Both the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and In Defense of Animals (IDA) have followed the ownership chain of dogs sold in Petland stores across the country, and discovered that a large number of these animals come from puppy mills. Puppy mills are intensive breeding facilities that keep pregnant dogs in overcrowded and often unsanitary conditions. While many puppy mills are licensed breeding facilities (hence Petland’s claim that they only buy from licensed breeders), this industry has little regulatory oversight. To increase profits, many of these facilities breed female dogs every time they come in heat. The result is sick puppies and even sicker parents.

Although Petland stores are franchise operations, and, theoretically, each owner is free to make decisions regarding the items they sell, it appears that Petland dictates that the stores purchase a number of their puppies through animal brokers such as Hunte Corporation, which, evidence shows, buys from puppy mills across the country. In fact, in a class action lawsuit, disgruntled franchisees claim that they were forced to accept sick animals sold to them by Hunte Corporation.

There are five Petland stores in the DFW metroplex (a list of these stores and their vets is at the bottom of this page). In an effort to convince these stores to stop selling animals and, instead, to sponsor adoptions, a group of DFW-area animal advocates formed TEP, Texans Exposing Petland. When the newest area Petland store, located in Plano, opened in October of 2008, protesters began a weekly picketing and leafletting campaign. With the assistance of the HSUS, IDA, and local groups Animal Connection of Texas (ACT) and the North Texas Animal Rights Network (NTARN), animal lovers have kept the heat on Petland.



Please join us in our Petland protests. Please join us in our Petland protests. We have kicked off on-going Petland protests, every Saturday, at all 5 of the Dallas/Fort Worth stores. Please see the Calendar link for times. Please join us, or just boycott Petland and encourage your friends to do the same. As long as selling animals is profitable, Petland will keep Hunte Corporation and the puppy mills it buys from in business.

If you or someone you know are in the market for a companion animal, please “adopt, don’t shop”. Dallas and Fort Worth shelters alone were forced to kill more than 40,000 dogs, cats, puppies and kittens last year - because there were not enough homes. A large number of these animals are purebred. A great place to find a wonderful companion is: http://www.find-a-pet.org, which has links to the local shelters.

If you would like to get updates on the Petland campaign please join the NTARN or ACT e-groups. http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/animalconnectiontx/ http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ntar_network/?yguid=222219965 Questions? Contact John Pippin, MD: jjpippin@sbcglobal.net or Susan Oakey: soakey@sbcglobal.net

For more information, we encourage you to visit the following links.
General puppy mill info: http://www.petstorecruelty.org and www.stoppuppymills.org
From Oprah’s puppy mill show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Km1_h7eGiKU
Forth Worth euthanasia: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqGRPA-wUJs
Franchisee lawsuit: http://network.bestfriends.org/truth/news/30941.html
HSUS exposes Petland: http://www.hsus.org/pets/pets_related_news_and_events/petland_puppy_mill_112008.html
IDA Petland campaign: http://www.idausa.org/campaigns/petland/overview.html
Last Change for Animals Camaign: http://www.banpuppymills.com/

There are 5 Petland stores in the DFW area. Below are the locations. The vet information was supplied, upon request, by the stores. We encourage you to join our boycott of these businesses:



DALLAS PETLAND STORE
11909 Preston Rd., Suite 1428
Dallas, TX 75230
(972) 386-7387


Lonnie Moore, DVM
Pet Vet Animal Hospital
12801 Midway Rd., Ste 210
Dallas, TX 75244
(469) 522-5100
petvethospital@sbcglobal.net
www.nwdac.myvetonline.com


PLANO PETLAND STORE
340 Coit Rd., Suite 500
Plano, TX 75075
(972) 801-9300


Brian V. Benjamin, DVM
Ohio Drive Animal Hospital
1101 Ohio Drive, Suite 104
Plano, TX 75093
(972) 599-2030
planopetdoc@aol.com
http://ohiodriveanimalhospital.com


FRISCO PETLAND STORE
2930 Preston Rd., Suite 810
Frisco, TX 75034
(972) 377-7233


W. Scott Mays, DVM
Pet Medical Center
8880 Main Street
Frisco, TX 75034
(972) 335-9825
pharmacy@petmedicalcnter.com
www.allpetscarecenter.com


LEWISVILLE PETLAND STORE
Vista Ridge Plaza
420 E. FM 3040, Suite 680
Lewisville, TX 75067
(972) 874-0770


Kevin Cowser, DVM
Sandy Lake Animal Hospital
107 Samuel Blvd.
Coppell, TX 75019
Phone: (972) 393-1165
Fax: (972) 393-0177
www.vcasandylake.com


ARLINGTON PETLAND STORE
642 Lincoln Square Shopping Center
Arlington, TX 76011
(817) 861-0131


Mac Todd, DVM
Arkansas Browning Animal Clinic
1701 E. Arkansas Lane
Arlington, TX 76010
Phone: (1-817) 277-5501
Fax: (1-817) 277-5636
arkansasbrowninganimalclinic@yahoo.com
www.arkansasbrowninganimalclinic.com