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Originally Posted by lily's mom I hope one day we can, as a society put a stop to this practice of animal cruelty!~
Well said and me too. I am beginning to think that is my main mission in life. |
I have heard of far too many stories of sickly and dying animals from petshops and also these hidden mill type operations that sell thru the internet websites (Hollybelle Maltese is an example) I have also been a member to several dog related forums for several years now and read time and time again how some consumers end up purchasing sickly pups. Some have horrible tragic outcomes. It's very heartbreaking. I too feel very passionate in making it my main mission in life to encourage those in the market for a puppy to please stay away from petshops and be very very cautious of internet shopping. I know that it seems to stir controversy in the forum and I sure don't want my mail box full of pm's telling me again how wrong I am. Just the possiblity alone of either shopping option being a "gamble" I encourage everyone to always research, always check them out first hand before buying a puppy, Always trust your gut feelings! Also remember that many times those puppies tend to cost more than your average good hobby type breeder.