Turning the Tide Against Puppy Mills
Recently, I blogged about exciting news that the U.S. Department of Agriculture would propose a rule requiring large-scale puppy mills and kitten mill...
Recently, I blogged about exciting news that the U.S. Department of Agriculture would propose a rule requiring large-scale puppy mills and kitten mill...
Posted 05.09.2012
We can’t help but to follow along closely as heartbreaking stories about young girls getting trafficked and gay Boy Scouts volunteers getting fired ...
The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 04.19.2012
The cute puppy and kitten faces peering out from Los Angeles malls and storefronts could soon all be rescues. The LA City Council Tuesday voted 11-1 i...
Posted 04.16.2012
Michigan's so-called "puppy protection act" is getting a new push following a case of animal cruelty in Alleghan County that some say might have been ...
Posted 04.06.2012
When the Easter Bunny comes to fill baskets each year, he typically doesn't get to stay very long. Almost 80 percent of bunnies that are up for ado...
Posted 03.30.2012
This past Friday, dog lovers around the world celebrated National Puppy Day. Started in 2006, the National Puppy Day website says the holiday not o...
The Huffington Post | Posted 03.21.2012
WASHINGTON -- 39 mostly small-breed dogs rescued from a Kentucky puppy mill arrived at the Washington Animal Rescue League on Tuesday. The owner o...
Gary Weitzman, DVM | Posted 02.21.2012
My Christmas wish is for everyone who ever wanted a puppy or dog or kitten or cat, to go to their local shelter first.
AP | By SUE MANNING | Posted 12.14.2011
LOS ANGELES -- More puppies are sold at pet stores during the holiday season than any other time of year. Now the American Society for the Prevention ...
The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 11.16.2011
"Twilight" actor Booboo Stewart is lending his star power to a new ad campaign from PETA that urges people to adopt from animal shelters rather than b...
Posted 01.11.2012
According to a new report conducted by the Humane Society of the United States, nearly 4,500 dogs sold in New York City pet stores are supplied by pup...
Wayne Pacelle | Posted 11.21.2011
Within the last 18 months, our Animal Rescue Team, including our staff at Humane Society International in Canada, has put a stop to some horrible abuses of dogs at several large-scale puppy breeding facilities in Quebec.
Michael Markarian | Posted 11.02.2011
For too long pet dealers looking to make a quick buck have been circumventing U.S. regulations by importing puppies from overseas and across our borders.
The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 10.18.2011
PJ's Pets, the mega chain of pet stores, announced Tuesday it will stop selling pets in its 41 stores across Canada, reports Yahoo News Canada. In...
Ed Sayres | Posted 10.04.2011
As you admire the adorable puppies in the window of your local pet store, do you ever wonder where they come from? If you have no idea, you are not alone.
Los Angeles Times | Posted 07.06.2011
A Los Angeles councilman introduced a motion Friday that could prohibit the sale and purchase of pets bred in puppy and kitten mills. Councilman Paul...
Wayne Pacelle | Posted 06.14.2011
House and Senate leaders allowed a provision tucked into the bowels of the massive federal spending bill, which will remove wolves in the Northern Rockies from the list of endangered species.
Michael Markarian | Posted 05.25.2011
A few Missouri politicians are busy trying to repeal or dismantle Proposition B, the voter-approved Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act, which sets huma...
Judy Shapiro | Posted 05.25.2011
Marketers should rally together and refuse to service any company that profits from the sale of exploited animals.
Michael Markarian | Posted 05.25.2011
Voters acted because the legislature has failed to stop puppy mill abuses. It is undemocratic and would be wrong of lawmakers to usurp the power of the people and ignore their expressed will.
Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011
In our second installment, I share with you the story of Powell, a kitten saved from an animal hoarder.
Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011
Just last week, we came to the aid of more than 120 puppy mill dogs in Indiana.
Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011
Today, first in our Survivor series, I share with you the story of Boomer. In July, our team found Boomer living in squalor in a Mississippi puppy mill, locked in a tiny garage with dozens of other dogs.
Asher Smith | Posted 05.25.2011
The issue of euthanization for stray animals is morally complex. There is, however, a middle ground that still acknowledges the inherent dignity and rights of these animals.
Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011
Last week, Missouri voters approved Proposition B, requiring that large-scale commercial breeders provide in a year's time sufficient space for dogs, ...
Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.24.2012