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SAVING GRACIE By award-winning journalistCarol Bradley A compelling true story of one dog’s rescue from a Pennsylvania puppy mill SAVING GRACIE (Howell Book House; Hardcover; $21.99; March 2010) chronicles how one little dog is transformed from a bedraggled animal worn out from bearing puppies into a loving, healthy member of her new family; and how her owner, Linda Jackson, is changed from a person who barely tolerated dogs to a woman passionately determined not only to save Gracie’s life, but also to get the word out about the millions of American puppy mill dogs who need our help. Puppy mills have been around for decades and are one of America’s most shameful secrets. It is a hidden world of substandard kennels, where dogs are caged like chickens and forced to produce puppies over and over, until they can produce no more. SAVING GRACIE traces this resilient dog’s journey out of a puppy mill, and tells the stories of the people who helped her along the way: from Cheryl Shaw, the humane society police officer who raided her kennel; to Lori Finnegan, the prosecutor who took Gracie’s breeder to court; to Pam Bair, who cared for Gracie in a shelter; and finally to Linda Jackson, the woman who gave her a permanent home. |
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Puppy Lemon Laws
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STATE PUPPY LEMON LAWSCurrently, 17 states have enacted consumer protection laws for buyers of sick puppies. Many of these laws are weak and offer inadequate protection when the cost of treating or curing a sick animal far exceeds the purchase price, but buyers can find some remedy. Sixteen are state laws (Arkansas, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Maine, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia) and one is by regulation (Massachusetts). All seventeen states cover dogs, fourteen cover cats and dogs (California, Delaware, and Pennsylvania do not cover cats) and one (New Hampshire) includes ferrets. (Info courtesy of HSUS) Because NJCAPSA receives a high volume of complaints and inquiries from residents in the tri-state area (NJ, PA and NY), we are providing the facts about “puppy lemon laws” in these states.
The Humane Society of the United States Consumer Affairs.com Overview of Laws |