In the next few weeks Walt Disney will be releasing their movie BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA. Undoubtedly this will be a huge movie despite the concerns of those people in rescue. With the popularity of such a film the lives of hundreds of thousands, possibly millions of dogs will be effected. Children and adults will be caught up in the hype of “getting a new puppy.” A puppy that is an impulse purchase often ends up in the shelter system and many of those that end up in the shelters are murdered… to a tune of 5 MILLION shelter animals each year. The cute puppy trained and computer enhanced dances, sings, and more. This will not be the dog that you bring home. The newness of the dog will wear off rather quickly. Chihuahua’s can have temperament problems and like all other dogs, require training, and attention. They are not stuffed animals. You are not getting a Beverly Hills Chihuahua, you are getting a new member of your family that will be with you for many years. The memory of the movie will be long gone and your four legged friend will still be around.
We urge you to consider several things with the release of BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA.
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1.There are many beautiful pure bred Chihuahua’s and Chihuahua mixes at your local shelter.
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2.Do NOT buy a chihuahua puppy (or any other puppy) at your local pet store. These puppies (90% of the time and more) come from puppy mills. If you’d like to know more about puppy mills, click here.
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3.Send a message to Walt Disney that movies about pure bred dogs lead to impulse purchases and send a mixed message to children. There are no disclaimers that dogs are a serious commitment and should not be purchased on a whim. How about a movie about a shelter dog?
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4.A dog is a long term commitment for the life of the dog, not until you or your child get tired of it.
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5.Spread the words to your family and friends to adopt rather than shop. You can get a chihuahua from a shelter for far less money than from a breeder or pet store. You can adopt one from a local rescue. Check Dogs In Danger or Petfinder, or PetHarbor.
If you’re gonna get a Chihuahua, get it from a rescue or a shelter.. Give a shelter dog a second chance.
The City of Beverly Hills has no animal control shelter. That means if a Chihuahua gets lost or dumped in Beverly Hills, this chihuahua will end up in the Shelter in the city of Carson. If you’d like to see the parallels between a Beverly Hills Chihuahua and a shelter that houses the lost Beverly Hills Chihuahua, please watch our new video – Beverly Hills Chihuahua, by clicking here.
Remember, you can’t save all the animals in the world….
But you can save one!