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Keeshond Dog born March 10, 2007. I bought him at a pet shop in Wilkes Barre PA.
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One at a Time
A Week in an American Animal Shelter
One at a Time

This compelling book brings the tragic issue of unwanted companion animals vividly to life via a true account of seven days in a typical U.S. animal shelter. With compelling photos and moving vignettes, it chronicles the stories of 75 animals who passed through a northern California shelter during one week. Their gripping stories include excerpts from actual shelter records; the words of shelter workers, volunteers, and visitors; and the final conclusion of each animal's journey through the shelter system.

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Consumer Education through Media

To raise awareness about the horrors of the pet shops and puppy mills, CAPS has generated stories with the following media: CNN, "Dateline," "20/20," "Hard Copy," Reader's Digest, Life, People, Detroit Free Press, The Philadelphia Inquirer (two front page articles) and numerous local television news stations and newspapers.

CAPS President, Deborah Howard, appears in CNN story

CNN, May 11, 2006

CAPS worked with CNN on a segment about Internet sellers of puppy mill dogs that aired May 11, 2006. "Sick Puppies Dog Some Online Purchasers" featured an interview with me by CNN Consumer Correspondent Greg Hunter. It also showed us looking at CAPS footage of puppy mills that sell to the Hunte Corporation, the largest brokerage facility in the country, while I described the conditions at these horrendous mills. Hunte was selling puppies to Celebrity Kennels, the focus of the CNN piece.

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