Rescued U.S. dogs to find homes in Edmonton

Sun Jun 28, 3:27 PM

EDMONTON (CBC) - The Edmonton Humane Society has 43 new canine residents who
made the long journey from California on a private jet.

The small puppies, including Chihuahuas and Yorkshire terriers, flew in
Friday as part of the society's Operation California Canine Cuties.

The goal is to save dogs that were to be euthanized and put a dent in the
puppy mill industry.

"It's also to help with the Alberta-born animals here, because when they
went up for adoption our numbers overall for animals in our care for
adoptions spiked. People were just coming to the humane society and adopting
any kind of animals," said society spokeswoman Shawna Randolph.

Twenty-nine dogs were previously brought in from California in November, and
the society said they were adopted within a few hours.

Randolph said having small, popular dogs at the shelter will help cut down
on puppy mills by giving people a reliable source to buy dogs.

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