A new pet store has emerged in Yorktown Mall, located in Lombard,
IL. Beach for Puppies is owned by Zachary Holland, with his father, Steven
Holland as the manager. These are the same people who also own Beach for Dogs
in Wheaton and Naperville, IL.
Beach for Dogs is known for the dog training and boarding
services. It was only a matter of time until they opened up another location
but instead of offering training services, they are selling puppies in Yorktown
Mall.
Upon word that another store would be opening and selling puppies
in Lombard, CAPS immediately looked into the business.
The sign outside Beach for Puppies
During Beach for Puppies "soft opening," CAPS private
investigators inquired where the puppies come from. At the time, Zachary
Holland claimed he did not have the information and that the information of the
dogs whereabouts were with his father. There was no information about the
puppies in the store placed anywhere. This is already a violation of the
Illinois Animal Welfare Act that states pet stores must disclose where their
dogs come from.
It wasn't until weeks later after many Lombard residents sent
e-mails to Yorktown Mall management that Beach for Puppies complied. A second
visit from CAPS investigators obtained the information from Steven Holland that
Beach for Puppies get their dogs from J.A.K.S Inc. a puppy broker in
Iowa.
Despite the issue at hand of a store selling puppies for retail,
one of their future programs is what is very disturbing.
On September 9th, CAPS investigators went into the store and inquired
about a program they offered by "giving away free puppies." Our
investigators approached Zachary Holland about this program where he explained
that it would be a program in the future where customers are given a female dog
from them to be bred and those puppies will be sold in their store. He
explained that all financial aspects would be covered as well as including
their training program. At the time of the investigation, Holland had no
written contract with further details of this program (for example, how many
times would this female be bred, where would the stud come from, etc.)
Now we have found out that the Illinois
Department Of Agriculture has issued a “rescue” license to Beach For Puppies.
Really? A pet shop that sells dogs from puppy mills deceiving the public and
stating they are a rescue? We are still investigating and will post updates as
we receive them.
If anyone has been sold a sick or dying dog from this place please
visit our website and fill out a pet shop complaint form.
CAPS has been holding peaceful protests every month to educate the
public about this store. If you'd like
to join our peaceful protests, please e-mail our Outreach Coordinator, Maya
Domiano at amalia1994@aol.com.
STOP PUPPY MILLS - ADOPT DON'T SHOP!
Maya Domiano
Outreach Coordinator
Companion Animal Protection Society
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