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Originally Posted by Too Cute Teddy  I don't support puppy mills and I want to make that clear - I have a mix I bought from a breeder w/ yorkies and maltese and we got our oops litter hence our baby mix. I read a lot on this forum about making sure your puppies are well-bred and AKC, but AKC gets 80%, yes 80%! of their business from puppy mills - that is something that breaks my heart! I would never ever buy from a pet store, but I do hope the puppy you get is healthy and does not cause heartbreak. When I was in college I worked at a mall that had a pet store - I would go in there on my break and look at the puppies and feel so bad for them, but I knew not to buy them - I hear many horror stories from a family friend who is a Vet - kennel mites, kennel cough all kinds of things. One thing I would do is ask to hold the puppies (they always let me - probably hoping for a sale) they would let me take the pup to a back room and I would play with him/her for my entire break - I kinda felt like I was giving the puppy a chance to walk on a real floor and some time to socialize. I even tried calling the Humane Association after seeing a maltese with what looked like sores and hair loss that was 5 months old, but I never got a real response.
Here is some good info to read up on! http://www.friendsofanimals.org/prog...sic-facts.html |
thank you for sharing that link. really opens eyes...we all know most of those things to be true...but there is still some stuff in there that many people may not know.