I think, if we have the funds, the patience and the heart, we should 'rescue' the puppies from the stores by buying them. It makes no sense to me NOT to buy them because they are innocent and need a good home. Also there will always be some people that buy them.
The problem has to be solved from the source! We need to put pressure on the law makers, the law inforcement AND THE KENNEL CLUBS!
In Germany there is a breed called
Leonberger. They are gentle giants and their breeding is
very restricted. Maximum 3 litters per bitch, they are not allowed to be sold in pet stores, have to be given back to the breeder in case of rehoming and they don't give registrations to any puppy born outside this regulations.
How are the kennel clubs in USA handling the problem of puppy mills? If they would refuse to issue registrations and pedigrees to those breeders, they could not make that kind of money and it would not be commercially interesting to do that.
