Category Archives: News

Schindler’s List – Part I (yes there is more)

By zoeystory | Published: October 24, 2010

It has come to my attention that there is a rather large dog auction (okay gigantic) occurring in Missouri next weekend. I checked into this auction only to find that they will be auctioning off approximately 690+ dogs (this estimate does not include the puppies as they are not allowed to be auctioned off prior […]

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Progress… Oklahoma-Style

By zoeystory | Published: October 17, 2010

By many estimates, Oklahoma is second only to Missouri in number of puppy mills.  Positive regulatory changes become effective in November, but in the meantime, authorities are stepping up their efforts to curb the worst practitioners by all legal means possible.  This is the happy next step to a horrible story from earlier this year […]

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A Different Kind of Adoption Story

By zoeystory | Published: October 10, 2010

Not all pet adoptions are created equal. While most are people walking into a shelter, pound or other animal organization to pick out the animal of their choice, there are others that don’t fit easily into a box.  This article is one of the most heart-warming we’ve read in quite some time and is a […]

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Arkansas puppy mill dogs abandoned and left for dead – No Arrest?

By zoeystory | Published: October 6, 2010

Check out a recent discovery just outside of Waldron, Arkansas in Scott County.  A woman who at one point had a puppy mill decided to just abandon those dogs and one cat.  She indicated that she was checking on the dogs every 4 days to bring them food and water. However, there was NO running […]

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Just like a mill….er…pill?

By jadmin | Published: September 27, 2010

Here at Zoey Story and Protected Paws we wanted to recognize Puppy Mill Awareness Day and with it an enormous thanks and shout-out to PINK for helping to educate the public on the horrors of large-scale dog breeding facilities AKA Puppy Mills. Last week, she tweeted against puppy mills and the pet stores that profit […]

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Why Prop B Matters… Another Brief Update

By jadmin | Published: September 27, 2010

We’ve written before about Proposition B, on the ballot in Missouri this November, which codifies minimum standards for dog breeding facilities in what is renowned as the “Puppy Mill Capital” of the country.  Check out this press release from the ASPCA, which recently rescued 100 dogs from a miller who could no longer care for […]

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