Women’s Leadership Council Members and Friends are needed immediately!

 Help gather signatures for the Missouri Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act ballot initiative.
Deadline is April 30, 2010. Visit visit www.missourifordogs.com to get involved.

To learn how the Missouri Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act would improve living conditions in commercial kennels visit www.missourifordogs.com

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You are invited to join with women making a long-lasting difference in the lives of abused and neglected animals. As a member of the Humane Society of Missouri's Women's Leadership Council, you will be leading the way toward a more compassionate community for people and pets alike. 

WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP COUNCIL MEMBERS:

• Receive invitations to select Women's Leadership Events such as Purses for Pooches, specially tailored HSMO networking and learning seminars and more!
• Are entitled to a 10% savings in the Humane Society of Missouri Gift Shops.
• Receive recognition in Tails, the Humane Society's quarterly magazine.
• Enjoy opportunities to network with other HSMO Women's Leadership Council members while helping provide a safe and caring haven to abused, neglected and abandoned animals.
   

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS

For more information about the Women's Leadership Council email Stephanie Prewitt at sprewitt@hsmo.org or call (314) 951-1508

Irish Wolfhound ~ $5,000
Great Dane ~ $2,500
St. Bernard ~ $1,000
Golden Retriever ~ $500
                Shih Tzu ~ $250
                Calico ~ $100

  Click here to become a member of the Humane Society of Missouri's Women's Leadership Council.

WLC Membership supports the Animal Cruelty Fund.  This fund helps HSMO investigate, treat and prevent animal abuse, including abuse occurring at substandard puppy mills in Missouri. 

Learn more about the Animal Cruelty Fund.  

What is a Substandard Puppy Mill?

According to a 2004 Missouri state audit, one-third of all licensed dog breeders in the United States operate within the state of Missouri.  Puppy mills are an estimated $2 billion business for the state.  At substandard puppy mills all over the state, we find the same thing time after time:  adult breeding dogs spending their entire lifetime locked in cramped cages with no veterinary care, no adequate shelter from the extremities of Missouri seasons, and little access to food or clean water.  Adult dogs live in squalor from un-cleaned cages with filthy, matted and entangled hair that can cause an inability to move and atrophied bones.  These dogs frequently suffer from painful untreated eye, ear, and dental disease, and female dogs may have reproductive issues from the demands of constant, ongoing breeding.

Adult dogs rescued from substandard puppy mills initially do not know how to walk, may be scared of human touch and may suffer from debilitating mental stress of spending their life in a cage.

See footage from HSMO puppy mill rescues.

See the State Auditor’s Report on Substandard Puppy Mills in Missouri:

http://auditor.mo.gov/press/2004-91.pdf