I love it. Russos is the worst puppy mill distributor out there.

And these idiots plan to continue selling their puppy mill puppies on their web site??? All puppies sold in pet stores come from puppy mills. As do the ones sold on the internet! Go CAPS. Keep the pressure on.

It is closing day for I Heart Puppies! On behalf of the mothers who suffered and will continue to be tortured and enslaved in Midwest Puppy Mills to fill the online orders of Corona Del Mar’s “ Little Pet Shop of Horrors”, I’d like to remind the Bradfords that mothers of your cruelty widgets will not be suffering in silence as you flee to hide behind your Fraudulent Website Façade. Why close shop when owners obviously have such little ambition to attack the words of humane citizens and advocates? Their Attorneys fees and those ordered by a Judge for the cost of CAPS and Carole Davis’s attorney’s fees are cutting into cruelty profits. We are telling the ugly truth and our words and our evidence will stand in a court of LAW. In my mind if you purchase a puppy from ‘I Heart Puppies” you are committing an act of cruelty enslaving the parents to the torturous treatment of the breeders of Brooke and Suzanne Bradford’s puppies.

. As long as they are selling, no matter what their claims, their dogs are coming from abusive commercial and now possibly unregulated illegal mills, through internet sales that have no oversight and are not regulated by the existence of any current laws. It is the reason for this unconscionable move in denial of practicing a humane business model in our city. In the Bradford’s store they posted a sign, “Pedigree is not a guarantee of proper breeding conditions, health, temperament, or even proper lineage.” What will they tell you now they that they have no oversight or legal obligation of California State Law?
Humane advocates including CAPS would like to remind the city of Newport Beach, there are still unanswered questions about why this store was never held in compliance of State Law when information of violation was relayed to NBPD Animal Control, the city, and council. The Department of Agriculture seems to think the rights of Companion animals are frivolous or negotiable and continue to placate them with false promises of compliance.

A court of law says that they are none of these things. The voices safeguarding their care, security, fair treatment, and right to life, would like to know why the diseased and dying Puppy Mill Pet Store Puppies rights to live free of suffering, are being disregarded and abused. The personal, business, and TWEETING relationships between The Bradfords and NB animal control officers (plural) will no doubt continue. The citizens and tax payers of Newport Beach demand unadulterated and legal protection of adherence to laws and animal control protocol for the animals residing in the city of Newport Beach. If the city can’t handle the scandalous dealings of Puppy Mill Pet Sales in Newport Beach, make the required and ethical move placing a ban on their sales for the city. It is in the best interest and welfare of the city, our citizens, and Newport families.
If you are looking for a new puppy to add as a new member of your family, but have concerns of whether you are dealing with a reputable breeder, please contact my blog or newportbeachpuppymillcruelty@gmail.com – I will be more than happy on the best interest of the animals, as well as the citizens to make a call confirming breeder’s credibility.

Please first consider saving the life of one of the beautiful souls dying for a home in our local county kill shelter, or serving a prison sentence in our own O.C. Humane Society. They are all deemed adoptable and screened for behavior problems. These animals only problem is that they were private property of uncommitted owners and they are paying by the thousands every year in Orange County with their lives and 5 million across the country. The city needs an ordinance to provide better and legally guarded safe options that increase adoptability for the homeless companion animals suffering and dying because of the selfish puppy mill pet store laws of Newport Beach. Is our entire city of citizens to be disgraced and given reputation of selfish and inhumane , while we quickly become a minority of the cities in our county committed to cruelty sales?...Not Fair Newport Beach! We are Humane Citizens and Humaneness is an Expectation of our city. Please work on that, it is not our obligation to incessantly beg for it while personal agendas remain priority. Today is a good day for the respectable business reputation of Newport Beach as I Heart Puppies closes it’s doors. Unfortunately the city is still very much Inhumane in it’s laws for companion animals and Man’s Best Friend.

I am so glad that this puppy mill selling store is closing their doors! These ladies were attempting to deceive the public by saying they got their puppies from reputable breeders. It is a fact that reputable breeders do not sell to pet stores. CAPS investigation showed where they got their puppies and it was from puppy mills. No sign in the window stating otherwise will change the facts. They could have gone humane, they decided not to and now they must shut their doors. Orange County will not stand for this type of animal cruelty in our community. Today we won one for the dogs.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/allenstjohn/2012/02/22/where-not-to-buy-a-dog-the-pet-store-connection-to-the-business-of-puppy-mills/ This says it all, good job everyone, the public listened and hopefully they were educated about this cruel business. The only way to shut down puppy mills is to not buy into the lies, adopt/rescue.

Generally I find that people like you all care more about how you treat animals than how you ACTUALLY treat other human beings. You're all quite insane...Is this really the "movement" you've chosen? Why not look at a movement that involves human or children's rights. Good job - you put another couple decent people out of business. Nice job.

Yet another puppy mill outlet bites the dust. Good riddance!

I bought my first Shiba Inu puppy from a pet store for $800 back in 1994. His papers said he was from Missouri. Missouri is a puppy mill state. Consequently, he had a lot of medical problems. He was allergic to everything. He chewed all the fur off his butt until it bled! He was miserable all the time. His temperment was not very nice as well. The medical bills added up. I swore never again. My new Shiba Inu puppy came from an awesome breeder. I paid $2000 for pick of the litter in 2009. She is an AKC judge and very particular of who gets her puppies. She does not breed for profit but for her next show dog. Therefore, only zero to one litters a year. This shiba is perfect. He will be 3 this April and not one problem. His temperment is perfect. He has loads of personality! Puppy Mill should be banned! Never support Puppy Mills by buying a dog at a pet store or online!!!

Congratulations to all the protestors who worked so hard to let the public know the truth! I Heart Puppies is bad news just like all pet stores that sell puppies. The public was made aware of that and now I Heart Puppies is resorting to online sales so they can hide behind their computers and deceive people on the internet. Online pet stores get their puppies from mills just like any other pet stores do. Shame on them! Join Puppy Mill Awareness on Facebook to learn more! http://www.puppymillawareness.com

Bottom line, pet stores and on line pet marketers are traders in blood and pain and suffering. Are they the only cause of over-run shelters, unwanted, abused and unloved animals? no, we have much work to do on all fronts, including back yard breeders and inadequate spay/ nueter laws and enforcement. If we as a society can turn a blind eye to the suffering of these that are helpless, what are we teaching our children about respect for life, empathy, compassion. Yes, there are many causes to champion. Most people I know involved in animal rescue are involved in many areas trying to make life in their communities better. We need more champions, more miracles, better law, better enforcement and for those who don't step forward, please, just more open eyes and hearts.

Rescue organizations continue to remain a very viable alternative for those who feel the need for purebred dogs. Pet stores are just profit ventures for empty hearted entrepreneurs - nothing good comes of it for any of the product or purchasers.... Glad to know there is one less "baddie" out there