Rescue a Chihuahua

Like the movies 101 Dalmatians and Beethoven before it, the release of Beverly Hills Chihuahua has animal welfare organizations concerned that Chihuahuas will be the next victims of our trend-crazed and impulse-purchase culture—even more than they already are.

Since word of the movie first began to leak out, those in the animal welfare community have been wondering what they can do to slow the rush of Chihuahua-buying surely to follow the movie. So were we at Best Friends.

After careful consideration and a little background research by our A Puppy Store Free LA staff, we discovered that the movie does have a rescue angle. Thats good news! It turns out that the movies main Chihuahua character, Papi, was rescued.

But still—some people will probably want a Chihuahua after seeing the movie, and we hope they dont head to the classified ads in their local paper, to the Internet (unless theyre going to Petfinder) or to a pet store.

Shelters around the country are already bursting with Chihuahuas, particularly in Los Angeles, the very place where the movie takes place. So we put our heads together and came up with ways that we can all spread the word that if youre in the market for a Chihuahua, adopting one is the way to go.

Please send this video to friends and family, and be sure to visit http://www.dontbuypuppies.com for more information.

Category:

Pets & Animals

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• Beverly
• Hills
• Chihuahua
• Best
• Friends
• Rescue
• Adoption
• Puppy
• Mill

[wyldpuma0602]

Thank God this message is being sent out. When I was 15 I started working at a puppy store and can't even begin to tell you the nightmares.Pet stores could give 2 shits about their puppies.The only time they ever showed they care was when a customer would want to buy one.This is how i got my chihuahua.Vets told my boss she had 4 weeks to live.Solution throw her in her in a crate and ship her back to her breeder for a refund! I took her and told my boss she had died. My chihuahua is 6 years old!

[hagopk92]

animal cruelty and abuse must stop! those poeple who abuse these animals must be punished very strictly..

[mariasmunchkins]

Wow! While I agree w/much of what u said, responsible breeders,as myself.SHOULD NEVER BE CLASSIFIED IN SUCH A WAY! SHAME ON YOU! our dogs are our family, we share with our community the blessings of our Puppys bc momma and pappa r so beautiful and loving! Bred once a year, our Puppys have changed peoples lives for the better, how dare you! People like you RUIN the cause! We support our local shelters, and the AKC, who has some of best programs out there! Obviously NOTYOU,

[TheCatdetective]

I'm buying one in 3 months . I reserved one for myself at the breeder .

[fashiongurl15]

I adopted my 6 week old chihuahua from some friends of the family.You would have never BELIEVED how many dogs they had! They had anywhere from Chihuahuas to Boxers! It was so insane, and their dogs were wild, lived outside, and were infested with fleas. The only ones who were loved and cared for were the chihuahuas. The father of my dog was pretty much the only calm dog they owned! When I first saw my dog, she was shaking and crying, when we got home and she met my other dogs, she was so happy!

[gidgetlover1]

Omg it gidget the taco bell chihuahua! :o

[CandysChair]

STOP BREEDING CHIUAUAS. THERE ARE THOUSANDS IN THE ANIMAL SHELTERS IN CALIFORNIA. I REPEAT STOP BREEDING CHIUAUAS NOW!

[laly2608]

My first chihuahua was. Adopted by a shelter not far from my home. Unfortunately he passed away of cancer. I now adopted a chiwini and a chihuahua terrier. They're a little older but I don't care I love them.. The shelter used to euthinize mane years ago bit noonger do.

[1013iris]

thank you for telling all of us the drangers those adorable dogs are facing.now that i know what is happening ,i am now a proud owner of a very nice chihuahua named candy who i adopted from my local rescue center.she means everything to me....i can't thank you enough well god bless you and keep helping out these very awsome dogs and work hard on what you do!!!!!!

[wcb67]

My wife and I have a rescue chihuahua here in Australia. We pleaded with the pound to hold off euthanising him for one day so we could adopt the little guy. In our eyes, he is the best dog in the world.

[scaryerica]

omg, i have always thought to myself, chihuahuas are friends, not fashion items. i cant believe people would do this! chihuahuas are amazing creatures!

[HarryPotterfan0519]

I have a Chihuahua named Miley, I brought her over the internet (It wasn't a puppy mill or anything I went to the breeders house) I could never do anything to hurt her and I think that people who do hurt helpless animals are sick. I had no about about puppy mills or anything till I watched this video. Next time I get a Chihuahua I will go to a shelter. Thank you BestFriendsVideos for posting this!