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Pet sales banned at malls nationwide; rescue stores begin to replace pet shops

December 15, 2011 By Joanne Brokaw 17 Comments

Even though the story broke in October, it’s still making the rounds on Facebook - just in time for Christmas: retail developer Macerich announced that it will no longer allow pet stores that sell animals in more than 70 malls nationwide. According to a story from October at GlobalAnimal.org, “This new humane policy designed to break the [...]

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Year-End Study Names 2011′s “Five Best States to be an Animal Abuser” (Where does your state rank?)

December 13, 2011 By Joanne Brokaw Leave a Comment

The Animal Legal Defense Fund this week released its annual report ranking animal cruelty laws across the nation, and according to the report Kentucky, North Dakota, Idaho, Iowa, and South Dakota are the five best states in the country to be an animal abuser. Based on a detailed comparative analysis of more than 4,000 pages [...]