Carole Sax

Real Estate Agent

By Carole Raphaelle Davis

Carole Sax might work in high-end residential real estate but the properties that motivate her the most are commercial. They're the ones she wants to close down: pet stores that sell pet factory   animals.

Carole Sax, Los Angeles campaign coordinator for the Companion Animal Protection Society, is one of the leading organizers of the anti-puppy mill movement, recruiting and guiding fledgling groups nation-wide on how to stop pet stores from benefitting from animal cruelty.

Carole, the daughter of a veterinarian, is a walking and driving billboard. She takes her pack of four rescued pound dogs everywhere she goes as an educational tool to drive home the importance of spay/neuter and adoption. She has real Beverly Hills style: the inside of her Jaguar is full of dog beds and the outside is covered in bumper stickers that say, "Pet Stores Sell Misery!" She takes her pro-adoption philosophy very seriously, always taking the time to educate anyone who will listen about the tragic pet overpopulation crisis that is killing 5 million per year in our shelters. "If they won't listen, then they can read," she says. Her favorite wardrobe item is a homemade T-shirt that states, "If you didn't rescue your dog, you're a jerk!"

Carole has balls. In fact, she chases them. She's known for chasing irresponsible pet guardians who have intact males down the street, yelling, "Neuter your dog! It's the law!" But it's her welcoming smile and genuine friendliness that keeps the anti-puppy mill movement on track in Los Angeles!