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Originally Posted by megansmomma  Let me explain what I meant by this statement. Doodlebug's mom was pregnant when she was brought to the puppymill auction to be sold. The millers will sell dogs regardless if they are pregnant or not. She was ready to give birth to her liter who Dbug was part of. The rescue PAID the Amish miller for the mom and took her back to the rescue where she had her puppies. The problem with purchasing at these auctions is that you are making a free spot for the millers to put another more profitable dog into her slot and at the same time putting money into their pockets for a dog they no longer considered profitable. If they know the can even get $5 for one of their cast off it is still profit to the mills. Now if they gave away the dogs and didn't make a profit they would reconsider having so many dogs within their mills. It is a matter of supply and demand. Whether it is the public making the demand at the petshops or making purchases online or a rescue paying for dogs they will continue to "supply the demand".
Hope that makes sense  *BTW Dbug is a Morkie too  |
Ok I see what you are saying now. Is is a blessing though that they were saved no matter which way you look at it. It is a really hard place to be in. Do you help the Mom and pups even at a price or leave them for further abuse. Neglected they end up with health issues making them less likely to be adopted or they get put down. Like I said in my earlier post, and I just feel so strongly about preserving animal life, but I would rather pups get to there forever homes early and get medical care. This is definatley a much more out of control situation in the US than in Canada. Maybe expecting better government control there is a dream? I only understand your system from what i see on TV.