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Dogs and Cats at Pet Stores Banned in 350 Cities
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Slipping just past 350, the number of cities banning sales of dogs and cats at pet stores. And, overall across the nation adoptions and fosters for dogs and cats from shelters and rescues are way up. As you wander around town, if pet stores are open – and if they still sell dogs and cats…
Naperville, IL Does It! Bans Sales of Dogs and Cats at Pet Stores
Decoding Your Dog, dogs, human animal bond, pet adoption, puppies, Puppy Mill, Puppy Mill Project, Puppy Mills, Steve Dale, veterinary health
It’s happening all over the country, and now Naperville, IL has now banned the sales of dogs and cats at pet stores because of where these animals are sourced, as NO responsible breeder ever sells to a pet store. The subject has been brought up previously, dating back to 2014; the final vote was narrow,…
Naperville’s Opportunity: Ban Sales of Dogs and Cats at Pet Stores, Here’s Why
animal cruelty, animal shelters, cats, dogs, human animal bond, kitten, pet store, puppies, Puppy Mill, Puppy Mill Project, Steve Dale
Naperville, IL is considering a ban of sales of dogs and cats at pet stores. Hundreds of cities have already banned the sales of dogs and cats at pet stores in both the U.S. and Canada, as well as the entire states of California, Maryland and Maine. Naperville, located West of Chicago, is more than…
Campylobacter Outbreak in Pet Store Puppies
dogs, pet store, puppies, Puppy Mill Project, veterinary health
So, why wouldn’t you buy a puppy at a pet store? Can you say puppy mills? These horrific places and commercial mass production is where all dogs or cats from pet stores are sourced (unless from a reputable shelter or rescue who happen to adopt via a pet store). Now, the Centers for Disease Control…
Springfield City Council Bans Retail Sales of Dogs and Cats
dogs, pet store, pets, puppies, Puppy Mill, Steve Dale
The Springfield, IL City Council unanimously voted Tuesday (October 1) to approve a ban on the retail sale of dogs and cats at pet stores within city limits. While the capital city currently has no pet stores that sell dogs or cats, the ordinance is aimed at keeping these stores out, as well as making…
Puppy Mill Awareness Day Puppy Mill Project March on Michigan Avenue
dogs, pet store, puppies, Puppy Mill, Puppy Mill Project
Puppy Mill Awareness Day is September 15, and not so coincidentally the same day at the annual Puppy Mill Project march on Michigan Avenue, noon to 2 p.m. The march kicks off at Michigan Avenue Plaza, 420 N. Michigan Avenue. Of course, dogs who enjoy taking a walk with other dogs are welcome. The march is…
Communities and Counties Continue to Ban Sales of Dogs and Cats at Pet Stores
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If you haven’t been keeping score, Buffalo Grove, IL (a large Chicago suburb) and Indian River County in Florida are among the most recent jurisdictions to unanimously ban sales of dogs and cats at local pet stores. In both cases, backers of the ordinances simply pointed out the truth: Dogs and cats sold at pet…
Woman Arrested After Tossing Puppies in a Dumpster
animal cruelty, dogs, puppies
Does this act of outrageous animal cruelty say something about us? I mean who could possibly do this? Deborah Culwell, 54 who this past week allegedly threw a bag filled with puppies into a trash bin in Coachella, CA has been arrested. She faces up to seven counts of felony animal cruelty. The real hero…
It’s Up to You New York: Ban Sales of Dogs, Cats at Pet Stores
cats, dogs, pet store, pets, puppies, Puppy Mill, Puppy Mill Project, Puppy Mills, Steve Dale
No responsible breeder ever sells to a pet store, and that is why so many communities have banned sales of dogs and cats (and sometimes also rabbits) from pet stores. Several counties have done the same. Forgot about going into a pet store to purchase a dog or cat in California or in Maryland, that…
My New Puppy
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Renown Pet Author, Steve Dale, Teams Up with Essentials PetCare to Release “My New Puppy” – a New Children’s Storybook about Responsible Pet Care As part of its continued commitment to pet owner education, Essentials PetCare has collaborated with renown pet author, Steve Dale, on a new children’s storybook aimed at teaching children about responsible…
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