Petopia was allowed to operate under Raleigh’s downtown zoning because selling puppies is an acceptable type of retail, ...

Many protesters said that Raleigh does not need a pet store selling puppies when shelters often have to euthanize healthy ...

Each cost thousands of dollars. Even before it opened, however, a petition, “Halt Petopia puppies from initiating a puppy ...

While the poodle mixes have been around for nearly 100 years, they exploded onto the pet scene in the 1990s and early 2000s, ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Protesters gathered outside a new pet store in downtown Raleigh on Saturday. People, some who had their rescue dogs with them, stood outside Petopia for hours. The new ...

Each cost thousands of dollars. Even before it opened, however, a petition, “Halt Petopia puppies from initiating a puppy mill in downtown Raleigh,” had collected over 15,000 signatures ...