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Originally Posted by llcornell  This may be a stupid question but where are these pet stores that sell puppies? I have never seen one store in San Diego. I know we have a lot a breeder dogs in our area since I myself have had 3 in a month but I keep wondering how there can be so many breeder dogs but I never see the stores that sell them. I asumed they must be internet purchases but then I keep reading about people that buy their dog in a store. I really wonder if the problem lies more in stores or the internet? |
You use to be able to buy a pet in any pet store, but because enough people complained certain states either won't allow it, or the stores in certain locations have decided it was no longer good for business. I know Florida still has plenty of pets sold in stores, and I believe others have complained about Texas as well. I'm not sure which states have passed legislation to forbid this, but probably the majority of states still allow pets to be sold in stores. You are correct about the Internet. Many people now are aware that you shouldn't get a pet from a pet store, but they think nothing of going to a web site, I don't understand why they think this is ok. Unless you see the conditions in which the dogs are being raised for yourself, you have no way of knowing if the pictures shown are really true.