Shame on ABC and the Wall Street Journal for their stories on designer dogs, which mostly come from puppy mills. ABC even featured a pet shop in NYC.Publication/Event date: 2011-03-20 Publication name: The Wall Street JournalURL for more info: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704004004576271161275496124.html?KEYWORDS=designer+dogsSummary: Please, don't call these dogs…Read more

Forwarded from CPRPets (Coalition to Protect and Rescue Pets): Please read. Act. Forward. What Happened to Stella Shouldn't Happen To Other Dogs—and Cats—in New York. But It Does. Here's How You Can Help, No Matter Where You Live. An AKC breeder had Stella's vocal cords…Read more

Publication/Event date: 2011-05-25Publication name: Antelope Valley PressURL for more info: http://www.avpress.comAuthor: Alisha SemchuckLANCASTER - City Council members, in a split vote, paved the way for horse-and-buggy operators to take customers for rides along The BLVD.Despite objections from some animal-rights advocates, Vice Mayor Ron Smith along…Read more

Forwarded from CPRPets:Act. Forward. Post to Protect MA Shelters and Rescues. What’s wrong with this picture? In Massachusetts, people who breed and sell dogs and cats for profit are not regulated.If House Bill 1445 passes, only nonprofit organizations that rescue abused and unwanted animals will…Read more

Publication/Event date: 2011-05-08 Publication name: ABC 7 KABC-TV Los Angeles News URL for more info: http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news%2Flocal%2Flos_angeles&id=8119535 Summary: CENTURY CITY, Calif. (KABC) -- Animal rights activists picketed outside a Mexican restaurant in Century City on Sunday because the eatery had a donkey painted hot pink for…Read more

Although I no longer chew on some of Mother’s possessions (like her pretty shoes, shiny cell phone, and pink lace bra), I am still a puppy at heart. I've come a long way to be the princess I am. Before I arrived at the doorstep…Read more

Forwarded from an e-mail sent by Leanne Fritsch:"Governor Nixon has just signed SB113 which repeals Prop B. The "compromise" being voted on today was contingent on SB113 not becoming law so MAAL and HSMO should no longer be supporting the compromise. IF SB161 ("compromise") passes…Read more

Publication/Event date: 2011-04-21Publication name: ABC News WCVB TVURL for more info: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/pet-trend-designer-dog-breeds-13426493?tab=9482931&;section=1206833Summary: Genetically engineered hybrids, like the Yorkie Poo, are on the rise.Shame on ABC and the Wall Street Journal for their stories in designer dogs, which mostly come from puppy mills. ABC even featured…Read more

Publication/Event date: 2011-04-19Publication name: philly.com / Philly DawgURL for more info: http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/pets/Miracle-in-Missouri-Gov-activists-breeders-reach-deal-on-kennel-bill.htmlSummary: Last week it looked like Proposition B, "The Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act," in Missouri was dead.Lawmakers in the puppy mill capital of the nation had scuttled the voter-approved referendum aimed at making…Read more

Forwarded from Carole Raphaelle Davis:If you haven't called yet, this takes 2 minutes. SB 113 guts the Missouri puppy mill bill, Prop B. Pet factory owners have narrowly passed a bill to take protection for breeding dogs out of their state. The vote was 85-71,…Read more