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Their lives except for when their puppies are taken away from them. and while it's difficult to tell which pet stores buy from puppy mills and which don't, why would anyone buy one of these dogs when so many adoptable ones are waiting in shelters? it's hard to say. but like anything else, animals are subject to trends. when a breed becomes popular, everybody wants one of those dogs. >> yo quiero taco bell. >> think of chihuahuas, dalmatians, bull terriers, and not so long ago pit bulls. >> we're going to go on a pickup. >> when that breed's moment fades those animals are abandoned and shops li...

Yeah. >> all three of my dogs here were rescues. >> you look at this dog and you're like this dog was a rescue. >> yes. >> how do you change people's mindset? because i feel like when people go to a shelter kneel like there's something wrong with these animals. >> they're stigmatized. >> how do you change the way people look at shelters. >> it's not about what we can do with the dogs. it's about what we can do with the people. we have to educate people. >> and animal rights organizations are are trying to educate people about the often unknown issue of puppy mills. the humane society estimates...

Be feeding your dog or cats. the country's two biggest pet stores are taking products off of their shelves. >> the items are made in china and there is a growing fear they may not be safe to eat. abc's matt gutman has the details. >> reporter: little muttly is the survival of a mystery treat muttly's owners say made him sick. >> he was very, very sick and was not eating, he was just -- not interested in doing anything. he was very lethargic every day. >> reporter: muttly is one of the 5600 dogs the fda says may have been sickened by the chinese-made jerky treats, 1800 since lost october, more ...

Legislator half her age, brendan boyle. in georgia, it was a seven-way brawl in the republican primary for senate and another stinging tea party loss. the two establishment candidates made it to a runoff. the tea partiers all three of them losing. in oregon, monica wehby's personal life including allegations of a former boyfriend who poured money in to her campaign didn't matter. she beat her opponent and will be the gop senate nominee in that state but leaves her facing a general election wounded. back in kentucky, alison lundergan grimes, mcconnell's opponent and a friend of the clinton fami...

Dog owners who are passionate about rescues and helping to change the perception of shelter animals. >> i don't have a daughter, so this is my first tea party. yeah. >> all three of my dogs here were rescues. >> you look at this dog and you're like this dog was a rescue. >> yes. >> how do you change people's mindset? because i feel like when people go to a shelter kneel like there's something wrong with these animals. >> they're stigmatized. >> how do you change the way people look at shelters. >> it's not about what we can do with the dogs. it's about what we can do with the people. we have t...