About DogPAC

DogPAC is the political action committee responsible for SavingPuppies.com and the sponsor of a new, aggressive effort to crack down on Pennsylvania puppy mills and stop the terrible dog abuse that is happening right now.

Pennsylvania has the unfortunate but well-deserved reputation as the ‘puppy mill capitol of the East,’ a result of the staggering number of puppy mills currently in business. This multi-million dollar industry is in business purely to churn out puppies. For many of the bad breeders, their dogs are nothing but commodities… never considered or treated as living beings.

Unfortunately, many of the breeders allow horrible and inhumane conditions to exist for these poor, undeserving dogs. Dogs are put in cages at a very young age and NEVER are allowed out. Not once. Operations are performed by dog owners with no training, and some have been known to force pipes down the throats of their animals to stop them from barking. Under these conditions, dogs are obviously injured and many die.

In fact, in July eighty abused, neglected and innocent dogs were slaughtered in a puppy mill for two reasons: because they were no longer needed, and because doing so was perfectly legal.

In Pennsylvania, we have a special opportunity to make a difference for these helpless animals. Today, we have the opportunity to bring about meaningful change that will improve the quality of life for man’s best friend in the Commonwealth.

That’s why we have formed DogPAC, a bi-partisan political action committee created to support action through legislation. Our goal is simple: we are creating a grassroots groundswell across Pennsylvania to change the way we allow dogs in puppy mills to be treated. Our plan is equally simple – we will enlist Pennsylvanians from every corner of this state to speak up and get involved, and we will support candidates for office who have the courage and the strength of character to stand up to special interests.

When Governor Ed Rendell replaced the state’s Dog Law Advisory Board almost two years ago, he asked the new Board members to work quickly and thoroughly to help put together a legislative proposal that would help put a stop to dog abuse through puppy mills in Pennsylvania. This legislation now exists in House Bills 2525, 2532 and 499.

The chairman and founder of DogPAC, Tom Hickey, Sr. was named to the new Dog Law Advisory Board, and has been instrumental in creating and advocating for the new legislative proposal in Harrisburg. Additionally, the DogPAC steering committee represents a group of dedicated, experienced and accomplished individuals who are dedicated to making this legislation into a reality for Pennsylvania’s abused animals.

Of no surprise, there are numerous well-financed special interest groups actively working against the plan to stop this abuse. In fact, in July six legislators added over one hundred and fifteen amendments with the sole intent of killing this historic legislation.

Until today, these special interests have never had organized, active opposition.

Together, we will make sure that, in Pennsylvania, we send the clear message that the days of the terrible abuse of dogs in puppy mills are over!

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