I think that if you want to rescue an animal in need, who deserves a loving life, there are plenty in shelters needing our help...we don't HAVE to support puppy mills, and put money in the hands of unscrupulous breeders, and careless pet stores.
Think about it...it PAYS for the pet stores to keep their animals in horrible conditions. They make MANY more sales, b/c of all the people who come in and feel sorry for the animals. Why be a part of supporting the cycle? You would do a lot more good by NOT buying an animal from them, and telling them exactly why, and telling them that you would tell everyone you know not to give them business as long as their animals were kept in such bad shape.
But I understand why your heart went out to those sweeties. It's hard to remind ourselves that "saving" them only means putting MORE animals in that exact same position in the future. It would be doing more harm than good. |