Fwded msg:PLEASE attend and bring everyone you can!1:30 next Tuesday, July 10 at the South County Courthouse, R. L. Anderson County Admin Bldg 4000 South Tamiami Trail, VENICE, FLORIDABring a sign! Note rules: "For public safety purposes, no signs or placards mounted on sticks, posts, poles…Read more

CAPS would like to thank all the demonstrators working hard on an almost weekly basis to SHUT DOWN Happiness is Pets in the Lombard, IL and Orland Park, IL locations. Keep up PAWSOME work!Read more

Publication/Event date: 2012-06-27Publication name: NorthFork PatchURL for more info: http://northfork.patch.com/articles/animal-advocates-demonstrate-in-aquebogue#photo-10466661Summary: Crusaders hoping to raise public awareness about puppy mills demonstated on Saturday in front of The Puppy Experience on Route 25 in Aquebogue.Barbara Dennihy of the Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS) said her organization has been…Read more

Msg from SDA President Elise Matthes:PLEASE pass this on to everyone!The Sarasota County Commissioners' meeting regarding a DOG HOG HUNT has been changed to July 10th, Tuesday, at 1:30 at the South County Courthouse, in Venice -4000 South Tamiami Trail.PLEASE ATTEND - WE NEED NUMBERS THERE…Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWHO: 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,…Read more

Call again & get others to do the same.Forward this alert to NYS residents.Tweet & post this link to FB: http://bit.ly/MBNHzN Today's Your Last Chance to Protect the Voices--and Lives--of Dogs and Cats in New York. The NYS Assembly Took a Humane StandBy Passing the Devocalization Ban…Read more

Americans love online shopping. Websites like Amazon and Zappos now compete with big box stores like Walmart and Target, at times beating them in sales. Unfortunately, the shadiest and cruelest pet businesses also ride the lucrative wave of the Internet bubble. Like online scammers, these…Read more

Publication/Event date: 2012-06-13 Publication name: Examiner.com URL for more info: http://www.examiner.com/article/usda-proposes-new-rule-to-regulate-internet-dog-dealers Summary: As the animal protection movement wages its battle against the maltreatment of dogs in puppy mills, it faces an increasingly powerful enemy—the Internet pet store. The Internet, as helpful as it has been…Read more

Publication/Event date: 2012-06-05Publication name: The Herald-Tribune URL for more info: http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20120605/ARTICLE/120609804?p=1&tc=pgSummary: SARASOTA - A controversial proposal to allow nighttime hunting of wild hogs with dogs and knives in a nature preserve was temporarily shelved on Tuesday by county commissioners.Facing public opposition from animal rights activists who sent…Read more

Letter to The Herald-Tribune editor from the head of Sarasota In Defense of Animals, Elise Matthes:Publication/Event date: 2012-06-13 Publication name: The Herald-Tribune URL for more info: http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20120613/LETTERS/306139999/2163/OPINION Summary: Animal advocates involved with the wild hog issue understand the need for population control and agree that…Read more