Source: Reading Eagle Board voted unanimously against zoning relief for the plans for a kennel that would breed English bulldogs. Controversial plans for a dog breeding kennel in Tulpehocken Township hit a roadblock when township officials rejected the property owner’s request for zoning relief. The township zoning hearing board voted unanimously Nov. 20 against a […]
Source: Facebook Perhaps our most recent intake can shed some light on the puppy mill problem and how consumers are causing the problem. We got a call from a vet we work with they had a 9 week old Golden Retriever puppy that a client of theirs purchased from a local pet store for $3200. […]
Thanks to the community working with United Against Puppy Mills to be informed and armed with the facts, we can stop puppy mills in their tracks. See the list here
Source: Lancaster Online The odds appeared to be stacked against Alvin King on Wednesday night. The West Earl Township resident, who has been illegally operating a dog-breeding kennel at his home, was set to ask the zoning hearing board to allow him to continue breeding dogs. Township zoning officer Sara Service had already told King […]
Source: FOX43 LANCASTER, Pa. — Another court hearing for John Stoltzfus Jr’s animal cruelty trial has been delayed once again. This marks the sixth time the defense has filed a continuance for the Lancaster County man, who is accused of drowning four puppies in cow manure runoff in 2023. “This is not okay because it […]
Source: The Humane Society TRENTON, New Jersey—State Senators Brian Stack, D-Hudson, and Raj Mukherji, D-Jersey City, and Assemblywomen Shama A. Haider, D-Englewood, and Luanne M. Peterpaul, D-Asbury Park, have introduced legislation that will prohibit the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits in pet shops, effectively cutting off the cruel puppy mill-to-pet store pipeline. Public records recently […]
Source: PENN LIVE By Zahriah Balentine | zbalentine@pennlive.com A Lancaster County man was charged after illegally euthanizing his four Sheepadoodle puppies because he was unable to sell them, police said in court documents. John S. Stoltzfus Jr., 46, was charged with four felony counts of aggravated cruelty to animals and four misdemeanor counts of cruelty […]
Source: WGAL GAP, Pa. — The Pennsylvania SPCA says it rescued 21 dogs from a breeder’s property in Lancaster County over concerns for their welfare. The group said it was acting on a tip from the Bureau of Dog Law that the animals were living in unsanitary conditions and had improper housing. PSPCA officers executed […]
Source: SONY Music New York and Los Angeles – June 16, 2022 – Neon Hum, in partnership with Sony Music Entertainment’s (SME) Global Podcast Division, today launched Smoke Screen: Puppy Kingpin, season four of its hit investigative podcast seriesthat examines an apparent scheme to illegally sell puppy mill dogs, also known as “puppy laundering.” All episodes of […]
Source: Pennsylvania Capital-Star | Cassie Miller Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding, who has frequently sounded the alarm on the bureau’s situation, wrote a letter to the Senate committee urging lawmakers to take legislative action this budget season Another bill to return the Pennsylvania Bureau of Dog Law Enforcement to financial solvency is being introduced in the […]
Some PA kennels always make the list! See it here
Source: KCCI | James Stratton WAYNE COUNTY, Iowa — The owner of a southern Iowa puppy mill who amassed more than 120 violations of the Animal Welfare Act in six months now faces criminal charges in Wayne County. Daniel Gingerich turned himself in to the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office. He now faces six animal neglect charges. Gingerich, […]
Source: KCCI | James Stratton The puppy at the pet store may not have come from where you think it did. In the months leading up to the U.S. Department of Agriculture shutting down a puppy mill in rural Seymour, Iowa, records show Daniel Gingerich sold more than 500 dogs to pet stores in at […]
Source: Lancaster Online | Staff A Lebanon County man has pleaded guilty to 16 counts of animal cruelty this week following the removal of 34 dogs from his property in October 2020, the SPCA announced Thursday. Steven Alston gave his plea to Lebanon County Judge John C. Tylwalk on Jan. 19. Tylwalk sentenced him to 6 […]
