Tag Archives: Selling puppies

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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Way to go AMVA!

By zoeystory | Published: June 9, 2010

The American Veterinary Medical Association (AMVA) has developed a model bill and regulations that aims to protect animals that are bred and sold as pets.  Dr. Gail Golab, director of the AMVA Animal Welfare Division said, “This is an opportunity for AMVA to display leadership on an emerging animal welfare issue.  The model bill and […]

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Beware of Breeders Selling Online!

By zoeystory | Published: January 15, 2010

These days, we buy everything online… electronics, clothing, even produce!  The puppy industry has taken advantage of this, as thousands of puppies are sold over the internet.  Popular sites make it easy to search for a desired breed, age, gender, and color.  If you fork over the money, the puppy can be on a plane […]

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Joanna Krupa in new ad against puppy mills!

By zoeystory | Published: December 1, 2009

Dancing With The Stars alum Joanna Krupa appears in the new Peta ad against puppy mills.  In an interview with Peta, Krupa said, “Somebody needs to put their foot down and stop this this breeding and these puppy mills.  They live in these little tiny cages, and all they’re doing is breeding their whole life.  […]

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What We’re Going to Have to Deal With

By zoeystory | Published: August 27, 2009

So the dogs that are being auctioned off on Saturday are now online.  Wow, what a frightening list!  If you can believe this, there are 15 pages (!) worth of dogs being auctioned, almost all of which have sired or whelped dozens of puppies since the mill started operating about 7 years ago.  Many, many […]

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A Horrible Website

By zoeystory | Published: August 27, 2009

If you want to be horrified, go to kennelspotlight.com.  It’s written from the perspective of a puppy mill owner/breeder and is as you would expect.  Perusing the articles on the front page make clear that kennel and mill owners view their animals as just that, animals, meant to live in the wild, prey on weaker […]

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