A new day for dogs: Pa. law targets puppy mills

A new day for dogs: Pa. law targets puppy mills October 10, 2008 - 4:53pm Sammy, a 12-year-old Shetland Sheepdog, runs around the yard, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008, of Linda Eroh's Douglassville, Pa., home. Eroh rescued Sammy two years ago from a puppy mill in Union County, Pa. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) By MARTHA RAFFAELE Associated Press Writer HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Sammy, a Shetland sheepdog, wouldn't touch his food, retreating to a corner of the yard and devouring mouthfuls of dirt _ behavioral oddities his owner later learned came from a lifetime of abuse as a "stud" in a large puppy mill. The 10 years of caged confinement Sammy endured would have been illegal under a bill signed late Thursday by Gov. Ed Rendell. The governor, who owns two rescued golden retrievers, and other dog advocates hope the new law will help... [read full story]