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Originally Posted by red98vett   so true. It's only a tiny tiny percentage of Pet Stores that don't buy from mills - PETLAND IS THE Puppy Mills BIGGEST CUSTOMER
We have a small petstore near my new apartment and I hate to say this but these puppies looked happy and were well cared for - BUT - this is because the owner buys his puppies from breeders locally. (we had a long long talk) and he had no problem talking bad about puppy mills. There were only 3 puppies and he never has more than 5. (he said) but it was the cleanest place I've seen Pet Store puppies sold in. 
I don't know too many breeders that would even SELL to a Pet Store
The bottom line is the majority of Pet Stores in this country buy FROM MILLS
then there's the pet 'auctions' taking place in secret....a whole nother sad story - it's sickening.
Legislators will never do anything really big or bold because of the income that's generated from the sales of thousands of puppies. IT just sucks that this country can't get it under control. |
No reputable breeder would sell to a petstore because they wouldn't know where those puppies were going. Those puppies must come from local backyard breeders...better I guess than buying from puppymills but still not good. I hate petstores
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~Magnifique Yorkies~
Purchasing from backyard breeders, pet shops, and puppymills perpetuates the suffering of other dogs.
Educate yourself and buy from reputable breeders or rescue.