Nobody is putting anyone down for getting a dog at a petstore. Many of us bought from a petstore before we knew any better. The puppies aren't less deserving just because they come from a pet store.
I had a dog that was given to me, purchased from a petstore who I loved dearly...He died at the age of 3 due to a congenital disease...I wasn't one of the lucky ones, and at that point, I had no idea what a puppymill was.
The point that some members are trying to make is now that people know the awful places that those puppies come from, they wouldn't give anymore money to petstores. Yes, the puppies can be healthy and all that, but think about their parents...The misery that they're living everyday being stuffed in cages on top of each other in feces and who knows what else.
And the longer we continue to buy from petstores, the longer those puppymills will stay in business. All dogs are deserving of homes regardless of where they come from. Every living being deserves love and a good home.
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