I am sure it is heartbreaking to know that the puppy you looked at is in that pet store, but the only way we can stop puppy mills is to educate people that don't know about them, which is what is so great about having a public forum like YT with all of the members that have posted on this thread have done. The second way to shut them down is to stop supporting them by giving them your money! If you can find out where this puppy came from and it ends up that they are getting their puppies from a puppy mill, I think you should let the store know that you are not buying their puppies bc you don't support puppy mills and that you are going to tell everyone you know where they get their dogs from. Hopefully one of the members in your area can help you find a caring and responsible breeder. I am sure that this is a hard decision for you, but I urge you to forget the cute puppy in the window and think about the torture that the breeding stock endures and the horrific lives that they are sentenced to as long as we support pet stores that get their puppies from puppy mills. |