10/26/2023
You know sometimes when you hear news and you're waiting for them to stop talking and say "GOTCHA!" 🤣 ... Well that's what I was waiting for to happen when I was listening to a SPCA Tampa Bay video recently...
They've decided to partner with Pinnacle Pets the nation's largest pet wholesaler and Sunshine Puppies, a puppy store with three locations in Tampa Bay, FL to launch their "For All Dogs" program...
"WAIT WHAT?!" ... Yep unfortunately this isn't a bad joke... they will be giving up precious shelter space to breeder dogs that are more popular with the public, which to me and many others seems like the opposite of animal welfare & advocacy!!
Currently there's a nationwide shelter crisis due to lack of resources and over population... Florida ranks fourth highest euthanization rates in the country and Pinellas County ranks in the top five of the state. The intake levels at shelters are at an all time high & animals are losing their lives due to lack of resources to care for them...
It's also come to my attention that SPCA Tampa Bay have shut down the low cost spay and neuter vouchers for their area and will instead be using the shelters medical resources on the puppy mill dogs 😡😢🤷♂️
To me these actions are totally ludicrous and we really need to come together and help be a voice for the voiceless... Purrlease speak up on this issue wherever you can and sign the petition below, THANK YOU!
PETITION ➡️ https://www.change.org/p/demand-change-in-leadership-at-spca-tampa-bay-due-to-puppy-mill-partnerships