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WIZARD OF CLAWS VICTIMS PLAN DEMONSTRATION
Contact: [email protected]
People who have been sold sick puppies by WIZARD OF CLAWS - a South Florida pet store accused of unconscionable and misleading business practices, are planning a demonstration on Saturday, March 11 from 10:30 am to 2:00 pm in front of the store at 9101 Taft Street, in Pembroke Pines, FL. They will be joined by other animal lovers to protest the store's sale of "puppy mill" puppies.
Although Wizard of Claws has told customers that their puppies were from "reputable" breeders, in reality the puppies were obtained from large scale commercial breeding facilities in the midwest, commonly known as a "puppy mills", where animal welfare concerns are wholly secondary to profits.
Typical puppy mills have hundreds of dogs which are bred every time they go into heat. The sole purpose of puppy mill operators is profit, so dogs are bred without any regard to their genetic quality, and housed in substandard conditions where they spend their entire lives in cages, without proper exercise, nutrition or veterinary care.
Puppy mill puppies often suffer health and behavioral problems because of their poor breeding, lack of socialization and unsanitary mill conditions. These puppies are sold by pet stores to unsuspecting consumers that get their wallets lightened and their hearts broken when their new puppy gets deathly ill or develops genetic defects that require expensive veterinary treatment, treatment that pet stores routinely refuse to pay for in spite of legal requirements to the contrary.
The pet store has been sued by disgruntled customers many times, and a website, www.stopwizardofclaws.com , is dedicated to informing people about Wizard of Claw's tactics.
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Saturday, March 11,2006
10:30a.m. - 2:00p.m.
Wizard of Claws
9110 Taft Street
Pembroke Pines, Broward County, Florida
Location: North Side of Taft Street, 2nd shopping center west of Douglas Rd, in the swale area directly in front of the strip mall center
This demonstration is being conducted in accordance with the City of Pembroke Pines laws as they pertain to peaceful demonstration. Sticks are not recommended and loud speakers are not permitted. There can be no blocking of traffic and driveways, and the store employees and the general public may not be prevented from entering or exiting. The City is being notified in advance.
The purpose of this demonstration is to promote public awareness about the puppymill/pet store atrocities that are occurring here within our local communities. As many know, Wizard of Claws Pet Store has made the news on several occassions. Most recently with the NBC 6 investigative series as well as the Broward/Dade New Times. NBC 6 has been rewarded for their efforts of exposing these puppymill puppy pushers, as now the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has joined forces and is seeking to become a part of a “class action” lawsuit that had previously been filed against WOC.
Some of those who will be in attendance have purchased sick puppies that have since been cured at an enormous costs. Some of those in attendance may have purchased one puppy only to receive an entirely different one. Then there are some whose puppies cannot be cured and will remain crippled or on medications for the rest of their life, as well as some of those that have lost their puppies to diseases after watching them suffer. Then there will be those who never had any ties to WOC, yet they will be there for their love of the dogs. We anticipate a fair amount of media coverage for this demonstration, and need everyone that can attend.
WOC claims to be perhaps the largest seller of puppies in the country, as they do an enormous amount of business via the internet. They also claim to purchase from a select group of breeders. They also claim to sell only healthy puppies. If you have not seen the investigative report by NBC 6, you may view it via the link provided below. If the link does not work, copy and paste the address into your address bar:
http://www.nbc6.net/nbc6investigates/index.html
Please join us, as we would like to educate the public about puppymills and pet stores. Those of you who are affiliated with a rescue group might want to bring one or two of your dogs or puppies that are up for adoption, so the public can see that there are many dogs that need loving homes. Please remember to bring water and a bowl for your dogs.
Contact: [email protected]
People who have been sold sick puppies by WIZARD OF CLAWS - a South Florida pet store accused of unconscionable and misleading business practices, are planning a demonstration on Saturday, March 11 from 10:30 am to 2:00 pm in front of the store at 9101 Taft Street, in Pembroke Pines, FL. They will be joined by other animal lovers to protest the store's sale of "puppy mill" puppies.
Although Wizard of Claws has told customers that their puppies were from "reputable" breeders, in reality the puppies were obtained from large scale commercial breeding facilities in the midwest, commonly known as a "puppy mills", where animal welfare concerns are wholly secondary to profits.
Typical puppy mills have hundreds of dogs which are bred every time they go into heat. The sole purpose of puppy mill operators is profit, so dogs are bred without any regard to their genetic quality, and housed in substandard conditions where they spend their entire lives in cages, without proper exercise, nutrition or veterinary care.
Puppy mill puppies often suffer health and behavioral problems because of their poor breeding, lack of socialization and unsanitary mill conditions. These puppies are sold by pet stores to unsuspecting consumers that get their wallets lightened and their hearts broken when their new puppy gets deathly ill or develops genetic defects that require expensive veterinary treatment, treatment that pet stores routinely refuse to pay for in spite of legal requirements to the contrary.
The pet store has been sued by disgruntled customers many times, and a website, www.stopwizardofclaws.com , is dedicated to informing people about Wizard of Claw's tactics.
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Saturday, March 11,2006
10:30a.m. - 2:00p.m.
Wizard of Claws
9110 Taft Street
Pembroke Pines, Broward County, Florida
Location: North Side of Taft Street, 2nd shopping center west of Douglas Rd, in the swale area directly in front of the strip mall center
This demonstration is being conducted in accordance with the City of Pembroke Pines laws as they pertain to peaceful demonstration. Sticks are not recommended and loud speakers are not permitted. There can be no blocking of traffic and driveways, and the store employees and the general public may not be prevented from entering or exiting. The City is being notified in advance.
The purpose of this demonstration is to promote public awareness about the puppymill/pet store atrocities that are occurring here within our local communities. As many know, Wizard of Claws Pet Store has made the news on several occassions. Most recently with the NBC 6 investigative series as well as the Broward/Dade New Times. NBC 6 has been rewarded for their efforts of exposing these puppymill puppy pushers, as now the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has joined forces and is seeking to become a part of a “class action” lawsuit that had previously been filed against WOC.
Some of those who will be in attendance have purchased sick puppies that have since been cured at an enormous costs. Some of those in attendance may have purchased one puppy only to receive an entirely different one. Then there are some whose puppies cannot be cured and will remain crippled or on medications for the rest of their life, as well as some of those that have lost their puppies to diseases after watching them suffer. Then there will be those who never had any ties to WOC, yet they will be there for their love of the dogs. We anticipate a fair amount of media coverage for this demonstration, and need everyone that can attend.
WOC claims to be perhaps the largest seller of puppies in the country, as they do an enormous amount of business via the internet. They also claim to purchase from a select group of breeders. They also claim to sell only healthy puppies. If you have not seen the investigative report by NBC 6, you may view it via the link provided below. If the link does not work, copy and paste the address into your address bar:
http://www.nbc6.net/nbc6investigates/index.html
Please join us, as we would like to educate the public about puppymills and pet stores. Those of you who are affiliated with a rescue group might want to bring one or two of your dogs or puppies that are up for adoption, so the public can see that there are many dogs that need loving homes. Please remember to bring water and a bowl for your dogs.
