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Petland estimates that within that same timeframe, Petland has rehomed 51,000 puppies and that the 36 complaints represent 0.07% of all puppies sold within those five years, she said.
“These accusations are unequivocally false,” she said, adding: “Petland does not do business with puppy mills. “Petland works with reputable, responsible professional breeders who have ...
The bill's backers say Ohio allows companies like Petland to take sick animals from puppy mills and sell them for thousands of dollars to customers who believe their new dog has a good bill of health.
Many Petland locations claim to only offer dogs from animal welfare organizations; [12] however a report from the Humane Society of the United States in 2009 revealed that allegedly "almost every Petland store in the country is buying puppies from large-scale 'middleman' brokers that deal with puppy mills, and some are continuing to buy ...
Petland responded to the dismissal by stating: "The Humane Society of the United States touted the lawsuit in furtherance of its fundraising and media campaign seeking to end the sale of animals through pet stores. Petland denied that it had done anything unlawful, and it believes strongly that consumers have the right to purchase and keep pets."
While there was talk of New York banning the sale of pets, Petland Discounts had gone towards becoming a puppy-friendlier pet store. In June 2010, 62 stores in New York City had signed The Humane Society of the United States pledge against Puppy Mills, stating that the chain would not sell puppies, but instead supported local animal adoption programs and taught customers on how to locate a ...
Ohio is second in the nation in the humane society's report, having 20 of the 100 problem puppy mills on the list. Only Missouri is worse, with 23. Ohio ranks No. 2 on 'Horrible Hundred' report ...
National Mill Dog Rescue (NMDR) is a non-profit organization based in Peyton, Colorado. It was established by Theresa Strader in February 2007, [ 1 ] and legally incorporated on July 23, 2007. [ 2 ] According to the organization's website, it aims to "rescue, rehabilitate and rehome discarded breeding dogs and to educate the general public ...