The Solution: RESCUE!!
Pet Store
Hall of Shame, part 1
Pet Store Hall of Shame, part 2
USDA Violations by Petland Breeders
USDA Records on Various Breeders
How to find out more
about your puppy's breeder
Do Petland puppies really come from LICENSED breeders?
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Puppy Mill Links
14-Day Heartache Guarantee
Protesting
for Beginners
Find a group near you
Shelters
Adoption info and links to rescue groups
Bird Mills
Other animals sold in pet stores
Poems, etc.
Former pet store employees speak out
Buying puppies online--buyer beware
Pet Stores and Puppy Mills in the News
Animal sellers in Washington DC area
Pet supply stores that DON'T sell animals--the good guys:)
Puppy mill survivor stories
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According to Francis Battista of Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, "80% of the people who acquire a new pet buy one rather than adopt one from a shelter or rescue group....If 80% were adopted and only 20% were purchased, there wouldn't be a homeless pet problem at all."
All of these animals' lives were saved when caring people adopted them. Millions more need homes. Visit www.petfinder.com to start your search for an animal companion!
Agent Q--Star Gazing Farm Alfie--Pups 2 Luv
www.stargazingfarm.org www.pups2luv.com
Agnes Marie--Bassett Rescue of Old Dominion
www.brood-va.org
Alvin, Simon, & Theo Annabelle--Pups 2 Luv
Friends of Rabbits www.pups2luv.com
www.FriendsofRabbits.org
Annie--independent rescue Apollo--street rescue
Bailey--Homeless Animal Bartleby--street rescue
Rescue Team (HART)
www.hart90.org
Baxter--Pups 2 Luv Bela--street rescue
www.pups2luv.com
Becky--House of Puddles
www.houseofpuddles.org
Beau--Home Alone Felines
www.petfinder.com/shelters/homealone.html
Bella--Pups 2 Luv Bessie--independent rescue
www.pups2luv.com
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Ben & Jerry--Mid-Atlantic Turtle & Tortoise Society
www.matts-turtles.org
Blackie--www.pups2luv.com Blue--www.pups2luv.com
Bob--Fairfax County Animal Bobby Lee--www.pups2luv.com
Animal Shelter
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/animalservices/
Bonsai--www.pups2luv.com Brando--www.pups2luv.com
Brittany--Lost Dog & Cat Rescue Brownie--A Forever Home
www.lostdogandcatrescue.org www.aforeverhome.org
Bud--www.pups2luv.com Buddy--independent rescue
Canela--independent rescue in Chile
Cassie--www.pups2luv.com Celeste--Coast 2 Coast
Dachshund Rescue
www.c2cdr.org
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Charlie--Sterling Animal Shelter Charlie
www.sterlingshellter.org (transported
from high-kill shelter in Virginia)
www.sterlingshelter.org
Chico--Animal Welfare League Cinny (L) & Big Boy (R)
of Alexandria Homeless Animal Rescue Team
www.alexandriaanimals.org www.hart90.org
Cici--Mansfiled Texas Animal Chloe--Humane Society
Care and Control of Fairfax County
www.mansfield-tx.gov/ps/ac www.hsfc.org
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Cooper--independent rescue Cooper--All American Dachshund
Rescue
www.allamericandachshundrescue.org
Cosmo--independent rescue Cubby Wolfchen von Strudel--
Humane Society of Fairfax County
www.hsfc.org
Dino--Friends of Rabbits Dolly--independent rescue
www.FriendsofRabbits.org
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Dusty (L) and Random Chance-- Dusty with Declan (bearded
a rescue in Ft. Campbell, KY dragon--independent rescue)
Einstein--independent rescue Emilio--street rescue
Emily Grace--Animal Emily--Pups 2 Luv
Welfare League of Arlington www.pups2luv.com
www.awla.org
Emma--Fauquier County SPCA Evil--vet hospital in
www.fauquierspca.com Woodbridge
Fiona--Friends of Rabbits Forrest--Pups 2 Luv
www.FriendsofRabbits.org www.pups2luv.com
Floyd--Prince William County Animal Shelter
www.petfinder.com/shelters/pwcshelter.html
Franny--Humane Society Gilbert--SPCA Northampton
of Fairfax County http://members.petfinder.org/~PA08/
www.hsfc.org
Ginger--Any Rat Rescue
www.anyratrescue.org
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Goatee--PIGS Sanctuary Godfrey (L) Chloe (R)
www.pigs.org www.bassetthoundrescue.net
Goren & Eames--Chesapeake Gracie--Pups 2 luv
Bay Guinea Pig Rescue www.pups2luv.com
petfinder.com/shelters/chesapeakepigs.html
Haley--Humane Society of Fairfax Harley--Humane Society
County www.hsfc.org of North Texas
www.hsnt.org
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Harley--Prince William Co. Harrison--Washington Animal
Animal Shelter Rescue League www.warl.org
petfinder.com/shelters/pwcshelter.html
Henry--independent rescue Hobey (L) Washington Humane
Society--www.washhumane.org
Kimba (R) Fauquier SPCA
www.fauquierspca.com
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Huckleberry--Humane Society Inkspot--Lend-a-Paw
of Fairfax County (group no longer in operation)
www.hsfc.org
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Isis--Feline Foundation of Jack (R) & Simon (L)
Greater Washington DC Animal Welfare League
www.ffgw.org Alexandria
www.alexandriaanimals.org
Jackson--Humane Society of Fairfax County
www.hsfc.org
Jazzy (L) & Tiny (R)-- Josephine, Jasmine, & Jasper
Montgomery Co. Humane Society Bunny Magic
www.mchumane.org www.bunnymagic.org
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Jimmy--Mid-Atlantic Turtle & Tortoise Society
www.matts-turtles.org
Juju--Fairfax County Kala--Pups 2 Luv
Animal Shelter www.pups2luv.com
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/animalservices
Kassy--independent rescue Kimba--Fauqiuer County SPCA
www.fauquierspca.com
Kenna--www.pups2luv.com
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Kirby--Pup 2 Luv Koko (L) & Yum Yum--Columbus, MS
www.pups2luv.com Humane Society www.clhumanesociety.org
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Kyra Lastie--street rescue
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Liam (L) Animal Rescue Inc. (MD)
petfinder.com/shelters/animal-rescue.html
& Obi (R)--street rescue
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Liza (bl) Dakota (br)-- Louise--Lost Dog & Cat Rescue
Pups 2 Luv www.pups2luv.com www.lostdogandcatrescue.org
Cedric (tri) Homeless Animal
Rescue Team (HART)
www.hart90.org
Lucien & Lily-- Lucy--In His Hands Small Animal Rescue
Homewoods Rescue www.petfinder.com/shelters/VA378.html
http://homewoodsrescue.tripod.com/hounds/htm
Lucy--Montgomery County Lucy--Friends of Rabbits
Humane Society www.FriendsofRabbits.org
www.mchumane.org
Mani Nicole-United Maltese Mazy--independent rescue
Rescue www.rescuemaltese.com (originally purchased at pet store)
Meadow--independent rescue Merlin--Culpeper Humane Society
www.adoptculpeperpets.org
Mia--Prince William Co. Minnie--Pups 2 Luv
Animal Shelter www.pups2luv.com
www.petfinder.com/shelters/pwcshelter.html
Mikey--a Weimaraner rescue in NY
Minnie--street rescue Miss Lucille--independent rescue
Mojo--Best Friends Montana--Pups 2 Luv
Animal Sanctuary www.pups2luv.com
www.bestfriends.org (had been abused)
Monty--Montgomery County Mr. Lee--4 Paws Rescue
Humane Society www.fourpaws.org
www.mchumane.org
Muffin--4 Paws Rescue Murry--Humane Society of
www.fourpaws.org Fairfax County www.hsfc.org
Nikita, Last Chance (MD)
www.petfinder.com/shelters/MD105.html
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Odie--Homeward Bound (TX) http://members.petfinder.org/~TX122.index.htm
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Paco--Fairfax County Panther--Lend-a-Paw
Animal Shelter (group no longer in operation)
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/animalservices/
Prince George's County (MD) Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals--www.pgspca.org
Prince George's County (MD) Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals--www.pgspca.org
Penny--Friends of Rabbits Q Bear--independent rescue
www.friendsofrabbits.org
Ranger--Pups 2 Luv Remy (confiscated from drug dealer)
www.pups2luv.com
Riley--Washington Animal Sabrina--Pups 2 Luv
Rescue League www.pups2luv.com
www.warl.org
Rosita--independent rescue Russell--Culpeper Anmal Shelter
www.petfinder.com/shelters/VA410.html
Saloniki--Animal Welfare Sam--Little Buddies
League of Arlington www.littlebuddies.org
www.awla.org
Sasha--Home Alone Feline Rescue
www.petfinder.com/shelters/homealone.html
Sara--Georgia Animal Rescue Sheba--A Forever-Home Rescue
and Defence Foundation www.aforeverhome.org
www.gardonline.org
Scarlett---www.pups2luv.com Shippo--Boxers and Buddies
www.boxersandbuddies.com
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Simba--Lost Dog & Cat Rescue Sister--street rescue
www.lostdogrescue.org
Sky--Humane Society of Sohki--Last Chance Animal Rescue
Fairfax County www.hsfc.org www.lastchancehumane.org
Sully--Pups 2 Luv Sweetie--independent rescue
www.pups2luv.com
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Swifty (L) & Missy (r)
Nevada Humane Society
www.nevadahumanesociety.org
Taffy--Pups 2 Luv Tallulah--street rescue
www.pups2luv.com
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Tawny (L) & Ebony (R)
Toby Keith--Pups 2 Luv Torty--street rescue
www.pups2luv.com
Tommie--Castle Cat Rescue
www.castlecats.org
Val--Radford (VA) shelter Vegas--Pups 2 Luv
www.pups2luv.com
(rescued from King George shelter)
Welfare--street rescue Wilbur--Humane Society of
Fairfax County www.hsfc.org
Whiskers--street rescue
Cats Rule! Feline Rescue Yak--Pennsylvania shelter
www.catsrule.org
Yap--Homeward Trails Zeus--Coast 2 Coast Dachshund
Animal Rescue Rescue
www.homewardtrails.org www.c2cdr.org
Zooey--Fairfax County Animal Shelter
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/animalservices
We used about 150 of these photos for this revolving 4-sided display. We bring it along when we have a table at local events.
Many thanks to everyone who contributed their wonderful pictures for this page! There are thousands of shelters and rescue groups all over the U.S.; this is just a tiny sample!
Visitors to this site mentioned these groups as their favorites:
Independent Cat Society, Westville, Indiana, www.catsociety.org
New Rattitude, Rat Terrier Rescue 501(c)3 Pending Incorporated in Georgia, but a national group. (Oct. 2008) We have just been made aware of a puppymill seizure of over 130 Rat Terriers. We are overwhelmed! It is in NC. www.newrattitude.org
2009—we received this nice email:
I agree with your stance on adopting dogs from local shelters. Here's my testimonial:
I was never much of a dog person until I met my girlfriend six years ago. She had bred a very large (105 lb.) Lab that I absolutely fell in love with. As he grew older he became kind of lethargic and we thought another dog might help keep him active. We went to CAAAWS [Capital Area Animal Welfare Society] of Baton Rouge and picked out a female German Shepherd/Border Collie mix. The people at CAAWS were adamant about coming to our house and inspecting the living conditions and to see if these two dogs were compatible. After they approved everything we took ownership of Gracie who has been the most wonderful animal I have ever owned. Two years later CAAWS, who had kept up on making sure Gracie was being kept healthy and happy, called us to see if we would be interested in considering a large (100 lb.) purebred German Shepherd that the current owners could no longer handle. They knew that we had the property and experience to handle large dogs. I'm glad they did because now Gracie has a boyfriend named Thor. Thor is a wonderful almost entirely black German Shepherd. He and Gracie get along so well that I'm glad they are both fixed, otherwise we would have little ones everywhere. It is a shame that so many people don't even consider adoption and I hope that this brief testimonial in some way can help your cause.
Wade Guidry
Baton Rouge, LA