A puppy mill takes various forms...it boils down to ill bred dogs, sold with nothing but profit in mind. These puppies can be sold to pet shops very cheaply, who then add several hundred dollars up to as much as $1000.00, and resold to people that can not resist buying puppies from such a source as a pet shop. Puppy mills also get on those on line places where they can list their puppies for sale...same places that sell dogs/pets that have been stolen or even found on the street, and then turned for a quick buck.....puppy mills also peddle their ill bred puppies from the trunk of their cars, flea markets, garage sales, from boxes out side grocery stores, etc......they dump these ill bred babies on people at a young age so they do not have to pay for worming, shots, just the expense of even poorly managed kennel, they dont have to worry with weaning, as evidenced by the number of people that come on here with a 5 week old baby that does not even know how to eat/drink from a bowl...they have litterally been ripped from momma's teats, thrown in a box, and delivered to a pet store or a broker...they collect their $300.00-$500.00 for an unvaccinated, unhealthy, worm filled, flea infested puppy, which is then tossed into another box or pet store cage, for sale to people that buy these unfortunate, sick, ill bred mishaps, thinking they are doing good. This does no good at all....it encourages this behavior to continue.....someone buys this sick baby, then spends a fortune trying to get it healthy and even save its life...it usually just ends up with parvo and either costs a fortune in vet bills or just dies.....people that buy from puppy mill pipe lines have only to look in the mirror to see where the blame for the continuation and sustainability of these horrible puppy outlets lies.....if people would stop trying to get cheap puppies from questionable sources and outlets, they would not survive and a bunch would be forced to shut down. If people would stop thinking they are going to get rich throwing two dogs together, then dumping the babies before they have to pay for baby check up, worming, vaccinations, etc, usually around 5 weeks old......but you always have crooks that will take advantage of any given situation...it is the consumers responsibility to get educated and realize that every time they buy from places like this, THEY are the reason the crooks and thieves continue to thrive..... |