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Originally Posted by Luvmypupster 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. |
I can honestly say that this is not a controversy,
I think we all feel the same way on the subject of pet stores. I to wish there was something we could do to put a stop to this as well. You can bet that if that poor dog died of parasites that cnaces are there are others there that have it to.
. We should really try to do some thing maybe those of you who belong to different forums can rally everyone up. I posted once before about getting some kind of petition started but where do we go from there. Thats the question. Maybe we can get as many people as we can to email oprah to do a story on it she seems to influence many people all over the world. It also helps that she is a dog lover to.