Mounds Pet Warehouse in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin wins national contest
Washington D.C., November 4, 2011 – The winner of the first Born Free USA Compassionate Pet Supply Store Contest is Mounds Pet Warehouse in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. The contest asked consumers to vote online at Born Free USA, and nominate their choice for the most compassionate pet supply store.
Mounds Pet Warehouse is locally owned and operated and has five locations (Sun Prairie, Madison, Middleton, Fitchburg, and Janesville). The Sun Prairie store was chosen as the winner. Mounds does not sell live animals and the store works in its community with local shelters to place homeless animals, as well as provide support to their new guardians through education.
Adam Roberts, Executive Vice President of Born Free USA said, “Increasingly discerning consumers are taking a stand with their dollars to support good business practices. We applaud Mounds Pet Warehouse for its conscientious decision not to sell live animals in their stores and therefore not contributing to the millions of animals suffering in pet stores and bred in mills.”
Born Free USA, a nationally recognized leader in animal welfare and wildlife conservation, maintains a database of U.S. pet supply stores to promote compassionate retailers. PetSupplyLocator.org helps consumers find quality supplies for their companion animals from places that do not sell any live animals including birds, reptiles and fish. However, this does not preclude in-store adoptions or other promotions in coordination with animal rescue groups and shelters.
Heather Sullivan, Marketing Manager for Mounds said, “Mounds does not sell live animals. We prefer to partner with humane societies and animal rescue groups to help homeless companion animals because we believe the measure of humanity is the extent to which you raise the standard of taking responsibility for those who can’t help themselves. It just makes good business sense. This is who we are.”
Through litigation, legislation, and public education, Born Free USA leads vital campaigns against animals in entertainment, exotic “pets,” trapping and fur, and the destructive international wildlife trade. Born Free USA brings to America the message of “compassionate conservation” – the vision of the U.K. – based Born Free Foundation, established in 1984 by Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna, along with their son Will Travers, now CEO of both organizations. Born Free’s mission is to end suffering of wild animals in captivity, conserve threatened and endangered species, and encourage compassionate conservation globally. More at: http://www.bornfreeusa.org; twitter http://twitter.com/bornfreeusa; Facebook http://www.facebook.com/BornFreeUSA.
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