[gracielove]

Originally Posted by LunasMomma

The difference between purchasing a puppy from a puppy mill and rescuing are day and night! It's all about EDUCATION! Once the puppy is purchased by someone that doesn't know better, that dog is already out of the mill's hands. By adopting a rescue, you are not putting any more money into the miller's hands. If we can reach folks BEFORE they purchase, and hopefully redirect them to a reputable breeder or even rescue, then that is one less puppy that the miller will sell. Yes, the puppies are in horrible conditions and yes they deserve to be loved and cared for just like every other dog. But if we could put a dent in the demand, the supply would slow down. Rescued dogs, even if they started out at a mill, are not the same as purchasing a dog from a KNOWN mill. These poor dogs in rescue often have medical and social issues that the purchaser finds that they can't handle, so they end up in shelters, where the rescues try their best to get them and rehab them for a new home.

I don't think that there is ANY comparison between KNOWINGLY purchasing a puppy mill dog and adopting a rescue. Logic.

Thank you.