You Have the Power to Stop Puppy Mills!
Boycott Monster Pets is a campaign working to spread the word about the pet store-puppy mill connection.
For almost two years we have been urging Monster Pets to stop selling puppies and
instead promote adoption by working with reputable shelters and rescues to host adoption events at the store.
To date Monster Pets continues to sell puppies from puppy mills along with other animals.
Browse this site to learn more about our campaign and to find out how you can help.
The Save Buddy Campaign Kickoff was a huge success!
West Philadelphia residents came out in large numbers to show their support for Buddy and the rest of Philadelphia's many homeless animals!
Click on the photo below to see more photos from our Rally to Save Buddy.
Join us next week at Park West Town Center in front of Monster Pets as we continue our campaign!
Can’t make it to West Philly? Our demonstrations in front of Monster Pets’ South Philly store are still happening.
Check the Events page for more details.
If you missed the rally, don't worry, you can still help animals right in our backyard!
Click on Buddy (above) to find out how.
***9/30/08 UPDATE: READ OUR OPEN LETTER TO MONSTER PETS AND A LOCAL DEVELOPER ABOUT THEIR NEW STORE IN WEST PHILLY HERE***
MONSTER PETS SELLS PUPPIES FROM PUPPY MILLS!
>> Don't be fooled, Monster Pets' "LOCAL BREEDERS" = PUPPY MILLS <<
If you ask Monster Pets where they purchase their puppies, the employees or a Monster Pets' representative, Susan Hoagland, may tell you that Ms. Hoagland personally visits "local breeders" to "hand pick" the puppies. Think about it, if she personally travels to the breeding facilities to restock Monster Pets' puppy supply that must mean she is purchasing puppies from the puppy mills in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a.k.a. "The Puppy Mill Capital of the East Coast".
>>Monster Pets refuses to stop selling animals<<
Monster Pets has a chance to save lives but they choose to continue to sell animals instead. According to West Philadelphia Financial Services Institution, the co-owners of the Monster Pets' shopping center, Monster Pets will not stop selling "puppies and parakeets" because it is part of their "business plan". Our group offered assistance in setting up an adoption area inside Monster Pets' West Philadelphia store if they agreed to stop selling puppies. Monster Pets declined the offer that would benefit their store as well as the city's hundreds of homeless animals. If you question Monster Pets as to why they refuse to stop selling animals and only work with rescues and shelters, you may be told that Monster Pets does work with rescues and shelters. We are not aware of any rescues and shelters that do, in fact, work with Monster Pets. Reputable shelters and rescues will not work with a pet store that sells puppies from puppy mills. Read our open letter to Monster Pets and the co-owners of their development here.
Monster Pets sells puppies that come from abusive breeding facilities called puppy mills at both their South Philadelphia and West Philadelphia locations.
Monster Pets has sold sick puppies, according to several former customers. That is not surprising, because puppies born in puppy mills are ripped from their mothers at the fragile age of 8 weeks and sometimes even younger. The helpless puppies are then sold at pet stores like Monster Pets.
When you buy a puppy from a pet store, chances are you are paying top dollar for a puppy who may need immediate vet care or might be plagued by serious genetic health problems later in life because of the abusive treatment their parents received.
Puppy Mills - Hell on Earth for Dogs
Puppy mills are breeding facilities that produce puppies for sale to pet stores. Puppy mill cruelty includes: filthiness, violent handling, killing of unwanted animals and insufficient vet care. The parents of pet store puppies are imprisoned in tiny cages and forced to breed for their entire lives. When they can no longer produce puppies for profit they are regularly sold to laboratories or brutally killed.
Little Animals Suffer Too!
Don’t forget the little animals, they suffer too. Birds, rodents, reptiles, fish and other small animals sold in pet stores also come from breeding mills, often worse than puppy mills. They die in large numbers from illness and injury at mills and pet stores. Monster Pets carries a variety of these animals.Our group has witnessed animals being delivered like inventory to Monster Pets in small plastic containers labeled "Live Animals". NEVER buy any animal from a pet store.
Visit www.Petfinder.com for species specific rescues.
When You Buy a Shelter Animal Dies!
By selling animals, Monster Pets contributes to the homeless animal crisis. Each year, millions of dogs, cats and other animals are killed in shelters because there are not enough good homes. Right here, in Philadelphia, our shelters kill countless dogs each year. Area shelters and rescues have healthy, temperament - tested, animals ready for adoption.
Adopt, Don't Buy! Visit www.Petfinder.com for a list of adoptable animals in your area.
Philadelphia Shelters
Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PSPCA)
350 East Erie Avenue
215-426-6300
Philadelphia Animal Care and Control Association (PACCA) &
Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)
111 West Hunting Park Avenue
267-385-3800
PAWS Adoption Center
100 North 2nd Street (at Arch)
216-238-9901
Morris Animal Refuge
1242 Lombard Street
215-735-3256
Low Cost Spay and Neuter Information HERE
Former Monster Pets' Customers: If you are visiting this site because you have purchased a puppy from Monster Pets and would like to anonymously share your paperwork to help other dogs, please email us at BoycottMonsterPets@yahoo.com. If the puppy you purchased is having health problems, we may be able to offer advice and help you through the process of filing a complaint. Please email us at BoycottMonsterPets@yahoo.com for more information.
Remember, YOU have the power to stop puppy mills!
This site is in no way affiliated with Monster Pets.
If you are trying to reach the official Monster Pets web site click: www.monsterpetsonline.com
