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“Heelers” Rescued from Puppy Mill in Minnesota:

In February 2008, I learned of two “heelers” that were rescued as part of a puppy mill bust in south central Minnesota. A male and female, both 6-7 years old, had been used for breeding. They had apparently lived on short chains, outdoors all their lives and lived in deplorable conditions.They were seized along with a group of dogs from a woman who had 5 previous citations for animal abuse.

The were in the care of the county and the county was looking for rescue. Photos indicated that these two were probably mixed breed dogs. They had been cared for indoors by the county humane society and were healthy enough to be spayed and neutered. I arranged to have that done so they would never be used as puppy mill breeders again. I helped the county find a local all breed rescue organization that was willing to take the “heelers” in and they were looking for caring, forever, indoor homes.

Female (aka Vivian):

Male (aka Scott):

Good news! The humane society that rescued the dogs found both of them new homes! 🙂