 Shop n Share Days
As Good as Gold will hold a Shop & Share fundraising event from June 29, 30, and July 1st, at all Jewel-Osco stores. Shop at Jewel-Osco on one or more of these days, and 5% of your total purchase (excluding tax) will be donated to AGaG. Please download, print, and share copies of the Identification Slip with your friends, family, neighbors and colleagues to help raise funds for As Good as Gold!
Animal Rescue Shelter Challenge We are once again participating in the The Animal Rescue Site's Shelter Challenge Contest! Eligible organizations with the most votes could receive a weekly prize and/or one of the other grants listed at their site! More than 60 grants will be awarded for a total of $100,000 going to eligible Petfinder.com members by the end of July 2009. Voting began on April 13th, 2009, and will end at midnight (PST) on July 26th, 2009. The more friends you can rally to vote for your favorite rescue organization, the better its chances of winning. To vote for AGaG, click the "Click Every Day" button just above this paragraph to go to the voting page. When you arrive, scroll down to the pink 'Search' area and enter 'As Good as Gold' as the shelter name, and select IL from the state dropdown box. Once AGaG shows up in the search results, just click on the Vote button! First prize is a $20,000 Grant, so get your friends to vote too!
  Golden Poster Sales Benefit AGaG
As Good as Gold is pleased to offer two posters by artist Christine J. Head, Goldentini and Golden Cabernet. Each limited-edition poster is signed and numbered by the artist, measures 24" x 36" and is shipped in a tube via Priority Mail. AGaG receives 50% of the proceeds from each sale. Click here to order or for more information.
HSUS Reveals Petland Puppy Mill Cruelty  America's largest chain of puppy-selling pet stores, Petland Inc., is also the nation's largest retail supporter of puppy mills. An eight-month investigation by The HSUS reveals that many Petland stores across the country are marketing puppy mill puppies to unsuspecting consumers.
There are approximately 140 Petland stores in the U.S., selling tens of thousands of puppies each year. In the largest ever puppy mill investigation, HSUS investigators visited 21 Petland stores and 35 breeders and brokers who sold puppies to Petland stores. Investigators also reviewed interstate import records of an additional 322 breeders, USDA reports and more than 17,000 individual puppies linked to Petland stores. According to Stephanie Shain, director of The HSUS Stop Puppy Mills Campaign, "Petland is perpetuating the abusive puppy mill industry, where dogs are treated not like pets, but like a cash crop. They know that consumers won't stand for the cruelty inherent in mass-breeding facilities, so they make outrageous claims to hide the reality that the dogs came from puppy mills. People have a right to know exactly what they are buying, but the real victims are the breeding dogs who are confined to life in a cage for as long as people are duped into buying their puppies." This is the latest in a series of HSUS investigations exposing abuses at puppy mills, dog auctions, and pet stores around the country. Click here for more information on the HSUS investigation. Remember, pet stores are usually supplied with their puppies from puppy mills like the ones found in this investigation. In order to avoid supporting this cruel industry, pass the word to anyone you know looking for a dog. There are hundreds to thousands of wonderful dogs in shelters and rescue groups across the country, many of which are purebred. If a puppy is really the way you'd like to go, make sure you do your research. Contact the breed club for that dog breed in your area for a list of reputable breeders associated with the club. Together we can stop puppy mills forever!
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As Good as Gold members and their Golden companions host "Meet & Greets" at many locations around northern Illinois. Our volunteers are always happy to talk with you about golden retrievers, rescue, our adoption process; as well as available volunteer opportunities, and the many ways you can help rescued golden retrievers. 
