Petstore Cruelty

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. Below are some of the groups that have contacted us about their protests; there are others.

NEW September 2008: We just learned of a website under construction that will be a great resource--www.peacefulprotests.org, hosted by www.caninescorner.org. Learn more about how to expose the cruelty of pet stores, and list your own event on the calendar!

ALABAMA
ALASKA
ARIZONA
ARKANSAS

CALIFORNIA

ROSEVILLE, CA
2008: We are boycotting and protesting a new Petland store that opened on 11/22/08. There's an ongoing protest every Saturday until they close starting at 10 am. Please feel free to join us and for more info contact Ena at petlandprotester2@yahoo.com.

2008--Sept. 20, Puppymill Awareness Day: Here in LA we will be outside the Beverly Center protesting Pet Love. Pet Love has been in business for almost thirty years. Please give us a minute or an hour of your time to speak for those who can not speak for themselves. 12 to 2 La Cienega at the escalators.

2008: Los Angeles area--A resident of this area says that there are puppy stores on Western Ave. between Olympic and Venice and that a lot of work needs to be done in terms of informing Spanish- and Korean-speaking people in low-income neighborhoods about spaying and neutering their companion animals, caring for these animals humanely, and adopting animals rather than buying puppy mill puppies from pet stores. To help, especially if you can translate information into Spanish or Korean, please contact vegannancipants@yahoo.com.

2008: We are planning a vigil for the eighty slain puppy mill dogs on Friday August 29th, 2008, at 8:00pm
at Pet Headquarters, 3886 Cross Creek Rd., Malibu, CA 90256
Candles and signs will be provided. Please contact kimsill123@gmail.com for more information.

July 2008:
The Malibu Protest Every Saturday 12 to 4
contact kim@dcupssavingteacups.com
Pets of Bel Air Every Saturday and Sunday 12 to 4 contact info@lcanimal.org

2008: Protest "Pet Headquarters" in Malibu on Friday, June 11, 2008, from 11 AM to 2 PM. Contact kimsill123@gmail.com for details.

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

I would like to network with others here in Colorado Springs to rally/protest the pet stores selling puppies. Thank you, Francelle Backstrom.
Contact labourgade@gmail.com

If you are interested in helping stop pet stores from selling puppies in the Castle Rock area, please contact Julie Sarff at julie@sarff.com.

CONNECTICUT
DELAWARE

Reach out for Animal Rights (NJ/PA/DE area):

www.myspace.com/reachoutforanimalsrights

FLORIDA

FloridaAgainstPetStoresAndPuppyMills@yahoogroups.com

http://www.stopwizardofclaws.com

Palm Beach area, 2008: A local resident reports that within the last year, three puppy stores have opened within a 5-mile radius. Help is needed in organizing to educate the public about these stores. Please contact tfriskibear@aol.com to help.

Tampa Bay area: Help fight animal cruelty and puppy mills. Contact bard4hire@verizon.net.

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

The Petland in Joliet, IL, has CLOSED after two years of campaigning by a local group. YAY!!

Lombard:

Stop Puppy Mills!
Join us for a peaceful demonstration at:
Happiness is pets
616 E. Roosevelt Rd. Lombard IL
Saturday, October 31, 2009. from 1:00 - 3:00
We have plenty of signs and brochures.
Contact: idamccarthy@yahoo.com or call 630-479-4673

Stop puppy mills! Join us for a peaceful demonstration at Happiness is Pets
616 E. Roosevelt Rd. Lombard, IL Saturday, August 29th, 2009, from 1:00 - 3:00 We have plenty of signs and brochures to hand out.
Contact Ida McCarthy at idamccarthy@yahoo.com or call 630-479-4673

Roscoe area: oskinsn@gmail.com is interested in helping protest pet stores in this area; please contact if you are planning protests.

INDIANA
IOWA

2008: Des Moines area--Starting Saturday, August 23, 2008, and continuing every Saturday thereafter until further notice, we will be conducting protests at the PetLand on Mills Civic Parkway in West Des Moines, Iowa from 10AM-approx. 2PM.
Bring a sign and please join us!
Contact Mary with questions at mkdavenport@hotmail.com

KANSAS

Barrels of dead animals killed at shelter

OLATHE

Olathe Kansas Pet Store Protest Schedule For 2009!!!

"Our mission is to promote and advocate for the humane treatment of our canine companions by educating and raising awareness of illegal and inhumane practices towards canines and mobilizing the community to take action to stop these practices."

March 21, 2009
Pet Store & Puppy Mill Protest Olathe Landing Shopping Center
SATURDAY- March 21, 2009 1 pm-3 pm Please come and support these efforts to bring awareness to the public about the horrors of puppy mills and the suffering of millions of companion animals. Signs will be provided and/or Bring your own if you have them. Meet at 12:30 pm in the parking lot of Santa Fe Square- kitty-corner to Landings Shopping Center. Look for Office Depot, tanworld, and Garozzo's Ristorante. Protest Contacts: Ricky Setticase- 913.406.4423
Stephanie Henshaw- 913.221.3662 shenshaw@everestkc.net
13155 S Mur-Len Road Olathe, KS 66062 ( This is the address of the parking lot we will meet in before the protest)

April 18, 2009
May 16, 2009
June 20, 2009
July 18, 2009
August 15, 2009
September 19, 2009
October 17, 2009
November 21, 2009
December 19, 2009

We will be protesting from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. The protest will take place at 13155 S. Mur-Len Olathe, KS.

Stephanie Henshaw shenshaw@everestkc.net
www.puppymillprisoners.org
913-221-3662

Regular Petland protests at Olathe Landing Shopping Center
Protest Contacts: Ricky Setticase- 913.406.4423
Stephanie Henshaw- 913.221.3662 shenshaw@everestkc.net

Saturday, October 11, 2008 will be the last puppy mill/pet store protest for this year. We will be meeting in the parking lot kitty corner from Petland in Olathe, KS. 13155 S Mur-Len Road Olathe, KS 66062 (This is the address of the parking lot we will meet in before the protest) This is in front of the Office Depot on Santa Fe and Mur-Len. Please meet at 10:30 am. We will protest from 11 am- 1 pm.

We have had a great turnout and lots of support this year. This last protest is VERY IMPORTANT. We need to make a HUGE impact to end the year. I have been working with PETA on a demo we will be doing in conjunction with the normal protest. There will be headstones with dog's names on them along with DOB and death. I will also have a grim reaper costume that someone will be wearing to stand next to the gravestones. This will be focusing on several issues- spay and neuter, adoption vs. purchasing. Below is a brief explanation: These headstones represent as many as 8 million animals that are abandoned in animal shelters each year in the U.S.-half of whom are put to death because of a lack of good homes.

We hope these gravestones will remind people of how deadly serious this issue is for animals and shame breeders who continue to bring more animals into a nation already bursting at the seams with unwanted animals. Dogs and cats are literally dying for homes while breeders continue to breed animals for profit. Each and every one of us can save lives by never buying an animal from a pet store or breeder and always getting our animals spayed and neutered. A press release will be issued to the media discussing this, so I am expecting them to come. Please forward this so we can get a large group of individuals to attend this. PLEASE REMEMBER THIS IS A PEACEFUL PROTEST!! I am pleased to announce that our web site is up and running. (Still going through improvements) Feel free to visit it www.puppymillprisoners.org. I want to extend a special thanks to Ricky Setticase, PETA, Humane Society of the United States, Best Friends, Animal Outreach of Kansas, Topeka Animal Talk, Spay and Neuter Kansas City, and all of the other people that have a love for animals and care to make a difference like I do. I could not have done it without you.

KENTUCKY
LOUISIANA
MAINE
MARYLAND
MASSACHUSETTS
MICHIGAN
MINNESOTA

Feb. 2010: We have been holding Petland protests for about a year and would like to connect with other groups who are targeting Petland stores in their area. We have a demo about once per month,sometimes two times per month and we have had an average of about 20 people at our demos for the past several. A photo from our Jan 10th demo is attached.

Dallas Rising, Program Director
Animal Rights Coalition
317 West 48th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55419
612-822-6161 - phone
http://www.animalrightscoalition.com

Come shop our store, where every purchase supports our animal advocacy programs!

MISSISSIPPI
MISSOURI
MONTANA

NEBRASKA

Hearts United for Animals
www.hua.org and www.prisonersofgreed.org

NEVADA
NEW HAMPSHIRE

2008: The New Hampshire Animal Rights League has been protesting pet stores. Contact: www.nhanimalrights.org

NEW JERSEY

2009: Demonstrate against the pet trade -- Sat, March 21
WHAT: Peaceful Demonstrations against bird stores
WHEN: Saturday, March 21, 2009 - 2:00 to 5:00 pm
WHERE: (note - two demos) 2 - 3:30 pm: Public right of way in front of Bird Paradise, 551 E Rt. 130 S, Burlington, NJ 08016. 4 - 5 pm: Public sidewalk in front of Todd Marcus Birds Exotic, 1060 South Chester Ave, Route 130 South, Delran NJ 08075. Our campaign continues! Join us for our TWELFTH demonstration against Bird Paradise, and our SECOND demonstration against Todd Marcus Birds Exotic!

Contact: justroar@comcast.net or visit www.BoycottBirdParadise.com for more information.

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Subject: This Saturday 1/10/09- Demonstration against Bird Paradise See how birds suffer in captivity! A bird is not a "pet"
WHAT: Peaceful Demonstration against Bird Paradise
WHEN: Saturday, January 10, 2008 from 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
WHERE: Public right of way in front of Bird Paradise, 551 E Rt. 130 S, Burlington, NJ 08016 Our campaign continues! Join us for our tenth demonstration against Bird Paradise!
***Every year thousands of birds are sold by one of the largest bird stores in the nation: Bird Paradise. Pet store birds are deprived of their natural environment and often imprisoned in cages. Even the most well intentioned person cannot provide for the needs of any bird. Bird Paradise brags about having thousands of birds for sale. On their own Web site, they claim they are the "World's Largest Bird Store". Let's tell them that profiting from the exploitation of birds is not something to be proud of.
*** We love your kids, both human and non-human, but please leave them at home. We demonstrate on the public right-of-way which is adjacent to Route 130, a busy highway. It's safe, but not recommended for the little ones. Thanks for your cooperation! To see video of actual bird mills, visit http://www.projectperry.com/birdmills.html Signs and leaflets are provided. Parking is available on the side streets next to Bird Paradise. Please do not drive/walk through Bird Paradise's parking lot or grass lot. Contact: justroar@comcast.net or visit www.BoycottBirdParadise.com for more information. If you cannot attend the demonstration but would still like to help birds, please take a minute to send an email to the local papers. Ask them to cover the demo. And feel free to add your thoughts about keeping birds in captivity, profiting from breeding, etc...Courier Post: cpmetro@courierpostonline.com
Burlington County Times (follow link to fill out feeback form): http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/feedback.cfm?tmpl=interact

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New Jersey Consumers Against Pet Shop Abuse
www.NJCAPSA.org

2008: Every year thousands of birds are sold by one of the largest bird stores in the nation: Bird Paradise. Pet store birds are deprived of their natural environment and often imprisoned in cages. Even the most well intentioned person cannot provide for the needs of any bird. Bird Paradise brags about having thousands of birds for sale. On their own website, they claim they are the "World's Largest Bird Store". Let's tell them that profiting from the exploitation of birds is not something to be proud of. Monthly demonstrations are held against this store. Signs and leaflets are provided. Parking is available on the side streets next to Bird Paradise. Please do not drive/walk through Bird Paradise's parking lot or grass lot. We love your kids, both human and non-human, but please leave them at home. We demonstrate on the public right-of-way which is adjacent to Route 130, a busy highway. It's safe, but not recommended for the little ones. Thanks for your cooperation! To see video of actual bird mills, visit http://www.projectperry.com/birdmills.html
Contact: justroar@comcast.net or visit www.BoycottBirdParadise.com for more information.

Reach out for Animal Rights (NJ/PA/DE area):

www.myspace.com/reachoutforanimalsrights

NEW MEXICO
NEW YORK

Long Island--If you are interested in protesting at Shake-a-Paw in Lynbrook, NY, or other pet stores in the area, please contact sethwolfish@gmail.com or call 516-974-1769.

NORTH CAROLINA
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO

Northeast Ohio: Marilyn's Voice, www.marilynsvoice.org, is a rescue group that also does protests. Please contact them if you can help!

PETLAND (PUPPY MILL) PROTEST

Saturday, August 23, 2008 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Please join Concerned Citizens Against Petland for our next peaceful protest at Petland of the Heights! Help us to educate the community about the suffering of dogs in puppy mills and show them why Petland and all pet stores that sell dogs for profit should be boycotted. Signs will be provided, or bring or make your own. Location: Petland of the Heights (front sidewalk) - www.petland.com/FindPetlandStores/Ohio/ClevelandHeights/ClevelandHeights.htm 2255 Lee Road Cleveland Heights OH 44118

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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

**BIG** Holiday Event to Help Animals
WHEN: Saturday, December 20, 2008 from 12:00PM to 4:00PM
WHERE: Meet up at Monster Pets' South Philly, 1946 South Columbus Blvd., Phila. PA 19146

We will then split the group and carpool some advocates to the West Philly Monster Pets.

FUN, FUN, FUN!!! FAMILY FRIENDLY: This is a family friendly event! The atmosphere will be peaceful and calm. Bring the kids, the grandparents and even the next door neighbor! The more, the merrier!

DOGGIE PICTURES WITH SANTA: Santa will be joining us, so bring your dogs for a photo with the jolly old guy!

VEGAN DINNER PARTY: After the events, we will be hosting a delicious dinner at a local vegan restaurant! $20 per person - all you can eat!! You must attend the holiday event for information.

WHO: The Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS), the only national nonprofit dedicated exclusively to protecting companion animals. Puppy Mill Awareness Day, a group that just held its fifth annual event in Lancaster PA, to bring to light the horrible conditions of puppy mills and their connection to pet stores. The Boycott Monster Pets Campaign, a local grassroots group that holds weekly pet store awareness outreach events at both the South Philadelphia and West Philadelphia Monster Pets' locations. Along with these groups many other animal advocacy groups will be demonstrating at pet stores throughout the U.S. and Canada.

WHAT: A rally against pet shops that sell puppy mill puppies. Local animal advocates will distribute information about the horrific puppy mill industry and what consumers can do this holiday season to break the cycle of abuse.

WHY: Pet shops sell more puppies during the weekend before Christmas than at any other time of year. The participating groups want to alert consumers to the problems associated with purchasing a puppy from pet shops such as:
. Most pet shops obtain puppies from puppy mills, inhumane breeding establishments, in the Midwest and Pennsylvania.
. Many puppies are ill or incubating an illness at the time of purchase. Puppies commonly die or must be euthanized.
. Pet shops usually charge very high prices for puppies, thereby earning huge profits.
. Pet shops provide registration documents, but registration, such as with the American Kennel Club (AKC) or the American Canine Association (ACA) does not guarantee health, quality or breed standard.
. Pet shops usually treat animals as merchandise that can easily be returned for a refund or exchange. Warranties often preclude reimbursement for veterinary bills.

Signs and flyers will be provided. Parking is convenient and accessible. Remember to dress for the cold weather! For more information, please visit www.BoycottMonsterPets.com or email BoycottMonsterPets@yahoo.com.

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North Penn Puppy Mill Watch Weekly Demo at Pets Plus USA
EVERY SATURDAY FROM 10AM to 1PM
Broad Street & Whites Road
Lansdale, PA 19446

We have hosted this demo since November, 2006 and will be celebrating our 100th consecutive Saturday demonstration on Saturday, September 27.
Give Hope to the Mill Dogs BOYCOTT STORES THAT SELL PUPPIES! North Penn Puppy Mill Watch Visit Us Online: www.nppmwatch.com

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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:

2008: Compassionate people are greatly needed to join the peaceful demonstrations against Monster Pets in Philadelphia. Monster Pets sells puppy mill puppies and contributes to the animal overpopulation crisis. Our demonstrations include educational leafleting and sign holding. If you've never been to a demo before and you have questions, feel free to send us an email at BoycottMonsterPets@yahoo.com or check out our website at www.BoycottMonsterPets.com.

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Pittsburgh area: September 2008: MORE PROTESTERS NEEDED!!

We will be holding peaceful protests of the new East Liberty Petland (near Trader Joe's) in Pittsburgh, PA, every Saturday from 12 pm - 5 pm. We know that this Petland brokers their puppies through the Hunte Corp. To add insult to injury, this Petland is located just around the corner from one of Pittsburgh's largest city shelters.

We will be standing on Penn Avenue at the entrance to the shopping center with our signs, HSUS brochures and informational docs of our own. We welcome anyone and everyone who agrees with our cause to join us every Saturday.

Our blog: www.pghpetlandprotest.wordpress.com contains information about us, about Petland and the upcoming protest dates. We can also be contacted at petlandprotest@gmail.com.

RHODE ISLAND
SOUTH CAROLINA
TENNESSEE
TEXAS

Austin Petland protests:
catscows.blogspot.com/2008/03/petland-making-life-better-for-its.html
Contact: catscows@gmail.com

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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2009: MILWAUKEE

Due to the overwhelming response 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://www.milwaukeepetstoreprotest.webs.com

Milwaukee Pet Store Protest has their events for 2009 scheduled! Times and dates are subject to change. (An email will be sent out if for some reason they do.) In the event of pouring rain or a blizzard events will be canceled. A bit of misting rain or some snow we will be there.

Here are the dates times and locations of our upcoming protests. Please feel free to post them on your websites. These events are all scheduled by Milwaukee Pet Store Protest Group, other protest events by other groups may be added to the calendar later on, with their group listed as the host.

For event details please contact HappyCappy90@hotmail.com.

For info about how these protests are conducted, scroll down to "Additional information."

There have been some schedule updates. Two were added to Pewaukee PetLand 4/11 & 5/23 11-3. One was added to Janesville Petland 5/9 11-3. Members are really motivated after the coverage on PetLand! They all requested more dates & locations! Here is our new full schedule for the year:

Sunday 4/5/09 11:00-3:00 Puppy World Greenfield 4643 South 27th Street (in the Kmart Plaza ) Greenfield, WI 53221

Saturday 4/11/09 11:00-3:00 PetLand Pewaukee 2124 Silvernail Rd Pewaukee, WI 53072

Saturday 4/25/09 11:00-3:00 Puppy World Greenfield 4643 South 27th Street (in the Kmart Plaza ) Greenfield, WI 53221

Sunday 5/3/09 11:00-3:00 Puppy World Greenfield 4643 South 27th Street (in the Kmart Plaza ) Greenfield, WI 53221

Saturday 5/09/09 11:00-3:00 PetLand Janesville 2021 E US Highway 14 Janesville, WI 53545

Saturday 5/16/09 11:00- 3:00 PetLand Racine 2310 S Greenbay Rd Racine, WI 53406

Saturday 5/23/09 11:00-3:00 PetLand Pewaukee 2124 Silvernail Rd Pewaukee, WI 53072

Sunday 6/07/09 11:00-3:00 PetLand Racine 2310 S Greenbay Rd Racine, WI 53406

Sunday 6/27/09 11:00-3:00 PetLand Racine 2310 S Greenbay Rd Racine, WI 53406

Sunday 7/12/09 10:00-2:00 Corner's Pets Hales Corners 5430 S 108th St Hales Corners, WI

53130 Saturday 8/01/09 10:00-2:00 Corner's Pets Hales Corners 5430 S 108th St Hales Corners, WI 53130

Sunday 8/16/09 10:00-2:00 Corner's Pets Hales Corners 5430 S 108th St Hales Corners, WI 53130

Saturday 9/12/09 11:00-3:00 7 Mile Fair Caledonia 2720 W. 7 Mile Road Caledonia, WI 53108

Sunday 9/20/09 11:00-3:00 7 Mile Fair Caledonia 2720 W. 7 Mile Road Caledonia, WI 53108

Saturday 10/10/09 11:00-3:00 7 Mile Fair Caledonia 2720 W. 7 Mile Road Caledonia, WI 53108

Sunday 10/25/09 11:00-3:00 Carol's Canines West Allis 9501 W Greenfield Ave. West Allis, WI

Saturday 11/7/09 (Note: this was originally scheduled for 11/14 but has been changed to 11/7) 11:00-3:00 Carol's Canines West Allis 9501 W Greenfield Ave. West Allis, WI

Saturday 12/12/09 11:00-3:00 Puppy World Greenfield 4643 South 27th Street (in the Kmart Plaza ) Greenfield, WI 53221

Saturday 12/19/09 11:00-3:00 Puppy World Greenfield 4643 South 27th Street (in the Kmart Plaza ) Greenfield, WI 53221

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Protests that have already taken place:

November 22nd, 2008 Corner's Pets in Hales Corners, WI from 10 AM -2 PM Hosted by Nancy Brandt

November 29th, 2008 Animart in Madison, WI from 10 AM -2 PM Hosted by Margaret DeSmet

Janesville Petland
Saturday, December 13th from 10 a.m to 2 p.m.
2021 E. US Hwy 14
Janesville, WI 53545
Hosted by Margaret DSmet and Gina Skorka

December 20th, 2008 PetLand in Pewaukee, WI from 10 AM - 2 PM Hosted by Gina Skorka (This is a CAPS NATION WIDE EVENT!!!!)

PetLand Racine September 13th 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
2310 S. Green Bay Rd., Ste. J Racine, WI 53406 (Regency Point Shopping Ctr)
Hosted by Liz Sanchez

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PetLand Racine September 27th 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
2310 S. Green Bay Rd., Ste. J Racine, WI 53406 (Regency Point Shopping Ctr) Hosted by Liz Sanchez

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Puppy World October 11th 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
4643 South 27th Street (in the Kmart Plaza) Greenfield, WI 53221
Hosted by Gina Skorka

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Puppy World October 25th 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
4643 South 27th Street (in the Kmart Plaza) Greenfield, WI 53221
Hosted by Gina Skorka

Please help me spread the word to every one who cares, we need more members to help us protest and get the word out! Feel free to post my contact email: happycappy90@hotmail.com or send them to our myspace group: Milwaukee Pet Store Protest. Thank you! Gina

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Previous 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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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."

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