Advocating for the Rights of Misled and Defrauded Pet Shop Consumers
Working to end Puppy Mills and Pet Shop Consumer Fraud

New Jersey Consumers Against Pet Shop Abuse (NJCAPSA) is a federally approved, all-volunteer non-profit 501(c)(3) consumer and companion animal advocacy organization working to raise public awareness about the connection between pet stores, puppy mills and pet shop consumer fraud.

We help buyers with complaints against pet stores, breeders and other pet dealers, including Internet sellers, puppy resellers and brokers, and inform consumers of their rights under the New Jersey puppy lemon law.
 
We also research breeders, with an emphasis on Pennsylvania's puppy mills, and consult with experts and fact checkers in the fields of puppy mills, veterinary medicine, cruelty investigation, and animal behavior.  These professionals provide their expertise and guidance to help us in our investigations and casework.
 
NJCAPSA is often called upon by NJ cruelty investigators, veterinarians, attorneys, local zoning and health department officials to provide thorough, up-to-date information on pet dealers and brokers.

There is no charge for our services or educational materials, although donations of any amount are greatly appreciated and are fully tax deductible.

Sick Puppy Complaint?

Why the focus on Pennsylvania's puppy mills?

Since its inception in 2002, NJCAPSA has tracked Pennsylvania's breeders and paid close attention to the state’s puppy mill problems primarily because almost half of New Jersey’s pet shops purchase their puppy inventory from Pennsylvania mills and we have a major problem with dozens of unlicensed puppy brokers selling puppies from PA puppy mills while posing as breeders. Sick puppies bred in PA puppy mills adversely affect consumers in both NJ and the tri-state area and add to the already burgeoning workload of NJCAPSA volunteers who deal with consumer complaints on a daily basis. 

For more information, visit our pages on Pennsylvania puppy mills. 

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ClickHEREto read the daily posts by the award-winning journalist AMY WORDEN. Amy is a politics and government reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer. In that capacity she has explored a range of animal issues from dog kennel law improvements and horse slaughter to the comeback of peregrine falcons and pigeon shoots.
 

Pet Shop Puppies.org

Before you leap into a world of financial and emotional pain and suffering, learn the truth about where pet shop puppies come from. Pet Shop Puppies.org is a non-profit organization, home-based in Missouri, the puppy mill capital of the world.  Despite what pet store employees tell you, puppies bred for pet stores are seldom bred by 'private' breeders, or 'local' breeders.  The pet industry is a multi-billion dollar industry that includes the mass production of puppies for America's pet stores.
 
And just in case there are still questions about where pet shop puppies really come from, clickherefor a look into an Indiana Amish puppy mill that is certain make a believer out of any skeptics.

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Thank You...

...to the tipsters and confidential sources who provide us with documentation about unscrupulous pet dealers, unlicensed breeders, puppy resellers and/or brokers posing as rescues. The information you supply is confidential and helps us and the proper authorities investigate and prosecute those scofflaws operating under the radar.