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numbers of puppies as quickly as possible, breeding dogs over and over in cruel conditions.
These out of state breeders send their puppies into New York via a pipeline of middlemen who
ship them to pet stores to be sold to the public. By ending the sale of dogs in stores, we can
shut down the puppy mill pipeline.
S.4234-A/A.6298-A will:
Protect New York consumers
Pet stores deceive customers, representing the puppies disease in commercial breeding facilities and pet stores.
they sell as healthy, well socialized dogs from responsible Overuse of antibiotics can lead to antibiotic resistance
breeders. In reality, pet stores buy dogs from out of state making illnesses harder to treat in dogs and people.
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appalling. Consumers pay thousands of dollars for these Support responsible breeders in New York
puppies — and can end up paying thousands more to care This legislation targets out of state puppy mills and their
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conditions due to poor breeding. Puppy mills have been in our state. For those New Yorkers who wish to buy a
caught shipping dogs with Parvovirus, Canine Brucellosis, puppy, they can continue to work directly with a responsible
Canine Distemper Virus, and Bordetella. breeder, many of whom can be found locally.
Align with the vast majority of New York pet Close a gap in current law
stores that do not sell dogs New York cannot regulate this pipeline — the mills, the
There are over 1,000 pet businesses in New York that are middlemen and their transporters — and current law
successful without relying on the sale of puppies, kittens does little to protect consumers beyond requiring meager
or bunnies. According to the pet industry’s own reports, reimbursement for sick puppies under certain circumstances.
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those that do. The most successful pet stores — both large enforcement is severely lacking. And despite pet seller lobby
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attempt to end the sale of puppy mill dogs. Ending the sale
Protect New Yorkers from unnecessary of dogs from stores will close the pipeline that allows cruelty
health risks to be imported into New York state.
The pet industry employs a dangerous practice of using
antibiotics to treat or mask disease because it is cheaper
than improving the unsanitary conditions which lead to
S.4234-A/A.6298-A IS SUPPORTED BY:
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pets,"
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want."
the breed they
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A pipeline of out-of-state commercial dog breeders and middlemen moves
truckloads of puppies to be sold in New York’s pet stores.
Businesses that breed dogs for sale to the “pet trade”- pet stores, auctions, or dog
brokers are generally not open to the public. United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) inspection reports and photographs reveal the conditions inside these facilities.
BJ’s & Guys LLC (KS)— A huge puppy broker operation in Kansas that houses nearly 1,000
dogs. BJ’s has been cited by the USDA for lack of veterinary care, chewed live electric
power cords, and failing to control heat. BJ’s was given an Official Warning by the USDA
for not having any program of veterinary care for the dogs. BJ’s supplied puppies to NY
Breeders, Puppy Experience, Luxury Puppies, Selmer’s Pet Land, Sportsman’s Kennels, and
Worldwide Puppies and Kittens.
Tiffanie Kurz dba Tiffanie’s LLC (MO)— A puppy broker and breeder with federal and state
violations of animal care standards. A state inspector found that 35 puppies had died at her
facility, including several from Parvovirus, without receiving any veterinarian care. Tiffanie’s
supplied puppies to Worldwide Puppies and Kittens, Vanity Pups Boutique, Pet Resources,
Puppy City, Puppy Paradise, Tropical Pets, Northern Aquarium + Pets, Teacup Pup Corp,
Westchester Puppies and Kittens, Shake-A-Paw Hicksville Inc, Canine Corral, Selmer’s
Pet Land, Shake-A-Paw Lynbrook, Left Paw, Puppy Paws, NY Breeders, and Central Park
Puppies.
Rebecca Eiler dba Creek Side Kennel LLC (KS)— A massive dog breeding operation that
has over 500 dogs. This facility has been linked to another problematic dog breeder that
killed all 1,500 dogs when a disease outbreak prevented the sale of hundreds of puppies.
Eiler is also a co-owner of a large dog breeding facility in Nebraska that has a history of
animal welfare violations including dogs without protection from the cold and frozen water
bowls. This breeder sold puppies to Puppy Experience, Astoria Pets, Crosby Pet Center, Pet
Resources, Zoo-Rama Pets, Puppy Paradise, NYC Breeders, Puppy City, Luxury Puppies,
Northern Aquarium + Pets, Shake-A-Paw Hicksville, Shake-A-Paw Lynbrook, Groomingdalz,
Selmer’s Pet Land, Left Paw, Manhattan Puppies and Kittens, American Kennels, Puppy
Paws, and NY Breeders.
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NYSCEF DOC.Gingerich
NO. 234 (IA)— This commercial dog breeder had more thanRECEIVED 500 dogs and over
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federal violations before the USDA revoked his license in late 2021. Gingerich was licensed
by the USDA in 2019, but the agency didn’t inspect his facility until 2021. When the USDA
finally inspected the facility, they found many animals suffering, dogs hidden from inspectors,
ongoing disease outbreaks like parvovirus and distemper, heat distress, lack of water and
food, dead and dying dogs. Pictured are inspection photos of the facility. Gingerich shipped
puppies to pet stores in New York, including to Canine Corral, Puppy Experience, Northern
Aquarium, Reliable Pet Grooming, Luxury Puppies, NY Breeder, Shake a Paw Lynbrook,
Zoo-Rama Pets, Westchester Puppies and Kittens, Vanity Puppies, Left Paw, Sportsman’s
Kennels, Shake a Paw Hicksville, Puppy Paradise, NYC Breeders, Bow Wow Babies, Luxury
Puppies Pet Shop, Hey Pets, Crosby Pet Center, Astoria Pets, and American Kennels.
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NYSCEF andNO.
DOC. Esther
234 Troyer (MO)— This commercial breeding facility has nearlyNYSCEF:
RECEIVED 100 dogs. 03/08/2022
USDA violations include using the same needle and syringe when giving vaccines and
medications to the dogs and puppies, risking the “spread of disease” and/or “infection,”
puppies with no identification, enclosures housing 62 dogs had a buildup of hair, feces and
grime and 10 dog entry doors had a buildup of brownish grime covering 30-50% of the
doorways. In 2021, the Troyers received two “teachable moments,” a program implemented
by the USDA that allows inspectors to document “minor” violations separately from
the official inspection report, ultimately creating an inaccurate appearance of a “clean”
inspection record. Troyer supplied puppies to Astoria Pets, Worldwide Puppies and Kittens,
Gabby Pets, Puppy Boutique, Puppy Paradise, Puppy City, NYC Breeders, Sportsman’s
Kennels, Luxury Puppies Pet Shop, Puppy Paws, and NY Breeders.
J A K S Puppies Inc. (IA)— JAKS is one of the largest puppy brokers in the country. In 2019,
JAK’s, along with another IA based business, was sued by the Iowa Attorney General for
illegally transfering hundreds of designer puppies through sham Iowa non-profit “rescues” to
out-of-state pet shops. The lawsuit accused JAK’s of misleading consumers about the true
source of the puppies and for abusing their Iowa non-profit status to circumvent state and
local laws banning the sale of “puppy mill” dogs. In 2020, Iowa dissolved JAK’s shell rescue,
Hobo K-9, and imposed a $60,000 penalty against them. In 2021, JAKS was named in
lawsuit under accusations of violating California’s ban on puppy-mill dogs with “grueling, 30-
plus hour” trips for weeks-old puppies with some not surviving the trip from IA to CA. JAK’s
remains federally licensed to broker puppies. This broker supplied puppies to Left Paw,
Luxury Puppies, Puppy Experience, Luxury Puppies Pet Shop, Puppy City, American Dog
Club, Selmer’s Pet Land, Pet Palace, Worldwide Puppies and Kittens, Tropical Pets, Central
Park Puppies, Puppy Paws, Westchester Puppies and Kittens, Central Park Puppies, Shake-
A-Paw Hicksville, Pet Resources, and Citipups.
Marilyn and James Alexander (AR)— A dog breeding facility that was cited by the USDA
for a dog with a “2-3 inch diameter gaping wound” on her neck, pictured. The breeder
claimed not to be aware of the injury. This facility now has a cancelled USDA license as of
April 2021. This breeder supplied puppies to Puppy Paradise and Vanity Pups.
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Justin
NYSCEF and
DOC. NO.LaNae
234 Jackson dba Jackson Kennels (KS)— This massive dog NYSCEF:
RECEIVED breeding 03/08/2022
operation has almost 600 dogs at their facility. The USDA has cited many violations,
including both underweight and sick dogs, rusty kennels and broken floors, limited shade
and shelter in housing, grime and rust in the feeders, dog with open ear wound, dog with
swollen mass in between toes, and expired medication. This facility has not been inspected
by the USDA since 2019. This breeder supplied puppies to Astoria Pets, Vanity Pups,
Worldwide Puppies & Kittens, Crosby Pet Center, Zoo-Rama Pets, Puppy Paradise, Northern
Aquarium + Pets, Q Puppies, Hey Pets, Teacup Pup Corp, Westchester Puppies and Kittens,
Selmer’s Pet Land, Left Paw, American Kennels, Pets Unlimited, and NY Breeders.
Lorilee Thomas dba Puppies Extraordinaire (KS)— This is a massive operation with with
nearly 700 dogs and a history of federal violations, including dogs with hair loss, dogs with
matting, eye injuries, wires poking into kennels, excessively long toenails, and evidence
of mice. This large dog broker shipped puppies to Bow Wow Babies, Hey Pets, Puppy
Experience, Puppy Paradise, and Westchester Puppies and Kittens.
Levi Graber dba Blue Ribbon Puppies (IN)— This puppy broker with over 300 dogs was
linked to a major multi-drug resistant disease outbreak by the Centers for Disease Control
(CDC), caused by contact with puppies sold at pet stores. Blue Ribbon shipped puppies to
Shake-A-Paw Lynbrook, and Left Paw.
Philip Chupp (IL)— This dog breeder has a history of federal violations including rusted
cages, lack of sanitation and dogs with matted coats. This breeder shipped puppies to
Bow Wow Babies, Crosby Pet Center, Pets Unlimited, Puppy City, Sportsman’s Kennels,
Pickapup Boutique, Q Puppies, and Puppy Experience.
Angela Smith dba Family Lane Pets (MO)— A puppy breeder with a history of federal
animal care violations, including a bulldog with an open ear wound, another bulldog with an
open neck wound, dogs with loose stool, dogs vomiting, “thick yellowish matter” in eyes,
excessively long toenails, sharp screws protruding into enclosures and puppies without any
identification. After receiving an Official Warning by the USDA to administer proper veterinary
care, Smith canceled her license. Since then, she has reapplied and is now an active
licensee. Pictured are photos from this facility. This breeder supplied puppies to NY Breeders
and NYC Breeders.
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NYSCEF CulverNO. dba
234 Culver Lane Kennel (MO)— This breeding operation has been
RECEIVED cited03/08/2022
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the USDA for violations including a female Boston Terrier that was observed to be very thin
with her ribs, backbone and hips “easily seen.” Other violations were related to two litters of
4.5 and 5 week old puppies that were being housed outdoors without any bedding and were
“observed to be shivering and seeking areas of warmth.” The temperature on the previous
night was noted to be less than 30 degrees F. Pictured are inspection photos of the facility.
Sally Culver shipped puppies to Central Park Puppies, Westchester Puppies And Kittens,
Bow Wow Babies, and Left Paw.
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Joyce
NYSCEF Cairns
DOC. NO. (KS)— This breeder with nearly 160 dogs has
234 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 03/08/2022
a long history of violations including a dog with a stiff and
uneven walk due to intolerance to the cold and was painful and
vocalized, dogs with very long toenails, dogs with heavily matted
and dirty coats, jagged metal enclosures, screws protruding at
dogs’ eye level, contaminated feeders, floors wet and soiled
with feces, resulting in “soiled dog coats,” a dog with hair loss
and exposed skin that was “thick and scaly,” dogs with dental
disease including missing teeth, discharge and a thick coating
of tartar, a dog with thickened ear tissue, a dog with green eye
discharge, dog with “creamy discharge” coming from the mouth
and lips, dogs very thin with the spine “visually protruding” with
vertebrae, spine and points of the hip easily touched. Pictured
are inspection photos of the facility. Joyce Cairns shipped
puppies to Pup Slope, Westchester Puppies And Kittens,
Northern Aquarium + Pets, American Kennels, Astoria Pets, Bow
Wow Babies, Puppy Paradise, Hey Pets, Left Paw, Vanity Pups,
Teacup Pup Corp, and NY Breeders.
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Joyce
NYSCEF Cairns
DOC. NO. (KS) – USDA photos continued.
234 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 03/08/2022
Tina Boyd dba Tina Cox and Stones Prairie Puppies (MO) —Tina Boyd is a commercial
dog breeding facility with over 100 dogs. This facility received federal violations including
puppies with excessive amount of excreta in enclosure, several water receptacles in outdoor
enclosures contained green or dark brown water, several of the enclosures had an excessive
amount of excreta and there was an accumulation of grime on the access doors. This facility
hasn’t been inspected by the USDA since 2020. Pictured are USDA inspection photos. This
breeder shipped puppies to Citipups.
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NYSCEF BoydNO. dba 234Tina Cox and Stones Prairie Puppies (MO) – USDA photosNYSCEF:
RECEIVED continued. 03/08/2022
Joyce Spear (MO) — Joyce Spear is a commercial dog breeder with nearly 100 dogs. This
facility received a federal violation for shipping a puppy under the minimal age of 56 days
old. The inspector noted, “The ability of puppies under the minimum age of 56 days to
handle the rigors of travels is greatly hampered.” This breeder shipped puppies to Citipups,
NYC Breeders, and Arcadia Pets.
Eugene Bontrager (IA) – Eugene Bontrager is a commercial breeder with federal violations.
This breeder had a sheltered facility with 36 adults and 16 puppies and was not using
recording acquisitions or tracking animal inventory. Further, feeders had an excessive
buildup of brown colored organic material in openings where the dogs eat that was in direct
contact with their food. This breeder shipped puppies to Citipups.
Sandra and John Blake (MO) – Sandra
and John Blake currently hold separate
USDA licenses but reside at the same
address, and the licenses are under the
same address. Sandra Blake is now a
commercial broker and John Blake is a
commercial breeder. John Blake has over
100 dogs. Sandra Blake has a federal
violation for having three Pomsky puppies
housed in an enclosure that was too small
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NYSCEF DOC. Sanjon
NO. 234 Kennel was the name the Blakes used for their priorRECEIVED joint dogNYSCEF:
brokering 03/08/2022
license and is the name on the import documents showing puppies coming into NY state.
Sanjon Kennel has a federal violation for a Bichon with a dime size, reddish blue raised area
between her toes that had not received veterinary care. Pictured above is a USDA inspection
photo. Sanjon Kennel shipped puppies to Citipups, Luxury Puppies Pet Shop, Worldwide
Puppies & Kittens, Puppy Boutique, Selmer’s Pet Land, Bow Wow Babies, NY Breeders, and
NYC Breeders.
Raymond Lawson (MO) – This commercial dog breeder with nearly 100 dogs has a history
of USDA violations. He has six different no-access violations meaning a federal inspector
came to the facility for an inspection and was not given access to the property. Other
violations included a limping Maltese with a reddened lesion between her toes and very high
levels of ammonia impacting 45 dogs, so high that it caused “irritation to the nose and throat
to one of the inspectors.” There were also no windows or doors opened, and no vents.
Further violations include, frozen water receptacles where the inspector noted “several of
the receptacles had lick spots where in the ice where the dogs were attempting to drink.”
When dogs were given water, they drank immediately, and some drank for “more than 20-
60 seconds.” There was a violation for a Shiba Inu shaking her head and tilting it to the right
with “very wet, heavy, and yellowish discharge” in the ear and “adhered to the hair around
the ear” with the skin appearing “reddened and inflamed.” Another violation was for standing
wastewater on the ground that was a mixture of “feces, food, green and black slimy material,
and crawling, wiggling and flying insects.” Also, there was a sharp edge on a heat lamp, the
wood floors and dog shelters had water and urine soaking into the wood and the food inside
some of the self-feeders contained several bugs. Pictured are USDA inspection photos. This
breeder shipped puppies to Citipups, Astoria Pets, Pup Slope, Luxury Puppies Pet Shop,
Westchester Puppies and Kittens, Zoo-Rama Pets, and Vanity Pups.
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Gayle
NYSCEF Baker
DOC. NO. (KS)
234 – This commercial dog RECEIVED NYSCEF: 03/08/2022
breeder has a history of violations including
a Boston Terrier with signs of dental disease,
where the gums were recessed away from
the tooth and were red and inflamed. There
are also violations for medications with no
expiration dates and rusted metal water
receptacles. Pictured is a USDA inspection
photo. This breeder shipped puppies to
Citipups, Shake-A-Paw Hicksville, Selmer’s
Pet Land, Left Paw, and Luxury Puppies.
Karen Belisle (MO) – Karen Belisle is a commercial dog breeder. In December of 2020,
a black and tan female Yorkie was found to have extremely heavy tartar build up over
numerous teeth. The gums were starting to recede over the upper teeth. The dog was
identified by the facility attending veterinarian as having “moderate to severe tartar” in March
2020 but no treatment had been provided by the facility nearly 9 months later. Pictured are
USDA inspection photos. This breeder shipped puppies to Citipups and Puppy Boutique.
Select Puppies Inc (IA) – This is a commercial dog broker in Iowa with more than 200
puppies. This facility shares the same address as Brian Mohrfeld, who previously operated
under the name Perfect Puppies, and has been connected to many other problematic
commercial dog businesses. Brian Mohrfeld was issued a federal violation for buying
approximate 516 animals from unlicensed “hobby breeders.” The USDA issued an Official
Warning for failure to have a license while doing business as a dog dealer. This facility
supplied puppies to Puppy City, Luxury Puppies, Shake-A-Paw Hicksville, Shake-A-Paw
Lynbrook, Left Paw, American Kennels, Pup Town, Puppy Paws, and Pet Zone.
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NYSCEF Lichirie
NO. (IA) – Brian Lichirie is a major commercial dog broker with
234 overNYSCEF:
RECEIVED 400 dogs. This
03/08/2022
facility shares the same address as now cancelled problematic USDA dog brokers, Gealea
Nichols and Michele Kruse dba T & M ENT. This dog broker supplied puppies to Worldwide
Puppies and Kittens, Left Paw, Bow Wow Babies, Selmer’s Pet Land, Citipups, OMG
Enterprises, NY Breeders, Shake-A-Paw Hicksville, Shake-A-Paw Lynbrook, and Puppy
Experience.
Marvin Newswanger dba Maple Tree Kennels (IA) – Marvin Newswanger is a commercial
dog breeder with over 540 dogs. USDA violations include flooring that allowed the feet of
Yorkies, Pomeranians and Boston Terrier puppies to fall through, veterinarian not being
on site in more than one year and cleaning and sanitization issues. This dog breeder sold
puppies to Astoria Pets, Puppy Experience, Sportsman’s Kennels, and Puppy Boutique.
Andrew E Miller (WI) – Andrew Miller was a commercial dog broker in 2020 but now holds
a commercial dog breeder license, both with the same address in Hillsboro, Wisconsin.
There were 115 dogs at his last USDA inspection as a broker. There are no USDA inspection
records for his dog breeder license. This facility shipped dogs to Puppy Paws and Puppy
City.
Judy Koehn dba Bow Wow Mound (KS) – Judy Koehn runs a massive commercial dog
breeding facility with over 400 dogs and a long history of USDA violations. The federal
violations include an adult Pekinese that was lethargic with a buildup of loose feces at the
base of his tail and rear end, with piles of loose, reddish brown colored feces with mucous,
a dog with dental disease, matted fur tight against the dogs skin, overgrown toe nails,
dogs and at least “20 litters of puppies” without inventory records or identification, 16
litters of puppies housed in outdoor housing without veterinarian approval, accumulation
of fecal waste, food receptacles with chewed edges that are trapping dirt, adult female
poodle thin in appearance with back and side, ribs, backbone and hip bones “easily felt,”
and a Pomeranian/Japanese chin dog able to climb to top edge of a 4 foot tall enclosure
fence, balancing only on the “strands” of the panel fence risking injury. Pictured are USDA
inspection photos. This breeding facility supplied puppies to Northern Aquarium + Pets,
Puppy Paradise, Hey Pets, Master Pups, Left Paw,Teacup Pup Corp, NYC Breeders, Pup
Town, Westchester Puppies and Kittens, Zoo-Rama Pets, Vanity Pups, Astoria Pets, Luxury
Puppies, and NY Breeders.
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NYSCEF Koehn NO. (KS)
234 – USDA photos continued. RECEIVED NYSCEF: 03/08/2022
Preferred Canines (OH) – Preferred Canines is a commercial puppy broker and breeding
operation in Ohio. This facility is run by Abe N. Miller, who has a long USDA violation history
and other violations under many of the other company names that he has operated under in
recent years. Most recently, he has operated under the names Golden Seal Canines, Holmes
for Canines, Homes for Canines, and Quail Creek Kennel. Abe N. Miller has been mentioned
as the source breeder or broker in several lawsuits including knowingly selling sick puppies.
USDA violations include knowingly purchasing animals from individuals that were required
to have a federal license but did not. This puppy broker sold hundreds of puppies to Petland
Cicero, Shake-A-Paw Lynbrook, NY Breeder, and Puppy Paradise.
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Dustin
NYSCEF DOC.andNO.Jill
234Westercamp (IA)— This commercial dog breeder in Iowa RECEIVEDwasNYSCEF:
last inspected
03/08/2022
in 2020 and had over 100 dogs at that inspection. Federal violations included unsafe outdoor
enclosures and incomplete identifying information for dogs. Pictured are inspection photos
of the facility. This facility shipped puppies to Westchester Puppies and Kittens, Zoo-Rama
Pets, Manhattan Puppies and Kittens, and Citipups.
Becky Busboom (NE) – This is a commercial dog broker facility that has sold sick
puppies to a Colorado pet store. According to Colorado state records, Busboom delivered
Dachshund and Golden Retriever puppies to a pet store in April of 2019. Shortly after,
puppies in the store broke out with distemper, a deadly and highly contagious disease and
the distemper was eventually traced back to the Dachshunds delivered by Busboom. By the
time the first dogs were diagnosed, the pet store had received another puppy from Busboom
who was later diagnosed with distemper and the disease had spread to other puppies in
the store. Some puppies had been sold and had exposed other dogs to the disease. Most
puppies infected with distemper do not survive, and state records indicated at least 10 dogs
were euthanized. The same month Busboom delivered sick dogs to Colorado, she also
shipped puppies to New York pet stores. Busboom also has a USDA violation that includes
giving pig medication to puppies that have loose stools. This facility supplied puppies to
NY Breeders, Shake-A-Paw Hicksville, Shake-A-Paw Lynbrook, Worldwide Puppies and
Kittens, Puppy Experience, Luxury Puppies, NYC Breeders, Selmer’s Pet Land, NY Breeders,
Westchester Puppies and Kittens, and Canine Corral.
Gina Steffensmeier dba M G Cattle Inc (IA) – A commercial dog broker with a history of
federal violations including a dog dying as a result of fighting with two of the other dogs
housed in the same enclosure, chewed walls and doors of dog houses and dogs with
severe dental and eyes issues. This broker supplied puppies to Shake-A-Paw Hicksville,
Shake-A-Paw Lynbrook, Worldwide Puppies and Kittens, NYC Breeders, Selmer’s Pet Land,
Sportsman’s Kennels, Left Paw, Bow Wow Babies, NY Breeders, and Westchester Puppies
and Kittens.
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234 Beachy dba S & M Kennel (MO) – This commercial breeding
RECEIVED facility
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03/08/2022
nearly 200 dogs. USDA violations include a dog with brownish-black dried material clumped
with the hair on the inside of his eye with a ¼ inch oval lesion next to the tear duct, 10 self-
feeders had an accumulation of brown or black dirt and grime inside of them, outdoor water
bowls had green discoloration along the inside surfaces and floating on the water, dog with
heavy build-up of yellowish brown material on the majority of the teeth and a “whitish gray
creamy material” on the gums and enclosures that lacked minimum floor space for adult
dogs with their puppies. Beachy supplied puppies to Westchester Puppies and Kittens,
Puppy Paradise, Gabby Pets, NY Breeders, Selmer’s Pet Land, Puppy City, Luxury Puppies
Pet Shop, Zoo-Rama Pets, NYC Breeders, Tropical Pets Inc, Sportsman’s Kennels, Luxury
Puppies, Puppy Paws, Puppy Boutique, Worldwide Puppies and Kittens, Pets Unlimited, and
Puppy Experience.
Big Star Kennel dba Dan Mohrfeld (IA) – This kennel is a commercial dog breeding facility
with 375 dogs. This facility has a history of federal violations including excessively chewed
food receptacles that had been collecting fur, grime and organic material. This kennel
supplied puppies to Shake-A-Paw Hicksville, Shake-A-Paw Lynbrook, American Kennels,
Astoria Pets, Puppy City, Selmer’s Pet Land, Puppy Paws, Westchester Puppies and Kittens,
Vanity Pups, Worldwide Puppies & Kittens, Crosby Pet Center, Groomingdalz, NY Breeders,
Left Paw, and NYC Breeders.
Cindy and Richard Jensen (KS) – This is a large commercial dog breeding facility with
almost 400 dogs. Federal violations include poor drainage, standing pool water in dog
enclosures, accumulation of excreta and a no access violation, meaning a responsible adult
was not available to accompany a USDA official during the inspection process. Pictured
are USDA inspection photos. This facility supplied puppies to Left Paw, Bow Wow Babies,
Astoria Pets, Shake-A-Paw Lynbrook, Westchester Puppies and Kittens, American Kennels,
NYC Breeders, Puppy Experience, Vanity Pups, Zoo-Rama Pets, Crosby Pet Center, Puppy
City, Puppy Paws, NY Breeders, Pickapup Boutique, Q Puppies, and Luxury Puppies.
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Lloyd
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234 A licensed dog breeder with federal violations that includeNYSCEF:
RECEIVED a dog 03/08/2022
with
two sores on each front leg that were pink and wet, her tail and both ears were “almost
completely hairless,” reddened, and receding gums and teeth that were “completely covered
in dark brown material” with “grey material along the gum line.” Pictured are inspection
photos of the facility. This breeder shipped puppies to Puppy Boutique, NYC Breeders, and
NY Breeders.
Alta Madewell dba M&M Toy Kennel (AR)— This breeder has federal violations including
that a vet hasn’t visited the premises since March 2020, untreated medical conditions
including a male French bulldog continuously shaking his ears that were “red, thickened
and full of dark brown debris,” another male French bulldog with hair loss and “reddened,
thickened skin,” a female French bulldog continuously shaking her head with an ear that was
“red, thickened, full of dark brown debris” that had not been noticed or treated, a female
French bulldog with an ear infection and hair loss, and roaches in all areas of the kennel
including in medicine boxes and in the feeders. Pictured are inspection photos of the facility.
This breeder shipped puppies to Sportsman’s Kennels.
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Lizzie
234 Yoder (MO)— This commercial breeder has federal RECEIVED violationsNYSCEF:
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Align with the vast majority of New York pet Close a gap in current law stores that do not sell dogs New York cannot regulate this pipeline — the mills, the There are over 1,000 pet businesses in New York that are middlemen and their transporters — and current law successful without relying on the sale of puppies, kittens does little to protect consumers beyond requiring meager or bunnies. According to the pet industry’s own reports, reimbursement for sick puppies under certain circumstances. WL[Z[VYLZ[OH[KVUV[ZLSSWL[ZHYLTVYLWYVÄ[HISL[OHU Federal regulation of commercial breeders is minimal, and those that do. The most successful pet stores — both large enforcement is severely lacking. And despite pet seller lobby JOHPUZHUKZTHSSTVTHUKWVWZOVWZ·WYVÄ[MYVTZLSSPUN claims of wanting to see “substandard breeding facilities” WYVK\J[ZHUKVɈLYPUNPUKLTHUKZLY]PJLZ shut down, it has opposed every meaningful legislative attempt to end the sale of puppy mill dogs. Ending the sale Protect New Yorkers from unnecessary of dogs from stores will close the pipeline that allows cruelty health risks to be imported into New York state. The pet industry employs a dangerous practice of using antibiotics to treat or mask disease because it is cheaper than improving the unsanitary conditions which lead to S.4234-A/A.6298-A IS SUPPORTED BY: FILED: NASSAU COUNTY CLERK 03/08/2022 11:11 PM INDEX NO. 615766/2021 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 234 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 03/08/2022 suurnown- MYTH vs. FACT: Shutting Down the PUPPY h Puppy Mill Pipeline in New York "F* well- MILL The pet industry and its partners commonly resort to a few worn arguments in response to legislation that shuts down the puppy mill pipeline into New York State and ends the sale of a-- cats and rabbits in pet stores. Here's a check. dogs, reality MYTH: "This billessentially forces businesses MYTH: "Pet stores puppies are hand-picked by close." know." to stores from breeders they FACT: FACT: " down the millpipelineto pet storesin " New York'spet store puppies originate from Shutting puppy faraway New York willnotforce businesses to close. stateslikeMissouri and lowa and areshipped to stores. " " "middlemen" The overwhelming number ofpet stores nationallyand Pet storesoften use dog brokers or who in New York State - both chains and "mom and puppies from breeders and resell them to retailers. pop buy shops" - do not sellpuppies, kittensorrabbits. " Less than 2% ofthe over $100B petmarket is attributed MYTH: "This bill will drive people to to thesale of liveanimals. international Sellers and cause an outbreak of " diseases." According to thepet industry's own reports, pet stores zoonotic that do not sellpets aremore profitablethan those that do. FACT: " Pet stores can sellfood and other products and offer " There is zeroevidence that on restrictions the sale services such as grooming, boarding, and trainingand of puppy milldogs contribute to an increase in the rescues." drive consumers to theirstores by partnering with local importation of dogs via "international shelters orrescues tohost adoption events. " Pet storepuppies have been identifiedas the source of an outbreak of serious zoonotic disease, Campylobacter, MYTH: "This billforces consumers to buy which affected over 100 people in18 states, including pets," rescue or "People won't be able to get two in New York. want." the breed they MYTH: "This bill will create a black market FACT: and drive people to purchase dogs on the " Internet." Nothing in thisbill forces a familyto rescue or adopt. " New Yorkers willstill have the option to dogs from buy breeders directly. FACT: " Despite what the argues, breeders who sell industry MYTH: "Pet stores buy puppies from regulated wholesale to pet storesor online toconsumers are SourceS." requiredto be federallylicensed and are subject to the same minimal USDA regulations. FACT: " Although there are problematic online the sellers, claim " Petstores do puppies from commercial breeders that we should not limitretail pet sales because online buy and dealers licensed by the licensed by the United sellersmight be bad too is a poorrationaleforinaction. States Department ofAgriculture (USDA). However, the standards of care atthese facilities are extremely low and violators are almost never penalized. " Dogs in facilities spend their livesin small breeding cages, with little access to proper vet care, exercise, and socialization. " put,the federal system has never Simply regulatory provided any assurance topet store shoppers or even to storesthemselves that the dogs they buy were cared forhumanely. THE HUMANE SOCIETY ASPCA 'ROTECTION GA CompanIon S AnimalProtection Society yOTE RS o ANIMAL LEGAL OFTHEUNITEDSTATES -EDERATION ANIMALR!GHT DEFENSE FUND FILED: NASSAU COUNTY CLERK 03/08/2022 11:11 PM INDEX NO. 615766/2021 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 234 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 03/08/2022 A pipeline of out-of-state commercial dog breeders and middlemen moves truckloads of puppies to be sold in New York’s pet stores. Businesses that breed dogs for sale to the “pet trade”- pet stores, auctions, or dog brokers are generally not open to the public. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspection reports and photographs reveal the conditions inside these facilities. BJ’s & Guys LLC (KS)— A huge puppy broker operation in Kansas that houses nearly 1,000 dogs. BJ’s has been cited by the USDA for lack of veterinary care, chewed live electric power cords, and failing to control heat. BJ’s was given an Official Warning by the USDA for not having any program of veterinary care for the dogs. BJ’s supplied puppies to NY Breeders, Puppy Experience, Luxury Puppies, Selmer’s Pet Land, Sportsman’s Kennels, and Worldwide Puppies and Kittens. Tiffanie Kurz dba Tiffanie’s LLC (MO)— A puppy broker and breeder with federal and state violations of animal care standards. A state inspector found that 35 puppies had died at her facility, including several from Parvovirus, without receiving any veterinarian care. Tiffanie’s supplied puppies to Worldwide Puppies and Kittens, Vanity Pups Boutique, Pet Resources, Puppy City, Puppy Paradise, Tropical Pets, Northern Aquarium + Pets, Teacup Pup Corp, Westchester Puppies and Kittens, Shake-A-Paw Hicksville Inc, Canine Corral, Selmer’s Pet Land, Shake-A-Paw Lynbrook, Left Paw, Puppy Paws, NY Breeders, and Central Park Puppies. Rebecca Eiler dba Creek Side Kennel LLC (KS)— A massive dog breeding operation that has over 500 dogs. This facility has been linked to another problematic dog breeder that killed all 1,500 dogs when a disease outbreak prevented the sale of hundreds of puppies. Eiler is also a co-owner of a large dog breeding facility in Nebraska that has a history of animal welfare violations including dogs without protection from the cold and frozen water bowls. This breeder sold puppies to Puppy Experience, Astoria Pets, Crosby Pet Center, Pet Resources, Zoo-Rama Pets, Puppy Paradise, NYC Breeders, Puppy City, Luxury Puppies, Northern Aquarium + Pets, Shake-A-Paw Hicksville, Shake-A-Paw Lynbrook, Groomingdalz, Selmer’s Pet Land, Left Paw, Manhattan Puppies and Kittens, American Kennels, Puppy Paws, and NY Breeders. A.4283 /S.1130 February 2022 1 FILED: NASSAU COUNTY CLERK 03/08/2022 11:11 PM INDEX NO. 615766/2021 Daniel NYSCEF DOC.Gingerich NO. 234 (IA)— This commercial dog breeder had more thanRECEIVED 500 dogs and over NYSCEF: 200 03/08/2022 federal violations before the USDA revoked his license in late 2021. Gingerich was licensed by the USDA in 2019, but the agency didn’t inspect his facility until 2021. When the USDA finally inspected the facility, they found many animals suffering, dogs hidden from inspectors, ongoing disease outbreaks like parvovirus and distemper, heat distress, lack of water and food, dead and dying dogs. Pictured are inspection photos of the facility. Gingerich shipped puppies to pet stores in New York, including to Canine Corral, Puppy Experience, Northern Aquarium, Reliable Pet Grooming, Luxury Puppies, NY Breeder, Shake a Paw Lynbrook, Zoo-Rama Pets, Westchester Puppies and Kittens, Vanity Puppies, Left Paw, Sportsman’s Kennels, Shake a Paw Hicksville, Puppy Paradise, NYC Breeders, Bow Wow Babies, Luxury Puppies Pet Shop, Hey Pets, Crosby Pet Center, Astoria Pets, and American Kennels. A.4283 /S.1130 2 FILED: NASSAU COUNTY CLERK 03/08/2022 11:11 PM INDEX NO. 615766/2021 David NYSCEF andNO. DOC. Esther 234 Troyer (MO)— This commercial breeding facility has nearlyNYSCEF: RECEIVED 100 dogs. 03/08/2022 USDA violations include using the same needle and syringe when giving vaccines and medications to the dogs and puppies, risking the “spread of disease” and/or “infection,” puppies with no identification, enclosures housing 62 dogs had a buildup of hair, feces and grime and 10 dog entry doors had a buildup of brownish grime covering 30-50% of the doorways. In 2021, the Troyers received two “teachable moments,” a program implemented by the USDA that allows inspectors to document “minor” violations separately from the official inspection report, ultimately creating an inaccurate appearance of a “clean” inspection record. Troyer supplied puppies to Astoria Pets, Worldwide Puppies and Kittens, Gabby Pets, Puppy Boutique, Puppy Paradise, Puppy City, NYC Breeders, Sportsman’s Kennels, Luxury Puppies Pet Shop, Puppy Paws, and NY Breeders. J A K S Puppies Inc. (IA)— JAKS is one of the largest puppy brokers in the country. In 2019, JAK’s, along with another IA based business, was sued by the Iowa Attorney General for illegally transfering hundreds of designer puppies through sham Iowa non-profit “rescues” to out-of-state pet shops. The lawsuit accused JAK’s of misleading consumers about the true source of the puppies and for abusing their Iowa non-profit status to circumvent state and local laws banning the sale of “puppy mill” dogs. In 2020, Iowa dissolved JAK’s shell rescue, Hobo K-9, and imposed a $60,000 penalty against them. In 2021, JAKS was named in lawsuit under accusations of violating California’s ban on puppy-mill dogs with “grueling, 30- plus hour” trips for weeks-old puppies with some not surviving the trip from IA to CA. JAK’s remains federally licensed to broker puppies. This broker supplied puppies to Left Paw, Luxury Puppies, Puppy Experience, Luxury Puppies Pet Shop, Puppy City, American Dog Club, Selmer’s Pet Land, Pet Palace, Worldwide Puppies and Kittens, Tropical Pets, Central Park Puppies, Puppy Paws, Westchester Puppies and Kittens, Central Park Puppies, Shake- A-Paw Hicksville, Pet Resources, and Citipups. Marilyn and James Alexander (AR)— A dog breeding facility that was cited by the USDA for a dog with a “2-3 inch diameter gaping wound” on her neck, pictured. The breeder claimed not to be aware of the injury. This facility now has a cancelled USDA license as of April 2021. This breeder supplied puppies to Puppy Paradise and Vanity Pups. A.4283 /S.1130 3 FILED: NASSAU COUNTY CLERK 03/08/2022 11:11 PM INDEX NO. 615766/2021 Justin NYSCEF and DOC. NO.LaNae 234 Jackson dba Jackson Kennels (KS)— This massive dog NYSCEF: RECEIVED breeding 03/08/2022 operation has almost 600 dogs at their facility. The USDA has cited many violations, including both underweight and sick dogs, rusty kennels and broken floors, limited shade and shelter in housing, grime and rust in the feeders, dog with open ear wound, dog with swollen mass in between toes, and expired medication. This facility has not been inspected by the USDA since 2019. This breeder supplied puppies to Astoria Pets, Vanity Pups, Worldwide Puppies & Kittens, Crosby Pet Center, Zoo-Rama Pets, Puppy Paradise, Northern Aquarium + Pets, Q Puppies, Hey Pets, Teacup Pup Corp, Westchester Puppies and Kittens, Selmer’s Pet Land, Left Paw, American Kennels, Pets Unlimited, and NY Breeders. Lorilee Thomas dba Puppies Extraordinaire (KS)— This is a massive operation with with nearly 700 dogs and a history of federal violations, including dogs with hair loss, dogs with matting, eye injuries, wires poking into kennels, excessively long toenails, and evidence of mice. This large dog broker shipped puppies to Bow Wow Babies, Hey Pets, Puppy Experience, Puppy Paradise, and Westchester Puppies and Kittens. Levi Graber dba Blue Ribbon Puppies (IN)— This puppy broker with over 300 dogs was linked to a major multi-drug resistant disease outbreak by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), caused by contact with puppies sold at pet stores. Blue Ribbon shipped puppies to Shake-A-Paw Lynbrook, and Left Paw. Philip Chupp (IL)— This dog breeder has a history of federal violations including rusted cages, lack of sanitation and dogs with matted coats. This breeder shipped puppies to Bow Wow Babies, Crosby Pet Center, Pets Unlimited, Puppy City, Sportsman’s Kennels, Pickapup Boutique, Q Puppies, and Puppy Experience. Angela Smith dba Family Lane Pets (MO)— A puppy breeder with a history of federal animal care violations, including a bulldog with an open ear wound, another bulldog with an open neck wound, dogs with loose stool, dogs vomiting, “thick yellowish matter” in eyes, excessively long toenails, sharp screws protruding into enclosures and puppies without any identification. After receiving an Official Warning by the USDA to administer proper veterinary care, Smith canceled her license. Since then, she has reapplied and is now an active licensee. Pictured are photos from this facility. This breeder supplied puppies to NY Breeders and NYC Breeders. A.4283 /S.1130 4 FILED: NASSAU COUNTY CLERK 03/08/2022 11:11 PM INDEX NO. 615766/2021 SallyDOC. NYSCEF CulverNO. dba 234 Culver Lane Kennel (MO)— This breeding operation has been RECEIVED cited03/08/2022 NYSCEF: by the USDA for violations including a female Boston Terrier that was observed to be very thin with her ribs, backbone and hips “easily seen.” Other violations were related to two litters of 4.5 and 5 week old puppies that were being housed outdoors without any bedding and were “observed to be shivering and seeking areas of warmth.” The temperature on the previous night was noted to be less than 30 degrees F. Pictured are inspection photos of the facility. Sally Culver shipped puppies to Central Park Puppies, Westchester Puppies And Kittens, Bow Wow Babies, and Left Paw. A.4283 /S.1130 5 FILED: NASSAU COUNTY CLERK 03/08/2022 11:11 PM INDEX NO. 615766/2021 Joyce NYSCEF Cairns DOC. NO. (KS)— This breeder with nearly 160 dogs has 234 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 03/08/2022 a long history of violations including a dog with a stiff and uneven walk due to intolerance to the cold and was painful and vocalized, dogs with very long toenails, dogs with heavily matted and dirty coats, jagged metal enclosures, screws protruding at dogs’ eye level, contaminated feeders, floors wet and soiled with feces, resulting in “soiled dog coats,” a dog with hair loss and exposed skin that was “thick and scaly,” dogs with dental disease including missing teeth, discharge and a thick coating of tartar, a dog with thickened ear tissue, a dog with green eye discharge, dog with “creamy discharge” coming from the mouth and lips, dogs very thin with the spine “visually protruding” with vertebrae, spine and points of the hip easily touched. Pictured are inspection photos of the facility. Joyce Cairns shipped puppies to Pup Slope, Westchester Puppies And Kittens, Northern Aquarium + Pets, American Kennels, Astoria Pets, Bow Wow Babies, Puppy Paradise, Hey Pets, Left Paw, Vanity Pups, Teacup Pup Corp, and NY Breeders. A.4283 /S.1130 6 FILED: NASSAU COUNTY CLERK 03/08/2022 11:11 PM INDEX NO. 615766/2021 Joyce NYSCEF Cairns DOC. NO. (KS) – USDA photos continued. 234 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 03/08/2022 Tina Boyd dba Tina Cox and Stones Prairie Puppies (MO) —Tina Boyd is a commercial dog breeding facility with over 100 dogs. This facility received federal violations including puppies with excessive amount of excreta in enclosure, several water receptacles in outdoor enclosures contained green or dark brown water, several of the enclosures had an excessive amount of excreta and there was an accumulation of grime on the access doors. This facility hasn’t been inspected by the USDA since 2020. Pictured are USDA inspection photos. This breeder shipped puppies to Citipups. A.4283 /S.1130 7 FILED: NASSAU COUNTY CLERK 03/08/2022 11:11 PM INDEX NO. 615766/2021 Tina DOC. NYSCEF BoydNO. dba 234Tina Cox and Stones Prairie Puppies (MO) – USDA photosNYSCEF: RECEIVED continued. 03/08/2022 Joyce Spear (MO) — Joyce Spear is a commercial dog breeder with nearly 100 dogs. This facility received a federal violation for shipping a puppy under the minimal age of 56 days old. The inspector noted, “The ability of puppies under the minimum age of 56 days to handle the rigors of travels is greatly hampered.” This breeder shipped puppies to Citipups, NYC Breeders, and Arcadia Pets. Eugene Bontrager (IA) – Eugene Bontrager is a commercial breeder with federal violations. This breeder had a sheltered facility with 36 adults and 16 puppies and was not using recording acquisitions or tracking animal inventory. Further, feeders had an excessive buildup of brown colored organic material in openings where the dogs eat that was in direct contact with their food. This breeder shipped puppies to Citipups. Sandra and John Blake (MO) – Sandra and John Blake currently hold separate USDA licenses but reside at the same address, and the licenses are under the same address. Sandra Blake is now a commercial broker and John Blake is a commercial breeder. John Blake has over 100 dogs. Sandra Blake has a federal violation for having three Pomsky puppies housed in an enclosure that was too small A.4283 /S.1130 8 FILED: NASSAU COUNTY CLERK 03/08/2022 11:11 PM INDEX NO. 615766/2021 for them. NYSCEF DOC. Sanjon NO. 234 Kennel was the name the Blakes used for their priorRECEIVED joint dogNYSCEF: brokering 03/08/2022 license and is the name on the import documents showing puppies coming into NY state. Sanjon Kennel has a federal violation for a Bichon with a dime size, reddish blue raised area between her toes that had not received veterinary care. Pictured above is a USDA inspection photo. Sanjon Kennel shipped puppies to Citipups, Luxury Puppies Pet Shop, Worldwide Puppies & Kittens, Puppy Boutique, Selmer’s Pet Land, Bow Wow Babies, NY Breeders, and NYC Breeders. Raymond Lawson (MO) – This commercial dog breeder with nearly 100 dogs has a history of USDA violations. He has six different no-access violations meaning a federal inspector came to the facility for an inspection and was not given access to the property. Other violations included a limping Maltese with a reddened lesion between her toes and very high levels of ammonia impacting 45 dogs, so high that it caused “irritation to the nose and throat to one of the inspectors.” There were also no windows or doors opened, and no vents. Further violations include, frozen water receptacles where the inspector noted “several of the receptacles had lick spots where in the ice where the dogs were attempting to drink.” When dogs were given water, they drank immediately, and some drank for “more than 20- 60 seconds.” There was a violation for a Shiba Inu shaking her head and tilting it to the right with “very wet, heavy, and yellowish discharge” in the ear and “adhered to the hair around the ear” with the skin appearing “reddened and inflamed.” Another violation was for standing wastewater on the ground that was a mixture of “feces, food, green and black slimy material, and crawling, wiggling and flying insects.” Also, there was a sharp edge on a heat lamp, the wood floors and dog shelters had water and urine soaking into the wood and the food inside some of the self-feeders contained several bugs. Pictured are USDA inspection photos. This breeder shipped puppies to Citipups, Astoria Pets, Pup Slope, Luxury Puppies Pet Shop, Westchester Puppies and Kittens, Zoo-Rama Pets, and Vanity Pups. A.4283 /S.1130 9 FILED: NASSAU COUNTY CLERK 03/08/2022 11:11 PM INDEX NO. 615766/2021 Gayle NYSCEF Baker DOC. NO. (KS) 234 – This commercial dog RECEIVED NYSCEF: 03/08/2022 breeder has a history of violations including a Boston Terrier with signs of dental disease, where the gums were recessed away from the tooth and were red and inflamed. There are also violations for medications with no expiration dates and rusted metal water receptacles. Pictured is a USDA inspection photo. This breeder shipped puppies to Citipups, Shake-A-Paw Hicksville, Selmer’s Pet Land, Left Paw, and Luxury Puppies. Karen Belisle (MO) – Karen Belisle is a commercial dog breeder. In December of 2020, a black and tan female Yorkie was found to have extremely heavy tartar build up over numerous teeth. The gums were starting to recede over the upper teeth. The dog was identified by the facility attending veterinarian as having “moderate to severe tartar” in March 2020 but no treatment had been provided by the facility nearly 9 months later. Pictured are USDA inspection photos. This breeder shipped puppies to Citipups and Puppy Boutique. Select Puppies Inc (IA) – This is a commercial dog broker in Iowa with more than 200 puppies. This facility shares the same address as Brian Mohrfeld, who previously operated under the name Perfect Puppies, and has been connected to many other problematic commercial dog businesses. Brian Mohrfeld was issued a federal violation for buying approximate 516 animals from unlicensed “hobby breeders.” The USDA issued an Official Warning for failure to have a license while doing business as a dog dealer. This facility supplied puppies to Puppy City, Luxury Puppies, Shake-A-Paw Hicksville, Shake-A-Paw Lynbrook, Left Paw, American Kennels, Pup Town, Puppy Paws, and Pet Zone. A.4283 /S.1130 10 FILED: NASSAU COUNTY CLERK 03/08/2022 11:11 PM INDEX NO. 615766/2021 BrianDOC. NYSCEF Lichirie NO. (IA) – Brian Lichirie is a major commercial dog broker with 234 overNYSCEF: RECEIVED 400 dogs. This 03/08/2022 facility shares the same address as now cancelled problematic USDA dog brokers, Gealea Nichols and Michele Kruse dba T & M ENT. This dog broker supplied puppies to Worldwide Puppies and Kittens, Left Paw, Bow Wow Babies, Selmer’s Pet Land, Citipups, OMG Enterprises, NY Breeders, Shake-A-Paw Hicksville, Shake-A-Paw Lynbrook, and Puppy Experience. Marvin Newswanger dba Maple Tree Kennels (IA) – Marvin Newswanger is a commercial dog breeder with over 540 dogs. USDA violations include flooring that allowed the feet of Yorkies, Pomeranians and Boston Terrier puppies to fall through, veterinarian not being on site in more than one year and cleaning and sanitization issues. This dog breeder sold puppies to Astoria Pets, Puppy Experience, Sportsman’s Kennels, and Puppy Boutique. Andrew E Miller (WI) – Andrew Miller was a commercial dog broker in 2020 but now holds a commercial dog breeder license, both with the same address in Hillsboro, Wisconsin. There were 115 dogs at his last USDA inspection as a broker. There are no USDA inspection records for his dog breeder license. This facility shipped dogs to Puppy Paws and Puppy City. Judy Koehn dba Bow Wow Mound (KS) – Judy Koehn runs a massive commercial dog breeding facility with over 400 dogs and a long history of USDA violations. The federal violations include an adult Pekinese that was lethargic with a buildup of loose feces at the base of his tail and rear end, with piles of loose, reddish brown colored feces with mucous, a dog with dental disease, matted fur tight against the dogs skin, overgrown toe nails, dogs and at least “20 litters of puppies” without inventory records or identification, 16 litters of puppies housed in outdoor housing without veterinarian approval, accumulation of fecal waste, food receptacles with chewed edges that are trapping dirt, adult female poodle thin in appearance with back and side, ribs, backbone and hip bones “easily felt,” and a Pomeranian/Japanese chin dog able to climb to top edge of a 4 foot tall enclosure fence, balancing only on the “strands” of the panel fence risking injury. Pictured are USDA inspection photos. This breeding facility supplied puppies to Northern Aquarium + Pets, Puppy Paradise, Hey Pets, Master Pups, Left Paw,Teacup Pup Corp, NYC Breeders, Pup Town, Westchester Puppies and Kittens, Zoo-Rama Pets, Vanity Pups, Astoria Pets, Luxury Puppies, and NY Breeders. A.4283 /S.1130 11 FILED: NASSAU COUNTY CLERK 03/08/2022 11:11 PM INDEX NO. 615766/2021 JudyDOC. NYSCEF Koehn NO. (KS) 234 – USDA photos continued. RECEIVED NYSCEF: 03/08/2022 Preferred Canines (OH) – Preferred Canines is a commercial puppy broker and breeding operation in Ohio. This facility is run by Abe N. Miller, who has a long USDA violation history and other violations under many of the other company names that he has operated under in recent years. Most recently, he has operated under the names Golden Seal Canines, Holmes for Canines, Homes for Canines, and Quail Creek Kennel. Abe N. Miller has been mentioned as the source breeder or broker in several lawsuits including knowingly selling sick puppies. USDA violations include knowingly purchasing animals from individuals that were required to have a federal license but did not. This puppy broker sold hundreds of puppies to Petland Cicero, Shake-A-Paw Lynbrook, NY Breeder, and Puppy Paradise. A.4283 /S.1130 12 FILED: NASSAU COUNTY CLERK 03/08/2022 11:11 PM INDEX NO. 615766/2021 Dustin NYSCEF DOC.andNO.Jill 234Westercamp (IA)— This commercial dog breeder in Iowa RECEIVEDwasNYSCEF: last inspected 03/08/2022 in 2020 and had over 100 dogs at that inspection. Federal violations included unsafe outdoor enclosures and incomplete identifying information for dogs. Pictured are inspection photos of the facility. This facility shipped puppies to Westchester Puppies and Kittens, Zoo-Rama Pets, Manhattan Puppies and Kittens, and Citipups. Becky Busboom (NE) – This is a commercial dog broker facility that has sold sick puppies to a Colorado pet store. According to Colorado state records, Busboom delivered Dachshund and Golden Retriever puppies to a pet store in April of 2019. Shortly after, puppies in the store broke out with distemper, a deadly and highly contagious disease and the distemper was eventually traced back to the Dachshunds delivered by Busboom. By the time the first dogs were diagnosed, the pet store had received another puppy from Busboom who was later diagnosed with distemper and the disease had spread to other puppies in the store. Some puppies had been sold and had exposed other dogs to the disease. Most puppies infected with distemper do not survive, and state records indicated at least 10 dogs were euthanized. The same month Busboom delivered sick dogs to Colorado, she also shipped puppies to New York pet stores. Busboom also has a USDA violation that includes giving pig medication to puppies that have loose stools. This facility supplied puppies to NY Breeders, Shake-A-Paw Hicksville, Shake-A-Paw Lynbrook, Worldwide Puppies and Kittens, Puppy Experience, Luxury Puppies, NYC Breeders, Selmer’s Pet Land, NY Breeders, Westchester Puppies and Kittens, and Canine Corral. Gina Steffensmeier dba M G Cattle Inc (IA) – A commercial dog broker with a history of federal violations including a dog dying as a result of fighting with two of the other dogs housed in the same enclosure, chewed walls and doors of dog houses and dogs with severe dental and eyes issues. This broker supplied puppies to Shake-A-Paw Hicksville, Shake-A-Paw Lynbrook, Worldwide Puppies and Kittens, NYC Breeders, Selmer’s Pet Land, Sportsman’s Kennels, Left Paw, Bow Wow Babies, NY Breeders, and Westchester Puppies and Kittens. A.4283 /S.1130 13 FILED: NASSAU COUNTY CLERK 03/08/2022 11:11 PM INDEX NO. 615766/2021 Samuel NYSCEF DOC.andNO. Millie 234 Beachy dba S & M Kennel (MO) – This commercial breeding RECEIVED facility NYSCEF: has 03/08/2022 nearly 200 dogs. USDA violations include a dog with brownish-black dried material clumped with the hair on the inside of his eye with a ¼ inch oval lesion next to the tear duct, 10 self- feeders had an accumulation of brown or black dirt and grime inside of them, outdoor water bowls had green discoloration along the inside surfaces and floating on the water, dog with heavy build-up of yellowish brown material on the majority of the teeth and a “whitish gray creamy material” on the gums and enclosures that lacked minimum floor space for adult dogs with their puppies. Beachy supplied puppies to Westchester Puppies and Kittens, Puppy Paradise, Gabby Pets, NY Breeders, Selmer’s Pet Land, Puppy City, Luxury Puppies Pet Shop, Zoo-Rama Pets, NYC Breeders, Tropical Pets Inc, Sportsman’s Kennels, Luxury Puppies, Puppy Paws, Puppy Boutique, Worldwide Puppies and Kittens, Pets Unlimited, and Puppy Experience. Big Star Kennel dba Dan Mohrfeld (IA) – This kennel is a commercial dog breeding facility with 375 dogs. This facility has a history of federal violations including excessively chewed food receptacles that had been collecting fur, grime and organic material. This kennel supplied puppies to Shake-A-Paw Hicksville, Shake-A-Paw Lynbrook, American Kennels, Astoria Pets, Puppy City, Selmer’s Pet Land, Puppy Paws, Westchester Puppies and Kittens, Vanity Pups, Worldwide Puppies & Kittens, Crosby Pet Center, Groomingdalz, NY Breeders, Left Paw, and NYC Breeders. Cindy and Richard Jensen (KS) – This is a large commercial dog breeding facility with almost 400 dogs. Federal violations include poor drainage, standing pool water in dog enclosures, accumulation of excreta and a no access violation, meaning a responsible adult was not available to accompany a USDA official during the inspection process. Pictured are USDA inspection photos. This facility supplied puppies to Left Paw, Bow Wow Babies, Astoria Pets, Shake-A-Paw Lynbrook, Westchester Puppies and Kittens, American Kennels, NYC Breeders, Puppy Experience, Vanity Pups, Zoo-Rama Pets, Crosby Pet Center, Puppy City, Puppy Paws, NY Breeders, Pickapup Boutique, Q Puppies, and Luxury Puppies. A.4283 /S.1130 14 FILED: NASSAU COUNTY CLERK 03/08/2022 11:11 PM INDEX NO. 615766/2021 Lloyd NYSCEF Buck DOC. NO.(MO)— 234 A licensed dog breeder with federal violations that includeNYSCEF: RECEIVED a dog 03/08/2022 with two sores on each front leg that were pink and wet, her tail and both ears were “almost completely hairless,” reddened, and receding gums and teeth that were “completely covered in dark brown material” with “grey material along the gum line.” Pictured are inspection photos of the facility. This breeder shipped puppies to Puppy Boutique, NYC Breeders, and NY Breeders. Alta Madewell dba M&M Toy Kennel (AR)— This breeder has federal violations including that a vet hasn’t visited the premises since March 2020, untreated medical conditions including a male French bulldog continuously shaking his ears that were “red, thickened and full of dark brown debris,” another male French bulldog with hair loss and “reddened, thickened skin,” a female French bulldog continuously shaking her head with an ear that was “red, thickened, full of dark brown debris” that had not been noticed or treated, a female French bulldog with an ear infection and hair loss, and roaches in all areas of the kennel including in medicine boxes and in the feeders. Pictured are inspection photos of the facility. This breeder shipped puppies to Sportsman’s Kennels. A.4283 /S.1130 15 FILED: NASSAU COUNTY CLERK 03/08/2022 11:11 PM INDEX NO. 615766/2021 Mervin NYSCEF DOC.& NO. Lizzie 234 Yoder (MO)— This commercial breeder has federal RECEIVED violationsNYSCEF: that include