Daisy's Horrific Past

Daisy is getting spade today. One of the last steps she needs to take to leave her old life in a puppy mill. Daisy was living in a cage so small that she could not stand up. She came to the Philadelphia PSPCA after a raid on the Almost Heaven dog kennel in Upper Milford Township, Lehigh County in Pennsylvania. According to WFMZ channel 69 "Skip Eckhardt [the mill's owner] performed illegal surgical procedures on the animals himself." This man has a long history of abuse which can be seen here. According to CBS3 - "The bodies of 65 dogs were also discovered inside the kennel's freezer." the story was also reported by CNN, FOXnews, Blogspot




Apparently he was charged and had his licence revoked on October 3rd. "In an unusually swift action, the state Department of Agriculture revoked Eckhart's kennel license yesterday, which means he can no longer keep more than 25 dogs on his property. " This man should not be allowed to ever own another dog or animal in his life.





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Daisy's Adoption

Email to: Bill White of TheMoriningCall.com

Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 2:03 AM

To: White, Bill

Subject: You have to see it to believe it!!

Bill,

Untill I walked into the Philadelphia SPCA this past Sunday (secretly praying that I would find the perfect dog for me) I had not heard of the Almost Heaven puppy mill raid. After five minutes, I was informed by workers about the raid. I was disgusted and my heart was heavy at the same time. I did not seek out a Almost Heaven victim but that is what I found. Eventhough she weights less than half of what she should, is bald, covered by a red rash, sores and scabs from head to toe, has bleeding ears and a double eye infection - I have found the perfect dog. Today I finalized the adoption of my new dog. She is unstable on her feet because she was kept in a cage so small she could not stand up, she has never been on a leash because no one cared enough to walk her, she does not know how to play because no one every played with her, she is not house trained because she has never been in a house. Despite all the neglect and suffering she has endored. She can still love!

Daisy will be coming home with me in the next couple days, never again; will she be locked behind bars.

Thanks for all the work that you do,

~Rachael