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WHEN: July 12, 2010 WHERE: Youngstown, OH Editorial:
His concern began with melamine contamination of pet food in 2007, when pets throughout the United States began dying from kidney failure. The source of the melamine was traced to a food ingredient from China, and it wasn’t until it was too late that we began checking for this contaminant. Now Dr. Donald K. Allen, a Youngstown, OH veterinarian, is proposing new labeling for packaging to assure consumers that they need not worry about potential problems when they purchase foods. The new symbol represents “Nothing from China,” and consists of the “NO” sign atop of the People’s Republic of China national flag...
WHO: The Companion Animal Protection Society ( www.caps-web.org), Santa Cruz SPCA ( www.santacruzspca.org), the Societé Défense des Animaux, and the official Mayor's Office of the City of Nice.
WHERE: Promenade des Anglais, seaside, across the street from the Negresco Hotel, 37 Promenade des Anglais, Nice, France.
WHEN: Wednesday, June 30th, 7:15 PM
WHAT: Riviera Rescue ( www.rivierarescue.blogspot.com), CAPS, the Santa Cruz SPCA and Air France are conducting a historic rescue airlift of little death row dogs from Los Angeles animal shelters to Nice, France. This is the first such rescue ever to take place in France. The dogs were scheduled to be euthanized because of the American pet overpopulation crisis that is killing five million companion animals per year in our nation's shelter system. CAPS, the SDA, and the Mayor's office of Nice will welcome the L.A. dogs' arrival on the famous Promenade des Anglais in the heart of Nice along with French families who will be fostering the dogs until they find their adoptive homes.
This effort marks the internationalization of the Companion Animal Protection Society, which plans to expand its puppy mill and pet store investigations in Europe. CAPS claims pet stores all along the Riviera coastline are supplied by European puppy mills -- inhumane breeding factories. The Riviera Rescue airlift is a way to divert puppy mill sales on the Riviera and to promote adoption while saving lives.
"Given the crisis dogs are facing in California shelters, we have a moral obligation to act. Riviera Rescue is proof of the long friendship between our two countries. The people of Nice have opened their hearts to these little death row dogs and with this airlift, we hope to pave the way for a continuing international program to save lives." -- Carole Raphaelle Davis, West Coast Director, Companion Animal Protection Society
"Because of our spay/neuter ordinance, decreasing euthanasia over 70% in Santa Cruz County, Rescue Riviera was made possible -- saving dogs that were on death row from Los Angeles. Most people don't realize that pet overpopulation in the United States is an epidemic and innocent adoptable dogs are dying as they wait for a loving home. Until we have spay/neuter ordinances nationally, consider adopting a death row dog. Save a life." -- Lisa Carter, Executive Director, Santa Cruz SPCA.
Reprinted courtesy of MSNBC.
Posted: 2010-07-04 14:42:29
Riviera Rescue: CAPS - Santa Cruz SPCA and Societé Défense des Animaux!
HoneyBee, Mickey et Dinky font partie des sept premiers chiens qui devraient être adoptés par des familles niçoises. Ces toutous arriveront lundi à l’aéroport azuréen en provenance de Californie, où ces animaux sont régulièrement abandonnés, puis euthanasiés. Carole Raphaelle Davis, directrice pour la côte Ouest des Etats-Unis de The Companion Animal Protection Society (Caps), une association américaine qui lutte contre ces «usines à chiens», a pris ce problème à bras le corps.
Posted: 2010-06-23 18:06:50
A DECLAWING AND DEVOCALIZING STATE BILL - Please SUPPORT AB 2743
** PLEASE SUPPORT AB 2743 **
- THIS IMPORTANT BILL WILL PROHIBIT CALIFORNIA LANDLORDS FROM REQUIRING TENANTS TO DECLAW THEIR CATS OR DEBARK THEIR DOGS
Please write before Senate floor vote which could be as early as June 21. This bill is needed, not only in California, but also to set precedence in other states where it is a VERY Common requirement to rent an apartment to require new tenants to have their cats declawed on 2 or all 4 paws or debark their dogs. We are lucky in California that this bill is supported by the Apartment Association. If you are a landlord , please specify that in your letter. Everyone's letters and efforts will really help.
This bill was doing really well. It passed in the California Assembly with a 63-7 vote but last week the California Veterinary Medical Association raised their efforts to block the passing of this bill by using $$$$$ and lobbyists, The measure narrowly passed the Senate Judiciary Committee with a 3-2 vote, and could be voted on by the full Senate as early as the week of June 21. This Monday.
YOUR SUPPORT will be helpful because the California Veterinary Medical Association is lobbying very hard to kill the bill. CVMA is making the rounds of legislators¹ offices and making its views known to the Governor. It has also sent out an alert to its members stating that it is "strongly opposed" to the bill and urging its members to send letters of opposition to their state senators and to the Governor.
The CVMA is powerful because many legislators automatically support the position held by a trade or business association. Therefore, letters coming in from across the state strongly in support of the law will be necessary. Please inform as many people and rescue groups as possible.
The Office of Inspector General for USDA has released a scathing 69 page report for an audit and investigation conducted between 2006 and 2008. This audit/investigation was prompted by a May 2006 meeting between OIG officials, CAPS and Crowell & Moring attorneys, who provide pro bono counsel and lobbying to CAPS.
In 2006, the Office of Inspector General requested a meeting with CAPS. The OIG never meets with citizens or nonprofits (they turned down our first request), so this must have been based on our in-depth investigations of hundreds of puppy mills where we document Animal Welfare Act (AWA) violations and compare our findings to those of the USDA APHIS inspectors.
During a two hour meeting in May 2006, CAPS President Deborah Howard and CAPS attorneys/lobbyists Edward Green and David Ross met with two OIG officials. At this meeting, we discussed a long list of concerns and recommended necessary changes.
After that meeting, our lobbyists did not get a reply from OIG. The reason was that shortly after our meeting, the OIG commenced an investigation and audit, which ended in 2008.
All of the issues we covered in the meeting are in the report. In fact, the OIG report reads more like a CAPS investigation report (they included graphic photos, which is what we use in addition to undercover footage) than the usual dry government type OIG report. USDA officials, of course, are now saying they are going to make sweeping changes, and congressmen are calling for the same. CAPS has been meeting with congressional aides and USDA officials for more than eight years in an attempt to get oversight hearings and changes to the AWA.
CAPS will continue to cooperate with USDA while conducting ongoing oversight of the Animal Care inspection program. Since 1995, CAPS has been to approximately 1,000 commercial dog breeders and brokers, most of them federally licensed.
The USDA has been very negligent in its enforcement of AWA regulations with respect to commercial dog breeders and brokers. USDA APHIS/Animal Care uses inspectors, including veterinarians, to conduct "unannounced" inspections of federally licensed dog breeders and brokers who supply puppies to the pet shop industry.
For a good summary of the OIG report, read this article on the Animal Folks (run by CAPS Advisory Board member Ann Olson) website.
Excerpt: Miss Tinkerbelle is the latest California death row dog to be rescued by CAPS, Santa Cruz SPCA and Societé Défense des Animaux! Miss Tinkerbelle weighs just four pounds and is a beautiful young Chihuahua lady. She is currently being vaccinated, micro-chipped and quarantined for her flight to freedom in France...for a LIFE in Provence! Isn't she adorable? And to think that she was dumped in the pound and was going to be euthanized. Now she is safe, thanks to generous donations from people like you. In less than 30 days, she will be packin' her bags and flying to the Riviera, where she will learn to bark in French.
If you would like to donate to fly a dog to safety in France, please go to the CAPS website and make a donation!
Posted: 2010-05-27 21:02:56
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- In San Francisco, where cats and dogs are officially called companions not pets, there is now a proposal to ban their sale.
The Animal Welfare Commission wants to prevent pet stores from selling dogs and cats, as well as smaller animals including hamsters, rats and chinchillas. Banning the sale of dogs and cats in the city is largely symbolic since few stores actually do, but they are selling the small animals and many eventually wind up at city shelters.
Posted: 2010-05-27 20:48:40
Help CAPS fly death row dogs to loving homes on the Riviera
We are seeking sponsors (2) for flying death row dogs to loving homes on the Riviera. Join American Dog Magazine, Air France, CAPS, SC SPCA to help these death row dogs! Pledge a mere 2 for their flight to freedom at www.caps-web.org.
To:
Dr. Chester A. Gipson
Deputy Administrator- Animal Care
United States Department of Agriculture
&
...Dr. Gerald Rushin
Veterinary Medical Officer
United States Department of Agriculture
From:
Ed Green and Dave Ross
Crowell & Moring LLP
Excerpt:
On behalf of the Companion Animal Protection Society ("CAPS") and Ms. Howard, we wanted to take a moment to congratulate USDA and APHIS for planning to provide more accessible Animal Welfare Act enforcement information to the public on a regular and systematic basis. CAPS welcomes the increased transparency and enhanced enforcement effort described during the May 20, 2010 Animal Care Stakeholder Update meeting and in Administrator Smith's April 29, 2010 press release (enclosed). Quite frankly, these developments are long overdue...
Article: USDA fails to crack down on puppy mills By: Mary Clare Jalonick (AP) Who: Associated Press URL for more info: USDA fails to crack down on puppy mills
Excerpt:
WASHINGTON — An internal government report says dogs are dying and living in horrific conditions due to lax government enforcement of large kennels known as puppy mills.
Investigators say the Department of Agriculture agency in charge of enforcing the Animal Welfare Act often ignores repeat violations, waives penalties and doesn't adequately document inhumane treatment of dogs. In one case cited by the department's inspector general, 27 dogs died at an Oklahoma breeding facility after inspectors had visited the facility several times and cited it for violations...
Deborah Howard is soft-spoken and affable, hardly what you'd expect from a woman knee-deep in the fight to defend against cruelty to dogs- and all companion animals - in puppy mills and pet shops throughout the country. In fact, CAPS, the group she founded in 1992, is the only national nonprofit organization focused solely on that mission, and I found out soon enough that this big-smiled woman means business.
Posted: 2010-05-14 16:37:54
More than 70 Los Angeles Unified School District students joined the Companion Domesticated for Animal Protection Society more than 10,000 years, (CAPS) on Saturday, April 17, in a demonstration against the dog was one of the Barkworks, a chain of pet first animals domesticated stores in Los Angeles. by humans.
Posted: 2010-04-25 16:37:33
Saving lives, one puppy at a time
Publication/Event date: 2010-04-14 Publication name: www.malibutimes.com URL for more info:http://www.malibutimes.com/articles/2010/04/14/malibu_life/art1.txt#blogcomments Summary:Two local residents convert their pet shop into a “rescue” store, selling only animals that have come from shelters or that have been rescued or dropped off by owners who don't want them anymore.
Posted: 2010-04-19 13:54:21
LAUSD Students to Join Companion Animal Protection Society in Anti-Puppy Mill March on Saturday
WHAT: More than 70 LAUSD students will join the Companion Animal Protection Society in a demonstration against Barkworks, a chain of pet stores in Los Angeles. CAPS claims that Barkworks sells dogs from inhumane commercial breeding factories in the Midwest. The silent vigil march is to let the public know the truth behind the pretty storefront at Barkworks.
Visit Marketwire for the details. See the 2 YouTube videos:
Celebrity Restaurant Closes Doors After Serving Whale Meat
Publication/Event date: 2010-03-20 Publication name: KTLA.com URL for more info:http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-santa-monica-whale-meat,0,7465749.story Summary: A sushi restaurant known for its celebrity clientele will be closing its doors in apology for illegally serving whale meat. CAPS help organize the protests at The Hump
Posted: 2010-03-21 17:34:31
Companion Animal Protection, the Ocean Preservation and Sea Shepherd Societies Organized Protest Against The Hump in Santa Monica
West Hollywood Officially Passes Ordinance Banning Sale of Dogs and Cats in Pet Shops
Following a CAPS undercover investigation into West Hollywood pet stores and a five and a half month protest of Elite Animals, West Hollywood City Council officially passed an ordinance last night that prohibits the sale of dogs and cats in pet shops, with an exemption for the adoptions of shelter and rescue animals.
West Hollywood, California (February 15, 2010) – Invigorated by their pioneering effort to ban the sale of puppy mill and kitty factory animals by retailers in West Hollywood, Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS) took on a Los Angeles retailer on Valentines Day, challenging them to show some heart and stop selling mill-bred ...
Posted: 2010-02-16 03:44:49
CAPS and Others Convince VFW to Cancel Puppy Expo
Event in Chicago Area Would have Featured Puppy Mill Dogs
Date: 2010-02-12 Publication name: CAPS Summary:
The Chicago Tribune and The Daily Herald newspapers, which cover suburban Chicago, had ads for a "puppy expo" at the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) lodge in Villa Park. Puppy mill owners -- A USDA licensed “B” dealer from Okahoma and a state licensed Missouri breeder -- were planning to transport their puppies to sell them at the expo on Saturday, February 13. This lodge held two puppy expos last year featuring the same breeders.
The Companion Animal Protection Society, The Puppy Mill Project, shelters and rescues across Illinois, Missouri and Iowa, and many more concerned citizens bombarded the VFW with phone calls and emails about how they were appalled that our Veterans would allow puppy mill dogs to be sold.
CAPS Chicago Campaign Coordinator Ida McCarthy educated VFW Commander in Charge Dennis Geiseman about puppy mills and inquired about interstate health certificates. Geiseman discovered the breeders did not have an Illinois license, which is necessary to sell more than five breeds of dogs. So, he refunded their money and cancelled the event. He stated "The VFW wants no part of puppy mills, ever...." The Villa Park lodge will no longer hold puppy expos.
Posted: 2010-02-13 15:57:28
On 12/19, the Companion Animal Protection Society held a peaceful protest at Westside Pavilion Mall in Los Angeles. Located inside the mall is one of seven Barkworks stores. Barkworks obtains puppies from puppy mills.
Interview with Carole Davis, West Coast Director of CAPS
How CAPS Banned the Sale of Cats and Dogs in Pet Stores in West Hollywood
By Doris Lin, About.com Guide Publication/Event date: 2010-02-10 Publication name:About.com URL for more info:Interview with Carole Davis Excerpt:
On February 1, 2010, the West Hollywood City Council unanimously approved a proposed ordinance banning the sale of cats and dogs in pet stores . The proposed ordinance is expected to become law.
On Monday evening, West Hollywood, CA came much closer to being the second city in the US to ban the sale of cats and dogs in pet shops when the city council unanimously approved a proposed ordinance. The first was South Lake Tahoe, CA, in 2009.
Publication date: 2010-02-02 Publication name: NBC Los Angeles
CAPS West Coast Director Carole Raphaelle Davis spoke at the City Council meeting and was interviewed by media.
View her interviews with KCBS and KNBC. The story has been covered by media across the country and even made national headlines, appearing on the news ticker for the “Today” show.
West Hollywood City Council to Vote on Ordinance Banning Sale of Dogs and Cats in Pet Shops
Event date: 2010-02-01 Publication name: CAPS URL for more info: see the list of Youtube videos Summary:
Following a CAPS undercover investigation into West Hollywood pet stores and a five and a half month protest of Elite Animals, West Hollywood City Council will be voting on an ordinance that will prohibit the sale of dogs and cats in pet shops, with an exemption for the adoptions of shelter and rescue animals.
This is a very important vote concerning animals in pet factories and this ordinance, if it passes, will have a wide-ranging effect. We would like all the activists who participated in our anti-puppy mill campaign to join us at the council hearing in support of this ordinance. If you are a leader of a group (rescue, animal rights/welfare, etc) or expert in the dog/cat field (vet, shelter director, SPCA Director, rescuer, trainer, etc.) or if you are a resident of the City of West Hollywood or a celebrity, we urge you to attend and speak. Even if you cannot make the meeting next Monday, you can write a letter of support from your organization.
The meeting will be at 6:30pm, on Monday Feb.1st, at 647 N. San Vicente in West Hollywood, just across the street from the Pacific Design Center.
We are on the verge of a major celebration. Come ready to cheer. This might just turn into a party.
View footage and news stories about the CAPS protest at Elite Animals, which obtained dogs from USDA licensed dog brokers Gerry and Angie Wensmann, who run a puppy mill in Minnesota that CAPS has investigated twice. CAPS protested Elite Animals for nearly six months. The store no longer sells animals although the owner told us that she might buy from California-based breeders (Southern California has a number of unlicensed puppy mills).
On behalf of animals suffering in pet shops and mills and for those who die in shelters every day because people continue to buy puppies and kittens rather than adopting from shelters and rescue organizations, we thank you.
Deborah Howard, President, Companion Animal Protection Society
Carole Davis, West Coast Director, Companion Animal Protection Society
Carole Sax, Campaign Coordinator, Companion Animal Protection Society
Posted: 2010-01-27 14:23:28
New York Attorney General Files Complaint Against Robin Schulder
The Office of the New York Attorney General filed a complaint in the Supreme Court of Nassau County on January 7, 2010 against Robin Schulder, an online puppy seller investigated by the Companion Animal Protection Society after CAPS received numerous consumer complaints. Schulder used fraudulent means to sell sick, deformed and dying puppies and refused to comply with the New York puppy lemon law. She shipped sick puppies as far away as California using connecting flights that took as long as 12 hours. She often wrote harassing, threatening emails to consumers who sought reimbursement for veterinary care or a refund. In an email to CAPS, she wrote disparaging comments about one of the CAPS complainants, even offering a donation to CAPS and claiming she belonged to a number of animal protection organizations and ran a nonprofit rescue organization. She told CAPS that she only bred a couple breeds of dogs that one couldn't obtain through rescues. Schulder who lives on a small lot in Queens, bred few if any dogs and obtained most of her puppies from other sources.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) ? Kathy Bauck was found not guilty of two felony counts of animal abuse last March. However, the jury found her guilty of four lesser misdemeanors...
Posted: 2010-01-12 14:15:40
Update on USDA's Case Against Kathy Bauck: USDA Shuts Down Puppy Mill
Due to the efforts of the Companion Animal Protection Society, Kathy Bauck will no longer be able to sell to pet shops and other dog breeders and brokers. On August 13, 2009, the USDA/APHIS filed a Motion for Summary Judgment requesting the termination of Bauck’s license. It is rare for the agency to request the revocation of a license, especially through the expedited means of a summary judgment. CAPS believes the use of a summary judgment was due to the pressure APHIS felt from our petition for rulemaking. This petition requests that Animal Welfare regulations be amended to require the automatic revocation of a USDA license upon the conviction in a court of law of a licensee, such as Bauck, for animal cruelty.
On September 29, the administrative law judge issued a Decision and Order in the Bauck case, granting APHIS’ motion for summary judgment. On October 29, Bauck appealed that decision to the judicial officer. APHIS filed a response to her appeal on November 18. The judicial officer’s Decision and Order dated December 2 terminated Bauck’s license. Bauck can file a petition for reconsideration, but based on the strong language in the December 2nd decision, it is almost certain that USDA will deny the petition.
Read this article by well-known pet columnist Julia Szabo in which CAPS President Deborah Howard discusses how veganism for both humans and their companion animals and not supporting the commercial dog breeding industry are the some of the most effective ways to reduce the carbon footprint.
Quoted: "I was all set to take my dogs out for quality time in the park, taking full advantage of the snow that’s blanketed the Northeast..."
Posted: 2009-12-23 18:18:00
The real question families should ask this holiday season isn’t how much that doggie in the window costs, but rather what terrible ordeals did that dog go through before arriving there? ...
Posted: 2009-12-23 18:18:00
Pet Fashion Protest Video
Publication date: 2009-12-08 Publication name: CAPS Headline: Pet Fashion Protest Video Summary: Video of the protest at Pet Fashion in New York City.
On November 28, 2009 CAPS organized a demonstration outside of Pet Fashion in New York City to protest its sale of dogs from puppy mill breeders like Kathy Bauck. Click here to view the video.
Posted: 2009-12-08 18:18:00
CAPS' Peaceful Protest at Bark Works Reminds Us to Adopt From Shelters
Publication date: 2009-12-21 Publication name: The Front Page Online Summary: If you’ve been to Westside Pavilion, chances are you’ve seen them. Cute little balls of fur frolicking in the storefront displays or snoozing peacefully in their cages, priced at hundreds of dollars...
Posted: 2009-12-21 18:18:00
Publication date: 2009-12-21 Publication name: CAPS Headline: Peaceful Protest at Barkworks View video:http://www.youtube.com/v/_Rvesz4ZoWk&hl=en_US&fs=1& Summary: On 12/19, the Companion Animal Protection Society held a peaceful protest at Westside Pavilion Mall in Los Angeles. Located inside the mall is one of seven Barkworks stores. Barkworks obtains puppies from mills. This is a landmark demonstration for the California animal protection movement because pet shops that sell puppy mill dogs inside shopping malls, have, until now, been immune to the increasing public outcry over the puppy mill issue.
Posted: 2009-12-21 18:18:00
Interview with Deborah Howard talking about Puppy Mills
Publication date: 2009-02-09 Publication name: Animal Wise Radio Headline: Interview with Deborah Howard talking about Puppy Mills Summary: Deborah Howard, President of Companion Animal Protection Society, talks about their work investigating and reporting on the conditions in America's pet shops and puppy mills. Julie Sherman from the Marine Fish Conservation Network talks about some fishy things going on in the World's oceans. Nathan Winograd from the No Kill Advocacy Center expains why private animal welfare organizations should not try to provide animal control services to their cities and counties.
You may need to fastforward to video as the interviews begins approximately 18 minutes into the segment.
Posted: 2009-02-09 18:18:00
How much do you know about that puppy in the window?
Publication date: 2009-03-06 Publication name: CBC Canada - Canada's Investigative Consumer Show Marketplace Headline: How much do you know about that puppy in the window? Summary: We’ve all heard puppy horror stories about sick dogs from bad breeders. But many pet stores promise problem-free dogs from first-rate breeders.
Posted: 2009-03-06 18:18:00
Tonight [Monday April 27, 2009] at 10:00 pm (ET/PT), Animal Planet will take viewers into the world of puppy mills with "Puppy Mills: Exposed," a special episode of Animal Cops: Philadelphia. The one-hour segment features the President of Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS), Deborah Howard, an expert in the field of puppy mills and pet shops, as she explains the national issue of pet shop and puppy mills for viewers.
Publication date: 2009-05-14 Publication name: Dogmagazine.net Headline: Pet Store Under Fire From Puppy Farm Campaigners Summary:
American pet store comes under fire from anti-puppy farm protestors: Elite Animals of West Hollywood has been besieged by protesters from the animal welfare movement for two weekends in a row. Animal rights activists claim Elite Animals is selling pet factory animals and defrauding consumers.
Publication date: 2009-08-30 Publication name: Pet Age Magazine Headline: Puppy Stores Under Fire Summary:
Pet Age magazine, August 2009: "Puppy Stores Under Fire" features quotes from CAPS West Coast Director Carole Davis and discusses CAPS' pet shop campaign and efforts to convert pet shops to humane adoption centers.
Posted: 2009-08-30 18:18:00
CAPS President Deborah Howard to receive award at the Pet Rock Festival in Worcester, MA on Sunday, September 13
Publication date: 2009-09-08 Publication name: Pet Rock Festival Headline: CAPS President Deborah Howard to receive award at the Pet Rock Festival in Worcester, MA on Sunday, September 13 Summary: Twenty years ago, public relations professional Deborah Howard walked into a Docktor Pet Center franchise – one of more than 300 nationwide – in Atlanta, Georgia, not knowing that that she was about to undergo an epiphany that would forever change her life. A tiny yellow Labrador puppy pressed an open cut against the wire bars of a dirty small cage.
Publication date: 2009-08-20 Publication name: ABC Boston Headline: USDA Declares Kathy Bauck Unfit to Raise Dogs, Files Motion for Summary Judgement to Revoke her USDA License Summary: As a result of the CAPS undercover investigation into Kathy Bauck's practices as a large-scale dog broker, which resulted in her criminal conviction, the USDA has filed a summary judgement to revoke her license. President of CAPS Deborah Howard will appear on ABC Boston Channel Five's special report on the case tonight at 11:00pm. For more information on the Bauck case, visit www.caps-web.org.
Posted: 2009-08-20 18:18:00
KTLA-TV News Story: CAPS Protesters Shot by BB Guns
Publication date: 2009-10-15 Publication name: KTLA-News, Los Angeles, CA Headline: KTLA-TV News Story: CAPS Protesters Shot by BB Guns Summary:
KTLA-TV News aired a story about CAPS protesters being shot by BB Guns during a peaceful protest at Aquarium & Pet Center in Santa Monica, CA
Posted: 2009-10-15 18:18:00
Just how healthy is that puppy in the pet shop window?
Publication date: 2009-09-25 Publication name: USA Today Headline: Just how healthy is that puppy in the pet shop window? Summary: Ever planned on buying a perfect, purebred pup from a pet shop? Or maybe you felt sorry for that little fluffy kitten you glimpsed in the window. If so, you've got company. Hundreds of thousands of pets are bought and sold from retail establishments every year.
Posted: 2009-09-25 18:18:00
State of Pennsylania Revokes Kennel License of Joyce Stoltzfus
Publication date: 2009-10-07 Publication name: Philly.com Headline: State of Pennsylania Revokes Kennel License of Joyce Stoltzfus Summary: CAPS has been gathering consumer complaints for the puppy mill of Joyce Stoltzfus in Peach Bottom, PA (Lancaster County) for many years. We have investigated the facility. Puppy Love Kennel (renamed CC Pets) was the focus of stories CAPS generated with “20/20,” and The Philadelphia Inquirer. CAPS gathered over a hundred consumer complaints, which resulted in the first settlement with the Office of the Attorney General. Stoltzfus was fined ,000. She continued to violate the laws and CAPS continued to receive complaints. The Attorney General reached another settlement, this time with a fine of ,000.
Publication date: 2009-10-16 Publication name: CAPS Headline: Governor Schwarzenegger Vetoes Anti-Puppy Mill Bill Summary: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed AB 241, the anti-puppy mill bill. Is it any surprise? In 2000, Schwarzenegger and his family purchased a puppy from Elite Animals in West Hollywood, a pet shop that CAPS protested for about five months. Scharzenegger's puppy was bred and brokered by Gerald and Angie Wensman in Melrose, MN. CAPS has investigated this horrendous puppy mill twice. Look under the Investigations section of our website for reports and undercover footage. Elite Animals was still buying from the Wensmanns when CAPS started protesting the store in May 2009.
Posted: 2009-10-16 18:18:00
Publication date: 2009-10-17 Publication name: CAPS Headline: Aquarium & Pet Center Buys from Hunte Corporation Summary: Aquarium & Pet Center obtains many of its puppies from The Hunte Corporation in Goodman, MO. From December 2004 - June 2005, a CAPS investigator worked undercover at Hunte, the largest dog brokering facility in the country. Hunte uses employees and small brokers as booking agents who obtain puppies from mills throughout the Midwest and neighboring states and transport them to Hunte facilities. Hunte holds these puppies for several days before loading them on large semi trucks for trips to pet shops across the U.S. and Canada and to airports, where puppies are flown overseas to places such as Japan and South America. Hunte brokered puppies are sold at pet shops in Mexico and Puerto Rico. Petland, the largest pet shop franchise chain in the U.S., is a major Hunte customer. Andrew Hunte's daughter owns the largest Petland in the country.
Read this article...
Posted: 2009-10-17 18:18:00
Publication date: 2009-10-22 Publication name: Green is the New Red Headline: Pet Shop Protesters Shot Summary: A blog about CAPS protesters being shot by BB Guns at the Aquarium & Pet Center protest on October 10.
Posted: 2009-10-22 18:18:00
Aquarium & Pet Center, Santa Monica, CA Agrees to Go Humane
Publication date: 2009-10-31 Publication name: CAPS Headline: Aquarium & Pet Center, Santa Monica, CA Agrees to Go Humane Summary: Aquarium & Pet Center has made a commitment to enter into an agreement with The Animal Advocates Alliance and the Companion Animal Protection Society to convert to a humane business model. The details must still be worked out, but Scott Lee, the owner of the pet store, has agreed to only work with rescues.
Posted: 2009-10-31 18:18:00
Aquarium & Pet Center of Santa Monica converts to humane pet store
Publication date: 2009-11-16 Publication name: www.youtube.com Headline: Aquarium & Pet Center of Santa Monica converts to humane pet store Summary:
On Saturday, November 14, the Companion Animal Protection Society and Animal Advocates Alliance celebrated the conversion of Aquarium & Pet Center, Santa Monica, CA to a humane pet store that offers animals for adoption. The puppy mill dogs still in the store were available for adoption on Saturday in order to make room for dogs from L.A. Animal Services, the county shelter system. See the Youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5UYNas6abk
Posted: 2009-11-16 18:18:00
Keep the heat on Beacon Hill to stop vocal cord mutilation
Publication date: 2009-12-01 Publication name: Coalition to Protect and Rescue Pets Headline: Keep the heat on Beacon Hill to stop vocal cord mutilation Summary:
Motion to Terminate Bauck's USDA License Granted; Bauck Appeals Decision
Due in part to the efforts of the Companion Animal Protection Society, Kathy Bauck may soon no longer be able to sell to pet shops and other dog breeders and brokers. On August 13, 2009, the USDA/APHIS filed a Motion for Summary Judgment requesting the termination of Bauck’s license. It is rare for the agency to request the revocation of a license, especially through the expedited means of a summary judgment. On September 29, the administrative law judge issued a decision and order in the Bauck case, granting APHIS’ motion for summary judgment. On October 29, Bauck appealed that decision to the judicial officer. APHIS filed a response to her appeal on November 18, and sometime thereafter the judicial officer will issue a decision on the appeal.
Companion Animal Protection Society Plans Peaceful Protest of Pet Fashion Boutique on Upper West Side
Pet Shop Chain has Four Locations in or near NYC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WHO: Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS)
Deborah Howard, Founder and President of CAPS
Howard founded CAPS in 1992 and is devoted to the protection of companion animals. She is a frequent guest speaker on the topic and has been featured on Animal Planet, CNN, CBS, NBC, ABC and FOX.
CAPS is the only national non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to protecting companion animals from cruelty in pet shops and puppy mills. www.caps-web.org
WHAT: CAPS is protesting Pet Fashion Boutique on the Upper West Side (the other locations are Yonkers, Washington Heights and West Nyack). During the protest, Animal Haven Shelter, www.animalhavenshelter.org, will be holding an adoption event inside the Pet Stop, www.petstopnyc.com, 564 Columbus Ave. Animal Haven is also bringing a mobile adoption van.
Companion Animal Protection Society Plans Peaceful Holiday Protest of Happiness is Pets in Lombard
Pet Shop Chain has Six Locations in the Chicago Area
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
WHO: Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS), www.caps-web.org
CAPS is the only national non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to protecting companion animals from cruelty in pet shops and puppy mills.
CAPS President Deborah, who has been interviewed on Animal Planet, CNN, CBS, NBC, ABC and FOX, is available for phone interviews. CAPS has done several stories with CBS 2 Chicago, including coverage of the Kathy Bauck investigation and criminal case. Bauck, who was one of the largest dog brokers and breeders in the country, was convicted of animal cruelty in March 2009 based on evidence from a six-week undercover employment investigation by CAPS. USDA issued a Decision and Order on December 2 that terminates Bauck’s license. Bauck sold to pet shops in the Chicago area.
WHAT: CAPS is protesting Happiness is Pets, which has six locations in the Chicago area, to draw awareness to the connection between pet shops and puppy mills. Almost all pet shops obtain dogs from puppy mills. Informing the public about the dangers of purchasing pet shop dogs is more important now than ever as people consider purchasing companion animals for gifts this holiday season.
Video of the protest at Pet Fashion in New York City
On November 28, 2009 CAPS organized a demonstration outside of Pet Fashion in New York City to protest its sale of dogs from puppy mill breeders like Kathy Bauck. Click here to view the video.
Posted: 2009-11-30 00:00:00
Companion Animal Protection Society Plans New York City Pet Store Protest
WHO: Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS)
Deborah Howard, Founder and President of CAPS
Howard founded CAPS in 1992 and is devoted to the protection of companion animals. She is a frequent guest speaker on the topic and has been featured on Animal Planet, CNN, CBS, NBC, ABC and FOX.
CAPS is the only national non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to protecting companion animals from cruelty in pet shops and puppy mills. www.caps-web.org
WHAT: CAPS will kick-off the first in a series of protests against Pet Fashion on the Upper West Side (the other locations are Washington Heights and Yonkers) to draw awareness to the connection between pet shops and puppy mills. Almost all pet shops obtain dogs from puppy mills. Informing the public about the dangers of purchasing pet shop dogs is more important now than ever as people consider purchasing companion animals for gifts this holiday season.
WHEN: Saturday, November 28, 2009 from 1-3 pm ET
WHERE: 565 Columbus Ave., New York, New York 10024, Between 87th and 88th
Bay Area Pet Store Closed as a Result of CAPS Protests
After weeks of private investigation and protests, the Bay Area “Puppy Love Boutique” store has been closed for financial reasons.
“All of our protesting, petitioning and leafleting have been effective. The customers stopped shopping and Puppy Love Boutique could no longer pay their rent. As of today, they are evicted and gone!” - Darlena King, CAPS Advisory Board
CAPS' investigated breeders who sold to Puppy Love Boutique:
Notorious USDA Licensed Dog Broker Sentenced to Only 20 Days in Prison
Kathy Bauck, Owner and Operator of one of the Largest Commercial Breeding Facilities in the United States is Locked Away for Only 20 Days with Work Release
(Greater Boston, MA) – Touching his face with her hands, Kathy Bauck said “Don’t be scared. The Lord let’s me see what you’re thinking… are you a CAPS investigator?” Read this article...
Posted: 2009-05-14 00:00:00
CC Kennels in Lancaster County, PA
CC Kennels in Lancaster County, PA (formerly known as Puppy Love Kennels), owned and operated by Joyce Stoltzfus, has been closed down for six months and fined 6,000. CAPS has received many complaints over the years from customers who purchased sick and dying dogs from this kennel and conducted an undercover investigation of the facility. CAPS has also worked with the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office on the two cases against Puppy Love.
Posted: 2009-04-11 00:00:00
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Miss Tinkerbelle is the latest California death row dog to be rescued by CAPS, Santa Cruz SPCA and Societé Défense des Animaux! Miss Tinkerbelle weighs just four pounds and is a beautiful young Chihuahua lady. She is currently being vaccinated, micro-chipped and quarantined for her flight to freedom in France...for a LIFE in Provence! Isn't she adorable? And to think that she was dumped in the pound and was going to be euthanized. Now she is safe, thanks to generous donations from people like you. In less than 30 days, she will be packin' her bags and flying to the Riviera, where she will learn to bark in French.
