I'm a little puppy, so
cuddly, sweet and small
I live inside a cage,
you see at Pet Store in the mall.
I'm not an only puppy,
my sisters are all here.
My brothers, too, except
for Ralph who died coz he was scared.
It's lonely here at
nighttime when all the lights go dark,
We tremble in our cages
and we whimper and we bark.
But no one comes to hold
us or pet our fears away.
We sit all night in
terror til the store opens next day.
We don't remember mama
left so far behind.
She did the best she could
for us til Man said "It is time."
He crammed us all in
cages too small for us you see.
We rode for hours; we
could not help but lay in poop and pee.
And now we sit in Pet
Store where kids come taunt and squeeze.
They do not hear our
whimpers or understand our pleas.
We're miserable and it's
scary here we all would rather die.
But since we don't we do
our best to run away and hide.
I know you think my
story too sad to leave me be,
You want to take me home
with you, a happy little puppy.
But please, though it is
fearful to live here against our will.
If you take me that
leaves a spot another pup will fill.
You can stop our
suffering but not by taking us home.
You must be strong and
leave us here, unsold and all alone.
For if you do not take
me, then another pup won't come.
And maybe he will not be
shipped so far away from home.
Tho some of us may not
survive the cycle 'ere it falls.
If we don't sell they
will not need more puppies in these halls.
And if they need no
puppies then the man will not bring more.
Eventually it can all
stop! You CAN close the door.
So when you see a puppy
face so sad and sweet and small,
In a cage at Pet Store
at your neighborhood shopping mall,
The best thing you can
do for him is leave him sitting there.
That is the best way you
can tell all dogs how much you care.
(Author unknown)
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