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5 Major Changes For Animals Influenced By Direct Action
December 18, 2014 Publication: One Green Planet Summary: Do you remember the first time you were incensed about an issue involving animals? Whenever we come upon an issue that touches us in a very personal way, our innate reaction is to want to make a…Read more
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Cohasset Nonprofit Launches National Awareness Campaign
September 29, 2014 Publication: Massnonprofit Summary: Companion Animal Protection Society, a Cohasset nonprofit that seeks to protect companion animals from cruelty in pet shops and puppy mills, recently launched a national cable TV ad campaign, which came about when the producer of the ad read…Read more
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Vacation 4 A Cause and CAPS Announce Partnership
September 29, 2014 Publication: Digital Journal Summary: Vacation 4 A Cause is pleased to announce another partnership in its effort to promote good works with great vacations. By booking a vacation with Vacation 4 A Cause, travelers can help protect companion animals. Read the article…Read more
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Orland Park law aims to protect puppies and inform buyers
September 18, 2014 Publication: The Regional News Summary: The Orland Park Village Board voted unanimously Monday to adopt an animal and consumer protection ordinance that requires pet shops to provide written disclosures for each dog sold in a conspicuous location on or near the animal’s…Read more
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Pretty faces draw eyes to animal abuse
September 18, 2014 Publication: The Christian Science Monitor Summary: On Saturday [Aug. 2], Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed a bill, initiated and pushed by three third-graders, that sets steeper fines for violators of the Animal Welfare Act. Read the article ...Read more
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Orland Park overrides ‘puppy mill’ ban with disclosure rules
September 16, 2014 Publication: Chicago Tribune Summary: An Orland Park ordinance replacing a ban on the sale of pets from large commercial breeders with a pet shop licensing program and stronger disclosure requirements has won the acceptance of both animal activists and the village's sole…Read more
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Lawsuit postpones Cook County ‘puppy mill’ ban
September 13, 2014 Publication: Chicago Tribune Summary: A federal judge ordered a delay Thursday in Cook County's new law targeting so-called puppy mills that is being challenged in federal court and suburban town halls. Read the article ...Read more
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Unleash Puppy Mill Law?
September 12, 2014 Publication: Journal Online Summary: The owner of an Arlington Hts. pet shop has joined a lawsuit seeking to toss out a new Cook County law that bans the sale of pets originating from puppy mills. Read the article ...Read more
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Judge delays Cook County puppy mill ban to allow suit to go forward
September 12, 2014 Publication: Daily Herald Summary: A federal judge issued an order Thursday preventing Cook County from enforcing its new puppy mill ban while a lawsuit filed this week by three suburban pet store owners works its way through the court system. Read the…Read more
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Arlington Heights lets pet store owner out of ‘puppy mill’ law for now
September 9, 2014 Publication: Chicago Tribune Summary: An Arlington Heights pet store owner won a temporary reprieve Monday from Cook County's so-called puppy mill law, which was challenged this week in a federal lawsuit. Read the article ...Read more