30 January 2012: new
article added: Editorial -- Act
90: The Good, the Bad, and the Ambiguous; updated
Thyme and Sage Ranch
Investigation intro and
Overview. pages with
Jennifer Petkus sentencing info, added
ALERT: 7th ANNUAL GREAT LAKES PET EXPO, FEB. 4, 2012
16 January 2012: updated
Calendar of Events with info on Great
Lakes Pet Expo and WI Week for the Animals..
14 January 2012: Updated
WI Humane
Officers List (pdf)
6 January 2012: added link to article:
"Enhancing Animal Welfare Laws" by Joseph
S. Goode & Aaron H. Aizenberg, Wisconsin Lawyer, Dec. 2011
6 January 2012: updated alerts --
ALERT UPDATE (1/6/12) -- ASSEMBLY BILL AB-346 DEAD,
ALERT UPDATE (1/6/12) : PROPOSED PRIDEMORE BILL TARGETING ACT 90
DEAD. Also updated Calendar of
Eventsand
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
14 December 2011: updated
Calendar of Eventsand
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
1 December 2011: updated
Calendar of Events and
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
29 November 2011: updated
ALERT UPDATE (11/29/11) -- PHONE CALLS/ EMAILS STILL NEEDED. A
NEW BILL (AB-346) TARGETS ACT 90! with link to Fiscal Estimate; updated
ALERT UPDATE(11/29/11) -- STILL NO NEWS ON PRIDEMORE BILL THAT
TARGETS ACT 90.
22 November 2011: updated
Calendar of Events and
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
18 November 2011: updated
Calendar of Events and
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
11 November 2011: added
ALERT -- PHONE CALLS/ EMAILS NEEDED. A NEW BILL (AB-346) TARGETS
ACT 90! and updated
ALERT UPDATE -- NO NEWS ON PRIDEMORE BILL THAT TARGETS ACT
90; updated link for Milwaukee Magazine "Puppy Hell" article.
2 November 2011: updated
entry on Wisconsin
Humane Officers list.
25 October 2011: updated
Calendar of Eventsand
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
12 October 2011: updated
Calendar of Events and
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS. 15 October protest CANCELLED due to high wind warnings.
13 October 2011:
* * * ALERT UPDATE -- URGENT! PHONE CALLS/ EMAILS NEEDED TODAY! *
* * TELL YOUR LEGISLATORS "JUST SAY NO" TO PRIDEMORE BILL THAT
TARGETS ACT 90!
12 October 2011: updated
Calendar of Eventsand
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
28 September 2011: updated
THANKS TO
YOUR VOTES, CLARK COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY WON A $25,000 GRANT IN PEPSI REFRESH
PROJECT !, Calendar of Events and
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS; added banner and link to Animal Fairy Charities and
Animal Advocate Television
21 September 2011: updated
Calendar of Events; updated
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS with new schedule and photo of the Wisconsin Citizens
Against Puppy Mills' 2011 Puppy Mill Awareness Day protest.
14 September 2011: Updated
Frequently Asked Questions from Students to reflect WI's new dog seller
law; updated Calendar of Events and
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
5
September 2011:
THANKS TO
YOUR VOTES, CLARK COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY IS A FINALIST IN PEPSI REFRESH PROJECT
!, updated Calendar of Events.
24 August
2011: New page: Clearing Up the Confusion About WI's New Dog Seller/ Dealer/
Shelter Law, also uploaded in pdf form; revised
Act 90/ATCP 16: Facts for
Consumers. Deleted outdated DATCP Facts For Licnensees and Facts For
Consumers pages and pdf's. Revised links on all related pages.
4 August
2011:
PLEASE
VOTE FOR CLARK COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY IN PEPSI REFRESH PROJECT !
4 August 2011: updated
Calendar of Events and
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
2 August 2011: added
Gov. Walker
Proclaims Wisconsin Week For The Animals (pdf) to the
THIRD ANNUAL WISCONSN WEEK FOR ANIMALS, 13 - 21 August 2011
page. Also updated Calendar of
Events.
28 July 2011:
* * *IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED: ACT 90 IN JEOPARDY FROM NEW
PROPOSED LEGISLATION!* * * -- Click here for details; email or phone your state
representatives ASAP!
28 July 2011: added Certificates of
Vet. Inspection FAQ page.
26 July 2011: added
THIRD ANNUAL WISCONSN WEEK FOR ANIMALS, 13 - 21 August
2011page and updated Calendar of
Events.
15 July 2011: updated
Calendar of Events and
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
26 June 2011: new page added:
Dog Seller and Shelter
Licensing Form Links
11 June 2011: new page
added: Questions and Answers for Rescues/
Shelters; links added to all ATCP 16 pages.
7 June 2011: updated
Calendar of Events and
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
31 May 2011: New page added:
THANK YOU, WISCONSIN!!!
27 May 2011: New pages
added: ATCP 16: Who Needs a License, License Fees, Inspections, and
Record-Keeping, notes added to tops of all ATCP 16 Standards of Care pages
that these standards apply ONLY to those required to be licensed under Act 90.
26 May 2011: Four new pages
added: ATCP 16 Standards
of Care (General),
ATCP 16 Standards
of Care, Indoor Facilities,
ATCP 16 Standards
of Care, Outdoor Facilities, and
Transporting
Dogs.
13 May 2011: added
ATCP
16 Q & A FOR SHELTERS AND RESCUES page and uploaded DATCP
Q & A for Rescues and
Shelters (pdf).
1 May 2011: updated
Calendar of Events and
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS. Updating links to ATCP 16 pdfs.
29 April 2011: added
LICENSING
REMINDER FOR SHELTERS AND RESCUES,
ATCP 16 Full Formal Language
(pdf) and ATCP 16 Plain Language Factsheet (pdf); updated
DOG
SELLERS, RESCUERS, SHELTERS: UPDATED INFORMATION ON REQUESTING LICENSING
APPLICATION
25 April 2011: updated
Calendar of Events.
-
19 April 2011: new page:
ATCP 16:
Certificates of Veterinary Inpsection
3 April 2011: added
DOG
SELLERS, RESCUERS, SHELTERS: INFORMATION ON REQUESTING LICENSING
APPLICATION,
Information on Requesting Licensing Applications (pdf)
1 April 2011: updated
Calendar of Events and
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
22March 2011: * * *
ALERT: ATCP 16 IS LAW!!!!!! * * *, new photo and updates on Home page.
21 March 2011: * * *
ALERT: AS OF 21 MARCH, NO PLANS FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON ATCP 16!!!!!! * *
*
21 March 2011: removed Animal Law Conference registration and links.
24 February 2011: set up Online Registration for Animal Law
Conference<
23 February 2011: ***
UNDERSTANDING WI ANIMAL LAW CONFERENCE, MARCH 20,
2011 ***, updated
Calendar of Events.
9 February 2011: *** ACTION
ALERT: VOTE FOR BENTLEY! ***
26 January 2011: ALERT: ATCP
16 IN SENATE & ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES / CLEARING UP THE CONFUSION ABOUT WI ACT
90 AND ATCP 16
21 January 2011: Save the
Date for 20 March 11 Conference on Understanding Wisconsin Animal Law added to
Calendar of Events.
19 January 2011: New pages:
Act 90/ATCP 16: Facts for
Potential Licensees and Act 90/ATCP 16: Facts for Consumers
12 January 2011: New page:
Current Fund-Raisers, added NoPuppyMills.com forum info to
Puppy Mill Survivors page; updated Calendar of Events and
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS, added quote to Home page: "Getting legislation
passed for animal protection is not for the faint of heart. It takes years of
work, planning, and intense grass roots efforts. And passing laws is only the
beginning -- we must then work even harder to see that the new laws are
properly implemented and enforced."
4 January 2011: New page:
DATCP News: Animal Rescues &
Certificates of Veterinary Inspection
4 January 2011:
***ALERT: ATCP
16 SENT TO LEGISLATURE FOR APPROVAL! *** and
Leigislative Draft,
Standards of Care (pdf) added; Administrative Rules Overview page and
Administrative Rules Process pages updated.
10 December 2010: updated
Calendar of Events and
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS -- 12 Dec. protest cancelled due to winter storm.
9 December 2010: updated
Calendar of Events and
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
8 December 2010: created
Thyme and Sage Ranch
Investigation section introduction page, updated
SITE MAP with all links pertaining to
the Thyme and Sage Ranch case.
5 December 2010: ***ALERT: CLEARING
UP THE CONFUSION ABOUT WI ACT 90 AND ATCP 16! added, and
Proposed Final Draft,
Standards of Care (pdf),
Fact
Sheet for Potential Licensees (printable pdf) and
Factsheet for Consumers (printable pdf) uploaded.
2009 WI Act 90 Administrative
Rules Processand SITE MAPupdated
with links to the ALERT and the factsheet pdf's.
3 December 2010: created
Finding Your New Best
Friend! header page, updated SITE
MAP with all links pertaining to things to consider before buying or
adopting a pet and indentifying a good breeder.
1 December 2010: added
GREAT
CHRISTMAS GIFT THAT HELPS PUPPY MILL DOGS! ordering page for
DOGSPELL book fund-raiser.
26 November 2010: added
SITE SEARCH
feature to Home page and Sitemap.
23 November 2010: created
AB-793/ SB-580,
Revisions to Chapter 173 (Animal Seizure Law) header page, updated
SITE MAPwith all links pertaining to
the efforts to modify Chapte 173.
22 November 2010: updated
DONATE!page, created
Puppy Mill Survivors:
Caring for Mill Dogs header page, updated
SITE MAP with donation option and
Puppy MIll Survivor article and story links.
7 November 2010: removed
ACTION ALERT for CCHS as they have decided not to continue on with the contest.
4 November 2010: created
new section for 2009 WI Act
90 Administrative Rules Process, started building new, updated
SITE MAP
2 November 2010: updated
ACTION ALERT: CCHS IS TRYING AGAIN -- 3 WAYS TO VOTE EVERY DAY
UNTIL 30 NOVEMBER!
31 October 2010:
UPDATE:
WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE RULES PROCESS?. Also updated:
2009 WI 90 Administrative
Rules Process, and In the
Legislature:What's Happening in WI
31 October 2010: updated
Calendar of Events and
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
17 October 2010: updated
Calendar of Events and
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
6 October 2010: updated
Calendar of Events,
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS, and .ACTION ALERT: CCHS IS TRYING AGAIN -- 3 WAYS TO VOTE EVERY DAY
UNTIL 31 OCTOBER!
30 September 2010: updated
Calendar of Events and
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
30
September 2010: new resource link added to
Guide to Finding a Pet and
Before You Buy or Adopt pages.
14
September 2010: new page puppy mill survivor story --
Yellow Lab # 1150: A Place Called Home
9 September 2010: updated
Calendar of Events and
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS; added additional voting methods to
ACTION ALERT: CCHS IS TRYING AGAIN -- 3 WAYS TO VOTE EVERY DAY
UNTIL 30 SEPTEMBER!.
8 September 2010: updated
IN
MEMORIAM: JOYCE & ED KITSEMBLE and
JOYCE'S FUND!.
8 September 2010: updated
Calendar of Events and
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
3 September: added:
ATCP
16 Public Hearing Draft - complete (pdf),
ATCP 16
Fiscal Estimate (pdf),
ATCP 16 Business Impact Analysis (pdf) and updated
PUBLIC HEARING DATES SET FOR ATCP 16!,
2009 WI 90 Administrative
Rules Process, and In the
Legislature:What's Happening in WI with these new pdf's.
1 September:
ACTION ALERT: CCHS IS TRYING AGAIN -- VOTE EVERY DAY UNTIL 31
SEPTEMBER!
23 August: New location for
Eau Claire Public Hearing; corrected on
PUBLIC HEARING DATES SET FOR ATCP 16!, and
Calendar of Events.
19 August:
PUBLIC HEARING DATES SET FOR ATCP 16!, uploaded pdf
Pubilc
Hearing Notice/Plain Language Analsis, ATCP 16, updated
Calendar of Events with hearing
dates.
2 August:
ACTION ALERT: CCHS IS TRYING AGAIN -- VOTE EVERY DAY UNTIL 31
AUGUST!
30 July 2010: new page,
GOV. DOYLE PROCLAIMS 14 - 22 AUG. 10 THE SECOND ANNUAL
WISCONSIN WEEK FOR THE ANIMALS!
28 July 2010: new section,
AB-250 / SB-208 is now 2009 Wisconsin Act
90!, created to help make information on the history of the new law easier
to locate.
26 July 2010: updated
Calendar of Events and
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
15 July 2010: updated
Calendar of Eventsand
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
9 July : added ACTION ALERT: WHAT YOU CAN DO TODAY TO HELP WISCONSIN PUPPY MILL
DOGS
30 June 2010: added 7 JULY 10 DOG SELLERS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING: FIRST DRAFT OF
ATCP 16 and DRAFT,
ATCP 16 (pdf); updated Calendar of
Events and
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
17 June 2010: updated
Calendar of Events and
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
9 June 2010:
DSAC Recommendations on
Standards of Care, CVI's, and Age of Transfer.
9 June 2010: updated
Calendar of Events and
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
1 June 2010: Corrected
Sugar's Bakers: How Two Elementary
School Students Made a Difference for a Puppy Mill Survivor, with apologies
to Alyssa and Danyell, & updated Calendar of Events and
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
28 May 2010: Updated
* * * ALERT: REPORT ON USDA
INSPECTIONS OF PUPPY MILLS * * *
28 May 2010: added new dog
photo to Sugar's Bakers: How Two
Elementary School Students Made a Difference for a Puppy Mill Survivor
27 May 2010:
* * * ALERT: REPORT ON USDA
INSPECTIONS OF PUPPY MILLS * * *
25 May 2010: New page:
26 May 2010 DSAC Meeting
Info, including Standards of Care Discussion Outline and
Certificate of
Veterinarian Inspection (CVI) Discussion Outline.
24 May 2010: updated
Calendar of Eventsand
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
17 May 2010: 17 May 2010: DOG SELLERS ADVISORY COMMITTEE UPDATE,
updated Calendar of Events and
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
9 May 2010: updated
Calendar of Events and
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
New page:
19 May 2010
DSAC Meeting Info and
Standards of Care Examples (pdf)
6 May 2010: New page:
Sugar's Bakers: How Two Elementary
School Students Made a Difference for a Puppy Mill Survivor:
4 May 2010: Updated and
added info concerning the 2009
WI 90 Administrative Rules Process:
23 April 10: new page added:
2009 WI 90 Administrative
Rules Processwhich explains the Rulemaking Process; details the role and
goals of the Advisory Committee and the responsibilities of Committee members;
and includes a list of who is on the Advisory Committee and what segment each
represents. Printer-friendly pdf's of each section of the page also created and
uploaded.
23 April 10: updated
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: AB-793/SB-580, REVISIONS TO CH. 173 (ANIMAL
SEIZURE)
22 April 2010: .
13 April 2010: added new
page: Chica's
"Tail"; updated
IN MEMORIAM: JOYCE
KITSEMBLEand
JOYCE'S FUND!pages.
13 April 2010: added ACTION ALERT: LETTERS NEEDED IN SUPPORT OF AB-793/SB-580,
REVISIONS TO CH. 173 (ANIMAL SEIZURE) , updated
Calendar of Events and
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
9 April 2010: updated
Calendar of Eventsand
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
29 March 2010: updated
CONFERENCE:
WHAT WISCONSIN ANIMAL SHELTERS & RESCUES NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TAXES,
INSURANCE, AND THE LAWand added
Brochure/Registration Form (pdf)
29 March 2010: updated
Calendar of Eventsand
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
23 March 2010: Added
ACTION ALERT:
6 APRIL SENATE PUBLIC HEARING, AB-793/SB-580and
updated:
22 March 2010: updated
WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH AB-250 / WI ACT 90?.
19 March 2010: updated
Calendar of Events and
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
9 March 2010: added
AB-793/SB-580 FAQ
6, 7 March 2010: updated
Calendar of Events with Public
Hearing info and added new pages:
2 March 2010: updated
Calendar of Events.
27 February 2010: updated
Calendar of Eventsand
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
24 February 2010: updated
Calendar of Events and added
CONFERENCE:
WHAT WISCONSIN ANIMAL SHELTERS & RESCUES NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TAXES,
INSURANCE, AND THE LAW.
17 February 2010: updated
Calendar of Events and
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
5 February 2010: Added WI
WEEK FOR ANIMALS info to Calendar of
Events and updated
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
21 January 2010:
UPDATE: WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE NEW LAW?
11 January 2010: Updated
Calendar of Events and
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
8 January 2010: Updated
Calendar of Events and
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
15 December 2009: Updated
Calendar of Events and
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
9 December 2009: new fund
for helping puppy mill dogs, honoring the legacy of our dear friend Joyce
Kitsemble: INTRODUCING: JOYCE'S FUND!
9 December 2009: new Memorial
Page for Joyce Kitsemble, including her poem, "Good Friends Go to
Heaven," IN
MEMORIAM: JOYCE KITSEMBLE
3 December 2009: updated BREAKING NEWS: GOV. DOYLE SIGNS AB-250 INTO
LAW ON 1 DECEMBER 2009! with photo of Gov. Doyle signing the
bill; added link to the new
2009 WISCONSIN ACT
90 (pdf)
2 December 2009: IN MEMORIAM: JOYCE KITSEMBLE
1 December 2009: BREAKING NEWS: GOV. DOYLE SIGNS AB-250 INTO
LAW ON 1 DECEMBER 2009!
29 November 2009: Updated Calendar
of Events and
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
17 November 2009: Updated Calendar
of Events and
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
-
5 November 2009: BREAKING NEWS: AB-250 PASSES IN STATE SENATE BY A 32-0 VOTE!!!!!
2 November 2009: ACTION ALERT: LAST PUSH FOR SB-208; EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS NEEDED
ASAP!
28 October 2009: 28 October 2009: HOORAY -- UNANIMOUS AYE VOTE FROM JOINT FINANCE
COMMITTEE!!!
27 October 2009: 27 October 2009: AB-250 PASSES IN ASSEMBLY
BY UNANIMOUS VOTE!
26 October 2009:
URGENT: SB-208 SIDE-TRACKED TO JOINT FINANCE COMMITTEE -- LETTERS
NEEDED ASAP!; In the Legislature:
What's Happening in WIalso updated to reflect this new development.
25 October 2009: NEW Breeder With Pride page added:
Stardust Dachshunds.
Breeders With Pride page
also updated.
22 October 2009: updated
LEGISLATIVE ACTION ALERT: AB-250 TO ASSEMBLY ON 27 OCT 09 --
LETTERS NEEDED ASAP!and In the
Legislature: What's Happening in WI to reflect new activity.
15 October 2009: updated
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE ALERT: AB-250/SB-208 COMMITTEE UPDATE ,
In the Legislature: What's Happening
in WI, and AB-250/SB-208 In Committee to reflect new activity.
9 October 2009: new page:
USDA/AWA Inspection Reports of Horst Stables Dog Auctions
8 October 2009: updated
Summary of AB-250
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1
5 October 2009: new page -- Why There Is No WI Puppy Mill List
5 October 2009: added
AB-250 Public Hearing Record link to Home,
In the Legislature: What's Happening
in WI,
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE ALERT: AB-250/SB-208 PUBLIC HEARING UPDATE
, and Supporters
pages. This link is to an official record of the 13 October 2009 joint
committee public hearing, which includes full lists of those who spoke or
registered for or against the bill (Note: please see link bar at left; scroll
down to "AB250" and click.).
25 September 2009: LEGISLATIVE UPDATE ALERT: AB-250/SB-208 PUBLIC HEARING UPDATE
added, with links to media stories and also video of the entire
Public Hearing.
21 September 2009: Fur
Brained Ideas Fund-Raiser
18 September 2009: updated In
the Legislature: What's Happening in WI to reflect public hearing info and
Substitute Amendment 1.
17 September 2009: added
AB-250
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 (pdf) and
Summary of AB-250
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1
16 September 2009: added Toby's
Story to Puppy Mill Survivors section.
14 September 2009: updated
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE ALERT: DATE SET FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS,
AB-250/SB-208 and Calendar of
Events
14 September 2009: updated Calendar of Events and
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS,
11 September 2009: updated
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE ALERT: TENTATIVE DATE SET FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS,
AB-250/SB-208
11 September 2009: Updated
Supporters page with
pdfs of the letters of support from the
Richland Co. Board of Supervisors and
Ocooch
Mountain Humane Society.
9 September 2009: updated Calendar
of Events and
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS,
30 August 2990:
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE ALERT: WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH AB-250/SB-208
16 August 2009: updated Calendar
of Eventsand
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS,
14 August 2009: Badger State Sheriff's Association and Wisconsin
Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs Association added to
AB-250/SB-208
Supporters
14 August 2009: Updated Wisconsin Rapids Tribune reports of a mill bust
in Saratoga added to the Breaking News
page.
11 August 2009:
More to story about breeder, The Country
Today, 20 July 2009. A letter to the editor in response to
Breeder sees himself as underdog in proposed
lawlink added to AB-250/SB-208 Media page.
11 August 2009: Wisconsin Rapids Tribune reports of a mill bust in
Saratoga added to the Breaking News page.
5 August 2009: BREAKING NEWS: NO MORE THORP DOG AUCTIONS???
29 July 2009: updated Calendar of
Events and
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
23 July 2009: added Janesville Petland; added Janesville Petlandphotos to
Where Does Petland Get Their
Puppies?
18 July 2009: added two new articles to
AB-250 / SB 208 Media
17 July 2009: added printer-friendly pdf downloads for:
AB-250/SB-208 FAQ
(pdf) and AB-250/SB-208 Summary/Co-sponsor List (pdf),
13 July 2009: updated Calendar of
Events and
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS,
4 July 2009: Added new page,
Where Do Petland Puppies REALLY
Come From?, based on the HSUS investigations into Petland. Specific
information for Wisconsin Petlands is included. Also updated
Calendar of Events.
23 June 2009: Added Captain's
Story and links to
USDA Animal Welfare Reports
23 June 2009: Added more links to Juneau Co. animal abuse case to
Breaking News page.
16 June 2009:
THYME
AND SAGE RANCH INVESTIGATION (6/16/09) alert updated with Operation Freedom
200 information; updated Calendar of
Eventsand
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS,
16 June 2009: Added links to Juneau Co. animal abuse case to
Breaking News page and also
AB-250/SB-208 Media
pages.
16 June 2009: Added
Thyme and Sage Ranch
Investigation, In
Depth: Personal Stories About Thyme and Sage Ranch,
Operation Freedom
200, and
Criminal Complaint against Jennifer Petkus (pdf) pages
detailing the raid, investigation, charges, and transport of 200 of the dogs to
fourteen shelters around WI. Special thanks to The Richland Observer's,
Editor Ryan Billingham (observereditor@mwt.net) for giving us
permission to reproduce three articles from his publication, and to Dawn Kiefer
for writing a wonderful in depth piece about the background of complaints
against Thyme and Sage.
4 June 2009: Added link to
Fiscal estimate, SB-208 - pdf.
3 June 2009: Updated
THYME
AND SAGE RANCHalert.
31 May 2009: Updated
THYME
AND SAGE RANCHalert with link to the
29 May 2009 report by the ASPCA; updated
Calendar of Eventsand
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
22 May 2009: Updated
200
NEGLECTED ANIMALS SEIZED FROM THYME AND SAGE RANCH!with link to full
Criminal Complaint document enumerating the charges and
evidence against Jennifer Petkus.
21 May 2009: Updated
BREAKING
NEWS: 200 NEGLECTED ANIMALS SEIZED FROM THYME AND SAGE RANCH!
19 May 2009:
BREAKING
NEWS: 200 NEGLECTED ANIMALS SEIZED FROM THYME AND SAGE RANCH!
19 May 2009: Smith-Kreitlow Dog Breeders Licensure Bill introduced into
WI State Senatea on 18 May; all pertinent pages updated to reflect twin bill
numbers (AB-250/SB-208). Also added
LEGISLATIVE ACTION ALERT: DOG BREEDERS LICENSURE BILL INTRODUCED IN
WI SENATE! LETTERS NEEDED., and updated
AB-250/SB-208 In
Committee, Take Action in WI!, and
Contacting Your WI
Legislators pages.
17 May 2009:Updated Action Alerts, Calendar of Events,
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS, and Take Action in
WI! pages.
14 May 2009: Added
Fiscal estimate for AB-250 - pdf.
12 May 2009: Changed / removed sample letters in favor of a Sample
Letter Format, to encourage writers to express their thoughts in their own
words. The effectiveness of a letter-writing campaign is lessened significantly
if everyone copies and sends the exact same letter!
10 May 2009: Added ACTION ALERT: WEEK OF HOPE -- WEEK OF THANKS: LETTERS
NEEDED! and
sample letter; updated Calendar of Events&
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
6 May 2009: Added: Committee on Consumer Protecton page with contact info and
tips for phoning / emailing committee members; added
sample letter, updated *** LEGISLATIVE ALERT: LETTERS NEEDED -- COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER
PROTECTION***. Updated Calendar of Events &
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS
1 May 2009: *** LEGISLATIVE ALERT: LRB-2448/2 IS NOW AB-250!***.
In the Legislature: What's Happening
in WI and all other pertinent pages updated to reflect the new bill number.
Updated Calendar of Events &
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS
27 April 2009: ONE MORE SENATOR added; updated
LRB-2448/2
Cosponsors,
*** LEGISLATIVE ALERT: FULL LIST OF CO-SPONSORS/WHAT HAPPENS
NEXT? ***, and In the Legislature:
What's Happening in WI pages.
26 April 2009: Updated
LRB-2448/2
Cosponsors with the final tally; updated
*** LEGISLATIVE ALERT: FULL LIST OF CO-SPONSORS/WHAT HAPPENS
NEXT? ***, In the Legislature:
What's Happening in WI, Calendar of
Events&
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTSpages.
24 April 2009: New page: Media
Support of LRB-2448/2.
22 April 2009: Updated
LRB-2448/2
Cosponsors,
*** LEGISLATIVE ACTION ALERT: LRB-2448/2, COMMERCIAL DOG BREEDERS
LICENSURE BILL *** FINAL PUSH FOR CO-SPONSORS!.
21 April 2009: Updated
LRB-2448/2
Cosponsors.
18 April 2009: Updated
LRB-2448/2
Cosponsors.
17 April 2009: Updated
LRB-2448/2
Cosponsors.
16 April 2009: Updated
LRB-2448/2
Cosponsors & Supporters.
11 April 2009: Updated
Supporterspage with
pdf of the letter of support from the
Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association (pdf)
11 April 2009: Updated
LRB-2448/2
Cosponsors,
Legislative Alert: Request for Co-Sponsors,
Calendar of Events&
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
10 April 2009: LRB-2448/2
FAQ,
Cosponsors, &
Supporters pages
added.
9 April 2009: Summary of LRB 2448/2
8 April 2009: WE HAVE A BILL! Please see:
LRB
2448/2, the Commercial Dog Breeders Licensure Bill for the complete text.
8 April 2009: *** LEGISLATIVE ACTION ALERT: LRB-2448/2, COMMERCIAL DOG BREEDERS
LICENSURE BILL *** REQUEST FOR CO-SPONSORS NEEDED ASAP! Also
updated and revised Contacting
Your WI Legislators and In the
Legislature: What's Happening in WI.
7 April 2009: Updated Calendar of
Events &
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
31 March 2009: NEW pages added: Peaceful Protest,
Photo Album: Pet March On the WI State Capitol,
21 March 2003 and
Petstore Protest Photo Album
31 March 2009: Updated In the
Legislature:What's Happening in WI page.
31 March 2009: Updated Calendar of
Events &
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS with URL to Milwaukee Pet Store Protest Group's new
website.
28 March 2009: New page: Frequently Asked Questions from Students, a compilation of
questions and replies taken from our correspondence.
26 March 2009: Updated Calendar of
Events &
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS with additional Petland protests in April and May.
23 March 2009: New sign photo added to
Standing the Line: Thorp Dog
Auction, 11 Mar 09, with corresponding
larger
view in photo album.
19 March 2009: Added direct link to
Information Table / booth page
-- we hope this page, with photos of Appleton, WI's "No Wisconsin Puppy
Mills Group" booth at last year's Pet Expo and links to printable signs
and flyers, will be good resource for those of you setting up your own booth or
informational table at an upcoming event.
17 March 2009: ALERT:
PETLAND FACES CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT!
15 March 2009: Updated Calendar of
Events &
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
14 March 2009: New puppy mill profile:
Silver Lining Awakening article
and
Silver Lining Photo Album
13 March 2009: Put together Photo Album of larger views,
Standing the Line: Thorp Dog
Auction, 11 Mar 09.
12 March 2009: Standing the
Line: Thorp Dog Auction, 11 Mar 09-- photos from the protest.
12 March 2009: added link to
11 March 2009, The Capital Times, Madison, WI, editorial: Dog
auction is a cancer in state on Breaking
News page.
10 March 2009: added link to Chuck Wegner's moving story of a mill puppy
who spent her entire life inside
"The Box".
9 March 2009: ***ACTION
ALERT UPDATE: LAST CALL -- 11 MARCH 09 THORP DOG AUCTION PROTEST!***and
updated Thorp Dog Auctions:
Overviewto reflect new information and no-buy policy.
8 March 2009: Added link to Isthmus article "RESCUE ME" to
Media Archives and
Breaking News pages; also created ACTION
ALERT: PLEASE READ 3/6/09 ISTHMUS ARTICLE "RESCUE ME"
3 March 2009: CORRECTEDCalendar of Events &
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
1 March 2009: Updated Calendar of
Events&
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
25 February 2009: ACTION
ALERT: 11 MARCH 2009 THORP DOG AUCTION PROTEST!
24 February 2009: New page added:
Pewaukee Petland
24 February 2009: Updated Calendar
of Events.
19 February 2009: New section started:
The Petstore Connection
16 February 2009: Updated Calendar
of Events &
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS.
6 February 2009: Updated Calendar
of Events with information on 31 March Wisconsin Humane Lobby Day at the
State Capital.
3 February 2009: modified Take
Action in WI! by adding new Protest section and updating Contact Your
Legislators and Volunteer sections.
1 February 2009: Added
ACTION
ALERT: PLEASE WRITE TO YOUR WI STATE LEGISLATORS! page.
30 January 2009: updated Contacting Your WI Legislators; updated
Sample Letters and Tips To Use Them
Effectively with three new sample letters:
27 January 2009: added new page:
Sample Letters and Tips To Use Them
Effectively.
26 January 2009: added
ACTION
ALERT: ASK 7 MILE FAIR TO STOP ALLOWING THE SALE OF PUPPIES!
20 January 2009: Updated Calendar
of Events with entire 2009 Milwaukee Pet Store Protest Group schedule;
updated action alert for
UPCOMING
PET STORE PROTESTS with info for 14 February protest.
7 January 2009: Additional letter-writing resource added to
"Educate Through Newspapers" section of the
What YOU Can Do page and to
the
WRITE A
LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER alert.
4 January 2009
