New Hampshire Puppy Store Sourcing

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All research and information was done by Bailing Out Benji and must be cited as such when shared or quoted!

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“We don’t buy from puppy mills.”

“All of our puppies come from small, local breeders.”

“We visit every breeder we buy from.”

We have all heard these sentences come from the mouths of pet store owners and their employees. They paint this beautiful picture of puppies running by a pond and parents frolicking in the fresh, green grass… Sadly, 99% of the time that is false. The pet store owners know it, the employees might know it- but the customer is completely in the dark.

This is why we are here.

Bailing Out Benji is a small nonprofit that started in Ames, Iowa and now has volunteer teams all over the country who are dedicated to raising awareness about the puppy mill industry.

Advocates at Bailing Out Benji devote their free time to researching puppy mills to create puppy mill maps for the worst states, as well as raise awareness about notorious pet stores and breeding operations with huge violations. This includes obtaining CVI data (Certificates of Veterinary Inspections) and making those reports public. To learn more about the puppy mills in your location, you can also go to our interactive website and search engine. 

NOTE:

-Before an animal is transported out of state, a veterinarian, accredited by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), must examine the animal for signs of “infectious, contagious or communicable disease” and, if no disease is found, sign the certificate for approval to transport.

 

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To make this easier, we will be breaking our research down alphabetically by each pet store and connecting them to the various facilities they use. Where applicable, we note the most recent dog count and violations associated with each facility.

All of this information has come from the Department of Agriculture and the USDA. All of the breeders listed as associated with the pet stores sold puppies or kittens to them in 2021 and 2022. 

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Family Pet and Aquarium- Somerset Plaza. 379 Amherst Street. Nashua, NH 

  1. Amy Kimbrough. Peace Valley, Missouri- does not hold a USDA license. 
  2. Clinton Michel and Marlene Michel, Ironbridge Road Farm. Long Lane, Missouri- 61 adult breeding dogs and 29 puppies. 
  3. Dorothy Audsley and Leonard Audsley, Len Dee Kennels. Carrollton, Missouri- 58 adult breeding dogs and 30 puppies. 
  4. Dustin Ledford, Rocky Hill Pets. Carthage, Missouri- 18 adult breeding dogs and 5 puppies. 
  5. James Bixenman and Marilyn Bixenman, Circle B Farms. New Cambria, Missouri- 106 adult breeding dogs and 60 puppies. 
  6. Judy Walles and Dennis Walles, Ox Arks Kennels. Galena, Missouri- 144 adult breeding dogs and 92 puppies. 
  7. Julie Leonard. Seymour, Missouri- does not hold a USDA license. 
  8. Lynn Sartin, Lynn Sartin Kennel. Granby, Missouri- had 65 adult breeding dogs and 29 puppies but cancelled their USDA license in 2021. This facility was also named one of the worst puppy mills in the country in 2015. 
  9. Mary Smith, Smith’s Kennel. Salem, Missouri- 121 adult breeding dogs and 15 puppies. 
  10. Miranda Cantrell, Cantrell’s Cuties Kennel. Seymour, Missouri- 47 adult breeding dogs and 19 puppies. 
  11. Monroe Herschberger. Bloomfield, Iowa- 13 adult breeding dogs and 9 puppies. 
  12. Nocona Thompson, Never To Many Paws. Mountain Grove, Missouri- 29 adult breeding dogs. 
  13. Pamela Monnahan, PJs Puppies. Lebanon, Missouri- 51 adult breeding dogs and 27 puppies. This facility also has 13 adult breeding cats. 
  14. Phil Hoover, Show Me Puppies. Memphis, Missouri- 445 adult breeding dogs and 144 puppies. 
  15. Rachel Davis, Vickie Davis, and Virgel Davis, Davis Kennel. Seymour, Iowa- 74 adult breeding dogs and 31 puppies. This facility had violations in December 2021 pertaining to attending veterinarian and adequate veterinary care and primary enclosures. This facility was also named one of the worst puppy mills in the country in 2015. 
  16. Raymond Lawson, The Silver Spur. Clifton Hill, Missouri- 72 adult breeding dogs and 12 puppies. This facility was also named one of the worst puppy mills in the country in 2020. 
  17. Sharon Rich, S&R Kennel. Gainesville, Missouri- 40 adult breeding dogs and 12 puppies. 
  18. Sheila Bealmer, Sheila’s Kute Janines. Atlanta, Missouri- 110 adult breeding dogs and 59 puppies. 
  19. Tiffanie Kurz. TIffanie’s LLC. Frankford, Missouri- one of the largest puppy brokers in the country often housing hundreds of puppies at their facility at one time. This facility was named one of the worst puppy mills in the country in 2019. 
  20. Tina Hough and Brandon Hough. Hough’s Kennel. Osceola, Missouri- 49 adult breeding dogs and 28 puppies. 

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Fetch A Pet- Hudson Mall Shopping Center. 77 Derry Rd, Hudson, NH 03051

  1. Pinnacle Pet AKA Sobrad LLC. Neosho, Missouri- one of the largest puppy brokers in the country often housing hundreds of puppies at their facility at one time. 

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Pick of the Litter AKA Puppy Palace- 375 S Broadway. Salem, NH 03079

  1. Monica Sheeley, South Paw Pets AKA Premium Paws . Neosho, Missouri- Massive puppy broker in Missouri that hasas changed their USDA license number several times. 
  2. Pinnacle Pet AKA Sobrad LLC. Neosho, Missouri- one of the largest puppy brokers in the country often housing hundreds of puppies at their facility at one time. 

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Puppies on the Run- 5 Lowell Rd, Hudson NH 03051

  1. Daniel B Stoltzfus and David Stoltzfus. Gap, Pennsylvania- doesn’t appear to hold a state or USDA license. 
  2. David Glick. Gap, Pennsylvania- doesn’t appear to hold a state or USDA license. 
  3. Elmer Stoltzfus. Gap, Pennsylvania- doesn’t appear to hold a state or USDA license. 
  4. Ephraim P. Stoltzfus. Gap, Pennsylvania- doesn’t appear to hold a state or USDA license.
  5. John B. Stoltzfus. Christiana, Pennsylvania- doesn’t appear to hold a state or USDA license.
  6. Lester Newswanger. East Earl, Pennsylvania- doesn’t appear to hold a state or USDA license.
  7. Levi J Stoltzfus and Ivan S. Stoltzfus. Ronks, Pennsylvania- doesn’t appear to hold a state or USDA license.
  8. Mark Martin. East Earl, Pennsylvania- doesn’t appear to hold a state or USDA license.
  9. Warren M. Hoover. Stevens, Pennsylvania- doesn’t appear to hold a state or USDA license.

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We are still combing through the government health documents to find more breeder connections for the stores above. The following stores also sell puppies and we are still determining where they source from. 

  1. Bill’s Pet and Aquarium 893 Hanover Street. Amherst/Manchester 03031
  2. Steve’s Pet Shoppe 90 Hanover St Lebanon 03766

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For more ways you can help the dogs trapped in puppy mills, click here.

We also have educational materials that you can print to hang up in your own area.

 

©Bailing Out Benji 2022

All research and information was done by Bailing Out Benji and must be cited as such when shared or quoted!

To view the rest of our CVI data, click here.

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To those consumers that have bought a family member and are wondering about their actual background -please feel free to fill out the form below with any questions or paperwork that you have and we will confidentially research the breeder your puppy came from.