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Originally Posted by Mardelin  Reading the article Pet Stores are already crying th woes. Stating they only buy from reputable breeders. Again, attempting to fool the unsuspecting public as no reputable breeder would sell to a Pet Store. |
You nailed it. Even PetHell (Pet Land) says they buy from local breeders to customers - The one and only time I was there in Sugar Land Tx years ago just to see the place for myself .....I asked WHERE they buy their puppies (pretty loudly to the clerk while making sure other customers were in hearing range.....and she said they buy from local breeders
ya right !
At the time I was in one of those 'moods' and told the clerk I knew was a flat out lie. I mentioned I knew they are one of the biggest puppy mill customers which is a well known fact
the clerk sputtered and fidgeted around then said she was going to get the manager who would answer my questions.
Then they informed me if I wasn't there to shop I should leave
which I gladly did .....but not before telling them I said I'd never purchase anything from their store - but had only stopped to see how they kept their animals.
but all the way home was in tears because of the poor dogs I saw in wire cages (no toys no nothing) all had no hope in their little eyes. Many looked ill and the faces really haunted me.
People see that cute puppy (with a hefty price tag) in these stores and I can see how people would want to save them ....it's very hard to walk away.
But people need to keep in mind for every dog sold - another takes it's place thus keeping the disgusting mills in business.
Pet Store sales just line the pockets of the stores and the puppy mills who provide them to the stores
Pet stores make a huge profit because they buy cheap and sell high - it lines the pockets of mills because of the mass volume of dogs they sell to them
it's quantity not quality and they could care less about the health of any of the puppies they ship all over the country in hot (or cold) 18 wheeler trucks. Dogs die in transport or are ill and they don't give a DAMN -
not to mention the breeder dogs no one sees being forced to produce more puppies to keep the cycle going.
people never think WHERE the puppies are coming from and the suffering that's prevalent for the poor breeder dogs forced to live their whole lives in cages producing puppies.
More states need to adopt change. It's a vicious cycle.