No More Puppy Mills! GO Woof Worx
Posted: March 13th, 2009 | Author: admin | Filed under: Ethical Dog Businesses | Tags: dogs, ethical pet stores, humane dog treatment, Los Angeles, Pets of Bel Air, puppy, puppymills, Santo Pietro, Wook Worx | 2 Comments »On Thursday night I went to the opening of a great new store called Woof Worx. It’s a pet store, and it sells dogs. If you knew me at all you’d be in shock that I actually put those two sentences together. But it’s true!
Woof Worx
Woof Worx rocks because they are the first (in hopefully a long line) of pet stores which operates under Best Friend’s Puppy-Store-Free Campaign, i.e. Woof Worx has adorable puppies that come from the shelter instead of a puppy mill. Indeed the pups at Woof Worx are creatures not commodities.
Previously, the space located in the Glen Center (a Betsy favorite from way back a little shout out to Santo Pietro’s, Vera’s, Shane on the Glen and Sushi Ko), was occupied by a seriously vile place called Pets of Bel Air that you may recognize from the news. It was busted for it’s inhumane and illegal practices “A fraud and false advertising lawsuit against Pets of Bel Air claims animals the store said were from private breeders actually came from puppy mills and were less than healthy and hardy.”
Thankfully those days are gone and it’s now a gorgeous store that we all must support because, its success will hopefully inspire other puppy stores to follow in its footsteps. And if sheer inspiration doesn’t do it, I’m hoping the growing sentiment against and deserved suspicion of puppy stores will make them obsolete in the very near future!
Visit Woof Worx at
2924 North Beverly Glen Circle
Los Angeles, CA 90077
310.474.1211
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I LOVE this. I have been known to shed tears at the sight of pet store puppies, so it is great to see change.
I read about this in a dog magazine and it made me cry w/joy…I am soooo happy that someone has started a new trend that is helping to save the lives of rescued animals! I believe that God gave us the privelege of protecting these animals.. they were made by him and they each have there individual personality and feelings and emotions! Thank you Woof Worx for all you are doing!