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Originally Posted by red98vett I TOTALLY AGREE ! Way to go ...there is NO GOOD PET STORE !
Does anyone really think she's getting her puppies from the little house down the street where the puppies are all well fed and cared for ?? ....NO !!
- Pet STORES HAVE to buy from puppy mills - Big Mass breeding Mills or a small mill - A MILL IS A MILL ! .....that's how they make their money - they really don't care what happens to these puppies once that money is IN their hands.
I'm sorry but when I see the constant DEFENDING of pet stores on this site by members ....I see red ! Pet stores see GREEN. |
I hesitate to add to this as I know it is a "hot" topic, I don't want to offend anyone but Villette is right! Your sweet little old lady down the street whom has been breeding for 30 years is NOT going to sell her litter to a petshop. Good breeders can make more money selling their own pups and never need someone to act as a broker. Good breeders have no problem finding a home or a buyer for their puppies. Good breeders want some say so as to whom they sell their pups to, they want to know that they are going into a good home. Millers use petshops and brokers to sell their product. I too see a constant defense for petshops on this forum and I must say it totally surprises me. I have been posting on dog forums for several years and have abosultley never seen anyone defend or encourage people that pet shops are an ok or even good source from which to buy. The 24 hour window to take a puppy in for a vet check is not going to be enough time for some illnesses, neurological, behaviour or genetic problems (from poor breedings) to surface, it could take weeks, months or years for these problems to show up. You can usually buy a puppy from a good breeder for much less than you would spend at a petshop. I'm not being critical of anyone whom has bought their sweet babies from a petshop or broker. We participate in this forum to help each other and to learn. We need to help educate people about puppymills. The odds are extremely high that your petshop is getting stock from a mill. The only way to stop millers is to stop buying their product. The common thread that we all share is our love for animals. None of us want to play even a small part in encouraging or prolonging the mistreatment of an innocent animal.