After a young girl purchased a Petstore puppy from Missouri that was sick and asked for help on what to do.
I started digging deeper into Missouri puppy mills and the Petstore connection to see what I could find.
I hate to say it but I am so ashame that I live in the state of Missouri and of our Governor Matt Blunt.
As everyone know Missouri is on of the biggest Puppy Mill producers in the United States.
What I learned is the Hunte’s corporation is based in Goodman Missouri.
Our Governor , the Usda and the Hunte’s corp. are all in bed together. And are supporting the puppy mill misery we have .
http://www.critterhaven.net/partners.htm#partners
Hunte has dealt extensively with commercial puppy mill breeders—many of which have failed to comply with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) minimal standards. Hunte also allowed one breeder—whose USDA license was revoked after he abandoned nearly 150 dogs to die in an overheated truck—to remain in charge of that kennel after Hunte purchased it. The same man, Douglas Alan Hughes, now serves as Hunte’s director of new breeder business development. In the same article that quoted the governor’s accolades for Hunte, the company’s founder stated that 10 percent—an estimated 8,000 animals—of the puppies who the company receives are so genetically defective or sick that pet stores reject them.
Gov. Matt Blunt wielded the scissors for the ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday as Andrew Hunte, his wife, Gina, his family and dozens of employees looked on for the dedication of the 100,000-square-foot expansion.
Hunte says, "I want to assure you there is not another facility like this in the pet industry and not another like it in the world," . "My wife and I have made a major commitment to this part of the country, and we want to do our best to make Missouri a better state and a world leader in providing quality pets."
IMO.. who does this man think he is fooling he is nothing more then a puppy miller and broker himself and to have a governor that accolades for a company that has caused suffering and misery for hundreds of thousands of dogs and their offspring is sicken.
He supplies puppies to the Wizard of Claws , Petland and other Petstore all across the United states.
The Usda is funding his operation.
One letter I read asked the President of the United States to take the control away from the USDA and use an independent outside source to control, and oversee these large-volume commercial dog breeder. An independent non for profit agency that is NOT in bed with the commercial puppy breeding industry charged with inspection and
enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act.
Which I think would be a great ideal.
After all USDA should be dealing with agriculture, and livestock ONLY!
Companion animals are not livestock, nor should they be treated as
livestock.
http://www.akitarescue.info/openletter.htm
And here I another interesting read.
http://www.5stardog.com/puppies-for-sale.asp
PLEASE tell everyone you know to boycott any Petstores who sell puppies. If may not stop the problem but may help send a clear message that we are tired of these practices when it come to our companion animals health and welfare.
If anyone have any ideals on anything else we can do ..I would love to hear then.