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Puppy Mill Pooch Takes First Steps (VIDEO)

April 4, 2013

(TOUCHING TALE) Meet Lizzy, an adorable white pooch who spent 12 grueling years living in a cramped cage at a puppy mill. During this time, little Lizzy never once touched the ground. Earlier this month, National Mill Dog Rescue rescued the charming canine who was immediately adopted by a loving family. She now has a happy home and the opportunity to experience life in a whole new way. Read on about darling Lizzy, and watch the heart-melting video of our new friend walking on grass for the first time. — Global Animal

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ASPCA Puppy Squad Ready For Action (VIDEO)

April 3, 2013

(PUPPY MILLS) As part of the ASPCA’s “No Pet Store Puppies” campaign, the nonprofit organization is unleashing a national fleet of puppy interrogators with a license to kill…mills. Their mission—to eliminate the demand for puppy mill pooches altogether. Covert canine agents will be using expert interrogation tactics to identify consumers supporting commercial breeding facilities. Several agents are already at work, so puppy mills beware! Read on to learn more about this delicate operation, and check out the video below of an interrogation session that was leaked earlier this week. — Global Animal

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Hollywood’s Bought & Abandoned Fad Dogs

March 15, 2013

(ANIMAL ACTORS) From the silver screen to the viral menagerie of animals on YouTube, canine actors and other popularized pups inevitably fuel society’s fascination with certain dog breeds. At the same time, the opposite can also occur, where a film or television show portrays a dog in a negative light and depopularizes that particular breed. “Every time Hollywood makes a dog movie, the breed goes to hell,” says one caretaker of bouviers des Flandres dogs. Animals don’t always meet potential guardian’s expectations. And when their pet doesn’t behave like the animal portrayed on a television show or in a particular film, rescue organizations and animal shelters become flooded with popularized breeds. Read on to learn more about the impact that famous dogs in the media have on particular breeds. — Global Animal

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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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Another BarkWorks Successfully Shut Down

February 7, 2013

(PET STORES) Thanks to animal activists far and wide, one of BarkWorks’ biggest facilities was recently shut down at the Westside Pavillion in Los Angeles, CA. The dishonorable pet store chain has long been targeted by animal activists for selling sick dogs from puppy mills, which are known for their atrocious conditions. Now, as a result of the continued efforts of organizations like Best Friends Animal Society and Animal Protection and Rescue League (APRL) in Orange County, BarkWorks in Mission Viejo, CA has also closed its doors. The store is the third BarkWorks to close since 2010. Read on to find out what the cities of Los Angeles and Burbank are doing to help put an end to the puppy mill industry once and for all. — Global Animal

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Ohio Governor Signs Puppy Mill Law

January 14, 2013

(PUPPY MILLS) Last week, Governor John Kasich signed Senate Bill 130—set to take effect this spring—that will finally crack down on puppy mills in the state of Ohio. Under the new law, large-scale dog breeding establishments will be subject to new state licensing and annual veterinary inspections. Read on to learn more about the progressive step forward for the state formerly known as a “haven for disreputable large-scale dog breeders.” — Global Animal

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Los Angeles Says No To Pet Sales

October 9, 2012

(PET SALE BAN) LOS ANGELES — In an attempt to ease overcrowding and prevent euthanization of unclaimed pets at city animal shelters, Councilman Paul Koretz has proposed an ordinance that will allow pet stores to sell pets from shelters or registered rescue groups. This month, the Los Angeles City Council will consider a three-year ban on the sale of commercially-bred dogs, cats, and rabbits in pet stores. Officials hope the ban will guide those seeking a new pet to local animal shelters and cut demand from inhumane breeding facilities. — Global Animal

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Online Designer Dogs Traced To South Carolina Puppy Mill

September 12, 2012

(ANIMAL RESCUE) SOUTH CAROLINA — The Humane Society of the United States’ anti-cruelty team paired with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office to rescue over 200 dogs, horses, and birds from a mass breeding facility in South Carolina. After concerned neighbors contacted the HSUS, a warranted investigation proved that online seller Calabel’s Designer Dogs was a guise for an abusive puppy mill. Dogs were found living in awful conditions and without basic necessities. Since Edgefield County does not have the resources to care for the large number of inhumanely treated animals, the local humane society sent helpers to the scene and the HSUS has set up an emergency shelter. Laws against puppy mills are too weak to prevent the long term existence of these mass breeding facilities and the HSUS is urging the Obama administration to regulate online sellers.  Read on to learn about the atrocities committed by puppy mills. — Global Animal

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