from the desk of

Puppy Mill Awareness Meetup

of Southeast Michigan

version 1

Prepared by: Pam Sordyl

Grassroots Projects

How I became involved

Belleville Petland 2007

PMA Formed 2008 - Parade

SASHA Farm 2006

Paws Total Pet Studio Macomb Dog Flipper

Paws N Claws, Eastpointe The Family Puppy

PetlandGarage Salesman

Kim Koss, Davison

My Puppy Paradise

Pledges

Information Booths

Every Saturday

Holiday Round-A-BoutsRather than stay at one location for a 6

months to a year, visit various

neighborhoods to spread the word.

Target stores that are selling as

secondary business and might stop with

a little pressure.

Hit large chains for 6 months and then

come back to the smaller stores if they

haven’t converted.

Number of puppies shipped to

The Family Puppy/Family of Pets locations

May 2009 - February 2010

98

109

31

97

80

63

121

141

170

47

May June July August September October November December January February

95 avg per month

Investigations & Press Releases

Take a Positive Approach

Puppy Friendly Pet Store Program

• Ask non-selling stores to pledge not to

sell puppies.

• Use Google to find supply stores.

• Pick a date to visit all stores in one

region.

• Call the manager or owner ahead to

explain the program.

• Promote with media coverage.

• Make it easy by bringing the forms in

person. Take signed form with you.

Puppy Selling Pet Stores

1. Animal Kingdom (Pet Paradise prior to 2008, 2008 Dog Gone Classy), 933 Gratiot Avenue, Saginaw

2. Anne's Pet and Hobby Shop, 224 S . Lafayette, Montcalm

3. Bark Avenue, 556 Rambow Drive, Monroe, Monroe

4. Bark Place Avenue Grooming, 130 E. University Dr, Rochester, Oakland

5. Barking Babes Pet Boutique, 108 South Leroy Street, Fenton, Genesee

6. Betty's Pet & Garden, 7921 W Houghton Lake Drive, Houghton Lake, Roscommon

7. Brooklyn Pets, 250 Main Street, Jackson

8. Bully Depot, 8417 W 8 Mile Rd Detroit, MI 48221, Wayne

9. Critter Pet Shop, 19309 Ecorse Road, Allen Park, Wayne

10. Curious World Pet Centers, 609 28th Street SE, Grand Rapids, Kent

11. Curious World Pet Centers, 7451 Union Ave, Jenison, Ottawa

12. Downtown Hound Pet Center,150 N Monroe St, Monroe, Monroe

13. Fantastic Fins, 38131 Ann Arbor Road, Livonia, Wayne

14. Four Pawz, 13800 11 Mile Road, Ceresco, Calhoun

15. Greenwood Pets & Plants, 13983 E 9 Mile Rd, Warren, Macomb

16. House of Pets, 29500 Ford Road, Garden City, Wayne

17. John, 22525 Ecorse Rd. (Taylortown Trade Center),Taylor, Wayne

18. Nancy's Suggies, 22525 Ecorse Rd. (Taylortown Trade Center),Taylor, Wayne

19. Ocean Odyssey, 3100 Boardwalk, Saginaw, Saginaw

20. Parkside Builders Inc, 4413 Kensington Road, Brighton Twp, Livingston

21. Pawsitively Spoiled, 434 W. Main Street, Brighton, Livingston

22. Paws-n-Claws Pet Supplies, 19100 E. 10 Mile, Eastpointe, Macomb

23. Pet City Pets, 1254 Ecorse, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw

24. Pet City Pets, 2000 Eureka Rd, Wyandotte, Wayne

25. Pet Place, 6734 River Rd, Cottrellville, Saint Clair

26. Pet Station, 1617 East Michigan Avenue, Jackson, Jackson

27. Pet Station, 5317 South Telegraph, Dearborn Heights, Wayne

28. Petland, 27200 Novi Road Unit #106, Novi, Oakland

29. Pitter Patter Puppies, (Gibraltar Trade Center) 237 N. River Rd, Mt.

Clemens, Macomb

30. Pollywood Pets & Acc Inc, (Gibraltar Trade Center) 237 N. River Rd, Mt.

Clemens, Macomb

31. Pretty Pooch, 8225 Gratiot, Saginaw, Saginaw

32. Puppy Love Puppies, 3718 Loton Dr, Fort Gratiot, Saint Clair

33. Puppy Place, 3150 Crandall Rd, Howell, Livingston

34. Puppy Place, 5080 Bull Run, Gregory, Livingston

35. Shaggy Dog, 47567 Van Dyke, Utica, Macomb

36. Teacups & Toys A Pet Boutique, 271 Merrill Street, Birmingham,

Oakland

37. The Bully Depot (ENJ Pets) Gibralter Trade Center, 15525 Racho Blvd

Taylor, Wayne

38. The Doggie Parlor, 20900 Kelly Road, Eastpointe, Macomb

39. The Family Puppy / Family of Pets, 32457 Gratiot Road, Roseville,

Macomb

40. The Family Puppy / Family of Pets, 528 West 14 Mile Rd, Troy, Oakland

41. The Family Puppy, 3341 S. Linden Rd, Flint, Genesee

42. The Family Puppy, 44125 W 12 Mile Rd, #121, Novi Oakland

43. The Family Puppy, 9950 Village Place, Brighton, Livingston

44. The Pet Stop, 621 W Washington St, Marquette, Marquette

45. Utica Pet Supply, 45460 Van Dyke Road, Utica, Macomb

46. V.I. Pets, 130 E Lakewood Blvd, Holland, Ottawa

47. V.I. Pets, 4191 Plainfield Ave NE, Grand Rapids, Kent

48. V.I. Pets, 6701 S Division, Grand Rapids, Kent

49. V.I. Pets, 7640 Riverview Drive, Jenison, Ottawa

50. Westland Dog Food Company (K & S Pet Supplies Inc ), 37697 Ford

Road, Westland, Wayne

51. World Gardenland Sea World, 29800 Gratiot Ave, Roseville, Macomb

52. Uptown Pets, 6109 S Westnedge, Portage, Kalamazoo

Michigan Puppy-selling Pet

Stores

31 of the 50 puppy-selling pet stores

are located in Southeast Michigan

The Family

Puppy

(Brighton)

Pet Station

(Dearborn

Heights)

Puppy Place

(Howell &

Gregory)

Bark Avenue

(Monroe)

Petland

(Novi)

The Family Puppy

(Novi)

Family of

Pets

(Roseville)

Family of Pets

(Troy)

Shaggy Dog

(Utica)

Utica Pet

Supply

(Utica)

Westland

Dog Food

Company

(Westland)

Pet City Pets

(Ypsilanti)

Pollywood

Pets

(Mount

Clemens)

Downtown Hound Pet Center

(Monroe)

Teacups &

Toys A Pet

Boutique

(Birmingham)

Critter Pet Shop

(Allen Park)

House of Pets

(Garden City)

World

Gardenland

Sea World

(Roseville)

Pet City Pets

(Wyandotte)

Pet Stores

Paws N Claws

(Eastpointe)

Doggie Parlor

(Eastpointe)

Greenwood

(Warren)

Pet Place

(Marine

City)

Puppy Love

Puppies

(Fort Gratiot)

The Family

Puppy

(Flint)

Barking

Babes

(Fenton)

Bully Depot

(Detroit)

Pawsitively

Paws

(Brighton)

Taylor Town

(Taylor)

Southeast Michigan Puppy Selling Stores

by County

8

10

5

2

1

5

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1

3

5

7

9

11

13

15

Macomb Wayne Oakland Livingston Monroe Washtenaw

2009 -2010 Stores ‘known’ to be

Importing PuppiesThe Family Puppy 1,798

Petland Novi 876

Petland Westland 298

Curious World 198

Pet Station 116

Uptown Pets 94

Westland Dog Food Supplies 70

VIP Pets 43

Paws N Claws 42

Bob Birley 35

House of Pets 24

Puppy Pad 11

Ocean Odyssey 9

Ann's Pet Shop 6

Utica Pet Supplies 5

Pet City Pets 2

Seashells 1

3,628

Months (May '09 - Sept '10) 17

Per month Avg 213

Per Year Estimate 2,561

Missing 2009

Shipping records

The Family Puppy

Uptown Pets, Portage (Closed)

Westland Dog Food

Paws N Claws, Eastpointe Utica Pet Supply, Utica

Pet Station, Dearborn HeightsHouse of Pets, Garden City

Breeder Information

During 2009 & 2010,

17 pet stores

imported

approximately

5,000 puppies

from other states

based on interstate

health certificates.

On average

213 puppies are

imported per month.

The Puppy Pipeline

The Family Puppy/Family of

Pets store is the largest

chain, with five stores in the

southeast Michigan area.

V.I.P Pets is the second

largest chain with four stores

in west Michigan

Pet Store County Years Breeder State Summary

Ocean Odyssey Saginaw 2009 IN

The Pet Vendor Macomb 2004 MI

Pet Station Jackson 2010 MI

The Pet Stop Marquette 2004 MI

Uptown Pets Kalamazoo 2006-2009 AR, IN

Four Pawz Calhoun 2006 SC

Curious World Pet Centers Kent 2001-2002 KS, NE

Curious World Pet Centers Ottawa 2001-2010 IA, MN

The Family Puppy Livingston 2009-2010 IN, OH, MO

The Family Puppy Oakland 2003-2010 IA, IN, MN, MO, OH

Petland #245 AKA Novi Pets Oakland 2003-2010 IA, KS, MO, OH

Westland Dog Food Company

(K & S Pet Supplies Inc )

Wayne 2001-2010 AR, IA, KS, MN, MO, OK, WI

Family of Pets Macomb 2003-2010 IA, IN, MN, MO, OH

Utica Pet Supply Macomb 2003-2009 IA, MN, MO

Family of Pets AKA Family

Puppy

Oakland 2001-2010 AR, IA, IN, MN, MO, OH

Puppy Place Livingston 2007 IN

Pet Station Wayne 2008-2009 KS, NE

Pet City Pets Washtenaw 2006 AR, OH

Bark Avenue Monroe 2004-2006 OH, PA

House of Pets Wayne 2009 KS

The Pet Source Jackson 2005 MO

V.I. .Pets (My Precious Puppy) Kent 2009-2010 IN

The Family Puppy Genesee 2009-2010 IN, OH

Anne's Pet and Hobby Shop Montcalm 2009 MN

Parkside Builders Inc Livingston 2010 IN

Paws-n-Claws Pet Supplies Macomb 2009 -2010 AR, MO

Puppy Place Livingston 2009-2009 IN

Seashells Aquarium & Supplies Macomb 2009 -2010 MO

Shaggy Dog Macomb 2004 MI

Puppy Pipeline (Closed or Formerly Sold Puppies)

Pet Store Address City County Prior MDA

Pet Shop

License

Breeder State Summary

1 Lisa's All Breed Dog & Cat

Grooming

57545 Van Dyke Washington Macomb 1 IA, WI

2 All Creatures Great and Small 39313 Garfield Rd Clinton Twp Macomb 1 MI

3 Kathryn Hills 485 Waldo Road Mason Ingham IA

4 Petland 44705 Mound Road Sterling Heights Macomb IA, MO, OK, SD

5 Deep Sea Aquarium (owned by

Discount Pet Center)

4418 Stadium Drive Kalamazoo Kalamazoo NV

6 Petland 5437 West Saginaw Lansing Ingham IA, MO

7 Petland 3200 South Airport Road #402 Traverse City Grand Traverse

8 Pets-N-Us 25001 West 8 Mile Rd Redford Oakland NE

9 Petland 2087 Rawsonville Rd Belleville Wayne AR, KS, MO, OK

10 Family of Pets 29512 Seven Mile Road Livonia Wayne IA, NE, MN, MO

11 Pets For Everyone 12330 James Street , Ste. B130 Holland Ottawa MI

12 All About Pets & Grooming 20740 Fort St Riverview Newaygo MN

13 Petland 7374 HighlandRd. Waterford Oakland AR, IA, KS, MN, MO

14 Ocean Odyssey G-4367 Miller Road Flint Genesee NE

15 Meribar Pet Spplies Inc 27130 Dequindre Rd Warren Macomb 1

16 Petland 2135 Telegraph Bloomfield Oakland

17 Family of Pets 315 North Telegraph Road

(Summit Place Mall)

Waterford Oakland IA, MN, MO

18 Petland 34610 Warren Road Westland Wayne 1 AR, IN, KS, NE MO, OH, OK

19 Amazing Animals 36374 Ford Rd Westland Wayne MO

20 Pass Pets 315-216 North Telegraph Waterford Oakland MO

21 Pass Pets 18900 Michigan Avenue Dearborn Wayne

22 I Heart Dogs 17420 Hall Rd # 140 Clinton Township Macomb 1

23 Paws Total Pet Studio 102 East Main Street Northville Washtenaw

24 Sporting Dogs Unlimited 47818 Van Dyke Shelby Twp Macomb

25 V.I. Pets 11190 Chicago Drive Zeeland Ottawa MI

26 Currious World Pet Centers 2909 Breton SE Grand Rapids Kent 1

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Surgeries

Min Age

Identification

Vet Care

Cleanliness

Primary Enclosures

Shelter

Housing

Record Keeping

USDA Inspection Report Summary

Types of Non Compliances Noted

Undercover Work

2010 Indiana Commercial Breeders

Photos from Zoning(A Family Puppy Breeder)

USDA Licensed Breeders

There are only 9 confirmed USDA

licensed dog breeding kennels

that are allowed to sell legally to

pet stores.

Michigan has approximately 50

puppy-selling stores.

There are more pet stores than

legal kennels requiring pet stores

to import.

USDA Licensed Dog Breeders

Southwest

60Thumb

70

Western

182

Northeast

23

Northwest

36

Mid Michigan

94

Southeast

85

Upper Pennisula

18

Breeding Kennels By Region

1,531Total Kennels

Reviewed

Total County Kennels Reviewed

163

568

740

60

Boarding Breeding Unclassified Other

Pet Sitting,

Rescues,

Shelters,

Pet Stores,

Training,

Grooming

Breeding Facilities

82

34

13

Over 29 Dogs Over 49 Dogs Unlimited

4% of total

breeding kennels

(568 total breeding kennels identified)

Kennels with Red Flags

13

144

31

4

More than 4

types of breeds

Advertising Designer Dogs Prior Cruelty

Case(Breeding facilities only) (Breeding facilities only)

Aussiedoodles

Chi-A-Poos,

Chorkies

Cock-a-poos

Golendoodles

Labradoodles,

Malti-poos,

Morkies,

Puggles

Pug-Tzu,

Shih-chons

Shih-poo

Shih-tese,

Shorkies,

Yorkie Poos