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momofreese · 07-29-2006, 07:12 PM

In a perfect world I would agree with you that if everyone stopped buying from mills/petshops this problem would be alleviated, unfortunately we do not live in a perfect world.

We can say this about every crisis worldwide. If everyone would stop buying drugs from major drug lords the drug crisis in schools nationwide would be ended. While the authorities attempt to crack down on large drug dealers as well as small time dealers, the problem will never really go away. While we continue to educate our children at home and school about the negative impact drugs will have on them, unfortunately we still have a huge teenage drug use.

We can try to stop prostitution by instilling steeper penalties for the prostitutes and their customers, but we will still have those who will prostitute themselves and those who will look to pay for sex.

I can go on and on and on with different situations where stiffer laws have been put in place and where people have said.. it is all supply and demand..."if we arrest people, if judges give out huge citations etc.. it still doesn't put a dent into any exisiting problems.

Like many have already said, mills will probably always exist (even if stricter laws were put in place), pet shops therefore will also always exist, and customers such as myself will always exist too. The only hope that this cause has is that people will become more knowledgeable over time, by joining sites like YT or hearing others horror stories such as my own. Maybe the 100 or 200 people if not more that I told my story to will think twice about purchasing a dog from a petshop. Right now we are lucky and Reese is doing great, but don't think I am not breathing a sigh of releif each morning when I see her wake up to run into the kitchen (without a limp) to partake in her favorite activity.. EATING!!!. I only hope that we are one of the lucky few who have purchased a dog that came from a miserable situation, but somehow through the grace of GD stays healthy and happy for many more years to come.

You are right.. I as many buyers do.. add to the problem. All I am saying is if the mill didn't exist, I wouldn't have been able to purchase her. Sadly enough on the other hand.. if they didn't exist I would have never been lucky enough to have Reese in our family. So I still do believe that the buyers are only a small part of this problem. I suppose it is like the old question.. which came first the chicken or the egg. I do see your point that if the buyer wasn't a willing and able party.. the mills would go out of business. I just do not see the amount of pet shop buyers diminishing in the very near future.

Sorry to again go off your topic of what will happen to the pet shop dogs.. all I can tell you is that most of them seem to be sold.

07-29-2006, 07:12 PM	#49
momofreese Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hewlett, New York Posts: 129	pet shop puppy In a perfect world I would agree with you that if everyone stopped buying from mills/petshops this problem would be alleviated, unfortunately we do not live in a perfect world. We can say this about every crisis worldwide. If everyone would stop buying drugs from major drug lords the drug crisis in schools nationwide would be ended. While the authorities attempt to crack down on large drug dealers as well as small time dealers, the problem will never really go away. While we continue to educate our children at home and school about the negative impact drugs will have on them, unfortunately we still have a huge teenage drug use. We can try to stop prostitution by instilling steeper penalties for the prostitutes and their customers, but we will still have those who will prostitute themselves and those who will look to pay for sex. I can go on and on and on with different situations where stiffer laws have been put in place and where people have said.. it is all supply and demand..."if we arrest people, if judges give out huge citations etc.. it still doesn't put a dent into any exisiting problems. Like many have already said, mills will probably always exist (even if stricter laws were put in place), pet shops therefore will also always exist, and customers such as myself will always exist too. The only hope that this cause has is that people will become more knowledgeable over time, by joining sites like YT or hearing others horror stories such as my own. Maybe the 100 or 200 people if not more that I told my story to will think twice about purchasing a dog from a petshop. Right now we are lucky and Reese is doing great, but don't think I am not breathing a sigh of releif each morning when I see her wake up to run into the kitchen (without a limp) to partake in her favorite activity.. EATING!!!. I only hope that we are one of the lucky few who have purchased a dog that came from a miserable situation, but somehow through the grace of GD stays healthy and happy for many more years to come. You are right.. I as many buyers do.. add to the problem. All I am saying is if the mill didn't exist, I wouldn't have been able to purchase her. Sadly enough on the other hand.. if they didn't exist I would have never been lucky enough to have Reese in our family. So I still do believe that the buyers are only a small part of this problem. I suppose it is like the old question.. which came first the chicken or the egg. I do see your point that if the buyer wasn't a willing and able party.. the mills would go out of business. I just do not see the amount of pet shop buyers diminishing in the very near future. Sorry to again go off your topic of what will happen to the pet shop dogs.. all I can tell you is that most of them seem to be sold.