Dog desertion near Marietta spurs call for puppy mill law

 
By John David Sutter
Published: August 22, 2008

ARDMORE — Animal rights groups are calling for regulations of dog and cat breeders in Oklahoma after about 90 dogs were found abandoned in far southern Oklahoma earlier this week.

The dogs, which were found near Marietta on Monday morning, are believed to have been abandoned by a dog breeder.

"It's horrific,” said Cynthia Armstrong , Oklahoma director for the Humane Society of the United States . "And if...


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