Rory Kress

Author of The Doggie in the Window, available now! Link to purchase in bio 👇

[Rory Kress @rorykress]

My latest for @washingtonpost -- on why making animal cruelty a federal crime in the #PACTAct may not be enough for dogs. Why? Because sometimes, dogs are livestock and would be exempted from the its protection. Read more: https://t.co/guA0Y7hFae

[Rory Kress @rorykress]

I'll be speaking on #thedoggieinthewindow and where puppy mill dogs really come from at this year's Puppy Mill Action Boot Camp for @HumaneSociety -- Join me on October 10th on Zoom!

[Rory Kress @rorykress]

@h1ght0ps @AmericanAir And yet my toddler managed to wear one the entire day without complaint 🤦🏻‍♀️

[Rory Kress @rorykress]

Especially important as people rush to buy quarantine puppies 🤦🏻‍♀️

[Rory Kress @rorykress]

@DogUmwelt Exactly! And yet, somehow not the craziest part of how this crisis response has been bungled.

[Humane World Action Fund @humaneactfund]

‼️BREAKING NEWS‼️

Dr. Fauci, the nation’s most authoritative voice on infectious diseases, has called for the global community to pressure China & other nations to close down wildlife markets, where live animals r sold & slaughtered 4 food.

Read more👇

https://t.co/EeAcmCm0OR

[Rory Kress @rorykress]

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[Rory Kress @rorykress]

@stacy_testa @HSUSPuppyMills @HumaneSociety @moalliance Thank you Stacy!!! And all thanks to you!

[Rory Kress @rorykress]

Proud that my reporting helped to close down a truly terrible puppy mill. Much respect and thanks to the animal welfare teams who made it happen @HSUSPuppyMills @HumaneSociety @moalliance : https://t.co/vgpN4ZN2SV

[Rory Kress @rorykress]

@anthroflutist @HSUSPuppyMills @HumaneSociety @moalliance Thank you Amanda! I’m so glad to hear it! It’s an honor and a privilege to have a dog in my life, I always hope to help raise awareness so others can see it that way too.

[Rory Kress @rorykress]

“In her 2018 book ‘The Doggie in the Window,’ author Rory Kress documented that on August 8, 2016, the USDA found zero non-compliant issues during an inspection at Ritter’s facility. Yet on that same day, state inspectors found 12 violations...” Read more: https://t.co/vgpN4ZN2SV

[Rory Kress @rorykress]

This is huge news! Although the inspection reports rarely tell the full story of cruelty on the ground at these facilities, it’s a huge win for transparency and for organizations who are working to educate consumers and hold bad breeders accountable.

[Rory Kress @rorykress]

Thank you for the kind words ❤️ and thank you for advocating to help make a positive change!

[Wendy "Can't Pick a Genre" Stone 🌈🐾 #RescueDogs @W_Stone_Author]

@rorykress @stacy_testa @BarkMagazine This is one of my favorite books. Thank you, Rory, for unveiling the puppy mill pandemic. I recommend this book to everyone who will listen. ❤️🐾

[Rory Kress @rorykress]

Even when she's got just a *few* things on her plate today, @SpeakerPelosi is making sure the bipartisan #PACTAct advances to the next step.

[Nancy Pelosi @SpeakerPelosi]

Today, I was honored to sign @RepTedDeutch’s #PACTAct to make animal cruelty a federal offense. Our furry friends, Milo and Prudence, were on hand to help me enroll this bipartisan legislation that will now go to the President’s desk!

[Rory Kress @rorykress]

Thank you @PostOpinions for giving voice to this issue!

[Washington Post Opinions @PostOpinions]

Finally, animal cruelty may become a federal crime. But there’s a catch. @rorykress explains: https://t.co/YdOFUuYZvI

[Rory Kress @rorykress]

On newsstands now 📰: @5280Magazine interviews izzie and I about puppy mills and #TheDoggieintheWindow for the November issue all about pets. Also included, a picture of baby Izzie who used to eat magazines. She’s growing up to be such a respectful consumer of print media.

[Rory Kress @rorykress]

For the first time in US history, animal cruelty could become a federal crime—and yes, it is outrageous that it’s 2019 and this hasn’t happened yet. Just one, very important signature to go...

[CNN @CNN]

The Senate has unanimously passed a bill that makes animal cruelty a federal felony.

Under the PACT Act, a person can be prosecuted for crushing, burning, drowning, suffocating and impaling animals and sexually exploiting them. https://t.co/H3iuEsRsKn

[Rory Kress @rorykress]

Excited to be a part of this new event with the @ColoradoSun at @BookBarDenver on November 18–join us and learn more about puppy mills.

[Rory Kress @rorykress]

@caninecognition Thank you so much and, as always, for your support!

[Rory Kress @rorykress]

Thank you to @BarkMagazine for naming The Doggie in the Window the Best Nonfiction Book for 2018! Check out our interview about the history of puppy mills and how dogs came to be designated as “farm animals” — https://t.co/kCg4l7ok4E