Tennessee Pet Store / Puppy Mill Connection

©Bailing Out Benji 2020
All research and information was done by the volunteer team at 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 a bold faced lie. 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.

Volunteers from 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: All of our documentation came from the Department of Agriculture and the USDA and can be independently verified. 

-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.

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. These facilities are ones that the pet stores purchased from in 2019 and 2020. 

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Carousel Pets- 2550 E Morris Blvd # 1, Morristown, TN 37813

  1. Pinnacle Pet AKA Sobrad LLC. Neosho, Missouri- one of the largest puppy brokers in the country with 72 puppies on their premises at the time of last inspection. 
  2. Tina and Brandon Hough, Osceola Missouri- 48 adult breeding dogs and 17 puppies.  
  3. Tom Petersen and Cindy Jensen. Buffalo, Missouri- 85 adult breeding dogs and 53 puppies. 
  4. Jennifer Ramirez and Deanne Culp, DLC Pet Transport AKA Deanna’s Loving Companions. Carl Junction, Missouri- A transport company with 132 puppies at the time of last inspection. They were also in violation of putting too many puppies and kittens in to cages within the transport van and not providing adequate space. 
  5. John and Sandy Blake, SanJon Kennel. Louisburg, Missouri- 74 adult breeding dogs and 47 puppies. This breeder has both a breeder and broker license. Their brokering company received a recent violation for not providing adequate space (6 inches around the dog’s body) for the puppies in their care. 
  6. Kallie and Josh Bateman, “Bateman Diversified”, Puppy Travelers Transport. Neosho, Missouri- This company transports puppies to Florida under many different names and they were recently named one of the worst puppy mills in the country due to their transport practices. In February 2018, 24 puppies were seized from a Puppy Travelers transport van outside a Petland store in Fort Myers, Florida. The puppies were found with “urine, feces and no water” in their cages, according to news sources, and many of them were sick. This transporter was named one of the worst puppy mills in the nation. To view the entire report, click here.
  7. Sherry Curtis, Curtis kennel. Urbana, Missouri- 62 adult breeding dogs and 33 puppies. 

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Petland Knoxville- 9339 Kingston Pike Market Place Shopping Center, Knoxville, TN 37922

 

  1. Tiffany Kurz, Tiffanie’s LLC. Frankford,  Missouri – Kurz is a very large puppy mill broker with violations include keeping puppies in kennels that are too small. This broker was also named one of the worst puppy mills in the country.
  2. Mike and Sharon West, Hillside Kennels. Unionville, Iowa- 61 adult breeding dogs, with a history of violations including: filthy kennels and excessive feces buildup in and around the kennels.
  3. Conner Kloewer. Irwin, IA- unlicensed breeder.
  4. Jake Kruse, K&E Kennels Inc, doing business as Kruse Farm Enterprises Inc. Salem, Iowa- 220 adult breeding dogs and 159 puppies.
  5. Herman (Tony) Schindler, QD Kennels, Frankford Missouri- Puppy broker,  126 puppies.
  6. David Brown and Kim Parsons (Formerly owned by Becky and Guy Franks), First Class Puppies. Bluejacket, Oklahoma – Puppy Brokering company with 33 puppies and was named one of the worst puppy mills in the country. 
  7. Brandon Russow, Russow Ranch. Odessa, Missouri- 56 adult breeding dogs and 28 puppies. 
  8. Curt and Lori Conrad, Conrad’s Cuddly Canine’s. Frankford, Missouri- Large puppy broker with 78 puppies at the time of last inspection. 
  9. Pinnacle Pet AKA Sobrad LLC. Neosho, Missouri- one of the largest puppy brokers in the country with 72 puppies on their premises at the time of last inspection. 
  10. Kallie and Josh Bateman, “Bateman Diversified”, Puppy Travelers Transport. Neosho, Missouri- This company transports puppies to Florida under many different names and they were recently named one of the worst puppy mills in the country due to their transport practices. In February 2018, 24 puppies were seized from a Puppy Travelers transport van outside a Petland store in Fort Myers, Florida. The puppies were found with “urine, feces and no water” in their cages, according to news sources, and many of them were sick. This transporter was named one of the worst puppy mills in the nation. To view the entire report, click here.
  11. Ray Rothman and Tammie Adams, JPC Transport AKA Market Smart MO AKA Pet Connect Rescue- this transport company is not USDA licensed but ‘Market Smart MO’ is a dog brokering company that had 20 puppies on their property during their last inspection. The owner, Ray Rothman, also created a sham nonprofit ‘rescue’ in order to sell puppy mill puppies in towns and states where that is illegal. 
  12. Kelly and Steven Jones, Showme Pets. Oronogo, Missouri- 84 adult breeding dogs and 40 puppies with Missouri state violations including: operating with an expired license; missed inspections; and housing dogs in an unlicensed location for breeding. 
  13. Terri Schneiders and Johanna Abernathy, Willowbrook Cavaliers. Quapaw, Oklahoma– 53 adult breeding dogs and 80 puppies. 
  14. Donnie and Angela Fields, A+ Pups. Green Castle,  Missouri- 78 adult breeding dogs and 34 puppies. 
  15. Esther and Willard Borntrager, Stagecoach Run Kennels. Brashear, Missouri- 41 adult breeding dogs and 40 puppies. 
  16. Judy Slaughter, Sun Valley Kennel. Lebanon, Missouri- 30 adult breeding dogs and 12 puppies. 
  17. Amy DeGraw and Brenda DeGraw, House on the Hill Cattery. Lebanon, Missouri- hasn’t held a USDA license in years but is currently selling to pet stores. 
  18. Candy Fields. Green City, Missouri- 45 adult breeding dogs and 17 puppies. 
  19. Pam Freeman, PKS Tender Loving Care Kennel. Buffalo, Missouri- hasn’t held a USDA license in years but is currently selling to pet stores. 
  20. Vince Pialet. Green City, Missouri- does not hold a USDA license. 
  21. Alta Madewell, M&M Toy Kennel. Fayetteville, Arkansas- 22 adult breeding dogs. 
  22. Jolyn Noethe, JAKS Puppies, Britt Iowa – 233 puppies .  JAKS has also started their own “rescue” in order to lie to the public about not being a puppy mill. You can read that information here.  JAKS was also named one of the worst puppy mills in the country. To see where JAKS Puppies buys their dogs from, click here. JAKS was investigated and sued by the Iowa Attorney General for charity fraud and was ordered to stop their sham rescue in 2020. 
  23. Dennis Ory. Rocky Comfort, Missouri- 41 adult breeding dogs and 24 puppies. 
  24. Benjamin Holdy. Berne, Indiana- does not hold a USDA license. 
  25. Dan and Tina Mottl. Reeds Spring, Missouri- does not hold a USDA license. 
  26. Delane Doss. Goodman, Missouri- does not hold a USDA license. 
  27. Kelly Hulahan, Puppy Smart. Joplin, Missouri- cancelled USDA licensed. 
  28. Verlin Chupp, Double K Puppies. Tuscola, Illinois- 14 adult breeding dogs and 14 puppies. 
  29. Keith and Anna Harris. Gatewood, Missouri- 50 adult breeding dogs and 12 puppies. 
  30. Christine Bailey FKA Bailey Transportation. Stark City, Missouri- is not USDA licensed, although they used to be USDA licensed as a transport company. 
  31. Jennifer Ramirez and Deanne Culp, DLC Pet Transport AKA Deanna’s Loving Companions. Carl Junction, Missouri- A transport company with 132 puppies at the time of last inspection. They were also in violation of putting too many puppies and kittens in to cages within the transport van and not providing adequate space. 
  32. Elam and Rachel Bradenburger, Kuntry Pups Kennel LLC. Queen City, Missouri- 39 adult breeding dogs and 27 puppies. 
  33. Amos and Marla J Yoder. Middlebury, Indiana- 20 adult breeding dogs and 25 puppies. 
  34. Dewayne and Josephine Wagler. Odon, Indiana- 16 adult breeding dogs and 7 puppies. 
  35. Lamar Yoder. Shipshewana, Indiana- does not hold a USDA license. 
  36. Debra Murrell AKA Debbie Smith, Landrees Lhasas  FKA Prairie Creek Kennel . Lebanon, Missouri- 108 adult breeding dogs and 58 puppies. 
  37. Andy and Ruby Mast, Lazy Creek Kennel. Bogard, Missouri- 36 adult breeding dogs and 27 puppies. 
  38. Brenda and Ted Ponting, Riverside Kennels. Hale Missouri- 79 adult breeding dogs and 46 puppies. Ponting was named one of the worst puppy mills in the nation due to consistently providing filthy water to her dogs and not having adequate shelter, she was later fined by the USDA. 
  39. Kayla McGehee. Granby, Missouri- is not USDA licensed. 
  40. Ashlie Vincent. Lebanon, Missouri- is not USDA licensed. 

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Petland Murfreesboro- 433 N Thompson Ln, Murfreesboro, TN 37129

  1. Mike and Sharon West, Hillside Kennels. Unionville, Iowa- 61 adult breeding dogs, with a history of violations including: filthy kennels and excessive feces buildup in and around the kennels.
  2. Herman (Tony) Schindler, QD Kennels, Frankford Missouri- Puppy broker,  126 puppies.
  3. Curt and Lori Conrad, Conrad’s Cuddly Canine’s. Frankford, Missouri- Large puppy broker with 78 puppies at the time of last inspection. 
  4. Kallie and Josh Bateman, “Bateman Diversified”, Puppy Travelers Transport. Neosho, Missouri- This company transports puppies to Florida under many different names and they were recently named one of the worst puppy mills in the country due to their transport practices. In February 2018, 24 puppies were seized from a Puppy Travelers transport van outside a Petland store in Fort Myers, Florida. The puppies were found with “urine, feces and no water” in their cages, according to news sources, and many of them were sick. This transporter was named one of the worst puppy mills in the nation. To view the entire report, click here.
  5. Pinnacle Pet AKA Sobrad LLC. Neosho, Missouri- one of the largest puppy brokers in the country with 72 puppies on their premises at the time of last inspection. 
  6. David Brown and Kim Parsons (Formerly owned by Becky and Guy Franks), First Class Puppies. Bluejacket, Oklahoma – Puppy Brokering company with 33 puppies and was named one of the worst puppy mills in the country. 
  7. Brandon Russow, Russow Ranch. Odessa, Missouri- 56 adult breeding dogs and 28 puppies. 
  8. Esther and Willard Borntrager, Stagecoach Run Kennels. Brashear, Missouri- 41 adult breeding dogs and 40 puppies. 
  9. Donnie and Angela Fields, A+ Pups. Green Castle,  Missouri- 78 adult breeding dogs and 34 puppies. 

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The Pawfect Puppy- 790 Jordan Rd, Franklin, TN CLOSED! 

  1. Jolyn Noethe, JAKS Puppies, Britt Iowa – 233 puppies .  JAKS has also started their own “rescue” in order to lie to the public about not being a puppy mill. You can read that information here.  JAKS was also named one of the worst puppy mills in the country. To see where JAKS Puppies buys their dogs from, click here. JAKS was investigated and sued by the Iowa Attorney General for charity fraud and was ordered to stop their sham rescue in 2020. 

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*Please note* These are just the health records we received from the  Missouri  Department of Agriculture, we have more documents coming . We will update this list as we obtain more information. 

If you bought a puppy from a pet store or breeder and want to know more about its origins, please fill out the form below. 

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

For more information, please visit our main page Bailing Out Benji . We also have educational materials that you can print to hang up in your own area.

©Bailing Out Benji 2020

All research and information was done by the volunteer team at Bailing Out Benji and must be cited as such when shared or quoted.

Have you purchased a puppy from a Tennessee Pet Store? From any pet store or online website? Fill out the form below and we will help you track down where your puppy was born!