Our House of Representatives worked late tonight and passed the “Black Market Breeding Bill” ( SB 1712).  We have been notorious for Puppy Mills~ second only to Missouri~ and one of the last states to have any kind of regulations.  We are so close and may acutally have this bill become a reality!!  We have never had a bill make it this far before.  All we have left is for the Senate to approve the ammendments made in the house then it’s on to the Govenor!!  We are so very excited for this chance to finally have some improvements in the facilities that mass breed!! 

For more info on the bill, visit www.okpuppymilltruth.org for some great info!!  Keep watching for the announcement of the day the Govenor actually signs the bill!!

Did you hear the news?  Build a Bear is releasing a Yorkie with their Bearemy’s Kennel Pals line.  You know you have to have one of these!! 

OKYR has been invited to the Penn Square Mall location to help welcome this new addition to the Build a Bear family.  We will be raffling off a bear and if you tell us you read our posts on facebook or our blog, we have a coupon for you!!

We will be at the mall on Saturday from 10-5 and Sunday from 12-6!  Stop by and get your Yorkie!!

Check out our newest little boy~ Otis.  We are thinking Brussels Griffon/ Yorkie Mix.  He is young and FULL of energy.  He is ready for a new home to play and and have a good time.

Congrats to Jack on his fabulous new family!!

Welcome two of our new rescues~ Mickey and Remy:

OKYR has sad news this week as we continue to search for one of our missing rescues.  Harry escaped from his foster parents fence on Friday afternoon~ 3-26.  He was seen a few times on Friday but hasn’t been seen since.  He is such a scared little boy and needs to be found so he can find his forever home to teach him the world is a good place!! 

We have been very busy putting up flyers, posting on our facebook and on craigslist.  We are hoping to find him soon.  He is missing from 63rd and Grove in Oklahoma City.  If anyone has spotted him, please let us know!! 

Welcome our new rescues:

These two boys are under 1 year and looking for their forever homes!  Meet Pepper and Harry.

The bill has been sent to committee.  It HAS to make it out of committee to get anywhere else!!  We need your help to contact the committee members!!  Here is a link to the committee members: 

http://www.okhouse.gov/Committees/Comm_CommitteeMembers.aspx?CommitteeID=83&SubcommitteeID=0

Please send an email or even better, go by the capitol and visit them! 

If you need more info on the bill~ visit the Central Oklahoma Humane Society webpage and blog for more info: 

http://www.okhumane.org/news/black-market-breeders-bill-assigned-to-house-committee

On Saturday, March 13, OKYR picked up a sweet little girl from the OKC shelter.  She was nothing but skin and bones, one of the worst we have ever seen.  She was dropped off with one of our most experienced foster mom’s with the goal of feeding her and nursing her back to normal weight.  She was named Tilly. 

Sweet Tilly ate well that night and bedded down in her comfy crate with lots of bedding to make it soft.  She woke foster mom the next morning with a rousing bark to let her know she had pottied in her crate and would really like a clean place to sleep.  Foster mom could tell she was not feeling well as the morning went on.  She tried several different at home remedies before making the decision that she needed vet care. 

By the time she reached the vet, Tilly had crossed the to the Rainbow Bridge.  The vet looked her over and found that her liver had failed.  She did not stand a chance! 

Her fur condition was very good.  She had not been on the streets for long before OKC Animal Control found her.  However, her emaciated state did not happen in that time.  She was not being feed for a significant amount of time.  Why would someone not feed an older gal (vet guessed her age to be around 12 years) and let her get out and wander the streets to die. 

Her last night was spent well fed, comfortable, and well loved!  RIP Tilly, all the furbabies before you are waiting to greet you.  Run and play!

OKYR went to the capitol today to visit with Senators before they voted on SB 1712.  We passed out treats and asked for support to gain some accountability for the puppy mills in our state.  We want to extend a special thanks to Senator Anderson and Representative Denney for authoring the bill!  They have both worked so hard to get something passed to help us manage this “black eye” in Oklahoma. 

Now, it’s time to contact the No voters from today and tell them how we feel about them not supporting SB 1712:

Ballenger~Ellis~Ivester~Russell

Brogdon~Gumm~Lerblance~Sykes

We encourage you to contact your Senators and express yourself but be respectful at the same time.  We have a source that informed us that the “breeders” made an appearance at the capitol and had some very inappropriate ways of expressing themselves!!  Let’s make sure we show them how we feel but with CLASS!!