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 mill in downtown Raleigh,” had collected over 15,000 signatures ...

Many shelters and rescues across the state are overrun with dogs. Many protesters said that Raleigh does not need a pet store ...

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 ...