CAPS Chicago Campaign Coordinator Ida McCarthy will be talking about Puppy Parlor in Lisle, IL on Friday May 24th at 4:30pm (CDT). Please feel free to call in: (718) 664-9560!Taken from Broken Breeds BlogTalkRadio page:http://www.blogtalkradio.com/brokenbreeds/2013/05/24/advocates-protestWe will be speaking to the lady who started the protests, which…Read more

Publication/Event date: 2013-05-14Publication name: Examiner.comURL for more info: http://www.examiner.com/article/ariel-castro-s-dogs-impounded-and-still-suffering-under-fbi-holdSummary:In any major crime case, such as the Ariel Castro case, the human victims are naturally the focus. But what about animals, the other sentient beings, caught up in a front-page nightmare?Ariel Castro, the Cleveland man charged…Read more

Publication/Event date: 2013-05-14Publication name: CBS ChicagoURL for more info: http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/05/14/humane-society-2-of-100-worst-puppy-mills-located-in-illinois/Summary: “The only thing that’s going to stop this is to ban the sale of puppies at pet stores,” said Ida McCarthy, Chicago Coordinator of the Companion Animal Protection Society. As many as 30 cities in…Read more

Publication/Event date: 2013-05-13Publication name: Sherman Oaks PatchURL for more info: http://shermanoaks.patch.com/blog_posts/sherman-oaks-native-leads-national-models-against-pet-shops-and-puppy-mills-campaignSummary: Glamorous models and Beatrice, a sassy Basset Hound puppy mill survivor, are the faces of Companion Animal Protection Society’s (CAPS) national campaign designed to educate the public about atrocities in puppy mills and the…Read more

Message from CAPS NY Director Barbara Dennihy:PLEASE HELP ! HELP ! HELP ! THIS IS IT!NEW YORK STATE RESIDENTS and ANIMAL ADVOCATESTHIS IS IT!! Thank all of you for helping move New York Senate bill S 3753 forward. This bill is going for a full…Read more

Publication/Event date: 2013-05-11Publication name: Lisle PatchURL for more info: http://lisle.patch.com/announcements/puppy-parlor-makes-the-horrible-hundred?fb_action_ids=10151900704588626&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582Summary: Wow! Puppy Parlor in Lisle made the "Horrible Hundred" list! The HSUS has named the top 100 puppy mills throughout the United States with numerous violations against The Animal Welfare Act. They picked out the…Read more

Publication/Event date: 2013-05-06Publication name: Huffington PostURL for more info: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carole-raphaelle-davis/san-diego-moves-to-ban-pu_b_3202921.htmlSummary: Puppy mills and pet factories are likely to lose yet another important market in the ongoing battle between animal protection advocates, consumer protection advocates and the $84 billion pet trade industry.Continue reading…Read more

Publication/Event date: 2013-05-05Publication name: Lisle PatchURL for more info: http://lisle.patch.com/blog_posts/puppy-parlor-in-lisle-sells-dogs-from-puppy-millsSummary: The Companion Animal Protection Society has investigated the inhumane breeding facilities that supply Puppy Parlor in Lisle, Illinois. Visit www.caps-web.org and see the undercover footage of Prairie Lane Kennels, Dennis & Donna Van Wyck. Tammy…Read more

Publication/Event date: 2013-05-02Publication name: KPBSURL for more info: http://www.kpbs.org/news/2013/may/02/san-diego-proposal-ban-retail-sale-dogs-cats-and-r/Summary: A San Diego proposal to ban the retail sale of dogs, cats and rabbits in pet stores and commercial establishments was approved Wednesday by the City Council's Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee.Continue reading… Related articles:Rancho…Read more

Publication/Event date: 2013-05-03Publication name: Naperville SunURL for more info: http://napervillesun.suntimes.com/news/19787272-418/a-dogged-pursuit-of-pet-protections-with-teeth.htmlSummary: Gammy, my maternal grandmother, used to opine that the only canines worth bothering with are the big, hairy, slobbery sort.“It’s not really a dog, you know,” she’d declare in her trademark stage whisper, tongue firmly…Read more