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Pet Store Hall of Shame, part 1
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USDA Violations by Petland Breeders
USDA Records on Various Breeders
How to find out more
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Do Petland puppies really come from LICENSED breeders?
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14-Day Heartache Guarantee
Protesting
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Poems, etc.
Former pet store employees speak out
Buying puppies online--buyer beware
Pet Stores and Puppy Mills in the News
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Pet supply stores that DON'T sell animals--the good guys:)
Puppy mill survivor stories
It's great to network with people around the country, but it really helps to have at least ONE person locally who will help you investigate, report, leaflet, table, protest, or do anything else you want that will help fight the cruelty caused by your local animal-selling pet stores. If you are a group OR AN INDIVIDUAL looking for others locally, please feel free to contact us at all4theanimals@yahoo.com to be listed here so that others can find you. Please include your city as well as state, if possible. If you are planning an event, we'd be delighted to list it here.
ALABAMA
ALASKA
ARIZONA
ARKANSAS
CALIFORNIA
2008: There will be a protest on July 5th from 12 to 4 at Pet Headquarters in the Malibu Country Mart Mall. Here is a link to the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5_zGZyJGcs
Contact lcanimal.org for more information.
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2008: A coalition of groups has been protesting weekly for 15 weeks at POSH PUPPIES in Los Angeles, and on April 5, 2008, they announced that Posh Puppies is no longer selling puppies there! They are now (June 2008) turning their attention to PETS OF BEL AIR, the focus of a recent undercover investigation by the Humane Society of the United States. Protests are every Saturday from 11-4. For more information contact Last Chance for Animals at volunteer@LCAnimal.org or visit http://www.dcupssavingteacups.com/
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If you are interested in protesting at pet shops that sell puppies in the Southern California area, especially the Inland Empire, please contact:
DIANE CEJA
VICTORVILLE, CA
SAN BERARDINO COUNTY
760-985-8880
dianemcj@aol.com
COLORADO
CONNECTICUT
DELAWARE
Reach out for Animal Rights (NJ/PA/DE area):
www.myspace.com/reachoutforanimalsrights
FLORIDA
FloridaAgainstPetStoresAndPuppyMills@yahoogroups.com
http://www.stopwizardofclaws.com
GEORGIA
To protest Petland and other pet stores in the Norcross and Duluth area please contact Christy at tojoyamoto@yahoo.com or 678-478-6066.
HAWAII
IDAHO
ILLINOIS
Contact to help protest and leaflet near Petland in the Joliet area:
Teresa, bunnygrl2001@yahoo.com
INDIANA
IOWA
If you want to help fix this puppymill mess in Iowa, please contact:
Mary L.
Des Moines, Iowa
mkdavenport@hotmail.com
KANSAS
Barrels of dead animals killed at shelter
2008: Olathe area: contact shenshaw@everestkc.net
Regular Petland protests at Olathe Landing Shopping Center
Protest Contacts: Ricky Setticase- 913.406.4423
Stephanie Henshaw- 913.221.3662 shenshaw@everestkc.net
KENTUCKY
LOUISIANA
MAINE
MARYLAND
MASSACHUSETTS
MICHIGAN
MINNESOTA
MISSISSIPPI
MISSOURI
MONTANA
NEBRASKA
Hearts United for Animals
www.hua.org and www.prisonersofgreed.org
NEVADA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW JERSEY
New Jersey Consumers Against Pet Shop Abuse
www.NJCAPSA.org
Reach out for Animal Rights (NJ/PA/DE area):
www.myspace.com/reachoutforanimalsrights
NEW MEXICO
NEW YORK
NORTH CAROLINA
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO
A Petland protest was held on May 19, 2007 in Mount Vernon, Ohio (Knox County) at the Petland at 1005 Coshocton Ave.
Please contact Kelly at bknmsmith@earthlink.net for details about future protests.
banohiodogauctions.com
columbustopdogs.com
(both sites run by Mary O'Conner Shaver at mshaver_0462@columbustopdogs.com--you may want to get on her mailing list.)
Athens Coalition for Companion Animals:
www.athensanimals.org
freewebs.com/peopleagainstpuppymills/index.htm
A group that protested the opening of a Petland in Mentor, Ohio in August 2007: contact jinalee33@yahoo.com.
OKLAHOMA
2008: Message from Columbus Top Dogs:
Please join us in supporting Safe Haven Center and OK Animal Alliance - www.animalallianceok.org - in their efforts to help raise awareness of puppy mills and dog auctions. For more information on this campaign, I encourage you to visit http://www.okpuppymilltruth.org/ .
EVENT: Rally Against Puppy Mills
DATE: Sat., March 22, 2008
TIME: 10 AM (local time)
LOCATION: Safe Haven Center, 1279 N Air Depot Blvd., in Midwest City (Oklahoma) Safe Haven is sponsoring this rally. This wonderful organization operates a spay/ neuter clinic, adoption center and they rescue a lot of puppy mill dogs, making them a leader in this campaign. The Director, Tara Beres, has testified before the OK house on this issue and has arranged some excellent media on this event in Oklahoma City. The rally is intended as an organizing day, to get people together who want to help on media, outreach, education and a strategy for the coming year. CONTACT: Tara Beres at (405) 733-4452, http://www.safehavencenter.com/index.html
OREGON
PENNSYLVANIA
Puppymill Awareness Day:
www.awarenessday.org
Puppy Mill Awareness Day 2008, 5th Anniversary. Be sure to mark your calendars for Puppymill Awareness Day, 5th Anniversary to be held on Saturday, September 20, 2008 at Intercourse Community Park (Leacock Township, PA) from 11:00 AM - 5 PM EST. Committed to educating the public about the connection between consumers and commercial breeding facilities, this event is being sponsored by Adopt A Pet, Inc., Last Chance for Animals, Inc. and Best Friends Animal Society. For more information, please visit - > http://awarenessday.org/ .
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Philadelphia area:
ratchick@comcast.net
Reach out for Animal Rights (NJ/PA/DE area):
www.myspace.com/reachoutforanimalsrights
RHODE ISLAND
SOUTH CAROLINA
TENNESSEE
TEXAS
UTAH
Best Friends Animal Society
www.bestfriends.org
VERMONT
VIRGINIA
BLACKSBURG: NRV-CARE--New River Valley Coalition for Animal Rights and the Environment. Student group at Virginia Tech.
Contact CWrenn@vtti.vt.edu
FAIRFAX: www.petstorecruelty.org (this site)
VIRGINIA BEACH:
2008: The next protest of www.adoptdontshop.com will be held this Saturday, June 28, from 2:30-4:30p at PEMBROKE MALL (Pet-Go-Round) Independence Blvd. at Virginia Beach Blvd. Virginia Beach, VA.
WASHINGTON STATE
WASHINGTON DC
WEST VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
JANESVILLE: Wisconsin Animal Education Network, www.waenprotects.org
For information about Petland demos contact@waenprotects.org
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2008: MILWAUKEE
Due to the overwhelming response I from the protest at Puppy World in Greenfield, WI: we started a group on myspace for people that are serious about this topic and want to dedicate their time and efforts to protest pet stores in Milwaukee, WI and surrounding areas on a regular basis. The efforts are to educate the public on the pet store/puppy mill connection. The link to our group is:
http://groups.myspace.com/milwaukeepetstoreprotest
Upcoming protests are as follows: August 23, 2008 Petland Pewaukee , WI
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Hosted by Margaret Ross
September 27, 2008 Petland Racine , WI 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Hosted By Liz Sanchez
October 25, 2008 Puppy World, Greenfield , WI 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Hosted by Gina Skorka
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Check out this event: Milwaukee, WI
Puppy World Protest
Current mood: intense
Category: Pets and Animals
Hosted By: Gina Skorka
When: Saturday Apr 19, 2008 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Where: Puppy World Pet Store 4647 South 27th Street (S. of 894 in Kmart Plaza) Greenfield, WI 53221 United States (The Sidewalk of South 27th Street)
Description: Milwaukee, WI ~ Puppy World Protest End Puppy Mill Misery
Click Here To View Event: events.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.detail&eventID=393771.51
Gina Skorka More information at www.myspace.com/GinaSkorka (check out my blog) or e-mail happycappy90@hotmail.com
Additional information: I am putting together a protest at Puppy World this spring. Puppy World is a pet store in Greenfield, WI (Milwaukee area) that sells puppies. I have contacted the Greenfield Police Department in advance, now all I need is for all you animal rights activists and animal lovers to attend the protest and help spread our message. The protest will take place on south 27th street sidewalk, in April. I will post more information as the date gets closer. Please contact me in advance and let me know if you are interested in joining the protest. I would like to get an approx. head count of how many of us there will be. This will be a peaceful protest; obviously we can't spread the word about pet stores and puppy mills if we are not allowed to be there! PLease contact me and join the fight against the cruelty of puppy mills and the pet stores who keep them thriving!
We protestors understand that our protest at Puppy World Pet Store in Greenfield, WI is to remain a peaceful one. We understand that the Greenfield Police Department has strick guidelines for us and that we are to follow those guidelines or we will not be allowed to protest any longer. We want to spread our message to the public and we understand we cannot do that if we are not allowed to be there so we will follow these guidelines:
We will ONLY protest on the sidewalk of south 27th street. We understand that this is public property.
We will NOT stand in front of the Puppy World Pet store. We understand this is private property.
We will NOT stand in the parking lot. We understand this is private property.
We will NOT leaflet cars, we understand this is NOT allowed.
We will NOT stand on Layton Avenue, we understand this is a traffic hazard.
We will NOT block driveways or any other area the public is trying to access.
We will NOT force literature upon anyone, we will ONLY offer it.
We will NOT create any disturbances OR cause any complaints to arise.
We understand that if there are complaints about us we have to leave.
We will NOT scare away the public, instead we will appear aproachable so they can ask us questions or find out why we are here.
We WANT to share our information with the public. We will NOT use foul language or profanity. After all, we would not do that anyway because we want to be taken seriously.
We WILL however, tell the public about the cruelty of pet stores and the puppy mill industry.
We WILL let the media know something needs to be done about the laws regarding this industry.
We WILL have signs that show the public what puppy mills are like. We WILL offer literature that is educational about pet stores and puppy mills to the public.
We WILL be heard!
We are protesting Puppy World in Greenfield WI on the sidewalk of south 27th street on Saturday, April 19th from 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
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2008: PEWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
Protest at Petland August 2, 2008
For more information contact hovik4876@uwc.edu
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Pewaukee Petland Protest
Saturday, August 23, 2008 10 AM-2 PM
2124 W.Silvernail Rd., Pewaukee, WI 53072 (Silvernail Shopping Center)
We will be protesting on the sidewalk outside the shopping center facing Silvernail Road which is public property. For more details please contact margaretross@charter.net or visit my blog at www.myspace.com/ginaskorka Rain Date Sept. 6, 2008 Same Time
"These dogs did nothing to deserve this suffering. They were only born. They were born to live their entire lives in a tiny cage. Born to breed heat after heat. Born to suffer from illness without medical treatment. Born to starve and go thirsty. Born for a life of misery so humans can make a greedy dollar. These dogs don’t know what grass is, what a loving hand feels like, or even know how to play. Are you really going to turn away and ignore their suffering? Make a difference for these animals’ lives. Tell Wisconsin you do not want puppy mills operating and selling to pet stores that keep them thriving. Protest with us at Petland in Pewaukee this spring."
WYOMING
ALABAMA
ALASKA
ARIZONA
ARKANSAS
CALIFORNIA
2008: There will be a protest on July 5th from 12 to 4 at Pet Headquarters in the Malibu Country Mart Mall. Here is a link to the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5_zGZyJGcs
Contact lcanimal.org for more information.
*********************************
2008: A coalition of groups has been protesting weekly for 15 weeks at POSH PUPPIES in Los Angeles, and on April 5, 2008, they announced that Posh Puppies is no longer selling puppies there! They are now (June 2008) turning their attention to PETS OF BEL AIR, the focus of a recent undercover investigation by the Humane Society of the United States. Protests are every Saturday from 11-4. For more information contact Last Chance for Animals at volunteer@LCAnimal.org or visit http://www.dcupssavingteacups.com/
*************
If you are interested in protesting at pet shops that sell puppies in the Southern California area, especially the Inland Empire, please contact:
DIANE CEJA
VICTORVILLE, CA
SAN BERARDINO COUNTY
760-985-8880
dianemcj@aol.com
COLORADO
CONNECTICUT
DELAWARE
Reach out for Animal Rights (NJ/PA/DE area):
www.myspace.com/reachoutforanimalsrights
FLORIDA
FloridaAgainstPetStoresAndPuppyMills@yahoogroups.com
http://www.stopwizardofclaws.com
GEORGIA
To protest Petland and other pet stores in the Norcross and Duluth area please contact Christy at tojoyamoto@yahoo.com or 678-478-6066.
HAWAII
IDAHO
ILLINOIS
Contact to help protest and leaflet near Petland in the Joliet area:
Teresa, bunnygrl2001@yahoo.com
INDIANA
IOWA
If you want to help fix this puppymill mess in Iowa, please contact:
Mary L.
Des Moines, Iowa
mkdavenport@hotmail.com
KANSAS
Barrels of dead animals killed at shelter
2008: Olathe area: contact shenshaw@everestkc.net
Regular Petland protests at Olathe Landing Shopping Center
Protest Contacts: Ricky Setticase- 913.406.4423
Stephanie Henshaw- 913.221.3662 shenshaw@everestkc.net
KENTUCKY
LOUISIANA
MAINE
MARYLAND
MASSACHUSETTS
MICHIGAN
MINNESOTA
MISSISSIPPI
MISSOURI
MONTANA
NEBRASKA
Hearts United for Animals
www.hua.org and www.prisonersofgreed.org
NEVADA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW JERSEY
New Jersey Consumers Against Pet Shop Abuse
www.NJCAPSA.org
Reach out for Animal Rights (NJ/PA/DE area):
www.myspace.com/reachoutforanimalsrights
NEW MEXICO
NEW YORK
NORTH CAROLINA
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO
A Petland protest was held on May 19, 2007 in Mount Vernon, Ohio (Knox County) at the Petland at 1005 Coshocton Ave.
Please contact Kelly at bknmsmith@earthlink.net for details about future protests.
banohiodogauctions.com
columbustopdogs.com
(both sites run by Mary O'Conner Shaver at mshaver_0462@columbustopdogs.com--you may want to get on her mailing list.)
Athens Coalition for Companion Animals:
www.athensanimals.org
freewebs.com/peopleagainstpuppymills/index.htm
A group that protested the opening of a Petland in Mentor, Ohio in August 2007: contact jinalee33@yahoo.com.
OKLAHOMA
2008: Message from Columbus Top Dogs:
Please join us in supporting Safe Haven Center and OK Animal Alliance - www.animalallianceok.org - in their efforts to help raise awareness of puppy mills and dog auctions. For more information on this campaign, I encourage you to visit http://www.okpuppymilltruth.org/ .
EVENT: Rally Against Puppy Mills
DATE: Sat., March 22, 2008
TIME: 10 AM (local time)
LOCATION: Safe Haven Center, 1279 N Air Depot Blvd., in Midwest City (Oklahoma) Safe Haven is sponsoring this rally. This wonderful organization operates a spay/ neuter clinic, adoption center and they rescue a lot of puppy mill dogs, making them a leader in this campaign. The Director, Tara Beres, has testified before the OK house on this issue and has arranged some excellent media on this event in Oklahoma City. The rally is intended as an organizing day, to get people together who want to help on media, outreach, education and a strategy for the coming year. CONTACT: Tara Beres at (405) 733-4452, http://www.safehavencenter.com/index.html
OREGON
PENNSYLVANIA
Puppymill Awareness Day:
www.awarenessday.org
Puppy Mill Awareness Day 2008, 5th Anniversary. Be sure to mark your calendars for Puppymill Awareness Day, 5th Anniversary to be held on Saturday, September 20, 2008 at Intercourse Community Park (Leacock Township, PA) from 11:00 AM - 5 PM EST. Committed to educating the public about the connection between consumers and commercial breeding facilities, this event is being sponsored by Adopt A Pet, Inc., Last Chance for Animals, Inc. and Best Friends Animal Society. For more information, please visit - > http://awarenessday.org/ .
**************************
Philadelphia area:
ratchick@comcast.net
Reach out for Animal Rights (NJ/PA/DE area):
www.myspace.com/reachoutforanimalsrights
RHODE ISLAND
SOUTH CAROLINA
TENNESSEE
TEXAS
UTAH
Best Friends Animal Society
www.bestfriends.org
VERMONT
VIRGINIA
BLACKSBURG: NRV-CARE--New River Valley Coalition for Animal Rights and the Environment. Student group at Virginia Tech.
Contact CWrenn@vtti.vt.edu
FAIRFAX: www.petstorecruelty.org (this site)
VIRGINIA BEACH:
2008: The next protest of www.adoptdontshop.com will be held this Saturday, June 28, from 2:30-4:30p at PEMBROKE MALL (Pet-Go-Round) Independence Blvd. at Virginia Beach Blvd. Virginia Beach, VA.
WASHINGTON STATE
WASHINGTON DC
WEST VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
JANESVILLE: Wisconsin Animal Education Network, www.waenprotects.org
For information about Petland demos contact@waenprotects.org
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2008: MILWAUKEE
Due to the overwhelming response I from the protest at Puppy World in Greenfield, WI: we started a group on myspace for people that are serious about this topic and want to dedicate their time and efforts to protest pet stores in Milwaukee, WI and surrounding areas on a regular basis. The efforts are to educate the public on the pet store/puppy mill connection. The link to our group is:
http://groups.myspace.com/milwaukeepetstoreprotest
Upcoming protests are as follows: August 23, 2008 Petland Pewaukee , WI
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Hosted by Margaret Ross
September 27, 2008 Petland Racine , WI 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Hosted By Liz Sanchez
October 25, 2008 Puppy World, Greenfield , WI 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Hosted by Gina Skorka
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Check out this event: Milwaukee, WI
Puppy World Protest
Current mood: intense
Category: Pets and Animals
Hosted By: Gina Skorka
When: Saturday Apr 19, 2008 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Where: Puppy World Pet Store 4647 South 27th Street (S. of 894 in Kmart Plaza) Greenfield, WI 53221 United States (The Sidewalk of South 27th Street)
Description: Milwaukee, WI ~ Puppy World Protest End Puppy Mill Misery
Click Here To View Event: events.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.detail&eventID=393771.51
Gina Skorka More information at www.myspace.com/GinaSkorka (check out my blog) or e-mail happycappy90@hotmail.com
Additional information: I am putting together a protest at Puppy World this spring. Puppy World is a pet store in Greenfield, WI (Milwaukee area) that sells puppies. I have contacted the Greenfield Police Department in advance, now all I need is for all you animal rights activists and animal lovers to attend the protest and help spread our message. The protest will take place on south 27th street sidewalk, in April. I will post more information as the date gets closer. Please contact me in advance and let me know if you are interested in joining the protest. I would like to get an approx. head count of how many of us there will be. This will be a peaceful protest; obviously we can't spread the word about pet stores and puppy mills if we are not allowed to be there! PLease contact me and join the fight against the cruelty of puppy mills and the pet stores who keep them thriving!
We protestors understand that our protest at Puppy World Pet Store in Greenfield, WI is to remain a peaceful one. We understand that the Greenfield Police Department has strick guidelines for us and that we are to follow those guidelines or we will not be allowed to protest any longer. We want to spread our message to the public and we understand we cannot do that if we are not allowed to be there so we will follow these guidelines:
We will ONLY protest on the sidewalk of south 27th street. We understand that this is public property.
We will NOT stand in front of the Puppy World Pet store. We understand this is private property.
We will NOT stand in the parking lot. We understand this is private property.
We will NOT leaflet cars, we understand this is NOT allowed.
We will NOT stand on Layton Avenue, we understand this is a traffic hazard.
We will NOT block driveways or any other area the public is trying to access.
We will NOT force literature upon anyone, we will ONLY offer it.
We will NOT create any disturbances OR cause any complaints to arise.
We understand that if there are complaints about us we have to leave.
We will NOT scare away the public, instead we will appear aproachable so they can ask us questions or find out why we are here.
We WANT to share our information with the public. We will NOT use foul language or profanity. After all, we would not do that anyway because we want to be taken seriously.
We WILL however, tell the public about the cruelty of pet stores and the puppy mill industry.
We WILL let the media know something needs to be done about the laws regarding this industry.
We WILL have signs that show the public what puppy mills are like. We WILL offer literature that is educational about pet stores and puppy mills to the public.
We WILL be heard!
We are protesting Puppy World in Greenfield WI on the sidewalk of south 27th street on Saturday, April 19th from 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
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2008: PEWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
Protest at Petland August 2, 2008
For more information contact hovik4876@uwc.edu
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Pewaukee Petland Protest
Saturday, August 23, 2008 10 AM-2 PM
2124 W.Silvernail Rd., Pewaukee, WI 53072 (Silvernail Shopping Center)
We will be protesting on the sidewalk outside the shopping center facing Silvernail Road which is public property. For more details please contact margaretross@charter.net or visit my blog at www.myspace.com/ginaskorka Rain Date Sept. 6, 2008 Same Time
"These dogs did nothing to deserve this suffering. They were only born. They were born to live their entire lives in a tiny cage. Born to breed heat after heat. Born to suffer from illness without medical treatment. Born to starve and go thirsty. Born for a life of misery so humans can make a greedy dollar. These dogs don’t know what grass is, what a loving hand feels like, or even know how to play. Are you really going to turn away and ignore their suffering? Make a difference for these animals’ lives. Tell Wisconsin you do not want puppy mills operating and selling to pet stores that keep them thriving. Protest with us at Petland in Pewaukee this spring."
WYOMING