Elite Animals Pet Shop Protest

Who: Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS)

What: Elite Animals Pet Shop Protest

Where: 8729 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA

When: Saturday, July 25, 2009, 1 - 3 p.m.

Why: To stop the sale of puppy mill dogs; convert store to humane adoption center.

The store was inspected and violations found. They cannot bring any animals into the store until they fix these violations.

Photo of Shirley “Chicken” by Christopher Johnson

Young CAPS protesters handing out CAPS brochures at Elite Animals

Who: Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS)
What: Elite Animals Pet Shop Protest
Where: 8729 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA
When: Saturday, August 8, 2009, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Why: To stop the sale of puppy mill dogs; convert store to humane adoption center.
The store was inspected and violations found. They cannot bring any animals into the store until they fix these violations.

USDA Declares Kathy Bauck Unfit to Raise Dogs, Files Motion for Summary Judgement to Revoke her USDA License

URL: http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/20477675/detail.html

Publication date: 2009-08-20

Publication name: ABC Boston

Headline: USDA Declares Kathy Bauck Unfit to Raise Dogs, Files Motion for Summary Judgement to Revoke her USDA License

Summary: As a result of the CAPS undercover investigation into Kathy Bauck's practices as a large-scale dog broker, which resulted in her criminal conviction, the USDA has filed a summary judgement to revoke her license. President of CAPS Deborah Howard will appear on ABC Boston Channel Five's special report on the case tonight at 11:00pm. For more information on the Bauck case, visit www.caps-web.org.

Puppy Stores Under Fire

URL: http://www.caps-web.org/pdf/pet-age-magazine.pdf

Publication date: 2009-08-30

Publication name: Pet Age Magazine

Headline: Puppy Stores Under Fire

Summary:

Pet Age magazine, August 2009: "Puppy Stores Under Fire" features quotes from CAPS West Coast Director Carole Davis and discusses CAPS' pet shop campaign and efforts to convert pet shops to humane adoption centers.

CAPS President Deborah Howard to receive award at the Pet Rock Festival in Worcester, MA on Sunday, September 13

URL: http://www.petrockfest.com/content/view/73/73/

Publication date: 2009-09-08

Publication name: Pet Rock Festival

Headline: CAPS President Deborah Howard to receive award at the Pet Rock Festival in Worcester, MA on Sunday, September 13

Summary: Twenty years ago, public relations professional Deborah Howard walked into a Docktor Pet Center franchise – one of more than 300 nationwide – in Atlanta, Georgia, not knowing that that she was about to undergo an epiphany that would forever change her life. A tiny yellow Labrador puppy pressed an open cut against the wire bars of a dirty small cage.

Click here for the PDF Festival flyer.

Just how healthy is that puppy in the pet shop window?

URL: http://www.usatoday.com/life/lifestyle/pets/2009-09-24-dolittler-pet-shops_N.htm?csp=usat.me

Publication date: 2009-09-25
Publication name: USA Today
Headline: Just how healthy is that puppy in the pet shop window?
Summary: Ever planned on buying a perfect, purebred pup from a pet shop? Or maybe you felt sorry for that little fluffy kitten you glimpsed in the window. If so, you've got company. Hundreds of thousands of pets are bought and sold from retail establishments every year.

State of Pennsylania Revokes Kennel License of Joyce Stoltzfus

URL: http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/pets/State_revokes_kennel_license_of_troubled_puppy_broker.html

Publication date: 2009-10-07

Publication name: Philly.com

Headline: State of Pennsylania Revokes Kennel License of Joyce Stoltzfus

Summary: CAPS has been gathering consumer complaints for the puppy mill of Joyce Stoltzfus in Peach Bottom, PA (Lancaster County) for many years.  We have investigated the facility.  Puppy Love Kennel (renamed CC Pets) was the focus of stories CAPS generated with “20/20,” and The Philadelphia Inquirer.  CAPS gathered over a hundred consumer complaints, which resulted in the first settlement with the Office of the Attorney General.  Stoltzfus was fined $35,000.  She continued to violate the laws and CAPS continued to receive complaints.  The Attorney General reached another settlement, this time with a fine of $75,000.

For more information visit: CC Pets / Puppy Love Kennels and the CAPS Investigation Report.

Governor Schwarzenegger Vetoes Anti-Puppy Mill Bill

URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flDK74ZkURk

Publication date: 2009-10-16
Publication name: CAPS
Headline: Governor Schwarzenegger Vetoes Anti-Puppy Mill Bill
Summary: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed AB 241, the anti-puppy mill bill.  Is it any surprise?  In 2000, Schwarzenegger and his family purchased a puppy from Elite Animals in West Hollywood, a pet shop that CAPS protested for about five months.  Scharzenegger's puppy was bred and brokered by Gerald and Angie Wensman in Melrose, MN.  CAPS has investigated this horrendous puppy mill twice.  Look under the Investigations section of our website for reports and undercover footage.  Elite Animals was still buying from the Wensmanns when CAPS started protesting the store in May 2009.

KTLA-TV News Story: CAPS Protesters Shot by BB Guns

URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcOxLBv2HEQ

Publication date: 2009-10-15
Publication name: KTLA-News, Los Angeles, CA
Headline: KTLA-TV News Story: CAPS Protesters Shot by BB Guns
Summary: KTLA-TV News aired a story about CAPS protesters being shot by BB Guns during a peaceful protest at Aquarium & Pet Center in Santa Monica, CA

Aquarium & Pet Center, Santa Monica, CA Agrees to Go Humane

URL: http://puppymillmom.blogspot.com/2009/10/aquarium-pet-center-signs-agreement-to.html

Publication date: 2009-10-31
Publication name: CAPS
Headline: Aquarium & Pet Center, Santa Monica, CA Agrees to Go Humane
Summary: Aquarium & Pet Center has made a commitment to enter into an agreement with The Animal Advocates Alliance and the Companion Animal Protection Society to convert to a humane business model. The details must still be worked out, but Scott Lee, the owner of the pet store, has agreed to only work with rescues.