Ms. Bradford, the owner of "I Heart Puppies," is the one who started this by filing a restraining order. The court denied her, and her attempt to silence the truth and intimidate activists failed. She can still turn this around and become a shining light in Corona Del Mar instead of a stain.

The parents of these puppies live in small cages their whole lives, and all pet stores I have ever heard of purchase their puppies from Puppy Mills...PERIOD. That's what this is all about. Do the right thing for the dogs that are never seen (the puppies parents) and stop selling puppies, BECAUSE THEY DO COME FROM PUPPY MILLS. "Speaking for them because they cannot".

Are there plans to picket and/or boycott other stores in Newport Beach that sell dogs from puppy mills? Does Russo's engage in the same practice as I Heart Puppies? Any other stores in the area?

Any interest in petitioniing the city to ban all pets stores in Newport Beach from selling dogs and cats unless they are from shelters?

hahahahahaha!!! this is awesome! It's just a matter of time before she starts choking on her biting off more than she can chew! It's not only going to continue Bradford, it's going to get worse for you and your cruel business!

Hang on, have to laugh again!

I managed a OC pet store for 4 years and not all pet stores get their dogs from puppy mills. I have been to I heart puppies and their animals look and seem signifcantly healthier then for instance Russo's in Newport Beach(GROSSEST PET STORE I HAVE SEEN IN OC). I would try to pick a better target.

Where did OC get their dogs S Miller? Who were their breeders?

when it comes down to she said/she said.. the community needs to use common sense. who is most likely to charm you and lie to you: a compassionate volunteer with investigation & documentation behind them, or a store owner who chooses to need your dog buying thousands to pay their bills? this store knows that people are not stupid and they are using tactics like producing a single kitten up for adoption in their store today. they know that one humane act makes their business appear to be telling the truth. they also know that one kitten for"adoption" will in no way hinder their dog sales. the body pile up of dead shelter animals is 1/2 million YEARLY in CA. So, why are people still buying the puppies of freshly bred dogs????

Just because the dog seems healthy does not mean this it is or that it will not have problems down the line. I have a wonderful puppy mill survivor that is deaf and blind and suffers neurological damage as a result of over breeding. He looked and seemed healthy when he was purchased. But the minute he exhibiting signs of blindness, the owners dropped him at the shelter. Looks can be deceiving and the puppy mill operators are profit driven; sick or dead puppies are just the cost of doing business, like scrap at a manufacturing plant. All pet stores that are not selling rescues or shelter dogs need to be targeted because the perpetuate cruelty.

people, ask yourself... why would non profit groups and the HUMANE SOCIETY tell everyone to NOT buy animals from pet shops and online.... because you can so easily be lied to, showed false 'documents' if any and pictures from wherever in order to believe that the animal is comming from somewhere else. this shop just keeps saying that their breeders are USDA certified. what that means is that they are admitting that the breeder is a mill. CAPS and the U.S. department of agriculture have deemed AT LEAST one of their common breeders a mill with numerous violations. violations on a USDA certified mill !!! the certification has the BARE MINIMUM of standards and they cant even keep up with those. DISGUSTING and CRUEL.

The protest was great but more needs to be done. Russo's has operated for years without any protests. Why? Does anybody know how difficult it would be to get a ban passed in the city against such pet stores?

Great job everyone! I am soooooo proud to know people like you all and to walk the planet with people standing up for innocent animals! Blessings to you all!!!

Message to Steve, the apologist for animal cruelty.
Actually, yes we can. Google Barkworks. It is unconstintutional to prevent assembly or free speech on private property that is open to the public (malls) in CA for the purposes of boycotting a store. Learn the law. We live a great country, where we can shine the spotlight on the truth. Puppy mills will be illegal soon. We are dog lovers. Millions of us.

"Steve" is not only an apologist for animal cruelty, he's also an admitted bigot. His posts are horrifying. Like a trip back to the the segregated South of the 1950s. So sad.

I think those who support such shops as Russo's and I Heart Puppies should visit just one puppy mill.

Let me tell you about my dog, once a breeder in a puppy mill. After breeding her for years - she is, after all, a rare blonde - the dog had no apparent medical attention for gross infections of both ears which rendered her deaf and screaming in pain from it all. It was the screaming in pain that caused the breeders to dump her into the shelter where she was about to be put down. Thanks to an astute volunteer, a rescue group ready to intercede, and two veterinarians who performed 5 hour surgery on both ears [total ear canal ablation], this dog, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HER LIFE, knows what a leash is and has a loving home. She had no socialization and no human comfort in all her years. She was a puppy machine, nothing more.

It's a monstrous society that allows breeding when there are so many purebreds - young ones, too - in the shelters.

Lynn Summers

Steve can't be serious...He's sounding more more less intellegent.

Steve... Funny that you say we protest a business with no proof...Newport Beach City Council knows otherwise.. I am a native and a citizen of Newport Beach, and I just presented them the FACTS in the form of Legal government agency USDA reports... on camera, on record, in a city council meeeting... I personally read them multiple and repeated violations of the grotesque and diseseased breeding facilities I Heart Puppies uses, and the suffering of the severly neglected animals that recieve no verterinary care... So why dont you join us on the side of humaneness and integrity, doodle up a sign, and gp protest Russo's as you are very knowledgable of the condition of their puppymill puppies as well...You could spend your time saving lives, instead of talking out of places that making yourself look foolish...

CAPS investigation of the puppy mill which provides puppies to I Heart Puppies is public. Here is the youtube link if you have not seen it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLclYVClXMs&feature=autoshare
Once you have the knowledge, there are two choices: 1) turn a blind eye or 2) help be the voice to make the change. Bravo to the protesters at Sunday's rally for being the change they want to see in this world!

Steve - Care to leave your last name?

Russo's IS a nightmare, as is Barkworks and we will prevail in getting them shut down for good. Steve is also a nightmare, but for other reasons.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQxKqD-QX9M

Put "Pets Pets Pets" on the list too they are in five points in HB. Nasty, real nasty.

It is important that EVERYONE do their research. It is not that difficult to educate oneself on how pet stores acquire their puppies! Until puppy mills are illegal, it is important to stop the legal sale of puppies that come from the mills! Puppy mills are horrific, and must be stopped. The exploitation of animals and children is inexcusable. FYI.. Steve... My family has advocated for the vulnerable, to include children and animals for decades. We have been fortunate to have touched many children so that they might grow up to be passionate, caring adults with minimal scars. You will find, that in this population, many will advocate for those who can be easily exploited. Not just animals! Wow! What do you stand for?

Steve is here to make us stronger. Thank you, Steve.

The good news? The Irvine company will no longer lease space to retailers of dogs and cats. The even better news? Russo's, in Fashion Island, lease is up in 2012.

We are not going away. We'll be back!!!!!!! To Protest