Lancaster County is the epicenter of Pennsylvania' s dog breeding industry, and is regarded as the "puppy mill capital" of the eastern United States by animal-rights advocates.Awareness Day 2006, sponsored by Adopt A Pet and Last Chance for Animals,
will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Intercourse Community Park, 3529 Old Philadelphia Pike, and feature more than two dozen animal rescue groups, along with a pet chaplain to bless animals. A walking tour of Intercourse will begin at noon.
Sept. 15, a candlelight vigil will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Rockvale Square Outlets to pray for "dogs who have suffered and died at the cruel hands of the millers [and for] those that are suffering now," according to a press release announcing the event.
2006-09-03
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