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Local pet advocacy group strives to rid Central Coast of retail pet shops
January 18, 2017 Publication: The Sun Summary: CAPS and No More Pet Store Puppies 805 are partnering up to fight pet stores on the Central Coast in California. Read the article ...Read more
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The Dog Factory: Inside the Sickening World of Puppy Mills
January 3, 2017 Publication: Rolling Stone Summary: As the only national non-profit that investigates inside USDA licensed facilities, CAPS was instrumental in providing investigative evidence to the writer of the story, Paul Solotaroff. Read the article ...Read more
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Editorial: Why won’t the USDA shut down this serial animal abuser?
November 14, 2016 Publication: The Des Moines Register Summary: More on Gary Felts, the appalling puppy miller we investigated and provided evidence to the US Attorney on. Read the article ...Read more
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These Pet Stores Are Lying to People About Where Their Puppies Come From
November 7, 2016 Publication: Care2 Summary: Pet stores around the country have come under fire for misleading customers about where their puppies come from, and now another investigation has exposed the lies and illegal practices many continue to use to get unwitting customers to think its okay to…Read more
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Kitten Mills Are A Real Thing – Did You Know?
October 16, 2016 Publication: CindyLu's Muse Summary: By now, most folks have heard of puppy mills, and about all the sordid details featured by those inhumane places. And many try in earnest to get the word out that pet stores selling puppies actually obtain those adorable…Read more
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These 5 Organizations Are Fighting to Make Abusive Puppy Mills a Thing of the Past in the U.S.
October 11, 2016 Publication: One Green Planet Summary: CAPS is mentioned in a list of five organizations fighting to end puppy mills in the United States. Read the article ...Read more
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Pet store owner appeals citations in court
August 9, 2016 Publication: The San Diego Union-Tribune Summary: OCEANSIDE — The owner of a shuttered Oceanside pet store is suing the city, saying he was forced to close down after officials unfairly expanded the city’s ban on the sale of commercially bred animals. Read the article…Read more
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Kingsley kennel owner pleads guilty to making false statements
July 14, 2016 Publication: Sioux City Journal Summary: CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - A Kingsley, Iowa, dog kennel operator has pleaded guilty to making false statements regarding funds involving a judgment against his company. Read the article ...Read more
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Iowa dog breeder pleads guilty to filing false records
July 18, 2016 Publication: Des Moines Register Summary: KINGSLEY, Ia. —The Massachusetts-based animal rights group Companion Animal Protection Society, which has been pushing the government to act for years, said it's past time Felts is held responsible for the conditions at his kennels."We've been investigating various…Read more
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Kingsley dog breeder pleads guilty to making false statements in federal court
July 13, 2016 Publication: The Gazette Summary: Gerhard L. Felts, also known as Gary Felts, 61, operator of Black Diamond Kennel, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Cedar Rapids to one count of making false statements to the government in connection with a civil judgment…Read more