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PUPS Act Cracks Down On Online Dog Sales

March 13, 2013

(PUPPY MILLS) Citing inhumane and unsanitary practices, members of Congress have recently established the Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety (PUPS) Act in an attempt to enforce stronger federal oversight of puppy mills and online dog sales. The new law requires commercial breeders to be licensed and inspected by the USDA and demands that any breeder who sells over 50 dogs a year online or to pet stores must adhere to these federal regulations. Read on to learn more about the reintroduced legislation as well as the ASPCA’s efforts to eradicate puppy mills. — Global Animal

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‘I Will Be Saved’ Anti-Puppy Mill PSA (VIDEO)

May 25, 2012

(PUPPY MILLS) Anti-puppy mill advocate Jennifer Peterson wrote, directed and co-produced a striking new public service announcement for the Humane Society’s “Why Puppy Mills Stink” competition. The video, which won the Humane Society’s People’s Choice Award, showcases dirty children behind a chain link fence, representing the 1.5 million dogs that are bred in horrible, filthy conditions for pet stores. — Global Animal

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O.C. City Gives Pets A Voice

March 26, 2012

(PUPPY MILLS) CALIFORNIA — A proposal to ban the sale of puppies in pet stores passed at a Huntington Beach City Council Meeting on March 19. The proposal put forth by Council Member Joe Carchio emphasized the need to end the sale of puppies since most originate from inhumane “puppy mills.” Along with Laguna Beach, Dana Point, and Irvine, Huntington Beach officials have approved the new ban. — Global Animal

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The Truth About Tiger Cubs’ Mysterious Deaths

January 12, 2012

(GLOBAL ANIMAL EXCLUSIVE) Global Animal recently exposed a scam where tiger cubs are put on displays in malls throughout the U.S. for “educational purposes.” Joe Schreibvogel, the owner of G.W. Exotic Animal Park, a vast pseudo-sanctuary with a questionable history of animal abuse uncovered by a PETA investigation claimed that 23 of his tiger cubs in 2010 died because of bad formula. Howard Baskin, the CEO of Big Cat Rescue, the largest legitimate big cat sanctuary in the U.S. provided Global Animal with an FDA report proving that the formula was not tainted as Schreibvogel claimed. — Global Animal

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Breaking News: 70 Malls Across US To Ban Pet Sales

October 11, 2011

(ANIMAL NEWS) Global Animal just received confirmation that shopping center developer Macerich is banning sales of live animals in more than 70 of its malls across the US. This new humane policy designed to break the puppy mill business chain is taking effect nationwide within 30 days. Macerich confirmed they will not renew the leases of existing pet stores that sell animals and in their place, are opening humane stores offering adoptions of rescued pets.

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Toronto Approves Pet Sale Ban

October 3, 2011

(ANIMAL WELFARE) CANADA — Toronto has been added to the list of cities that forbid pet stores from selling cats and dogs bred in commercial facilities such as puppy mills. The pet sale ban follows the recent rescue of 527 dogs from a puppy mill in Quebec, the province’s largest animal cruelty case ever. The new law requires that retailers only sell animals from shelters, rescue groups, and other approved sources. Read on for more information and to find out how this legislation is beneficial in more ways than one. — Global Animal

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Drunken Puppy Love Banned

July 7, 2011

(ANIMAL WELFARE) A responsible pet store in the West Village has banned the purchase of puppies — or any pets, for that matter — while intoxicated. Drunk pet buying is, surprisingly, a big problem for New York pet stores. — Global Animal

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Why San Francisco Should Outlaw Pet Sales

June 30, 2011

(PET SALES) CALIFORNIA — The city of San Francisco might ban animal sales in pet stores. Voters will decide in the upcoming November election. Those supporting the pet sale ban hope it will shut down puppy mills, and people will instead get pets from shelters. — Global Animal

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