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Originally Posted by oopsmyhalofello  
I don't believe anyone is going to stop donating to charities, they are just stating that they are going to bring it to the charities attention that they are support, and ADVERTISING petlands puppies. I also don't think anyone of the posters that are involved in this thread are going to change their mind about ANY petland stores based on what you said. Plain and simple, call it a puppy mill, BYB or "facility" no responsible breeder who breeds for the right reasons is going to sell a middle man |
Its interesting that you believe this, since a handful of members before stated that they will not be donating to these charities any longer. And for everyone that has decided to "enlighten" me about puppy mills. I am aware of the faults of Petland. I am aware that they do a piss poor job of looking for where they get their puppies from; and I am in no way an advocate of Petland. Hence the part in my original post where I said my store is closed. Petland as a corporation makes it very difficult for a franchisee to do research and purchase from high quality breeders because they receive a kickback from puppies sold through Hunte. I am not here to change your minds about Petland or puppy mills because I share a similar view. Although, I do feel that my view is a little more substantiated since I am actually part of a number of these class action lawsuits (both as franchisee that has been lied to and a customer that has been "had"), and your views mostly stem from articles that you have read.
What I am here for is to explain my distaste that some of you would get on your high horses enough to cease donations to a charity because the charity is not more discriminate of who they accept donations from. If a sick child goes into a Petland store and falls in love with a specific maltese, and asks their MAW rep for that puppy as their wish; do you really expect the foundation to say "no, sorry kid, thats a puppy mill puppy, sorry that you fell in love with it. But here is a very nice 2 year old dog from the shelter, have fun." You can voice your opinions all you want, but I dont think the charities should have to suffer. And if it all is rhetoric and the members who have stated they will no longer donate didnt mean it; what is the point of posting this and saying that?
