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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
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Pet store closes amid charges of abuse
May 3, 2016 Publication: News 12 Westchester Summary: CAPS investigated American Breeders in Mohegan Lake, NY twice and in Wappingers Falls, NY once. We also went to Best Breeds, the store he owned in Mamaroneck, NY (this store changed owners and names and has since closed).…Read more
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NJ Pet Store Owner Charged With 267 Counts of Animal Cruelty: SPCA
February 29, 2016 Publication: NBC New York Summary:A New Jersey pet store owner was charged with 267 counts of animal cruelty after authorities said he exposed healthy animals to ones with infections and diseases and hid three dead dogs in a freezer.The story says there are…Read more
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Arlington Heights to await court decision on puppy mills
February 26, 2016 Publication: Chicago Tribune Summary: Officials in Arlington Heights said they have decided to await the outcome of an Illinois appellate court ruling before drafting a local puppy mill ordinance.Like CAPS Illinois Director Ida McCarthy mentions in the article, CAPS is hopeful that when…Read more
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How Much is that Shelter Doggie in the Window?
Winter 2015-2016 Publication: Action Line Summary: Friends of Animals published an article on Action Line (their virtual magazine) about the Phoenix ordinance which bans the sale of puppy mill dogs and cats in pet stores. After the law was challenged, a federal judge ruled that banning…Read more
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Sarasota County approves ‘puppy mill’ ordinance
CAPS President Deborah Howard testified today in favor of Sarasota County's puppy mill ordinance, which passed 3-2. CAPS introduced the ordinance in 2011 and provided extensive legal support and investigatory evidence.January 27, 2016 Publication: ABC 7 WWSB My Suncoast Summary: A county ordinance to ban the use…Read more
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Judge upholds Palm Beach Gardens puppy mill ban; store shuts down
January 14, 2016 Publication: My Palm Beach Post Summary: There will be no doggies for sale in any window of any store in Palm Beach Gardens.A Palm Beach County Circuit Court judge in December threw out a lawsuit filed by a pet store challenging the city of Palm…Read more
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Undercover Investigation: What Is The New York Pet Welfare Association?
November 8, 2015 Publication: World Animal News Summary: World Animal News shares CAPS' story about NYPWA and Ordinance 55. Read the article ...Read more