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Old 01-19-2009, 10:19 PM   #1
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Thumbs down [News] Another Dog (yorkie-mix) from Petland Dies of Parvo in Iowa

This little Shorkie died of Parvo & Petland's check to reimburse the family bounces. Watch the story here.

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This is not the first story about this Petland. This tv station has been following Petland's mess for almost a year. Last March they were selling sick dogs that died. Here is a link to all their stories on Petland WHO TV - Des Moines: Search

I have asked that the video of the investigation into their ties to the puppymill be put back up - I was told a week ago by the tv station that the video would be back up - but it's still not there. It was a great series - you can read some of the facts on their site
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Old 01-20-2009, 12:12 AM   #2
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this makes me really mad
I was taught from a very young age never to buy puppies from any pet store (unless its like the SPCA adoptions at the store) because most of the time they do come from puppy mills. Now it seems like common sense but some people just dont catch on. If no one buys puppies from these places then maybe they would go out of business and according to that video, they didnt have much money any how!

This is just so sad, Im glad there is no petland where i live, but they should be put out of business by all means
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This made me so angry that these people are still in business. Everyone knows that they get their pups from Puppy Mills. Here is another nice family torn apart by the untimely death of their puppy!! 24 hours and then to add insult to injury the check bounces!! Lady get a lawyer and shut these bas*ards down permanently!! R.I.P. Snickers...
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Why don't they just close down all the Petland stores. This is not the first horror story I have heard about them. Like everything else we pussy foot around and who suffers those poor, poor animals
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this makes me really mad
I was taught from a very young age never to buy puppies from any pet store (unless its like the SPCA adoptions at the store) because most of the time they do come from puppy mills. Now it seems like common sense but some people just dont catch on. If no one buys puppies from these places then maybe they would go out of business and according to that video, they didnt have much money any how!

This is just so sad, Im glad there is no petland where i live, but they should be put out of business by all means

Some people really and truly don't know any better...thats why it is up to people like us to spread the word as much as we can. I still cant understand why Pet land is still in business....as many puppies as they sell at such prices, they should have enough money to refund someone back their money less then $2000. If they can't afford that...you know they are not spending money on vet care and supplies for these animals. But in reality they do have the money...its just going in to the pockets of the owners. And since little snickers have prov...you know more puppies will have the same.
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this makes me really mad
I was taught from a very young age never to buy puppies from any pet store (unless its like the SPCA adoptions at the store) because most of the time they do come from puppy mills. Now it seems like common sense but some people just dont catch on. If no one buys puppies from these places then maybe they would go out of business and according to that video, they didnt have much money any how!

This is just so sad, Im glad there is no petland where i live, but they should be put out of business by all means
Honestly, I had NO CLUE that puppies usually came from puppy mills at puppy stores. In fact, I ABOUT bought a puppy from there, but it was just too expensive. Luckily I found Baxter a couple months later. Still, people are very naive when it comes to pet stores. They just don't know. And like Akbritt said, we just have to keep telling people how horrible pet stores are.
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It is so hard for me to understand how anyone in Central Iowa can be still walking in the doors of this place. This one news station has done at least 7 stories in the last 10 mths on this place. Some people never watch the news I guess, or always a different station. I know at least one other station has covered the protests at Petland.

I do not live in the city where this Petland is, but I am thinking of contacting the city officials about shutting this place down. Also, I am thinking about starting a blog about the dangers of these places. But it has to be a blog with high traffic.

I would encourage others to start blogging about puppy mills & pet stores, like Petland, who sell these puppies. Anyone who lives in the vicinity of a newspaper owned by Gannett (the largest newspaper company in the US, owner of USA TODAY & several overseas papers) can go to the website of one of these papers & set up a blog. I'm sure other newspapers around the country do this too. They want people out their blogging, as it drives traffic to their site & since print is dying, they love the blogs - and you don't have to be a reporter.

The other thing I want to say about this Petland -- They are ACCEPTING unwanted dogs & cats - yep that's right just drop your pet off & they will sell it to someone else! I checked it out!! Why would you expo your pet to parvo & disease??!! Here's the thread I posted about it earlier this mth http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...nted-pets.html
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makes me wonder how many other puppies in there have parvo...
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I'm so sick of hearing all these devastating stories of these poor puppies dying from petland. Something needs to be done. You can tell they're obviously lying about getting those puppies from puppy mills. This's so upsetting.
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this makes me really mad
I was taught from a very young age never to buy puppies from any pet store (unless its like the SPCA adoptions at the store) because most of the time they do come from puppy mills. Now it seems like common sense but some people just dont catch on. If no one buys puppies from these places then maybe they would go out of business and according to that video, they didnt have much money any how!

This is just so sad, Im glad there is no petland where i live, but they should be put out of business by all means

You're right, they should be put out of business!
Not ALL people were taught this from a very young age. Honestly, until I joined Yorkie Talk, I don't know that I ever gave pet stores a second thought. I've never bought a dog from one, but if I had, had the money and saw a dog I wanted in one, I might have. It would not have been to support a puppymill, it would have been out of ignorance.

I hope Petland goes DOWN
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Exclamation Everyone PLEASE read!

Not only yorkies but all other small breeds are being sold at PETLANDS around the U.S. without the proper health care required for these animals to live long, healthy lives.

I'm sure we all have stepped into a PETLAND and our hearts melted when we see these cute little pups and most of us cringe when we seen the conditions these innocent animals are living in!

PLEASE, everyone inform your family and friends what PETLANDS are doing to these animals, where they get the pups from (PUPPY MILLS), exactly what a puppy mill is, and what they can do to help.

A. DO NOT PURCHASE A PET FROM A PETLAND OR A PET STORE THAT TREATS ANAIMALS LIKE THIS.
-If the pet store has demand for the animals they will keep getting the supply.

It is so heart breaking to read all these stories about the people who lost their pup because of some irresponsible action PETLAND took or because of the lack of health care the pup received when it was necessary.

TOGETHER we can STOP Petland!!!!
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It makes me SO angry when I read things like this! Petland is very lucky they don't have a store in San Diego because I would be all over them! Petlands are all over the world! China, Japan, Mexico ect...What is this? Sick, that's what it is! I feel bad for the people who are educated on puppy mills! Someone at the park yesterday asked me what a puppy mill was? I almost fell out of my chair! I then realized not everyone knows!
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Exclamation Saturday, March 14: National Petland Protest Day

If you want detailed info on the central Iowa protest PM me; otherwise find your city below

Join fellow animal lovers for a peaceful protest in your town. Saturday, March 14: National Petland Protest Day.

Petland Rallies

Another nationwide demonstration is taking place at Petland stores from 1 to 3 p.m. (unless otherwise indicated) on Saturday, March 14, and we want you to be there! At these peaceful, lawful demonstrations we will be asking Petland again to please stop selling puppies! Contact your local organizer with any questions that you may have. We will supply the signs and flyers; all you need to do is show up. Unless otherwise noted where to meet, please assemble only on the public walkways in front of the strip mall.

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Arizona
Petland Tucson
6061 E. Broadway
Tucson, AZ 85711
Contact Jamie Massey at er4az@aol.com

California
Petland Roseville
9400 Fairway Drive
Roseville, CA 95678
Register at Evite - Login to your account or register to send free online invitations and promote public events.
*We will be also holding a drive to collect dog and cat food for the Lucky Paws Foundation.

Florida
Petland Deerfield Beach (11 a.m. to 1 p.m.)
3964 W. Hillsboro Blvd.
Deerfield Beach, FL 33442
Contact Elena Brodskaya at bookworm2471@hotmail.com

Petland Lake Park (10 a.m. to 12 noon)
3914 Northlake Blvd.
Lake Park, FL 33403
Contact Michelle Rivera at catadvocate@aol.com

Petland Orlando (Begins at 11 a.m.)
3920 S. Semoran Blvd. Orlando, FL 32822
Contact Carla Wilson at ArffCentralFl@arff.org
*Please bring kitty litter, newspapers, and detergent to donate to local shelters

Petland Sarasota
5830 Fruitville Road
Sarasota, FL 34232
Contact Karen Ankerstar at ankerstar@comcast.net

Georgia
Petland Athens
1720 Epps Bridge Parkway
Athens, GA 30606
Contact Lauren Keller at lckm97@gmail.com

Illinois
Petland Bolingbrook
744 East Boughton Rd.
Bolingbrook, IL 60440-2279
Contact Kelly Franklin at franklin0119@aol.com
*Please bring us blanket and towel donations to benefit local shelters.

Petland Wheaton
80 Danada Square West
Wheaton, IL 60187
Contact Gloria DeLuco at glor351@comcast.net

Iowa
Petland Iowa City (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.)
1851 Lower Muscatine Rd.
Iowa City, IA 52240
Contact Shannon Cronbaugh at shannon@lasthoperescueia.org

Petland West Des Moines
6305 Mills Civic Parkway
West Des Moines, IA 50265
Contact Kristen Redenius at kredenius@aheinz57.com

Kansas
Petland Olathe
2008 E. Santa Fe
Olathe, KS 66062
Contact Suezanne Law at sympawtico@gmail.com

Louisiana
Petland Baton Rouge
7014 Siegen Lane
Baton Rouge, LA 70824
Contact Victoria Bourgeois at Victoria.Bourgeois@gmail.com

Michigan
Petland Westland
34610 Warren Road
Westland, MI 48185
Contact Christine White at pchristinewhite@yahoo.com

Missouri
Petland Springfield
1610 E. Battlefield Rd.
Springfield, MO 65804
*No contact person at this time

Petland Lake St. Louis
6131 Ronald Reagan Drive
Lake St. Louis, MO 63367
Contact Joan McKenna Van Rijswijk at
ridgeback_mom@charter.net or Jessica Jensen at thompson__19@hotmail.com
*Please bring all types of pet food to donate to a local food bank. Donations of towels and blankets will be brought to local shelters.

Nebraska
Petland Omaha
120th and W. Center Road
Omaha, NE 68144 (W. Center Road is also referred to as Center Street)
Contact Lori Hook at Dhook65857@aol.com

New York
Petland Cicero
5701 E. Circle Dr.
Cicero, NY 13039
Contact Amber Coon at info@syracuseanimalrights.com
*Meet along the public road fronting the Mobil Gas Station at
7888 Brewerton Rd. (Rt. 11). Parking can be found at the Mobil station. It will be COLD! Wear hats and gloves!

New Hampshire
Petland Manchester
893 Hanover St.
Manchester, NH 03104
Contact Sherry Bezanson at sherry.bezanson@verani.com

North Carolina
Petland Charlotte
8120 Providence Rd.
Charlotte, NC 28270
Contact Jacqueline Shipley at jacqueline.shipley764@gmail.com

Ohio
Petland Cleveland Heights
2255 Lee Rd.
Cleveland Heights, OH 44118
Contact Jennifer Kaden at jenniferk@mercyforanimals.org

Petland Lewis Center
86 Meadow Park Ave
Lewis Center, OH 43035
Contact Lauren Schneiders at lschneiders@hsus.org

Pennsylvania
Petland Pittsburgh
6401 Penn Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Contact Norma Bronder at petlandprotest@gmail.com

Texas
Petland Austin
9900 South IH-35, Bldg W
Austin, TX 78748
Contact Jeanne O'Neil at boycottpetland@sbcglobal.net

Petland Frisco (2 to 4 p.m.)
2930 Preston Road
Frisco, TX 75034
Contact Dr. John J Pippin at jjpippin@sbcglobal.net

Petland Georgetown
1019 W. University Ave.
Georgetown, TX 78628
Contact Diane Coker at dkcoker@aol.com

Petland Plano (12 to 2 p.m.)
340 Coit Road
Plano, TX 75075
Contact Dr. John J Pippin at jjpippin@sbcglobal.net

Virginia
Petland Fairfax
9404-A Main St.
Fairfax, VA 22031
Contact: Beau Archer at stop-puppy-mills@hsus.org
*Please bring us blanket and towel donations to benefit local shelters.

Petland Roanoke
4335 Pheasant Ridge Rd.
Roanoke, VA 24014
Contact Toni Levine at barngrama@hotmail.com

Wisconsin
Petland Racine
2310 S. Green Bay Rd.
Racine, WI 53406
Contact Gina Skorka at happycappy90@hotmail.com
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