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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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Horrifying Facts: What summer heat can do to dogs left alone in parked cars!

By jadmin | Published: July 27, 2010

Heat waves have struck many parts of the country over the past couple of weeks and consequently, there have been a rising number of reports involving dogs suffering and even dying of heatstroke as a result of being left alone in parked cars. Leaving a dog, or any pet for that matter, abandoned in a car […]

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Part IV: Enforcement of the USDA Rules and Regulations

By jadmin | Published: June 27, 2010

On average, EACH OF THE STATES that participated in the BBB survey reported 23 enforcement actions taken PER YEAR. Missouri reported ONLY 3. Also, 15.7% of the survey states indicated among their kennels this is the percent where “enforcement action” was taken. Missouri’s average is 8.3%. What is the reason for this disparity? Simply put…..MONEY. […]

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