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WGBA-TV in Green Bay

NBC26 Busts another Local Puppy Mill (11/06/07) (Shawano Co. Puppy Mill)

WI Anti-Puppy Mill Fight Goes National:

Houston Chronical (AP) story:

Thorp Dog Auction Protest coverage:

WKEB/WIGM Medford radio stations:

WSAW-TV in Wausau

WSAW-TV, Channel 7, the CBS affiliate in Wausau, WI, went undercover at the Thorp Dog Auction at Horst Stables on 22 September 2007.

WITI-TV in Milwaukee

WITI-TV, also known as FOX-6, in Milwaukee was on hand with us at the Sheboygan County Fair over Labor Day weekend. By the way, everyone at the Fair made us feel very welcome, and hundreds of people signed our petition for regulation of the pet breeding industry!

WPR: Wisconsin Public Radio

The Executive Director of Wisconsin Puppy Project and Steve Wieckert, Republican state representative from Appleton, were interviewed by WPR's Joy Cardin on 22 June 2007:

Because opponants of pet facilities legislation requested "equal time," Joy Cardin's guest on 4 July 2007 was Tracey Johnston, vice president, Dog Federation of Wisconsin (DFOW).

We invite you to listen to both sides of the issue and Email Us with your comments and questions. We hope to have a "Frequently Asked Questions" page online soon.

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PLEASE also send the above TMJ 4 links and/or any others on this page to your State legislators. Please ask them to view the videos. Ask them WHEN Wisconsin Law Makers will take action to prevent this abuse and neglect of puppy mill dogs. You can find their contact information at: http://www.legis.state.wi.us./ Click on Who Represents Me in the middle of the page.

WGBA-TV in Green Bay

WGBA-TV, an NBC affiliate in Green Bay, picked up on the TMJ-4 reports and carried it even farther in their 9 - 11 May three-part reports:

Please email Channel 26 at comments@nbc26.com to thank them for covering these stories and helping us to educate both the public and our state legislators about the long -term effects mill living has on pets.

WITI-TV in Milwaukee

WITI-TV, also known as FOX-6, in Milwaukee was on hand with coverage of the 14 May 07 Round Table discussion at the Washington County Humane Society. Previously, on 5 February 2004, FOX-6 aired a report called "Puppies Left Out in the Cold," detailing the plight of dogs at a "direct seller" puppy mill.

Please contact Fox-6 through their Feedback Form, thank them for reporting this story, and ask them to continue advocating for the "breeding stock" suffering in WI puppy mills.

WMTV in Madison

NBC Affiliate WMTV in Madison was on hand for the meeting at the Washington County HS:

Please contact WMTV through their Viewer's View form, thank them for following this story, and ask them to continue helping "get the word out" to our WI state representatives that we do NOT want our state to continue being a haven for puppy millers!

WBAY-TV in Green Bay

WBAY-TV, an ABC affiliate in Green Bay, is a strong supporter of the Fox Valley Humane Association in Appleton.

WEAU-TV, Eau Clair

WEAU-TV, an NBC affiliate in Eau Clair, sent a reporter to the Round Table Discussion on 5 June:

Smooth 93.3 WJZI in Milwaukee

Radio Station WJZI "Smooth 93.3" kicked off "Be Kind To Animals Week" with a one minute educational ad about puppy mills. The commercial will air the entire month of May, 2007. It was conceived and written entirely by the station, and paid for in part with donations given by the staff at WJZI. Additional funding for the project is being raised through their web site link to our DONATE! page!

Please visit http://www.wjzi.com, take a look at the anti-puppymill banner ad they did for us at the bottom of the home page, and take a minute to email suzi@milwaukeeradio.com and thank WJZI for their support!

• West Bend Daily News, 5/15/07: Print coverage of the Round Table meeting at the WCHS: Legislators, area residents look for way to end puppy mills

• Appleton Post-Crescent, 6/10/07:  Proposal targets state puppy mills Wieckert pushes standards for pet breeders

• MSNBC, 6/4/07:  States cracking down on puppy mills Lawmakers introduce bills to protect owners, animals from mass breeders