I appreciate your post (and a previous one) pointing out that the MILLS are the root of the problem, not the petshops, and of course that is true. I'm not trying to be argumentative, since I basically agree with everything you sd., except that I strongly disagree with THIS:
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The ignorant buyer is NOT the cause of this devasting problem, they are a minor component.
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The buyers are the ONLY thing keeping the mills in business, aren't they? Or am I missing something? They may not be the ONLY component in the problem, but they are certainly a NECESSARY component. Take away the demand=no need for supply=the mill business dies. Yes?
And again, I probably come across as more dogmatic on this subject than I intend to. Some people feel passionately enough that they refuse to buy ANYTHING from a pet store that sells ANY animal. I find that admirable, but I'm not at that point myself, yet. But on the other extreme, it just sort of crawls all over me when people talk about "rescuing" an animal from a petshop. NO! All you've done is contribute to putting MORE animals in the exact same situation, and worse.
But again, good points that anyone passionately interested in "helping" the animals in pet shops could focus their efforts, not just on educating the public, and influencing the market (by refusing $$$), but by also lobbying for stricter laws, and contacting authorities about abuse cases you learn of, etc. Again....I'm not personally at that point yet myself, but for anyone saddened by the sad eyes of "that doggie in the window", striking at the ROOT of the problem is the only effective solution.