{"id":1166,"date":"2012-04-15T07:27:22","date_gmt":"2012-04-15T07:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caps-web.org\/companion-animal-protection-society-plans-sarasota-pet-shop-protest\/"},"modified":"2012-04-15T07:27:22","modified_gmt":"2012-04-15T07:27:22","slug":"companion-animal-protection-society-plans-sarasota-pet-shop-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caps-web.org\/companion-animal-protection-society-plans-sarasota-pet-shop-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"Companion Animal Protection Society Plans Sarasota Pet Shop Protest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Who:<\/strong> Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS) Deborah Howard, Founder and President of CAPS Howard founded CAPS in 1992 and is devoted to the protection of companion animals. She is a frequent guest speaker on the topic and has been featured on Animal Planet, CNN, CBS, NBC, ABC and FOX. CAPS is the only national non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to protecting companion animals from cruelty in pet shops and puppy mills. www.caps-web.org<strong><br \/>What:<\/strong> CAPS will kick-off the first in a series of protests against Puppy Town in Sarasota to draw awareness to the connection between pet shops and puppy mills. Almost all pet shops obtain dogs from puppy mills.<strong><br \/>When:<\/strong> Sunday, April 15, 2012 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm ET<strong><br \/>Where:<\/strong> Puppy Town 4045 S Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34231<strong><br \/>Why:<\/strong> Puppy Town sells dogs from puppy mills &#8211; commercial breeding facilities that mass-produce puppies for resale through pet shops and brokers. USDA licensed facilities are puppy mills. <!--more--> Puppy Town is linked to several breeders with multiple violations and  one unlicensed online seller \u2013 which by law cannot sell to pets shops  without a USDA license. The pet shop frequently buys from puppy mills  from states like Iowa, Missouri and Georgia. <\/p>\n<p>Some of the complaints describe in detail instances of gross neglect,  inadequate veterinary care, lack of basic cleanliness, and in some  instances animal abuse. A long list of customers complain of sickly dogs  who had chronic illnesses that were contracted before purchase. It is  important for the public to know the risk of buying a puppy mill dog and  the cruel system they&#8217;ll be sponsoring if they buy a puppy in Puppy  Town. <\/p>\n<p><strong>How:<\/strong> CAPS wants to alert consumers to the problems  associated with purchasing puppies from pet shops. At these peaceful  protests, CAPS will distribute fact sheets on pet shops and where to  adopt in the Sarasota area and CAPS brochures. CAPS protestors along  with concerned, local residents want Puppy Town to convert to a humane  business model that dogs from local shelters, especially kill  facilities, rather than from puppy mills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who: Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS) Deborah Howard, Founder and President of CAPS Howard founded CAPS in 1992 and is devoted to the protection of companion animals. 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