PETA Leads Police to an Unsanitary New Jersey Pet Store

July 2003

A man who bought a sick puppy from Animals & Things in New Jersey contacted PETA to report unsanitary conditions at the store. The puppy had lived in a feces-filled cage and spent more than a week at the vet with pneumonia. The health inspector who oversees pet stores promptly investigated after our call and said that the store was the worst she had seen. She cited the owners for unsanitary conditions.

Read more about the problems with pet stores.

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 Ingrid E. Newkirk

“Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights?” READ MORE

— Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind