Subject: PetLand Janesville, Wisconsin

Eye-witness Account by Gina S. November 29, 2008
Contact Gina S. at happycappy90@hotmail.com

"This store is one of the worst offenders. We need to protest them with all of our might and need an army there in two weeks. Please Please Please make this protest and recruit some members if you can.

I went to visit the store myself today and personally saw the horror. They had:
Goldendoodles, Chihuahuas, AKITAs, German Shepherds, Mini Pinchers with cropped tail and ears, Dachshunds, American Eskimos, Beagles, Shih-poo's, Puggles, Papillion, Schnauzers, Cairn Terriers, French Bulldogs, and more.

I also saw some half dead looking cats in the back room, with only one kitten on display in front.

The Chi's tags said "whelped 9/25/08 and another one said 9/28/08" From Heritage Breeders.
The Chi's were not even eating food by themselves, they were being hand fed by the associates working there and the food was soft because their teeth were barely in. Way too young to be sold.
This store is pumping out puppies for profit.

The manager was on the phone talking about a breeder from Iowa as we stood there. Customers were elbow to elbow oohing and awing over the cute puppies. Oh, it was sick! They are misinformed customers and they need an eye opener and education, no doubt. They were so excited to see these puppies. What little do they know.

I watched as the employees push the puppies on the customers. They were trying to get me to hold the chi's. They were all oozing with eye and nose discharge and looked pretty lethargic in some cases. Some of the dogs (Golden doodle in particular) looked pretty old and what a coincidence, he was on sale as the "dog of the day!" $398.00 What a deal!

One of the dogs had very sparse hair on his hind quarters, you could see his skin right through it.

We need as many people as possible there in two weeks, we have three corners to work and two entrances to cover. We need to target this store.

Customers in Petland that day were puppy shoping for Christmas. One family was taking pictures to keep of the puppies they liked so they could make a descision for which puppy was going to be someone's present.

They were pushing puppies as presents in their talks with customers. THIS IS WRONG and WE KNOW IT!

Being at this location will have a high impact and we need as many people to cover this area as possible. We also need LARGE signs that this type of public will easily understand. I will get more litterature and make copies of existing literature to pass out. We need at least a minimum of three people to pass it here. We need more signs too so please make a few extra if you can, I myself plan on doing so as well.

If you would like the list of puppy mills this store is using along with their back yard breeders or consumer complaints please contact me. happycappy90@hotmail.com