May 1, 2009 10:11 pm US/Mountain
Rescued Puppies Get Pay It 4ward Help
PEYTON, Colo. (CBS4) ―
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CBS4's Suzanne McCarroll talks with Teresa Strader of Colorado Mill Dog Rescue while rescued greyhounds, Merlot and Tito, clamor for attention.
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CBS4 News has been reporting on the efforts of a Colorado woman who rescues dogs from puppy mills so they won't be killed or turned into breeding dogs.
Theresa Strader of Colorado Springs heads to the Midwest every six weeks and brings back as many dogs to her non-profit kennel as she can.
The CBS4 news stories outlined the crowded conditions and the lack of nutrition in some of these puppy mills.
"It's the dog's innate nature to love humans so they're very forgiving," Strader told CBS4.
The stories, reported by CBS4's Karlyn Tilley, touched dog lovers across the state.
"Those sweet, little animals. She's an angel to go out and do this and save as many as she can." said Loveland resident Norma Krasovich.
She saw the news stories on the puppy mill rescues and knew she had to help.
"I couldn't sleep that night and the next morning I thought I gotta do something, so I thought of the Pay It Forward." She asked CBS4 News to give one-thousand dollars to help Strader in her efforts to rescue puppies.
There are two Italian greyhounds that will benefit from the money. Tito and Merlot were recently rescued from a puppy mill in Nebraska. They were badly malnourished. They're one year old siblings. One has severely damaged knee caps the other has a broken leg that was never treated. The one-thousand dollars will go toward corrective surgery for both.
"Our greatest expense is vet care. These dogs that don't come to us without big problems," Strader said.
She relies on donations and volunteers to keep her rescue operation going.
She is continually amazed by the kindness of strangers who reach out to help her and help the dogs.
"The very people who adopt our dogs have restored my faith in the human race after dealing with the people who do this to them."
Caring for the dogs is a never ending job for Strader. She never tires of helping the animals get healthy and strong again. She's paying it forward, and they're paying her back with love and attention every day.
Additional Resources
According to the
National Mill Dog Rescue Web site, their goal is to "educate the public about puppy mills and let them know that buying dogs in a pet store is wrong."
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