows 400,000 dogs to suffer like that? I'm beautiful, brilliant, funny and loving. I never did anything to deserve to suffer the way I did. The dogs still in prison didn't do anything to deserve to be there either. So here is my wish. I want all of the dogs free from prison. It's that simple. Free the dogs.

What you can do? NEVER BUY A DOG IN A PET STORE. Spread the word.


What YOU Can Do To Make Jussie's Wish Come True


1. Adopt a dog from Hearts United for Animals. HUA has hundreds of dogs who need loving homes. They have rescued over 200 dogs from puppy mills in just the last couple of months. These dogs need good homes so that more dogs can be rescued. Please visit their website at http://www.hua.org and see all of the amazing dogs who are ready to love.

2. Donate to HUA. HUA has spent over 50k dollars in the last couple of months on over 200 dogs who have been rescued from puppy mills. Many of these dogs had serious medical problems that required extensive veterinary care including trips to the vet school in Manhattan Kansas. http://www.hua.org/Donations.html

3. Tell everyone you know about puppy mills. Tell them never to buy a dog in a pet store. Get the puppy mill movie free from ihelppets.com Click on the link below. Show the movie to your friends and family and tell them to spread the word. Give the movie to people this holiday season. Have the movie sent directly to them. Click on the link below. It's FREE! The Coalition Against Misery covers all of the costs including the shipping.

4. Get one of our new mouse pads or bumper stickers with the puppy mill message. Give them to your friends. Help spread information about puppy mills. Once people learn the truth about the connection between puppy mills and pet stores, they will never buy a dog in a pet store and the mills will close. See some of the mouse pads and bumper stickers below - there are many more styles available.



See all our new puppy mills designs for Bumper Stickers and Mouse pads at Zazzle







Cross posted in pets.

[BrklynLiberal]

1. Jussie so sweet looking..and s/he lucked out finding a new Mom

and a perfect life. I am definitely getting one of those anti-puppymill bumper stickers!!!!
Thanks so much for that wonderful post!!!

Happy Holidays to you and yours.

[flvegan]

2. HUA is a FANTASTIC organization, but they left out #5...

and I know they can't say this (but, well, I can)

balaclavas and boltcutters...terrible things to waste.

Charitable dollars are well spent at hua.org

[peacebuzzard]

3. I read this post a few days ago and thought he looked so sweet.

and great info on the post. I will look up the web site .....
He sure is a lucky Christmas pup.....

I am so happy to be on my way home this evening. I finished all my flying around for the week. It has been intense with all the Christmas holiday families packing planes and airports. But hopefully without further ado I should be home with my Christmas buddies (6 dogs and a kitty) in just a few hours.

Happy Holiday Wishes to you and Jussie......