according to channel 7 news he was ordered to make a resitution payments of $27400.00. Channel 7 found that out for me when I sued the scum.

how can Ocean County keep letting people open stores like this? From the Pet Depot on Arnold Ave to Brick? I went to the Pet Depot just once. Disgusting, and right under Pt Beach Police Station's noses. Guess when licenses are applied for, no background checks are done. If none are required, then there should be, especially in this industry.
Do people REALLY think they are getting exotic pets in "pet stores"???

Jail time is necessary.

Folks please make an effort to show your support for these innocent animals. Join us at the hearing to be held on February 14th, 6:30 pm at 401 Chambers Bridge Rd, Brick NJ (Court Room) and continue to contact your elected officials and remind them that we will do whatever it takes to end the abuse and mistreatment of animals.
We can make a difference in saving these defenseless animals from the likes of unethical, abusive store owners and breeders.

These subhuman cretins need to be sentenced to some hard time in county jail, at the very least. Why on earth does any town need a store that sells dogs and cats!!??? We have literally MILLIONS of beautiful puppies, dogs, kittens, and cats who desperately need a home. CLOSE DOWN all stores that sell them.

Arrogant cuss isnt he. I hope he gets the book thrown at him!

Good job Dr. Adam Christman and the SPCA for making sure this store and the cretents that own it are brought to justice. The town had nothing to do with this except for providing a license they should have never awarded. Stiffer penalties for treating animals this way is definitely warranted.

Now it is time for the officials to take a good look at the store on Route 70, next to Target.

Carole
This man should never be allowed to be involved with animals again!!! So glad the connection with Pet Depot has been brought out!!!

Maybe if they do some jail time they will get out of the animal cruelty business and retire and go away.

I agree with Carol,that place should be checked out.

I was a victim of this ass hole many yrs ago. Pet depot! As was the poor pup I bought and had to return who was then put down!!!! I protested the store yrs later. They closed!!!!! I was in the new store just weeks ago to see what was what! After being treated rudely I notices puppies licking at water bottles that were empty! I commented on it and some shmo went and gave them water..... I'm so glad they shut them down!!!!!!! Good job SPCA!!!!!!!!!!! DON'T LET THIS SHOT AND HIS WIFE GET OFF CHEAP!!!!!!!! need a witness call me!

And I meant shit not shot. Cause that's what he is!!!!!!!!!

The Sladkins should not be able to keep opening stores under new names when one closes. We too were victims of Pet Depot. Fortunately we receieved all monies back on vet bills after fighting for months. I agree they now need to serve jail time and not be able to come close to any animal stores or animals for that matter. Sad.

Wish they could be sentenced to a cell with limited space (so they have trouble turning around) with only water and dry food. And oh yeah NO TOILET!!! only newspapers on the floor that get changed only occasionally!!

The real problem is the public keeps going to these puppy mill brokers to purchase puppies! How many articles have to be written and shown on tv in order for people to realize the horror these stores are perpetuating! DO NOT BUY PUPPIES FROM A STORE! Find a reputable breeder, call a rescue or go to a shelter! Off my soapbox now LOL.

they should be tortured

they need jail time now and i totally agree the pet store on route 70 next to target needs to be checked out also. DO NOT BUY FROM A PET STORE GO TO A SHELTER OR LOCAL RESCUE GROUP AND SAVE A LIFE !!!

Only jail time will stop this arrogant man and his wife

Friends, what it really comes down to is business. If people would simply visit shelters and adopt puppies and dogs, these places wouldn't exist. If people buy animals from these places, they have a reason to stay in business. Also, there will be an incentive for criminals to run puppy mills to supply these places. Education is key. Spread the word!

Not to support these type of places, because I don't, but I know 2 people that have been turned down for adoptions at shelters. One of them was my sister who has 2 healthy dogs. She was turned down for adopting a kitten from Jersey Shore animal shelter because her dogs did not see a vet annually for preventive care. Her dogs are healthy, and have all required shots, but the shelter would rather have a cat without a home. This is why people go to pet stores. By the way, my sister went to a different shelter and lied and told them she had no other pets. Then she was allowed to adopt a cat.

How could the dogs have had all of their shots and not been to a vet for annual checkups? It is during an annual checkup that dogs receive their shots! I don't agree with what the shelters decide at times, but if your sister doesn't take proper care of the pets she has and then lies to another shelter to obtain another pet, maybe they were right this time.

you people should channel your energy towards Abortion Clinics! I love dogs, but where is the rage about babies being murdered everyday for the last 40 years.

wrong site for you, Joe

Try Evangelicals to go.

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Folks please make an effort to show your support for these innocent animals. Join us at the hearing to be held on February 14th, 6:30 pm at 401 Chambers Bridge Rd, Brick NJ (Council Chambers A&B) and continue to contact your elected officials and remind them that we will do whatever it takes to end the abuse and mistreatment of animals.

We can make a difference in protecting these defenseless animals from the likes of unethical, abusive store owners, brokers, and breeders.

"Also take a look at The Pet Asylum store on Herbertsville Road at 22nd Avenue."

We have to shut all of these pet stores that sell puppies. Also, we have to educate people not only NOT to support these places, but learn responsible dog ownership. I read some comments about shelters rejecting certain individuals pet adoption offers. Well, find out why and do what is necessary to get the adoption though. Shelters aren't trying to hold animals back because they want to keep animals at the shelters. They just want to make sure that the animals in which they invested so much in with rescue go to proper homes for permanent adoption...not add to the problem.

Now, let's shut these puppy places down. Spread the word to keep family, friends, and neighbors away from those places!

@Me
All shelters have different adoption policies to avoid having adopted animals neglected or abused and returned often. Returning a recently adopted animal doesn't help the situation. Also, there are many things needed to be taken into consideration. People, especially in this hard economy think about adoption first, then affording the animal last. That's not good. Adopting a puppy when having a baby or young child can be asking for trouble because of the attention kids and puppies need in general. Also puppies are playful, energetic, and can accidentally hurt young kids. So some shelters will reject puppy adoptions. Some people without dominant breed experience may not be able to adopt one at certain shelters for safety reasons and so adopters don't "bite off more than they can chew" and return the animal. As for vet records or pet euthanasia, those things are taken into consideration. For example, I've heard about some people euthanizing their older pets simply because it was more of a financial issue than a medical issue. If one is a senior citizen and would have trouble to keep a pet in a normal, healthy way, they may be rejected. However, there are programs in our area for seniors in need of care to get volunteer visits with service dogs.

So when it comes down to for shelters is "better safe than sorry" because they would be receiving the animal back if the adoption went sour. Also, what about issues stemming directly from pet store adoptions?

Kind of hypocritical isnt it? They will deny you a pet if you did the humane thing and put down a pet who was suffering, and at the same time the shelters are putting down animals because they have been in the shelter too long and hasnt been adopted.

Lew have you gone to a shelter and filled out the 6 page application? Some of the questions are unreal. One said when you go on vacation will you take the animal with you or find a sitter, if you answered sitter, please give the name, address and phone number of the sitter. The list is endless.

Shelters and rescues have gone over the top when it comes to adoption. In the state of NJ it is easier to adopt a child then it is to adopt a pet!

Lew let me tell you my experience with the shelter in Brick. I have done cat rescues for many years. I have one cat I got when she was only 3 weeks old. I bottle feed her for 4 weeks until she was able to eat regular cat food. She just turned 17 in Dec. I went to the Brick shelter looking at adopt another cat. I filled out the huge application, answered honestly, and gave them the phone number for my vet. I got a call the following day tell me I was unfit as a pet owner, and the should come to my home and rescue the cat I had. Want to know why I was unfit?? Because when the cat was 6 months old I had her spayed and front paws declawed!. Yup true story. My vet was like omg you wouldnt believe what these people asked me. They wanted him to fax over 16 years of vet records! They asked him if he KNEW declawing a cat was abuse. Unreal.

A lot of people I know who have tried to adopt and were turned down for really stupid reasons, either answer ads in the paper or go on Craigs list to find a pet. It is a real shame the shelters would rather destroy an animal then adopt them out.

"The property has been cited for numerous township code violations, the business has been shut down, the tenant unit has been vacated, and the signs are being removed."

Does anyone know what time the hearing on the cruelty charges against DeSantis and Sladkin is tomorrow?

March 15, 2012 - 4:00 pm

i worked for pet depot for 20 yrs and got numerous pets from them and they lived to be ripe old age and i never had a problem with my working there so some of you dont no them at all they love dogs and take good care of there pets and as for the one who said something about him and his wife well she has passed so please do not talk ill of her they are good people

laura yes since i worked for them and knew them outside of work but i also knew that it is people like yourselves who go into stores and put your hands in the cages and then go from one to the other spreading grems i am not saying that puppies dont get sick just like babies do but do you go in to a nursery and handle all of the babies they were in business for a long time and sold a lot of puppies that people did not have any problems with but sometime you need to look at rude people like yourselves and ask could you have did it better ...i say NOT ..thank you but there are good people and there is thousands of them that like them

If there is any shred of truth that Jersey Shore is allowing animals to linger in the shelter indefinitely because the facility is unnecessarily rejecting qualified applicants, then perhaps the Town Council/Mayor's office should request to review the records of their application screening process. The town does pay them a fee for their services, so perhaps it is time to ask for some transparency. I am sure they do a wonderful job caring for the animals and of course, animals must be matched carefully with an adopter, however, there are quite a few of these stories surfacing so one has to wonder if they are being overly critical of would be adopters.

Of course, one's displeasure with how the Jersey Shore Animal Center handles its application process is still not a good reason to buy an animal from a pet store/puppy miller.

for smartzonemary yes i worked for them and toke care of the animals and i dont no the other person but i knew sladkin very well and i didnt blame anyone for this but there is alot of customers that are not heard over the years that have gotten puppies from them at petdepot and you dont hear the good of that shelters are not always better cause you dont no waht your getting there so you can laugh all you want i know how he is and i was not in the brick store i worked for him a long time but sometime people dont listen when you tell them things ..did you no him did you get a puppy from him?