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Humane Society Exposes Petland Practices

Critter News

Many of Petland's puppies are not supplied directly by breeders but are purchased from a "middle man"—large-scale "pet distributors," otherwise known as brokers—showing that the company may not even know who the breeders are or what their standards of care may be like. Some of the breeders were found with sick or dead dogs in their cages.

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Kentucky’s Crane Hunt-It Ain’t Over…

10,000 Birds

Brokering land to hunters, hooking them up with guide services…all for a fee. That dog don’t hunt. It isn’t hard even for a simple bird painter to divine that Commissioner Gassett stands to gain financially from a crane hunt in Kentucky. No, let’s not write any more letters to Dr. Gassett. Or rather, he does.

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“Your Rent, Your Rottweiler, and Your Rights”

4 The Love Of Animals

“My sister Robin has always loved dogs but she’s never had a one to call her own. Though she desperately wanted a dog as a kid, since our mother is dog phobic, we couldn’t get one. She planned to get one after college, but then learned one of her roommates was highly allergic to dog hair.

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