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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  At least breeders who sell to pet stores have to be listed with the USDA, and have some federal regulation, those that sell over the internet and directly to the public have no federal regulation, so closing pet stores would do little to stop puppy mills. |
It would have a huge effect...Huntt Corp would go bust..! It would cut volume breeding way back. The easy part for the miller is to produce puppies the way the farmer produces apples...grow them, truck comes, pays the farmer and takes them to the market where they are sold..same for breeder who sell to a broker liek Huntt, they have an ready and demanding market for their product...
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If they had to sell 100, 200, 300 puppies by way of the Internet each year...and that is conservative for many...it would be a difficult job. The public is getting wiser each day to the internet rip offs. Every complaint would fall right back on them, not the pet shop. Complaints should be reported to county and states and investated...huge fines for violators...
It is not so easy to move large volumes of dogs without a middle man like Huntt corp..no one comes back at these breeders if the puppy is unhealthy, unsocialized etc...the pet shop gets the grief..the pet shop may stop dealing with a problem breeder, but doesn't look like most do.,or there wouldn't be so many sick puppies coming out of pet shops, right.