PET CITY LIES - PROTESTS CONTINUE

TORRANCE, CA - A signed copy of the Humane Society's Puppy Friendly Pet Store Pledge was given to activists on December 19th, by a Torrance store manager who claimed that they would only continue selling the dogs they already had, before converting to adoption-only. The manager claimed that all stores in the chain would comply. However, HSUS reports that they never received their copy of the pledge, and the number of puppy mill dogs in all stores has increased.  When asked what their plans are, Pet City declined to comment.

Pet City is currently being supplied by some of the nation's most deplorable puppy mills. Two are on the HSUS "Dirty Dozen" report of the worst puppy mills in Missouri.  One is being sued for selling sick animals bred under poor conditions, and has over 500 pages of federal law enforcement records. USDA reports are full of disturbing complaints, including reports of "dogs so badly matted with feces encrusted hair that it was difficult to determine what gender or breed they were." Pet City knows this. They have received numerous articles and documentation about these facilities. But apparently, they simply do not care.

Activists had suspected that the HSUS pledge was signed as a ruse to interrupt their campaign during the busy holiday season.  Therefore, they continued their scheduled protests at both the Whittier and Stanton stores on Christmas Eve, one of the busiest puppy-buying days of the year.  This weekend, they return to the Torrance store, and will continue their protests until Pet City stops doing business with puppy mills completely.

NEXT PROTEST:

SATURDAY, 01/08/11 (1-3PM)

Pet City, Torrance

18305 Hawthorne Blvd., Torrance, CA 90504

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