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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  |
You make perfect sense. The same theory applies to pet shops like you said. Once a puppy is bought - another from a mill is brought in to replace that puppy and the cycle continues.
It's very VERY hard not to want to save them but, in reality, people are keeping them in business by buying. It's all about profit.
I'm glad you mentioned auctions. That's another disgusting practice that needs to stop. It's like our country turns a blind eye to the plight of all these poor animals. Even on the news, when they have the tv adoptions, there is hardly any mention about the thousands being abused/neglected LEGALLY in Mills all over the country.
Our laws just SUCK.