This is part four in our series detailing an investigation from Animal Wellness Action and Bailing Out Benji into the selling of puppy mill dogs in Arizona and the failure of a 2016 state law to deliver any protections for dogs. For parts one, two and three, click here. In Part One of our series into Arizona’s failure … Read more
Lain Kahlstrom and Tina Meredith
This is Part Three in our series detailing an investigation from Animal Wellness Action and Bailing Out Benji into the selling of puppy mill dogs in Arizona and the failure of a new state law to deliver any protections for dogs. Here are Parts One and Two. We’ve already shared the history of the selling … Read more
This is part two in our series detailing an investigation from Animal Wellness Action and Bailing Out Benji. For part one, click here. Arizona law prohibits pet stores from purchasing puppies from breeders with recent and severe violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act on their record. Yet, five pet stores in Arizona called “Puppies … Read more
For much of the past year, Animal Wellness Action and Bailing Out Benji have been working together to encourage law enforcement to take action against the largest chain of pet stores in the state. In October of this year, law enforcement officers entered the pet store’s establishment to request and inspect the records. But … Read more