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1. Madonna of the Mills Trailer
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America has a nasty secret. All of those cute puppies that are sold in pet stores come from "puppy mills." Their mothers spend their entire lives in a tiny, unsanitary cages, never walked, never petted, never doing anything but making puppies . When these dogs can no longer produce litters or money for their owners, they are put to death - stoned, shot, drowned or starved.

"Madonna of the Mills" is a documentary about Laura, an office manager from Staten Island, who stumbled on this secret four years ago and vowed to save as many of these breeding dogs as she possibly could. Laura has now rescued over 2,000 dogs from Amish and Mennonite farmers in Pennsylvania. In the process, she has forever changed her life and the lives of those families fortunate enough to adopt one of these remarkable "puppy mill" survivors.

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  • Steve McKenna 2 years ago
    Our family was lucky enough to adopt two of Laura's rescues. One from an Amish mill and one from an abusive home. These dogs only needed a loving home to begin to transform from the frightened victims they were into the happy and healthy members of our family that they are today!

    Before adopting Kayli, our mill survivor, we never thought of the Amish as anything but gentle. BUT NOW!!! We know the truth and we help spread the word! Of course you can't paint the whole faith with a broad brush, but the millers are just plain evil & nasty individuals.

    Laura, you'll never know the difference that you've made in our lives! We love you!

    Carol & Steve McKenna, Hillsdale, NJ
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  • Mary O'Toole R 2 years ago
    We also were lucky to adopt a puppy mill 'mama' from Laura..her name is Rudy. She is a happy healthy girl now a year later, We love her dearly and she love us.

    If it were not for Laura, we would not have had the experience of saving one of God's creations from a life of misery. Laura is by far an angel for the mill dogs. People like her are far and few between.

    Making a life for Rudy was easy, making her trust humans has been a challenge, but its working. We know that we made a difference in Rudy's life and Laura and No More Tears Rescue make a difference in thousands of dogs..

    One last thing..I hate to even speak of the millers, as people but I cannot comprehend how a human being could be as cruel as they are... may those who treat animals like this ROT in HELL.
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  • Valerie Pires plus 5 months ago
    Very touching. Hadn“t heard of Laura but I will make sure many become familiar with that name - her mission, determination, unselfishness and wonderful results!
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