Tag Archives: puppy mill investigation

Sheltie breeder investigated by CAPS has been charged with cruelty  and forced to relinquish all of his dogs BooBear didn’t always get to nap on the couch or bark excitedly to let his family know that it was play time. He didn’t always get treats…Read more

2020 has been a year like no other. Due to the pandemic, CAPS had to overcome many new challenges in our investigations and legislative efforts. We also relocated our base of operations this year; we are now in California, just outside of Los Angeles. But…Read more

Puppy mills. They’re filthy, overcrowded, often with hundreds of dogs crammed into tiny cages. If you haven’t seen a puppy mill, check out this video: Or just look at this picture: The breeding dogs at these facilities spend their entire lives in confinement, exposed…Read more

I’m Pete, an undercover investigator for the Companion Animal Protection Society. Over the years I’ve investigated hundreds of puppy mills and pet shops for CAPS. Evidence from my investigations has been used by CAPS to shut down atrocious animal breeders and create new laws that…Read more

Go undercover with CAPS as we expose USDA-licensed broker J.A.K.’s Puppies, reveal the truth behind their fraudulent rescues, and show some of the puppy mills that sell to them. TAKE ACTION:  Share: Please share this video on social media and with friends and family  Stay…Read more

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

I’m Pete, one of CAPS’ undercover puppy mill investigators and author of Rescue Dogs. For 17 years I’ve investigated puppy mills and pet shops across the country for CAPS. I’ve worked undercover at a Petland, at the puppy broker Choice Puppies when it was under…Read more