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“Furry Babies” Pet Store Faces Lawsuit
“FURRY BABIES” PET STORE FACES LAWSUIT FOR ALLEGEDLY SELLING UNHEALTHY PUPPY MILL PUPPIES CHICAGO – A group of consumers filed a lawsuit in LaSalle County Circuit Court against the Chicago pet store chain Furry Babies, Inc., claiming that the store sold sick puppies from puppy mills to unsuspecting consumers in violation of state consumer protectio...
Collar and Leash Adoption Events Schedule 2013
Collar and Leash Adoption Event Schedule June 2013 June 1st – Alive Rescue June 8th – Secondhand Snoots and Pets are Like Family June 15th – Friends of Chicago Animal Care and Control June 22nd – Foster 2 Home June 29th – Mercer Animal Rescue July 2013 July 6th – Foster 2 Home July 13th – Treehouse and Pets are Like Family July 20th – Friends of Ch...
Camp Dogwood Raises Puppy Mill Awareness
THE PUPPY MILL PROJECT IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THEY HAVE BEEN CHOSEN AS BENEFICIARY OF CAMP DOGWOOD 2013 Sleepover summer camp for dogs and their owners helps raise awareness for Mothers in the Mills in a quest to end puppy mill cruelty CHICAGO, IL (APRIL, 2013)-The Puppy Mill Project is honored to announce Camp Dogwood, one of Animal Planet TV...
93 Dogs Rescued From Southern Illinois Puppy Mill
Rescue groups collaborate to save 93 puppy mill dogs The Puppy Mill Project usually doesn’t spearhead dog rescue operations. In fact, the Chicago-based advocacy group has a lot on their plate focusing on educating the public about puppy mills and their connection to pet stores and Internet pet sales. They also focus on changing laws related to pe...
Collar and Leash’s Grand Re-Opening – A Huge Success!
CHICAGO, IL (APRIL 6-7, 2013) – Thanks to the tireless efforts put forth by The Puppy Mill Project, a non-profit organization educating the public on inhumane puppy mill practices, Chicago’s oldest pet store, Collar and Leash, (1435 N. Wells St.) is the first in the city to go humane and will no longer sell animals bred in puppy mills. To celebrate...
Hot Off The Press – Collar and Leash Pet Store Goes Humane
THE PUPPY MILL PROJECT IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE CHICAGO’S OLDEST PET STORE, COLLAR & LEASH, GOES HUMANE First, of what hopes to be many Chicago pet stores, helps make a statement to put an end to puppy mill cruelty CHICAGO, IL (MARCH, 2013) – It’s a fact that 99% of all puppies sold at pet stores are from a puppy mill, bred in deplorable condition...
Chicago’s WGN-TV Exposes Puppy Mills and Pet Shop Owners
Text and video from WGN-TV, Chicago. See the story WGN’s website. Steve Sanders WGN News August 27, 2012 When it comes to our furry family members, it’s the oldest adage there is: a dog is man’s best friend. But it might turn your stomach when you see the wretched places where some of our so-called best friends are born. We doubt ...
See Us in the May 2012 Issue of Tails Magazine!
The Puppy Mill Project is proud to announce that we are featured in Tails Magazine in the May 2012 issue. We thank Tails very much for helping us spread awareness. Pick up a free copy, or read the article here. Here’s an excerpt: Saving animals one pet store at a time By Janice Brown and Brendan Quealy Gloved hands reach in to pull the purebr...
TPMP Founder Interviewed By WLIT FM
Cari Meyers, The Puppy Mill Project founder, was interviewed last Sunday by WLIT FM. Take the time to listen to it, the interview is very informing, she answers many of the frequently asked questions and explains the issue of puppy mills very well. I am sure she reached out to many people. Way to go Cari! Click here to go to the interview....
Media Coverage Archive
WGN Chicago Adopt A Pet Friday featuring The Puppy Mill Project and the Chicago French Bulldog Rescue Puppy brokers – the story behind the puppy vans delivering to pet stores Puppy transport busted in Chicago on the way to a pet store Confrontation mars peaceful protest outside Chicago pet store Dog Patch Pet and Feed moves to stop sellin...
