Articles: Puppy Mill
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
cats, dogs, Featured, pet store, puppies, Puppy Mill, Puppy Mill Project, Puppy Mills, rabbits
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…
700 Dogs Rescued from Puppy Mill
animal cruelty, animal hoarding, dog behavior, Puppy Mill, Puppy Mill Project, Puppy Mills
This is as crazy and horrific as it gets. Craig Gray, 58, of Nashville, GA is facing animal cruelty charges after 700 dogs were discovered (in March) at a puppy mill. Police described the scene as “out of control and inhumane.” Can you imagine, 700 animals? At first I assumed that was a typo. According…
New York State Could Ban Sales of Dogs and Cats at Pet Stores
animal shelters, cats, dogs, Featured, pet store, Puppy Mill, Puppy Mill Project, Puppy Mills
Lawmakers in Albany are looking to ban sales of dogs and cats from pet stores throughout New York state. “The animals that are sold in pet stores are, for the most part, produced through puppy mills, where there are abject horrible conditions,” said New York State Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, one of the sponsors of the…
Maine May Be Next State to Limit Pet Store Sales
cats, dogs, pet store, pets, Puppy Mill, Puppy Mill Project, Puppy Mills
Maine could prohibit pet shops from selling dogs and cats under a proposed bill. Democratic Sen. Ben Chipman’s bill would establish a fine of $500 per violation and pet shops could also face license suspension or revocation. California and Maryland have passed similar bills in hopes of helping cats and dogs in shelters waiting for homes,…
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…
Does the AKC Really Support Responsible Breeders
dog breeding, dogs, Featured, Puppy Mill, Puppy Mill Project, Puppy Mills, Steve Dale
Hundreds of cities, several counties and two states, Maryland and California, have banned sales of dogs and cats from pet stores. NO responsible breeder ever, ever sells to a pet store. Since that is the case, then where are these animals from? Can you say ‘puppy mills’ and commercial large-scale facilities? When describing where and…
No Dogs and Cats Sold at Pet Stores in Vernon Hills; Lincoln State Cat Show
cat behavior, cats, pet store, pets, Puppy Mill, Puppy Mill Project, Puppy Mills, Steve Dale
On my WGN radio Steve Dale’s Pet World radio show, Listen in HERE. I mention King, who won the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Then, I launch into a conversation with Dr. David Oppenheim, village Trustee in Vernon Hills who along with his colleagues on the council all agreed unanimously to ban pet store sales of…
Eliminating Puppy Mills: Banning Pet Store Sales of Dogs and Cats Is Only a Start
animal cruelty, Featured, pet store, pets, Puppy Mill, Puppy Mill Project, Puppy Mills, Steve Dale
The real problem with eradicating puppy mills is that somehow some way the State Departments of Agricultures and for that matter U.S. Department of Agriculture look the other way, and at times so does law enforcement. That is a sad reality. And people knowingly or not continue to keep puppy mills in business by purchasing…
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