Tag Archives: fake rescues

David Salinas has come a long way from selling puppies from the garage of his San Diego home. Today, he has an empire of 10 pet shops: five in Southern California, four in Utah and one in Nevada and is notorious for selling mill-bred puppies…Read more

Go undercover with CAPS as we expose the lies at Puppy Kisses in Danbury, CT (now closed). The owners of Puppy Kisses are behind Pet Connect Rescue in Missouri, a fraudulent rescue that is providing mill-bred "rescue" puppies to California pet shops to help them…Read more

CAPS goes undercover to New York pet shops to expose lies about the sources of their puppies.Read more

A CAPS investigation reveals that California pet shops are using fake rescues to circumvent a new state law: The Pet Rescue and Adoption Act. The law prohibits pet shops from selling puppies, kittens, or rabbits unless the animals come from shelters or rescues. However, two…Read more

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