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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  I don't think I am defending her actions, I just don't see this action as harmful as some of you do. Perhaps some of you believe that a breeder shouldn't even be a friend with someone who owns of pet store, I found that some of my friends do have different values. Sometimes we bend our own values to help out a friend.
I will continue to ask people to not buy from pet stores and over the Internet because the majority of those dogs come from puppy mills, and that's one way to fight puppy mills, however, if all the dogs supplied to pet stores came from humane breeders, I wouldn't have a problem with pets being sold or ordered through pet stores, as long as certain conditions were meant. I also think pet stores should have the right to refuse certain customers, and that's my primary fault of pet stores. So few breeders really scrutinize customers, and this is something I wish more of them did. |
I understand and do respect your opinion Nancy. It would be a great thing if all pet store puppies could be guaranteed to come from a reputable breeder....but until they do, I can't condone the practice. And, I know in general you speak out against it, and ordinarily would never condone it either.
