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Chattanooga Pet Shop in the News

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

CHATTANOOGA TIMES FREE PRESS / A Hamilton Place mall pet store will find out in a matter of days if the Tennessee Department of Agriculture will allow it to keep selling pets or if violations to the state code of animal care could lead to the suspension of the store’s license.

The Pet Company gained unwelcome attention June 15 when the city of Chattanooga raided the store, removed all its animals and slapped it with 90 violations of local city ordinances that deal with animal cruelty.

Read the full article, and previous articles on this case, here.

200 Dogs Rescued in Puppy Mill Seizure in Sparta, TN

Saturday, April 24th, 2010

Volunteers Travel from Five States to Rescue and Care for Approximately 200 Dogs from Tennessee Puppy Mill

United Animal Nations, a national nonprofit that cared for dozens of neglected horses in Nashville last fall, returns to help remove dogs from mass breeding operation in White County.

(April 23, 2010) – United Animal Nations (UAN) has deployed volunteers from five states to rescue and care for approximately 200 dogs living in unsanitary conditions without proper socialization and medical care at Gayla’s Poodle Palace in Sparta, Tennessee. All of the animals have been surrendered by the owner to the custody of the White County Sheriff’s Department. (more…)

‘Marley and Me’ Dogs Up For Rescue

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

The movie “Marley and Me” was about one dog. But producers needed dozens to tell the heartwarming tale of the always-in-trouble yellow lab. To the rescue, a Loxahatchee breeder who brought her dogs to be extras, or to play the role of Marley as an irrepressible puppy running down the beach. Now the dogs are up for adoption after a rescue effort by Pet Haven Rescue.

Posted from wpbf.com. Read the full story here.

Puppies Buried Alive in Cookeville

Friday, August 14th, 2009

WSMV reports that four puppies, each only a few days old, were just found buried alive in Putnam County. The three that survived will be up for adoption through All About Rescue & Fixin (AARF), a local animal rescue group. For more information, read the news story here.

Roadside Animal Sales Banned in Lebanon

Friday, May 8th, 2009

We’ll fortunately no longer be seeing puppies and kittens sold along Lebanon’s roadsides. The city council voted on May 5 in favor of a new law to ban the sales within Lebanon city limits. (more…)