RELATED WEBSITES
http://www.aspca.org/Information on reporting animal cruelty and lobbying for better laws to prevent it. The ASPCA Humane Law Enforcement department inspects pet stores in New York City.
Avian Protection Society
Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS)
The Humane Society of the United States
In Defense of Animals
Michigan State University College of Law: Animal Legal & Historical Web Center
New Jersey Consumers Against Pet Shop Abuse (NJCAPSA)
NoPuppyMills.com
Pet-Abuse.com
Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council
Pet Shop Laws
StopPuppymills.org
The USDA's Animal Care Page
http://avianprotectors.homestead.com/
Focuses on problems facing captive birds (neglect, abuse, rescue, rehabilitation, education, etc.) They can offer referrals to avian rescue organizations and general advice on avian issues. 
AWC's Pet Shop Watch
http://www.avianwelfare.org/action/petstorewatch/index.htm
Information on the pet trade relating to parrots and other pet birds. Includes pet store watch investigation complaint form.
http://www.caps-web.org/
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, education, media relations, legislative involvement, puppy mill dog rescues, consumer assistance and pet industry employee relations. Website includes a pet store abuse complaint form.
http://www.hsus.org/
Includes descriptions of public-awareness campaigns, programs, legislation, activist alerts, and educational publications.
http://www.idausa.org/
"Our mission is to end animal exploitation, cruelty, and abuse by protecting and advocating for the rights, welfare, and habitats of animals, as well as to raise their status beyond mere property, commodities, or things."
Little Shop of Sorrows: Stories of Animal Suffering in US Pet Shops
http://www.api4animals.org/a5a_petshops.php
The results of an undercover investigation in more than 60 California pet shops. Very informative site includes an overview of pet store laws and a free action pack.
http://www.animallaw.info/topics/spusretailpetstores.htm
Detailed Discussion of Retail Pet Store Laws and Pet Purchaser Protection Acts. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED SITE!
http://www.njcapsa.org/
Non-profit consumer and companion animal advocacy organization working to raise public awareness about the connection between pet stores and puppy mills. They 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.
http://www.nopuppymills.com
Dedicated to educating the public about the commercial dog industry in America. News and information on puppy mills, dog auctions, breeders, regulators. Includes a forum where you can post questions.
Animal abuse database: search for animal cruelty cases and animal abusers in your area. Monitor important cases with CaseWatch, and stay on top of local animal abuse news stories.
http://www.pijac.org/
A different perspective of the pet trade. Good info for pet store employees and owners.
http://www.api4animals.org/b4a1_petshoplaws_state.php
State by state overview of pet store laws.
Pet Trade Information and Activism
http://www.anapsid.org/pettrade/index.html
In the United States, the retail trade in live reptiles, amphibians, and related products is worth a minimum of two billion dollars annually. This page, written by reptile expert Melissa Kaplan, focuses on the herps (reptiles and ampibians) in the pet trade.
Prisoners of Greed
http://www.prisonersofgreed.org
Hundreds of thousands of dogs suffer in puppy mills in this country. They are prisoners of greed. This website provides information about puppymills and how to end the suffering. There are also links to stores that sell dog beds and dog toys that donate their profits to help shut down puppy mills.
http://stoppuppymills.org/
The Humane Society of the United States' website focusing on stopping puppy mills.
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_welfare/index.shtml
The Animal Welfare Act (AWA) is the federal law that regulates the treatment of certain animals sold as pets at the wholesale level, transported in commerce, and used in research or exhibits. It is enforced by the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
