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Although I no longer chew on some of Mother's possessions (like her pretty shoes, shiny cell phone, and pink lace bra), I am still a puppy at heart. I've come a long way to be the princess I am. Before I arrived at the doorstep of my true home, all I knew was neglect and wire cages. My name is Beatrice, my fans call me Bea, and my story began eight years ago in a puppy mill.
Continue reading... Pink donkey stunt angers animal rights activists We can't believe all the press CAPS is getting over the Pink Taco fiasco. Check it out! 
Picture courtesy of Carole Raphaelle Davis
ABC 7 KABC-TV Los Angeles News
CENTURY CITY, Calif. (KABC) - Animal rights activists picketed outside a Mexican restaurant in Century City on Sunday because the eatery had a donkey painted hot pink for a Cinco de Mayo promotion.
Pink Taco, a restaurant with a penchant for garnering national publicity with its salacious name, stationed the painted donkey outside its Westfield Century City mall door as a promotion.
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Picture courtesy of Boycott Pink Taco Century City Related articles:
Horse-and-buggy wins on split council voteAntelope Valley Press
LANCASTER - City Council members, in a split vote, paved the way for horse-and-buggy operators to take customers for rides along The BLVD.
Despite objections from some animal-rights advocates, Vice Mayor Ron Smith along with council members Sherry Marquez and Ken Mann voted in favor of a motion that introduced an ordinance that would allow horse-drawn vehicles to function as a business along the renovated main drag of downtown Lancaster on a trial basis.
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CAPS Protests Lancaster City Council on Horse Driven Carriages Ordinance (Press Release) Happiness is NOT Pets Protest
CAPS would like to thank all the individuals who showed up at yesterday's Happiness is Pets protest in Lombard, IL. According to Ida McCarthy, CAPS Chicago Campaign Coordinator, not a single dog was sold. Join her Chicago group on Facebook to keep up with the latest protests and events.
Thank you Ida McCarthy for all the work you do for the animals!
YouTube Protest Video Lombard, IL May 28, 2011 Puppy Mill Protest Fallout: Ex-Owner of Pet Store in High-Stakes Fight with Grossmont CenterLa Mesa Patch
A month after Pet Works shut down at Grossmont Center in the wake of 22 months of puppy mill protests, the mall sued owner Richard Fuller for $800,000 and attorney fees to recover money owed on its 12-year lease.
Then on March 1, alleging that Grossmont Center didn't protect the pet store from the weekly protests, Fuller countersued for $400,000.
Continue reading... Help Ban Devocalization in New York No Matter Where You Live!
 An AKC breeder had Stella's vocal cords cut to stifle her voice. A state bill to prohibit canine/feline devocalization is now pending in New York. It was introduced by Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski after learning of Massachusetts' new law banning this cruel surgery. The Assemblyman - who has four rescue dogs! - is determined. BUT…
He's up against the same powerful lobbies that tried to kill or add loopholes to devocalization bans in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Continue reading... INFO: Coalition to Protect and Rescue Pets, CPRPets@aol.com Act. Forward. Post to Protect MA Shelters and RescuesWhat's wrong with this picture?
In Massachusetts, people who breed and sell dogs and cats for profit are not regulated.
If House Bill 1445 passes, only nonprofit organizations that rescue abused and unwanted animals will be. House Bill 1445 - sponsored by dog breeders - would subject nonprofit animal shelters and rescue groups to increased regulation by the Dept. of Agriculture.
Incredibly, breeders remain unregulated in Massachusetts.
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INFO: Coalition to Protect and Rescue Pets, CPRPets@aol.com
Designer Dog Breeds
 Shame on ABC and the Wall Street Journal for their stories on designer dogs, which mostly come from puppy mills. ABC even featured a pet shop in NYC.
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ABC News WCVB TV: Pet Trend: Designer Dog Breeds
The Wall Street Journal: When a Pug and a Beagle Fall in Love, It's a Puggle
Legislation updates in MN, MO, IA, and FL
FOX News
National Animal Advocates Unhappy With Deal on Crackdown of Missouri's Puppy Mills
A hard-fought compromise over a crackdown on Missouri's infamous puppy mills has satisfied both sides in the state but national animal advocates are still howling over the events that preceded the deal, which they say lacks teeth.
In November, Missouri voters approved a ballot measure called Proposition B that imposed strict dog breeding regulations in a state known as the puppy mill capital of the world. But lawmakers overturned the legislation after many of Missouri's roughly 1,300 licensed dog breeders complained it would close down an industry that generates an estimated $1 billion annually in the state. They opposed the limits on the number of dogs they could own and the requirements for costly housing upgrades.
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Huffington Post Blog
Ag Gag 2011: What Does Agribusiness Have to Hide in Iowa?
If Iowa is considered the belly of the beast of industrial agriculture, then the Iowa state capitol is the part of the animal that drains the swamp. After all, Iowa is the place where Iowa legislators have made it possible to produce 11.3 hogs per person annually and created some of the most polluted rivers and streams contributing to the Dead Zone in the nation due to continued poor legislation and failed regulatory oversight.
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Grist
'Ag-gag' bills face tough row to hoe
Big Ag is having trouble installing its Iron Curtain. I am referring, of course, to the various "ag-gag" laws proposed in Florida, Minnesota, and Iowa that would make it illegal to produce (and, in some cases, possess) undercover videos from within factory livestock farms. The latest state legislature to pursue this dubious goal is New York's -- but the fate of ag-gaggery in other states makes success in the Empire State seem unlikely.
Florida's bill died a few weeks ago when legislators withdrew the bill from consideration as the legislative session ended. And now the Humane Society of the United States reports that the Minnesota bill -- in some ways the most egregious, not to say ridiculous -- has suffered the same fate. Perhaps this will teach state legislators that self-dealing isn't the best way to approach their jobs; several cosponsors of the bill stood to personally gain from the protection the bill offered factory farm operators.
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CAPS plans to continue its extremely important work -- but we simply cannot do this work without your support. With just over 7,000 members, we are very dependent on foundation funding, which is limited (we lost two foundations this year). It is difficult for us to compete with large nonprofits that can afford to mail as often as every month. Unlike the large organizations, we have no investments to fall back on.
Please help ensure that CAPS is there for companion animals - particularly those dogs suffering in pet shops and puppy mills - by giving as generous a donation as possible. Your help is vital. On behalf of all companion animals, CAPS thanks you for your compassion. CAPS Blogs
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Deborah Howard
Facebook Fan PageThanks to all of you who are already my FB friends. Since FB won't allow me to accept more requests on my profile, I'm encouraging everyone, even those who are already on my friends' list, to please "Like" my new fan page. Thanks so much for supporting me, CAPS, and the animals.
Kindly,
Deborah Howard
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Investigations and MediaCAPS is known for its investigative expertise. The media, animal advocates, prosecutors, law enforcement and state attorney generals' offices rely on our investigative evidence. CAPS is working with TV news stations in large cities on in-depth investigative pieces about the pet shop and puppy mill industry. CAPS' investigation evidence was used by animal advocates in Iowa and Oklahoma to help get inspection legislation passed in those states. Animal advocates in Minnesota, Florida and other states still need our help. We have also submitted an investigation proposal to the New York Attorney General's Office.
Please help us by continuing to fund these efforts and others like them. About CAPSFounded by President Deborah Howard in 1992, Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS) is the only national nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to protecting companion animals from cruelty in pet shops and puppy mills. CAPS actively addresses the abuse and suffering of pet shop and puppy mill dogs through investigations, education, media relations, legislative involvement, puppy mill dog rescues, consumer assistance, and pet industry employee relations. Find Us!
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