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Frenchies, doodles and more specialty breed dogs going up for adoption in Massachusetts

Specialty breed dogs going up for adoption in Massachusetts
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SALEM - Some in-demand breeds of dogs are going up for adoption in Massachusetts.

The MSPCA 's Cape Cod location in Centerville and Northeast Animal Shelter in Salem have received 33 specialty breed dogs, including French Bulldogs, doodles, shihtzus, shiba inus, cairn terriers and a pomeranian. They were rescued from puppy mills in the Midwest and flown to Connecticut Thursday afternoon.

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Specialty breed dogs rescued from puppy mills.  MSPCA-Angell

Even though most of the dogs are less than a year old, the MSPCA says they were likely considered too old to be sold at the commercial breeding facilities.

"Our relocation and animal care programs allow us to immediately meet the needs of animals that are in institutional systems that exploit them while our advocacy department works on long term strategies to protect animals in these systems," MSPCA's adoption director Mike Keiley said in a statement.

The adoption process is expected to be competitive. Anyone who is interested in adopting a dog can visit http://neas.org/adopt

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