What IS the Canine Condition?

“The Canine Condition” is a DOGumentary series and Podcast addressing what is being done to end the neglect, abuse and abandonment of dogs in the United States today, hosted and produced by actor and animal rescue advocate Jacqueline Piñol, and her husband, singer and actor Jonny Blu.

The DOGumentary is the product of several years work by Jacquie and Jonny, whose travels across the United States took them to Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey and New York. This series focuses on who is taking action around the country to improve the canine condition and how to prevent further overpopulation and neglect of man’s best friend.  Go here to see the beautiful dogs that were rescued, and see the movie trailer here!

The Podcast comes weekly every Monday, bringing awareness about all the issues associated with dog adoption, and providing all dog lovers and pet owners with information and resources on how to raise a healthy and well-balanced dog. If you’re thinking about getting your first dog, or just want to know where and how you can help a dog in need, this is also a place for you! Each podcast features a special guest, interviewed by Jacquie.

If you care about homeless animals, and want to learn more and how you can help alleviate this terrible problem, THE CANINE CONDITION is for you!

Do You Love Dogs? The Canine Condition Podcast is for YOU!

If you love and care about dogs, come–sit–stay (and listen)!

Here are The Canine Condition podcast series, hosted by animal advocate and actress Jacqueline Piñol, who is also the producer and director, along with her husband Jonny Blu, of The Canine Condition “Dogumentary” about the state of homeless and shelter animals across the United State, and what’s being done about it.

The podcasts feature lots of shelter dog talk, and in my case the story of pitbull “Sammy,” our wonderful Sammy’s Hope Animal Welfare & Adoption Center in Sayreville, NJ  and its loving volunteers, the need for spay and neuter, the prejudice against bull-type dogs, and much more! Jacqueline and I also discuss the great work of wonderful animal advocate Niki Holloway Dawson and The Island Animal Alliance, which rescues dogs from hurricane- and poverty-ravaged Puerto Rico and transports them from Miami to rescues and adoptive families in New York and New Jersey.

On 3/2/20: Tell Old Bridge Township Council NO PUPPY MILL PETS!!

PUPPY MILLS: Cruelty and Suffering

The Old Bridge, New Jersey Township Council seems on the path to approving the sale of “Puppy Mill” pets at a new township Pet Store, Safari Stan’s. Despite huge opposition from local citizens, animal advocates, shelter and rescue volunteers, and the Humane Society among others–and ordinances prohibiting them in 100+ NJ municipalities–the Council appears bent on this.

Tell them NO!  Puppy Mills are just that: Mills. They ARE CRUEL AND INHUMANE and spread diseases.  SPEAK UP FOR CREATURES WHO HAVE NO VOICE, at the Old Bridge Town Council meeting Monday, March 2 at 7:30 pm, #1 Old Bridge Plaza, Courtroom. 

You can also EMAIL the Council members:
msohor@oldbridge.com
dwalker@oldbridge.com
agbelli@oldbridge.com
agbelli@oldbridge.com
edepalma@oldbridge.com
EBrown@oldbridge.com
MRazzoli@oldbridge.com
JEMurphy@oldbridge.com

 

NJ Investigation Calls Out “Persistent Waste, Abuse at NJSPCA”

TRENTON NJ, October 20, 2017:  In a news release titled Persistent Waste, Abuse at NJSPCA,” the State Commission of Investigation says “One of New Jersey’s leading humane organizations remains incapable of adequately fulfilling its core mission – enforcing the State’s animal cruelty laws.”

The release goes on to detail that “the NJSPCA fails to consistently respond to
animal cruelty complaints in a timely manner, spends exorbitant sums on legal billings rather than for direct animal care and remains a haven for “wannabe” cops – some of whom believe they are free to exercise police powers beyond enforcement of the animal cruelty statutes.”

For the full report, titled WOLVES IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING, go here. 

All we can hope for is that the new Governor, whomever he or she is, will actually act on this scathing report and implement its recommendations.  Shame on him or her if they don’t.

Here’s just a smattering of the extensive media coverage:

https://www.njtvonline.org/news/video/report-finds-njspca-dysfunctional-full-wannabe-cops/

http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2017/10/its_time_for_a_rethink_of_the_njspca_after_scathin.html

http://www.northjersey.com/story/opinion/editorials/2017/10/23/editorial-state-spca-focused-traffic-not-animals/792231001/

http://www.politico.com/states/new-jersey/story/2017/10/20/njspca-slammed-by-state-investigative-agency-115171

http://www.northjersey.com/story/opinion/editorials/2017/10/23/editorial-state-spca-focused-traffic-not-animals/792231001/

https://articles.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/10/ag_wants_monitor_installed_at_nj_animal_cruelty_ag.amp

http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/njspotlight/njspotlight_20171023_NJSPCA__More_a_Home_for__Wannabe__Cops_Than_a_Haven_for_Animals_.html

The Sickening and Inhumane Specter of Puppy Mills

“Animal people” like us are avowed enemies of puppy mills, which are just horror shows that represent animal cruelty by  definition. We need NATIONAL legislation to outlaw these criminal enterprises, but sadly, few of our “representatives” in Congress give a damn about animals.

Still, if you’re a skeptic and you think this is an overblown crisis, read this Rolling Stone piece.  And then tell me these places are ok.  You can’t.

Here’s but one quote: “Here were the parent dogs in desperate shape: blinded by cataracts and corneal ulcers; their jaws half-gone or missing entirely after their teeth had rotted away.  Some were so feeble they couldn’t stand erect; their paws were urine-scalded and their wrists were deformed from squatting on wire their entire lives.”

DON’T buy from breeders. Go to your local shelter and ADOPT.  When you buy from a puppy mill or cat breeder you are literally supporting animal cruelty.