The little one I rescued I was unable to save as he died in my hands exactly one week after we brought him home. He had a heart defect. I had him to the vet and he was on a bunch of meds but we were not able to save him. I never for one minute regret that I brought him home and that he had one week in his whole short life that he felt safe and loved before he died. I would do it again in a second (money permiting) as I don't really believe that the answer to puppy mills lies in weather we buy a puppy or not. I believe it lies in much bigger organizations.
In Alaska you will not find a puppy mill, you know why? There is not one store in the state that sells puppies. The pet stores sell fish and maybe bunnies and on the weekends the shelters bring thier dogs and cats to the pet stores to adopt them out. If you want a dog in Alaska you eigther find a private breeder (far and few between) or you adopt. No puppies in the stores no puppy mills, there is no need for them there. I don't know how you can get that going in your own state but if you really want to stop the suffering than that is the way to go. |