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Oprah's Puppy Dies of Parvo
> Kill "The Killing Fields" Bills of the HSUS
>
> Oprah's Puppy Dies Of Parvovirus
>
> Came From Extremist Chicago Animal Rights Shelter
>
> by JOHN YATES
> American Sporting Dog Alliance
> http://www.americansportingdogalliance.org
> asda@conline.net[/email]
>
> CHICAGO (March 13, 2009) - Paula Fasseas might have some explaining to do.
>
> Yesterday, Fasseas testified before Chicago City Council and claimed that
> veterinarians who oppose a spay/neuter mandate are greedy. She said the
> veterinarians care only about protecting their business interests. Both
> the
> city and state veterinary medical associations have opposed the mandate
> because it enables government to make medical decisions for a pet that
> should be made only by medical professionals.
>
> Her testimony came only hours before tragedy struck the home of talk show
> superstar Oprah Winfrey, who adopted two puppies from the Pets Are Worth
> Saving (PAWS) animal shelter that is operated by Fasseas. An outspoken
> disciple of the radical Humane Society of the United States (HSUS),
> Fasseas
> founded the PAWS program and remains chairman of its board.
>
> Winfrey lost one of those puppies to dreaded parvovirus, which apparently
> was contacted while it was living at the PAWS shelter, the American
> Sporting
> Dog Alliance (ASDA) has learned. In addition, PAWS shelter staff took some
> of the puppy's littermates to the Oprah Show, and a beloved puppy
> previously
> obtained by Winfrey was exposed to the deadly disease and now shows
> symptoms
> of it.
>
> Winfrey reportedly is fighting now to save the second puppy's life.
> Emergency clinic veterinarians, whom Fasseas accused of being greedy, have
> fought round the clock to help Winfrey to try to save the two puppies.
>
> PAWS recently completed a luxurious $9 million shelter to house only
> 20-plus
> animals in separate rooms, tour guides report. Crystal chandeliers adorn
> the
> lobby, and fund-raisers are diamond-studded black-tie affairs. It's a
> pretty
> cushy set-up, and the PAWS board has been very successful in attracting
> large donations from wealthy people and companies. PAWS is known for
> taking
> the most desirable and easily adoptable dogs from local animal shelters,
> and
> then putting them up for adoption. So-called donations to purchase a puppy
> from PAWS reportedly range upward from $200.
>
> Unfortunately, the PAWS staff and Fasseas apparently haven't learned the
> basics of disease management and prevention in an animal shelter with a
> constant turnover of dogs from many different sources, and the puppies and
> Winfrey have paid the price.
>
> It also is ironic that Fasseas has been critical of private breeders,
> commercial kennels and pet stores for allegedly selling many puppies that
> are seriously ill. Fasseas echoes animal rights movement propaganda that
> people who raise dogs sacrifice their dogs' health for money and profit.
>
> It is tragically ironic that Winfrey also has adopted this HSUS stance,
> and
> a special report she aired last year on "puppy mills" pointed to the
> disease
> allegations and touted rescue programs as a preferred alternative.
>
> The American Sporting Dog Alliance has documented the trail of the sick
> puppies to Winfrey's doorstep. This is the way the story unfolded.
>
> Angela M. Brown, a Chicago woman who is active in the rescue movement,
> obtained an American cocker spaniel bitch from a relative in South
> Carolina.
> The dog was in poor shape, and Brown soon realized that the dog was
> pregnant.
>
> Weeks later, eleven puppies were born. Brown took great care of the bitch
> and her puppies, and appears to have done everything right. One of the
> puppies died at a very young age, three were adopted to private parties,
> and
> seven were relinquished to the PAWS shelter "in mid February when they
> were
> 9 weeks old," according to the rescuer's website.
>
> Winfrey obtained one of those puppies from the PAWS shelter. She named the
> precious female puppy "Sadie," and introduced her on the Oprah Show. Sadie
> apparently did not have parvovirus, but Winfrey reported that she was up
> all
> night with the puppy the day after she obtained it from the PAWS shelter.
> She said the puppy had "a little virus."
>
> Winfrey fell in love with Sadie and asked to adopt a second puppy, which
> was
> a male named Ivan. Ivan and some of his littermates appeared on the Oprah
> Show on March 6.
>
> But Ivan came down with a serious illness at some point after Winfrey took
> him home, and she rushed him to an emergency veterinary clinic. Ivan was
> diagnosed with parvovirus and died last night. The disease is most often
> fatal to young puppies, which are very susceptible if they are exposed to
> it. Parvovirus is highly contagious and is spread very easily.
>
> Based on the dates when the puppies were relinquished to PAWS and the
> appearance of the remaining littermates on the Oprah Show, it would appear
> that the puppies were exposed to parvovirus at the PAWS shelter. They
> would
> have clearly been at the PAWS shelter during the incubation period for the
> deadly disease.
>
> During this period, PAWS personnel brought some remaining littermates to
> the
> Oprah Show for exposure to a national audience. As it turned out, at least
> some of the remaining littermates were infected with parvovirus. The
> infected puppies also came into contact with other guests on the show, and
> possibly with show staff members and people in the audience.
>
> Winfrey's beloved Sadie also was exposed to the litter on the TV show, and
> reportedly came down with the disease. Sadie's fate remains uncertain.
>
> It is not known if any of the puppies were vaccinated against parvovirus
> at
> the PAWS shelter, or if they were isolated from the general population of
> dogs. These are standard disease prevention and management practices for
> young puppies with undeveloped immune systems.
>
> The American Sporting Dog Alliance offers our prayers for the speedy and
> full recovery of Sadie, and also for the continuation of the fine work
> done
> by many Chicago rescue and sheltering programs, which are among the finest
> in the nation. Our hearts go out to Winfrey.
>
> Here is an example of the animal rights movement propaganda that is
> published on the PAWS website: "Inhumane 'backyard breeders' have found a
> profit-center in exploiting pets that are often used in dogfighting, other
> illegal activities or simply given up when no longer wanted.Many backyard
> breeders keep pets in inhumane conditions and are not registered or
> inspected. This ordinance will require registration of breeders and a
> mechanism to monitor that breeders engage in safe and humane practices."
>
> We have found that people who live in glass houses should be careful about
> throwing stones.
>
> The American Sporting Dog Alliance represents owners, breeders and
> professionals who work with breeds of dogs that are used for hunting. We
> also welcome people who work with other breeds, as legislative issues
> affect
> all of us. We are a grassroots movement working to protect the rights of
> dog
> owners, and to assure that the traditional relationships between dogs and
> humans maintains its rightful place in American society and life.
>
> The American Sporting Dog Alliance also needs your help so that we can
> continue to work to protect the rights of dog owners. Your membership,
> participation and support are truly essential to the success of our
> mission.
> We are funded solely by your donations in order to maintain strict
> independence.
>
> Please visit us on the web at http://www.americansportingdogalliance.org .
> Our email is [email]asda@csonline.net .
>
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