May 2nd,2012 | Just saying “puppy mill” conjures up images of filth and despair. Recent investigations by Animal Control workers in Stokes and Jones County prove those images are a reality. Watch video from Fox 8 News. |  |
April 18th,2012 | TRENTON,N.C. (WNCT) –More than 80 puppies taken from what officials call a puppy mill in Jones County are now eligible for adoption. Dozens of animal rights supporters filled the courtroom waiting for the judge’s decision. Watch Video from WNCT. |  |
April 2nd,2012 | Please contact Speaker Thom Tillis and President Pro Tem Phil Burger and respectfully tell them that enough is enough with the cruelty associated with puppy mills in NC.  Email Speaker Thom Tillis and President Pro Tem Phil Berger,click here for EASY to use pre-formatted automatic email to send. Only takes 30 seconds!
 REPECTFULLY call Speaker Thom Tillis (919) 733-3451 and President Pro Tem Phil Berger (919) 733-5708Message to leave:
“My name is ___ ____ I am a North Carolina citizen. I am calling to ask that our legislative leadership allow a commercial breeder bill to be introduced this year. Our laws are not sufficient to protect these animals from unscrupulous breeders. Where does your office stand on responsible legislation to protect dogs in commercial breeding facilities?
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April 1st,2012 The 88 dogs recently surrendered to the U.S. Humane Society cannot be adopted out for the time being because of a legal issue.
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March 15th,2012 | TRENTON,N.C.–Jones County Sheriff’s Investigators working with the Humane Society removed 80 dogs Wednesday from the property of a suspected puppy mill in Trenton. Watch Video from NBC-17. |  |
March 13th,2012 | STOKES COUNTY,N.C. — Stokes County district attorney Ricky Bowman said the maximum penalty that the owners of a suspected puppy mill could have received is probation. Bowman spoke publicly for the first time Tuesday about his decision to drop 27 misdemeanor charges of animal cruelty against Willis and Lucille Mabe. The Humane Society raided the Mabes’ property in Danbury on Feb. 7 and seized more than 160 dogs. Watch Fox 8 Video. |  |
March 9th,2012 | STOKES COUNTY,N.C. — A couple suspected of running a puppy mill will have all animal cruelty charges dropped as long as they fulfill an agreement made with the Stokes County district attorney. Watch Video from Fox 8. |  |
February 10th,2012 | DANBURY,N.C. — More than 150 dogs were taken from a Stokes County property Tuesday after a raid of an alleged puppy mill. The raid started around 2 p.m. at Dan River Bullies on Bob Mabe Road in Danbury. Media was not allowed on the private property,but aerial photos revealed several small,farm-like structures. [Video] |  |
November 23rd,2011 | “Apparently our neighboring states have pretty decent laws in place to prevent animal cruelty and protect animal purchasers from these puppy mills,” (NC Rep.) Harrison said. “We don’t,so we’re apparently a magnet for these dog breeders.” Read more |  |
October 12th,2011 | The psychological damage suffered by dogs living in puppy mills is profound and exists long after they’ve been rescued,a new study shows. Read more from USA Today. |  |
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