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Save the Puppies!

Forwarded by Marco:

Every day, hundreds of puppies are killed. Why? Because they are sick. They are kept in "puppy mills", and then are shipped to pet stores. If a dog is bought in a pet store, it can die easily. The poor puppies in the mills aren't even let out to go to the bathroom. They just go on each other. The food and water is scarce too. Many die in the mills.

What can you do about it?

Just send this to as many people as you can. Then $1.00 will be donated to every person sent to. Remember, this is not your money! But it will help a lot.

Could you just spare 10-20 minutes of your time to save these poor puppies' lives? It will make a huge difference.

To help people send, the person who sends this to the most people can chose from these two prizes:

  1. Recieve an award that will be posted on many huge websites that demote dog cruelty.

  2. Have their choice of one of the many dog Ty Beanie Babies.

Do this for the puppies. It can save their lives.

Guide's note:  My nomination for the Net's Most Incoherent Chain Letter of 1998 goes to "Save the Puppies!" What exactly is it trying to accomplish? Who is donating the money? Who gets the money? How is anyone keeping track of how many people the letter gets sent to?

How is any of this supposed to help sick puppies?

If you ask me, the sickest puppy of all is the one who dreamed up this pointless message. Be my guest and forward it to as many people as you'd like – but don't expect a Beanie Baby to show up on your doorstep any time soon.

For comparison with similar chain letter hoaxes on the Internet, see the Jessica Mydek story.


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