Monthly Archives: August 2010

Animal Hoarding

By zoeystory | Published: August 25, 2010

Hoarding has become a common term over the past year, with television shows popping up on nearly every network documenting this disorder and how it can destroy someone’s life and home. One type of hoarding is animal hoarding, which is featured in the Animal Planet show Confessions: Animal Hoarding. We’ve seen news stories about animal […]

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New Illinois Law Requires Pet Stores to Display Puppies’ Origin and Health History!

By zoeystory | Published: August 25, 2010

Way to go, Governor Quinn!  A new law was just signed that will require pet stores to display the names and addresses of the breeders for all of their animals.  The animals’ health history must also be displayed. The law takes effect January 1, 2011.  This is just fantastic and we hope other states will […]

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Sariel’s Story

By jadmin | Published: August 23, 2010

Zoey would like to introduce you to Sariel.  Sariel was recently rescued from a large-scale dog breeding facility in Nebraska where she was found in very poor condition due to years of neglect and over breeding.   The following paragraph contains information from a blog written by Hearts United for Animals (HUA), the organization that […]

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Airline’s Puppy Deaths Spark Debate about Commercial Breeders

By jadmin | Published: August 22, 2010

Many people are becoming more aware of the sad reality that pet store puppies often come from large puppy mills and are opting for other ways of purchasing puppies but what people are less aware of, are the ways in which large commercial breeders are beginning to use online sources in order to place puppies […]

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Missouri Puppy Mill Act Officially Reaches November Ballot

By jadmin | Published: August 19, 2010

ASPCA has recently revealed some good news from the state of Missouri that promotes more humane treatment of dogs within the state’s large-scale commercial dog kennels. On Tuesday, August 3, the Missouri Secretary of State’s office certified the initiative for more humane treatment towards dogs in large-scale commercial dog kennels and therefore, the Puppy Mill […]

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