Oh No... Indiana PETLAND!!
 

We do a LOT of traveling thru Indiana on our way to see family in Michigan. One of our favorite stops is at a Petsmart located just north of Indianapolis. It is located in an area with MANY stores, so we can get do a LOT in one stop. (including giving the dogs a break... and they LOVE Petsmart)
ANYWAY, my husband noticed that a Petland has a new store in this shopping complex. :( :( :(
I was REALLY curious about the store (as was my hubby), but we refrained from going in. If there are dogs there, possible unhealthy dogs, we couldn't jeapordize our dogs health. AND I would Definitely NOT want to buy anything in their store to support their business!
I am really sad to see that these stores are popping up everywhere! WHY have they become popular so quickly?? ..... Is it possible that we write something in the "public opinion" columns of the local papers in the places where these stores exist? I really would love to educate more people about the puppymill puppies that are sometimes sold in these stores!! What do you all think?? Would that be something that we could do??? Could it get us in trouble???(I would think that an "opinion" couldn't get anyone in trouble.)

Where is it? I live in Indiana...close to Indianapolis and I have no idea there is a Petland??

Also, I support your idea of writing something in the "public columns" of the local papers and educate more people about puppymills!!!

did you go in the petland?

we have some here but they dont sell dogs:confused:

It is on 31....... in the Carmel area. There are a LOT of stores in the area... on one side of the interstate is Petsmart, Barnes & Nobles, etc....... the other side is Walmart, Starbucks, Petland....

Just curious.........what is wrong with Petlands? I have never heard of them, so don't know what this is about.
Thanks........

No, we had Shelby & Seymour with us..... so I am not certain if this particular one had animals in it....... but didn't want to take them in if they did (try to avoid having sick dogs... some puppies don't have all their vaccines).......... even if they didn't I wouldn't buy anything from them. I don't want to support their business...... if their "chain" sells puppymill dogs.

Petland is a pet store. Some of them sell small puppies. They advertise that they support rescues.... etc...... they DON"T tell you where their puppies come from.
So many pet stores that sell puppies get them from puppymills. There are many threads here about them. Just do a thread search and you can read about them.:sad:

I'm also wondering about writing the newspaper. I thought about it several times, but didn't want to "get in trouble." I didn't want to get sued or anything. :rolleyes: Maybe one of our resident law experts can advise us...

Sorry about the Petland. These things really upset me...:(

We have one here and they sell large breed pups too.. it is so sad to see those babies in those glass enclosures with wire bottoms. I don't buy anything from them but when we were looking for a puppy we went there just to hold a couple of their pups. And of course they gave me their sales pitch while I was holding the pup so I heard first hand the bs they pass on to their customers. One of the first things out of his mouth was how they get their puppies from breeders not puppy mills. The irony in that is when I asked about the weight of the pups parents they couldn't tell me... nor could they find out for me That store really is sickening

i didnt know they sold puppies. i rarely go in there. i have never seen animals for sale in our store. I did see they rehome rescue dogs on their web site. hmmm doesnt sound trustworthy:rolleyes:

Our newspaper has a Letters to the Editor feature and you can disagree or agree with anything, as long as the letter isn't profane or something like that. I have written several times about puppy mills and sent the "Unwanted Dog's Christmas" poem to the paper last week and they published it. It's a good way to get information to the public.

It Is Closed!!!
 

I made this post last year........ and as I traveled thru this area yesterday I noticed that there were BUSINESS CLOSED signs on the door!!!

YAY!!!!!! :cheer::cheer::cheer::clapsmile:clapsmile:
........ another Petland (the puppymill sales enabler).....bites the dust!!! (and shame on them for even trying to compete with Petsmart ...... who works with rescue groups...)

Just thought I would share my happy find!!!!! :D:D