If you want to help

• Visit their Web site at www.theyuppiepuppie.com — a pet store run to help subsidize the cost of the volunteer rescue efforts.

• Volunteer at rescue organizations like Wasatch Animal Rescue to help walk, pet and care for rescued animals.

• Volunteer to be a puppy foster parent, to care for a dog until it is ready to be adopted out.

• When at pet shops, ask to see the animal's papers before buying. Look to see if the breeder is local. Many breeders in the Midwest run puppy mills.

• If you're looking for a pet, check out rescue shelters first.