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Petland Exposed
November 20, 2008, 6:31PM MT
By Kelli Ohrtman
Now is the time to take action
Now is the time to take action
Petland stores across the country sell thousands of puppies every year. They swear the puppies come from “reputable breeders,” no matter how many times and how many different ways they are asked. If by “reputable breeders,” Petland means large kennels with multiple USDA violations, hundreds of dogs kept in rabbit hutch-type cages, and many, many reports of sick puppies sold then yes, that’s true.
HSUS released an exposé on Petland stores today, after months of investigations and researching where nearly 17,000 puppies sold in Petland stores really came from. The breeders are anything but reputable.
Petland stores are a slap in the face to everyone who is aware of puppy mills, not to mention the millions of dogs (many purebred) killed in shelters because no one wants them. We all know that puppy-selling stores like Petland are the fast track for commercial dog breeders, or puppy mills, to sell mass numbers of puppies to unsuspecting customers, despite their denial of this fact.
Now is the time to speak out and take action!
Click here to watch the video exposé on Petland
What you can do
1.) Take action in your own community. Learn how by reading How to Organize a Peaceful Pet Store Protest
2.) Get a puppy report. Have you or someone you know purchased a puppy from Petland or any other pet store? Find out more about the breeder your puppy came from, and provide animal welfare advocates with data at the same time. Get a free puppy report at: http://www.petshoppuppies.org/psppuppyreport.htm
3.) Learn more about Petland and their suppliers.. Read the story: Petland: Caught Selling Sick Puppies… Again
4.) Join others to speak out against Petland. Check out the forum “Everything Petland” to learn more and find people already actively protesting Petland stores around the country.
5.) Join peaceful protests against other stores selling puppies. To find a protest near you, go to the calendar.
6.) Contact Petland's CEO and tell him that you will not support their business until they stop selling puppies:
Greg Hudson, CEO
Petland Corporate Offices
250 Riverside St.
Chillicothe, OH 45601
(740) 775-2464
Toll Free 1-800-221-5935
7.) Download “Nine Things You can do to Help Stop Puppy Mills”Click here to download
Posted by Kelli Ohrtman: Best Friends Animal Society
Main photo by Marlene Kovacevic. Inset by Kelli Ohrtman