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Support the PSPCA and Main Line Animal Rescue with The Good Dog Jog
PHILADELPHIA, April 9, 2020 / Philly Metro / -- There have been plenty of events canceled and plans postponed due to social distancing, and although there are some occasions that can be rescheduled, what is really taking a hard hit and can’t necessarily be pushed back are the planned fundraising events for many institutions. The Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Main Line Animal Rescue have already had to cancel two springtime fundraising events that have a significant impact on their financial abilities as organizations. But instead of counting their losses, like most companies nowadays, the PSPCA and Main Line have decided to adapt and come up with a creative solution to help continue their efforts.
Chester County Animal Rescue, PSPCA Team Up To Offer Animals Therapeutic Program In Countryside
CHESTER COUNTY, July 26, 2018 / CBS / -- It’s a new partnership with the goal of improving the lives of the most vulnerable animals across the Delaware and Lehigh Valleys. Nestled between the rolling hills and lush fields in Chester County, dogs and cats and their furry friends are getting a second chance at the good life. “I come in every day thrilled,” says Susan Chew, the interim director at Main Line Animal Rescue in Phoenixville. Every day for more than 20 years now, Main Line Animal Rescue has rehabilitated abused and neglected animals on roughly 60 acres.
PSPCA, Main Line Animal Rescue to announce alliance | Stu Bykofsky
PHILADELPHIA, July 24, 2018 / Philadelphia Inquirer / -- Although such a relationship with another group is a first for the PSPCA, its CEO, Julie Klim, and Main Line interim executive director Susan Chew don't anticipate major changes for either organization. The names won't change, nor will funding. The affiliation will simply enable both groups to save more animals and reduce duplication of efforts, they say. And saving animals is their mission.
Main Line Animal Rescue wrapped transit buses in DC to pressure the USDA to enforce the few laws protecting dogs in our nation's federally licensed puppy mills.
Interesting to know, our buses were so successful, the men and women who approve advertising in DC have banned bus wraps specifically mentioning puppy mills. In exchange for advertisers' cooperation they are now allowing them to advertise alcohol and cigarettes. Apparently, they would rather people die of lung cancer than stop the wide-spread abuse in our nation's puppy mills.
Spreading the Word.
Christie Brinkley
Featured on the cover of the most recent Philadelphia Style magazine, Supermodel Christie Brinkley is a good friend to MLAR and a strong advocate on behalf of animals. Christie adopted her dog Chester from MLAR and the pair is featured on our billboards along the PA turnpike promoting pet adoption.
Bending Over Backwards
When former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell refused to enforce our hard fought new dog laws in the summer of 2010, MLAR asked the question why? Our hard fought new dog laws are now enforced and hundreds of high volume breeding kennels have closed. Unfortunately, there are many more unlicensed and smaller breeding kennels unaffected by the new laws.
Black Lab
Main Line Animal Rescue has often relied on striking images to grab the attention of motorists along the PA Turnpike. The film Black Swan was a popular in 2011. Unfortunately, so was puppy mill abuse. The physical damage suffered by these animals is nothing compared to the psychological damage caused by years of confinement and isolation
Beagle in the Dishwasher
Our "Beagle in the Dishwasher" billboard successfully illustrated just how small cages are in your average puppy mill. USDA standards require a cage to be a mere 6" longer the length of the dog's body.
Lancaster County
Our first billboard went up on the PA Turnpike in 2005 and brought attention to Lancaster County's unusually high number of puppy mills.
Oprah Show
Sponsoring a billboard four blocks from Chicago's famed Harpo Studios, MLAR asked Oprah Winfrey to do a show on puppy mills. The program became Oprah's third most successful show of all time and kicked off a movement that saw new laws passed in over a dozen states. This board is featured in college textbooks on marketing.
Puppy Mill Laws Enforcement
Strong laws mean nothing unless they're properly enforced. For years, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture looked the other way as bad dog breeders flourished and substandard kennels made Pennsylvania the "Puppy Mill Capital of the East."
Welcome to Pennsylvania
Millions of tourists travel to Lancaster County every year. But would they come and spend their money if they could see what's hidden in the barns? PA's Dutch Country is home to some of the most abused, neglected dogs in the country.
Ashton Kutcher & Demi Moore
In 2012, Actors Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore had over ten million followers on Twitter. Main Line Animal Rescue's billboard in Los Angeles asked the power couple to tweet their fans about puppy mills. The Ghost actress agreed to our request and days later the headlines read, "Moore means less suffering for puppy mill dogs!"
Cash Crop
When commissioners at a local zoning meeting asked a breeder, seeking a variance to enlarge his kennels, what he would do with any puppies he couldn't sell, the farmer explained he would kill the dogs and compost their bodies. "Fortunately, puppies are biodegradable" he said.
Ich Rufe An IRS
MLAR has received hundreds of complaints over the years from consumers who purchased sick dogs from substandard kennels, and rarely do their receipts include any mention of sales tax; that's millions in uncollected and unpaid sales tax.
Department of Agriculture
For years, our Department of Agriculture overlooked the inhumane and often illegal activities of many of the worst puppy mills in the Pennsylvania.
Tom Corbett
In 2009, Attorney General Tom Corbett closed down one of the worst puppy mills in Pennsylvania by enforcing a consent decree involving the sale of sick and dying puppies to 171 consumers.
MLAR Brochures
Main Line Animal Rescue's brochures are often kitschy, sometimes serious, and always informative. We are known for our distinctive printed materials and they have been extremely effective in advancing MLAR's mission and helping us raise the necessary funds to support our lifesaving programs.
