Got this this morning! P.S. The company announces they're changing their name to Rufus, Inc. We will not be fooled o deterred. These are still puppymill dogs, and an atrocity!
See here for more info.
WHAT: Woof & Co Demo for the Pups, their Parents, and the Shelter Dogs they
will displace/become.
WHEN: 2:00-4:00pm, Saturday March 27, 2004.
WHERE: Woof & Co. Braintree puppy store (South Shore Plaza is located at the
intersection of Route 3 and I-93, 781-848-0178). We will be on Rt. 37--also
called Granite Street. It is a very busy, divided highway with a fairly wide
median in places. We will between the two mall entrances off Rt. 37 where
we will have high visibility to almost everyone entering and leaving the
mall by car. (See Parking & Directions, below.)
SIGNS: Will be provided. We will also have literature.
WHY: Please join us at a peaceful demonstration to convey our opposition to
the new chain of puppy stores (Woof & Co.) debuting in MA as a test case for
the rest of the country. Two MA stores have already opened; six more are to
follow very soon. Woof & Co. plans to take over the national puppy market.
Hunte Corporation of Missouri (a major puppy mill state) supplies the
puppies to Woof & Co. And Hunte is the nation's largest and most notorious
USDA Class B puppy broker with big-time links to puppy mills. They try to
use tricky wording such as "the puppies are not raised on wire but suspended
floors" to avoid the puppy mill stigma. According to pet advocacy experts,
if a puppy comes from Missouri and is sold by a Class B broker, there is a
very high likelihood that the puppies are from a puppy mill.
Already puppies are showing up at local shelters. And, of course, shelter
dogs will continue to languish and die while people buy these puppy mill
pups from Woof & Co. Further, it has been observed that there are no toys in
the cages that are too small for play room. One puppy chewed off the tip of
her tail out of boredom, so Woof & Co put her on sale! We are also concerned
about the pups' health.
RSVP/INFO: RSVP would be extremely helpful: [email protected]. Also, if
you're willing to pick up people, let us know. If you need a ride, let us
know. We will try to connect people. This is a weather permitting demo---if
it is snowing, major snow is predicted, or it is raining, we will send out a
postponement email. But if you have heard of this from a forwarded email, we
will have no way of knowing, so please email us before going to the demo on
Saturday if the weather is looking iffy.
DIRECTIONS:
By MBTA - Take the Red Line to the Braintree stop. Take Bus #236 or Bus
#238. Both bus routes run every 20 minutes.
>From Boston and Points North - Take I-93 South to Exit 6 (Granite Street,
Rt. 37 in Braintree). Bear right off the exit. At the second set of lights,
make a left into the mall parking lot.
>From Points West - From Mass Turnpike take Route 90 East to Route 128 South.
Follow Route 128 South to I-93 North to Exit 6 (Granite Street, Rt. 37 in
Braintree). Bear right off the exit. At the second set of lights, make a
left into the mall parking lot.
>From RI and Points South - Take I-95 North to Exit 12 (which becomes I-93
North). Follow I-93 North to Exit 6 (Granite Street, Rt. 37 in Braintree).
Bear right off the exit. At the second set of lights, make a left into the
mall parking lot.
>From the South Shore and Cape Cod - Take Route 3 North to I-93 South. Follow
I-93 South to Exit 6 (Granite Street, Rt. 37 in Braintree). Bear right off
the exit. At the second set of lights, make a left into the mall parking
lot.
PARKING:
We recommend parking in the Circuit City lot which is off the second
entrance to the mall (it's the second entrance if you're coming from Rt 93).
Then walk the short distance back up the hill to where we will be holding
signs on Rt. 37 (Granite Street). At the first demo, some folks parked
elsewhere, as well and seem to have had no problems---use your own judgment.
For more info about puppy mills, see: http://stoppuppymills.org/
Email prepared by Helen Rayshick
for The Massachusetts Animal Rights Coalition (MARC)
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