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Originally Posted by Teresiana  I think that purchasing puppies over the internet is fairly new in the big scheme of things. Look how long it's taken to get the "don't buy from pet stores" point across to the general public. There has to be some way to monitor this type of internet "business". It will probably take years - and many more people speaking up & taking action - to set laws in place to control purchasing living, breathing animals via the internet. Grrrr  |
Yes, and that's the problem, the laws were written before they realized there could be high volume breeding that was sold directly to the public, but the internet makes that possible. Hopefully, it won't take that long to correct the problem of lack of laws, once the laws are in place, it will be much easier to crack down on these places. Also, YT members can help by encouraging all puppy buyers to visit the home of the breeder and see how the breeding dogs are being treated. In a bad situation, don’t “rescue” the puppy, but call authorities as soon as possible. We must think of the breeding dogs welfare, not just the puppies.