Sign and Share! Tell Pepsi to Stop Funding Scammer/Puppy Mill!

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Just when we thought our energies were completely depleted.  Just when we thought we had no more fight left in us.  Momentum is picking up again.  There's been a surge of new media coverage including radio.  Our local station is coming out tomorrow to chat about this insanity.  There have even been some hints of national primetime media interest.  

A great big cyber hug and thank you to all who continue to share our stories and support our efforts to convince Pepsi to STOP FUNDING THIS CON ARTIST / PUPPY MILL.

A change.org petition addressed to Pepsi and Global Giving was started last night.  I'm taking the following directly from the petition:

Please consider joining me in boycotting Pepsi products (I do already, but I'm asking for others to do so as well) for these 4 reasons: 
1) Pepsi and Global Giving approved a Pepsi Refresh project that never should have been approved---to fund the placement of Siberian Huskies as service animals for autistic children by an organization that was deceitful about their nonprofit status (they are not a legal charity). Siberian Huskies are not an appropriate breed of dog to be a service animal for autistic children, but the general public and families involved did not know this. 
2) Upon winning the Pepsi Refresh grant, Pepsi and Global Giving changed the terms of the grant and instead told the owner (Lea Kaydus) that the money could only be used to build structures (kennels, building, etc,) and not fund the training of these dogs for the families who were already chosen to receive them. These families not only bought Pepsi products to get more vote codes, but also had their families and friends donate money to the supposed organization to help fund the training. Since then, the lady has taken the money and "run". Literally. She has built a big new building and continues to SELL puppies via the internet all over the world; but refuses any contact with the families that were supposed to receive the Pepsi pups. Essentially, Pepsi funded a puppy mill. 
3) Pepsi and Global Giving are aware of all of this and have done nothing to help the swindled families. These families have huge medical costs and the emotional/physical strains of parenting autistic children. I guess that means that Pepsi and Global Giving thought they wouldn't be able to fight back, and Pepsi has only "lost" $50,000, so it doesn't seem to be a big enough deal to them to make this right by the families who were scammed. Please, help me make them "lose" more. Do not buy Pepsi products. If you read the linked blog, you will get to know most of the Pepsi Pups families. They are good people who have been terribly scammed. http://www.mommyrambles.com 
4) The final reason is that Pepsi products aren't good for your health, anyway, so joining me in this boycott is beneficial to you as well. ;) xoxoxo

If you agree that this whole situation is completely insane, please take a moment to visit the petition here and add your support.  We would really appreciate anyone taking the time to share via twitter, e-mail, or facebook.  Thank you so much for your support!  They have completely underestimated the determination of autism parents and the friends and family of those autism parents.  You can't tell us to sit down and shut up.  Not again.  We stand together and we will not go quietly.