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What is the NYPWA?
October 22, 2015 Publication: CAPS Blog Summary: In response to this ordinance and another requiring spaying and neutering of pet shop animals upon sale, the New York Pet Welfare Association (NYPWA) incorporated in New Jersey in January 2015. This pet industry trade organization, comprised of pet shops, breeders…Read more
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I-Team: Where do pet shops get their dogs?
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PuppyParty.com Linked to Puppy Mills
September 4, 2015 Publication: CindyLus Muse Summary: Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS) has been investigating puppy mills and pet stores for decades now. CAPS has a huge library of data and undercover videos detailing what really goes on at these commercial breeders and the stores that sell…Read more
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Work Continues On New AH Puppy Mill Law
August 19, 2015 Publication: Journal Online Summary: Animal protectors and and pet store owners alike could soon have a better idea of the direction the village of Arlington Heights’ looming puppy mill ordinance will take. Read the article ...Read more
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Profiting Off of Cruelty: Arlington Heights Opts Out of the Cook County Anti-Puppy Mill Ban
July 31, 2015 Publication: Tails Pet Magazine Summary: Article written by Andrew Puccetti that explains why ordinances banning the sale of puppy mill dogs in Cook County and Chicago have been delayed and why Happiness is Pets is still selling puppy mill dogs. It also mentions…Read more
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Arlington Heights pet store exempt from puppy mill ban, for now
July 7, 2015 Publication: Daily Herald Summary: Happiness is Pets, one of the various pet stores CAPS has protested against in Illinois, was granted a reprieve from the Cook County puppy mill ordinance. Trustees will be addressing the issue again in the near future. Read the…Read more
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Judge upholds puppy mill ban in Sunrise
June 25, 2015 Publication: Sun Sentinel Summary: Another victory for pet shop ordinances! CAPS will now continue its ordinance work in Florida! Read the article ...Read more
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Alleged puppy mill in St. Anne passed years of state inspections
June 29, 2015 Publication: The Daily Journal Summary: CAPS representatives were present at the 6/24/15 council meeting asking why charges have not yet been filed. No other group has been attending these meetings. It's been three months since the Adrian's Puppy Paradise raid and no charges…Read more
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Federal judge dismisses complaint against Cook County ‘puppy mill’ ban
May 29, 2015 Publication: Chicago Tribune Summary: U.S. District Court Judge Matthew F. Kennelly has dismissed a complaint that has been delaying enforcement of a Cook County ordinance banning the sale of animals from large commercial breeders, often called "puppy mills," according to a statement from…Read more
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Joliet pet store law put on hold
May 29, 2015 Publication: The Herald News Summary: A proposal to limit the sales of cats and dogs at Joliet pet stores has been put on hold out of concerns over potential lawsuits. Read the article ...Read more