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Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Oprah tackles PA puppy mills on Friday's show

Main Line Animal Rescue's Bill Smith took out a billboard ad a few months back near Oprah Winfrey's Chicago television studio begging her to do a show about the horrors of puppy mills. Looks like he got his wish.

Friday's "Oprah" is devoted to puppy mills, which are rampant in the Lancaster area. Smith and MLAR will be featured on the episode and recently teamed up with "Oprah" contributor Lisa Ling, formerly of "The View," to go undercover at Pennsylvania puppy mills where dogs are forced to breed under abusive conditions.                             

Smith was interviewed on Oprah's couch last Wednesday for the show, which airs at 4 p.m. Friday on 6ABC.

An "Oprah" spokesman says that the billboard played a role in the decision to cover the topic, but adds that "Oprah wanted to do the show because of her passion as a pet owner and as a tribute to her recently deceased and much beloved dog Sophie, an American Cocker Spaniel, who passed away March 10."

Posted by Dan Gross @ 8:41 AM  Permalink | File Under: On the Tube | 5 comments
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Posted 09:18 AM, 04/02/2008
tdoc
you go girl... and lay off the twinkies..oprah's getting fat, again..
Posted 09:30 AM, 04/02/2008
Loren
Puppy mills are run by fat chicks who sit on their butts all day eating bon bons. GET A REAL JOB and make a real contribution to society! No need for any more puppies!! Look at the animal shelters, they are full of unwanted pets!
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Posted 05:17 PM, 04/02/2008
truthbetold
Oprah got Stedman from a breeder
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