B&B Pet Stop
Mobile's Pet Store Since 1981
B & B Pet Stop, Inc.
Cottage Hill @ University
Mobile, Alabama 36609
Phone: (251) 661-FISH (3474)
Fax: (251) 661-7387
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In Memory of Gucci, Alabama's Official "Spokesdog" Against Animal Cruelty
March 15, 1994 - March 24, 2010

On Saturday, March 27, a memorial was held at B&B Pet Stop to honor Gucci, Alabama's Official "Spokesdog" Against Animal Cruelty.
His abuse as a puppy led to an Alabama law that made intentional cruelty to animals a Class C felony, punishable up to 10 years in prison.
Click here for the complete story from the Mobile Press Register



Pet Photos with Santa
December 6, 2009






Pet Photos in the Pumpkin Patch
October 25, 2009


 

Bunny Hop
June 13, 2009



 

Hounds at the Hank
April 25, 2009






 

Pet Photos with the Easter Bunny
April 15, 2009






 

Gucci, the Unlikely Animal Welfare Activist,
celebrates his 15th Birthday at B&B Pet Stop
March 28, 2009


B&B Pet Stop and the Friends of Mobile Animal Shelter celebrated Gucci’s 15th Birthday on Saturday, March 28.

The story of Gucci is both tragic and heroic.  On the night of Thursday, May 19, 1994, the three month old Chow-husky mix, was hanged from a tree by his neck, repeatedly smacked in the face and kicked, and finally doused with lighter fluid and set on fire.  The puppy somehow managed to escape from his teenaged assailants and, still ablaze, ran under a porch. He was rescued by Dr. Doug James.

Dr. Ann Branch performed the initial evaluation. She took one look at the puppy with second and third degree burns covering his face, head, and neck and agreed to treat him at no charge, on the condition that he never be returned to the cruel environment from which he had been rescued. Dr. James thanked the generous vet and left Gucci in her care for the time being.

Meanwhile, Dr. James had made attorney George Hardesty, a dog lover and defender of animal welfare, aware of the assault on Gucci. Hardesty was not encouraging, given the dearth of animal protection laws in the State of Alabama at that time, but promised to lend as much support as he could.

Mobile Police Officer Tommy Menton immediately launched his own investigation of the crime, as did Ryan Russell, a private investigator. By the next week, four males had been identified as being associated with the attack on Gucci. Less than two weeks later, a nineteen year old and two sixteen year olds had been arrested, taken into custody, and charged with animal cruelty.

In May, 2000, exactly six years following his abuse, the Alabama State Legislature passed a bill making intentional cruelty to domesticated animals a Class C felony, punishable with a prison term of up to 10 years. The bill was signed into law by Governor Don Siegleman, with Gucci looking on, on May 20, 2000.

Little did Doug James realize when he accepted responsibility for Gucci’s care that spring night how this unlikeliest of canine spokesmen would change his life, those of all who have seen him or heard his story, and most importantly, the safety of animals living in Alabama and other states where similar animal protection laws have been enacted in recent years.

Note:  The information in this story was taken from an article by Dr. Laurie Green of Mobile on the Alabama Veterinary Medical Association website. 



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