Our First Protest!!!!!

OUR FIRST PROTEST!!

Saturday, January 16th was our first protest of True Breeders in Ridgefield!!

True Breeders were obviously not happy to have us there, but thanks to the advice and guidance of the Ridgefield Police Department, we held a successful and legal protest! We had about a ½ dozen members protesting from 12noon until 3:30pm. The weather was good for a January afternoon, and the honks and support from passersby kept everyone warm inside!

Our group members stood on both the north and southbound sides of Route 7 and held signs in protest of puppy mills. Several pedestrians and drivers stopped to ask for information and were given our 2 brochures (one about puppy mill and pet store “realities” and the other about the new CT Lemon Law).

To our knowledge, no puppies were purchased while the protest was occurring, and unfortunately a few people (typically families with children) did enter the store. Despite the occasional wind and unkind comments from the True Breeders staff, it was a great afternoon and very successful!!

MANY THANKS to EVERYONE who came to protest, helped make signs, print/copy fliers and show support! Photos coming soon! PLEASE JOIN US NEXT WEEKEND! Saturday, Jan 23rd, from 12noon – 4pm.

WEBSITE UPDATE

Our website has become very popular! We have had 216 hits to our home page since the site launch last week, including 88 hits YESTERDAY thanks to our protesters!!

Please visit our site and browse around – if you have any questions, comments, edits, or ideas, please email info@againstpuppymills.org and share! Also, our blog is up and running! Please email any updates or information and tell your friends to check us out!!

WHAT’S NEW?

We are in the process of ordering items to show support – bumper stickers, hats, t-shirts, etc. They will hopefully be available online soon! We have an opportunity to order “MY DOG DIGS” stickers (http://diguntilyoufindit.com) so if you have an idea for our sticker, PLEASE SHARE! Let’s all show support and help stop the sale of puppy mill puppies in Ridgefield!
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION!