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Originally Posted by chrisglover I know most probably come from puppymills which is horrible, but why would that keep a person from buying them? Is it because if you buy them, you are supporting puppymills with money??? I've always wondered this, because whenever I see puppies in pet stores I just want to buy them all so they will have a home..so why would someone want the puppy to stay there just because its from a mill, its not the puppies fault?
I can see if it was because if you buy them, than you support them, however im not sure if this is this case, like if this is the reason people seem so agianst buying pets from petstores.. |
You pose such a good question. I have had trouble my whole life with the admonition not to buy a puppy from a pet shop.
I know there is at least one pet shop in New York City that buys puppies from breeders and demands AKC registration and all relevant health tests. They won't buy yorkie puppies whose stifles have not been graded "normal" by a vet. I believe Venus and Serena Williams, the tennis sisters, bought their yorkies there some years ago. They are not supporting puppy mills. It's impossible for me to believe they are the only ones.
So, as for everything in life, I believe you have to go deeper. I think we can avoid buying puppies from puppy mills in this day and age by demanding AKC registration. The AKC inspects their breeders' kennels and have been able to withhold services from kennels with poor conditions. This is a very good first step. I would urge everyone to avoid buying puppies with alternate registrations and ask every pet shop owner if their puppies are registerable with the AKC.
Thanks for bringing up this topic.
CJ