Category Archives: Protected Paws

False Advertising

If you look really closely, you’ll see this is a picture of Zoey. Months after we brought her home from Raising Rover and Baby, “Manhattan’s One of a Kind Puppy and Baby Boutique,” she was still being advertised on this website by the owner of the store, who claims repeatedly that he “is not an Internet […]

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Progress…

A recurring theme in our blog posts is the need for legislative and regulatory oversight to force puppy mills to finally make the necessary changes.  But those in positions of power also have to hit the millers where it really counts: the pocketbook. As we’ve seen, mills can be extremely lucrative, between the low cost […]

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

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

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

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

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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