Organizations Filed Purposes:
AS THE ONLY NATIONAL NONPROFIT DEDICATED EXCLUSIVELY TO PROTECTING COMPANION ANIMALS, CAPS' FOREMOST CONCERN IS THE ABUSE AND SUFFERING OF PET SHOP AND PUPPY MILL DOGS. FOUNDED IN 1992, CAPS ACTIVELY ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE THROUGH INVESTIGATIONS, LEGISLATIVE INVOLVEMENT, PUPPY MILL DOG RESCUES, CONSUMER ASSISTANCE AND PET INDUSTRY EMPLOYEE RELATIONS.
TO PROTECT COMPANION ANIMALS
RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATIONCAPS CONDUCTS UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATIONS OF TARGETED PET SHOPS TO DETERMINE THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH STATE STATUTES, SUCH AS FALSE ADVERTISING, CONSUMER FRAUD, AND LEMON LAWS-ESPECIALLY THE FAILURE TO DISCLOSE BREEDER AND BROKER INFORMATION TO PROSPECTIVE BUYERS. IF THE PET SHOP WILL DISCLOSE THEIR BREEDERS AND BROKERS, OUR INVESTIGATORS TRY TO OBTAIN AS MANY NAMES AS POSSIBLE. MOST OF THESE BREEDERS AND BROKERS TURN OUT TO BE USDA-LICENSED PUPPY MILLS.CAPS USES UNDERCOVER VIDEO FROM OUR INVESTIGATIONS TO PRODUCE SHORT EXPOSS AND DOCUMENTARIES THAT GRAB THE ATTENTION OF REPORTERS, LEGISLATORS, AND THE PUBLIC. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN THE TODAY SHOW PROMOTED PUPPYPARTY.COM, A COMPANY THAT PROVIDES PUPPIES FOR PARTIES, CAPS QUICKLY RELEASED A VIDEO. THIS EXPOS UNMASKED SEVEN OF THE ATROCIOUS MILLS USED BY THE PET SHOP THAT RUNS PUPPYPARTY.COM. OTHER CAPS EXPOSS FOCUS ON SPECIFIC BREEDERS AND/OR PET SHOPS.DESPITE THE RISE IN SOCIAL MEDIA, JOURNALISM REMAINS A VITAL COMPONENT OF THE PET SHOP CAMPAIGN. CAPS HAS GENERATED STORIES WITH CNN, DATELINE, 20/20, HARD COPY, READER'S DIGEST, LIFE, PEOPLE, ROLLING STONE, AND MANY OTHER NEWSPAPERS AND TELEVISION STATIONS. WE WORKED FOR MORE THAN A YEAR WITH DATELINE TO PREPARE "A DOG'S LIFE," AN IN-DEPTH REPORT ON THE PET SHOP/PUPPY MILL INDUSTRY. IT WON A GENESIS AWARD IN THE NETWORK NEWSMAGAZINE CATEGORY. CAPS ALSO HAS A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DODO, THE MOST WIDELY VIEWED AND READ ONLINE ANIMAL PUBLICATION.THE FINAL ELEMENT OF OUR PET SHOP CAMPAIGN TARGETS THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA). THE USDA'S APHIS ANIMAL CARE'S INSPECTION PROGRAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REGULATING ANIMAL MILLS IN THE UNITED STATES. UNFORTUNATELY, THE USDA IS EXTREMELY NEGLIGENT IN ENFORCING THE ANIMAL WELFARE ACT (AWA), WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO PROTECT BREEDING ANIMALS. THE CONDITIONS AT USDA-LICENSED BREEDING FACILITIES ARE USUALLY DEPLORABLE. OUR EVIDENCE HAS DEMONSTRATED THAT THE USDA HAS MINIMAL CONCERN FOR THE DOGS AND CATS SUFFERING IN MILLS-AND FOR THE PUPPIES AND KITTENS BEING TRANSPORTED TO PET SHOPS AND SOLD ONLINE.
EDUCATION AND OUTREACHANOTHER CRITICAL PIECE OF THE PET SHOP CAMPAIGN IS PUBLIC EDUCATION-ABOUT MILLS AND THE RISKS OF BUYING ANIMALS AT PET SHOPS OR ONLINE. CAPS CREATES PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS TO SPREAD AWARENESS. OUR TELEVISION PSAS HAVE AIRED NATIONALLY ON THE USA NETWORK, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, FOOD NETWORK, LIFETIME, AND MORE. OUR RADIO PSAS HAVE BEEN HEARD ON 40 STATIONS IN MARKETS LIKE CHICAGO, ATLANTA, NEW YORK, AND LOS ANGELES.WE ALSO REACHED LARGE SECTIONS OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH OUR MODELS AGAINST PET SHOPS AND PUPPY MILLS CAMPAIGN, WHICH INCLUDED COMMUTER TRAIN ADS, BILLBOARDS NEAR PET SHOPS, MAGAZINE AND NEWSPAPER ADS, AND FEATURE STORIES. THE CAMPAIGN URGED PEOPLE TO SAVE ANIMAL LIVES BY ADOPTING.
PUPPY/KITTEN MILL INVESTIGATIONS AND RESCUESAFTER GATHERING EVIDENCE FROM CONSUMERS AND PET SHOPS, CAPS INVESTIGATES THE BREEDERS AND BROKERS WHO SUPPLY THESE SHOPS WITH ANIMALS. AN UNDERCOVER CAPS INVESTIGATOR GOES TO THE BREEDING FACILITIES AND RECORDS VIDEO FOOTAGE. THE INVESTIGATOR ALSO WRITES REPORTS, DOCUMENTING ANY ANIMAL WELFARE ACT (AWA) VIOLATIONS OBSERVED AT THE FACILITIES. WE REPORT SERIOUS VIOLATIONS, SUCH AS SICK PUPPIES, OVERCROWDING, OR DIRTY CONDITIONS, TO USDA AND STATE DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Deborah A Howard | CHAIR AND PRESIDENT | 50 | $33,385 |
| Ida Mccarthy | DIRECTOR AND TREASURER | 1 | $3,300 |
| Stephanie Hammett | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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