This episode, it's emotional. This episode, it's PERSONAL.

Truth: every dog deserves a loving home. LIES: Puppies N Love/Animal Kingdom operating in AZ (owned by Companion Pets Inc) provides healthy dogs for your loving home. PUPPY MILLS: they are getting dogs from "breeders" by the dozens, transporting by trucks into their facilities, raising prices to make large profits while their dogs are sick and in many instances leading to long term health issues and/or death. The astounding part? They were investigated in 2020, and sued in December of 2022, for fraud and issues such as this by the AZ Attorney General's office with the "promise to do better" after paying restitution. Not what they tell you in their stores! And it's getting worse since their judgement in 2022. This time, it affected me. This episode is for my beloved service animal Rupert Tuck, my french bulldog, that I lost at only 2 years old on 11/29/2023 due to an aggressive and traumatic health condition. When losing a pet, the grief is beyond words. But when losing a pet that is covered under a warranty after spending thousands & thousands of dollars, the research begins of the "WHY". Which in this case, led to secrets and lies uncovered from start to finish. This episode is to share Rupert's story and legacy, and to bring awareness to my home state of Arizona. No one deserves to feel this pain, no animal deserves their life cut short, and CHANGE has to happen.

--IF you have purchased an animal from this company from 1/2017-12/22-- please complete a complaint with the AZ Attorney Generals Office for possible claims of restitution: www.azag.gov

*Press Release AZ Attorney Generals Office (Companion Pets Inc) https://www.azag.gov/press-release/ago-secures-restitution-and-injunctive-terms-consumers-who-bought-dogs-certain-pet

* The AZ Republic Media Release 2020: https://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/consumers/2020/09/23/animal-kingdom-puppies-n-love-pet-store-accused-selling-puppy-mill-dogs/4969341002/

* Channel 12 News Media Release 2022: https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/arizona-pet-stores-must-pay-120k-restitution/75-778daaee-e34b-44df-8839-c18b5c071806

* Channel 13 News Media Release 2022: https://www.kold.com/2022/12/16/pet-store-operator-agrees-pay-restitution-after-fraud-investigation/

* AZ Daily Independent News Media Release 2022: https://arizonadailyindependent.com/2022/12/21/arizona-consumers-who-bought-dogs-from-certain-pet-stores-could-get-restitution/