Puppy-mill dogs aren't children, readers point out, so difference in empathy is about difference in circumstances (Julie Mack column)

mlive.com — KALAMAZOO, MI -- In a column two weeks ago, I wrote about the overwhelming public response to the rescue of 350-plus dogs from an Allegan County puppy mill, and how people's eagerness to help in that situation contrasts sharply with the resentment that many seem to have about helping children in need, particularly those in poverty.
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