Question about Petland

[RoxMySox21]

So in March I bought my lexie lu from petland . the otherday i was reading online about petland and i shedded into tears. it said petland uses puppy mills so if a puppy mill gets over populated they gas some dogs and throw them out. Is that true? or is it a lie?

[daisy mae06]

Hi Welcome to YT

I am So so Sorry to tell But yes it is True Petland Is a Terrible place.
Count yourself Lucky if your sweet pup is healthy.
here is a google search for you to read.
Petland and puppy mills - Google Search

[Chrissy0277]

You can go here to get a free report on where your pup really came from:

PetShopPuppies.org

[yorkiegirl83]

I'm so sorry you found this out.

I was in your shoes almost two years ago when I bought my first furbaby from a petstore and went to look up his "breeders" info to find they were on a puppymill list.

It's a devestating feeling to know the truth, but do not beat yourself up. You didn't know and pet stores are EXPERTS at lying and hiding the truth about where pet store puppies come from.

Now that you know you can educate others about the horrible truth of pet stores and puppy mills and help them so they don't find out the same way you did about where their puppy really came from and so that less people support this industry.

Really though, do NOT feel bad at all. Many of us have been there before we knew and we all just grow and learn from it.

*big hugs* to you and your furbaby!

[morningsting]

Originally Posted by yorkiegirl83

I'm so sorry you found this out.

I was in your shoes almost two years ago when I bought my first furbaby from a petstore and went to look up his "breeders" info to find they were on a puppymill list.

It's a devestating feeling to know the truth, but do not beat yourself up. You didn't know and pet stores are EXPERTS at lying and hiding the truth about where pet store puppies come from.

Now that you know you can educate others about the horrible truth of pet stores and puppy mills and help them so they don't find out the same way you did about where their puppy really came from and so that less people support this industry.

Really though, do NOT feel bad at all. Many of us have been there before we knew and we all just grow and learn from it.

*big hugs* to you and your furbaby!

Well said I was also really, really stupid & did not do my research when I bought Bear. I'm almost 100% sure that I got him from a bad breeder who doesn't care about the well-being of her dogs & puppies. Ever since I realized this, I have become a strong advocate to get rid of puppy mills. Again, do not feel bad. Many of us have been there & did not know the truth about puppies sold at pet shops & where they come from. Now you can eduate people & hopefully stop them from buying puppies from a backyard breeder or from a pet shop. (((HUGS)))

Amy

[Sandysbabies]

I am so sorry. I know how horrible you feel. Here, where we live there is a Petland that is a cematary and where you can have your dog cremated. My vet said they were very reliable and they had took care of her lab when he passed away. I had Max cremated there and went and brought his urn home. Well, I began to read on the internet where they had numerous complaints about cremating more than one dog at a time. I was hurt and furious to think we paid for a private cremation. I don't really know what we got. Isn't it a shame what this world has come to for a dollar.

[Ladymom]

Yes, the fact that Petland gets it's puppies from puppy mills is pretty well known.

Here are some links for you to read:

Petstore Cruelty

Puppy e-Mills Churn Out Sick Dogs, Big Profits

[erino77]

Lexie Lu is still your sweet furbaby, and that will never change

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by morningsting

Well said I was also really, really stupid & did not do my research when I bought Bear. I'm almost 100% sure that I got him from a bad breeder who doesn't care about the well-being of her dogs & puppies. Ever since I realized this, I have become a strong advocate to get rid of puppy mills. Again, do not feel bad. Many of us have been there & did not know the truth about puppies sold at pet shops & where they come from. Now you can eduate people & hopefully stop them from buying puppies from a backyard breeder or from a pet shop. (((HUGS)))

Amy

That's what I like to read, someone who has taken a bad situation, learned from it, and goes on the help educate others. Good for you! I had to learn the hard way, I purchased from a BYB, and ended up with a very sick dog who suffered horribly the last years of it's life, so I have become an advocate for good breeding too.

[RoxMySox21]

Thank you, all of you, soooooo much!!! You'r advice and everything!! But i hear that if you go to a vet that petland ask you to go to they will tell you the dog is healthy and if you dont your dog could be sick is that also true? and does that mean i save my little lexies life? but thanks forr everything!!!


kaylee

[4doggiemama]

As been mentioned earlier, many, many of use have purchased puppies from pet shops or byb. I have one directly from a puppymill (didn't know that was what it was), and 2 from bybs. My Pommie is a rescue and who knows where he comes from. I found YT just after I purchased my 3rd Yorkie. YT has taught me how to make my furbabies' lives as healthy as possible. I'm always learning. Welcome to YT. By the way, there are awesome vendors on this sight. Check them out.

[red98vett]

It's true - the best thing you can do is get a complete checkup - contact petland and tell them you KNOW where they get their dogs and that you'll be telling everyone you know

Good luck with your new puppy - you didn't know so don't beat yourself up over it but it's a terrible thing that they are in business

they are the BIGGEST CUSTOMER of Puppy Mills - all across the country

[Candy317]

Originally Posted by RoxMySox21

Thank you, all of you, soooooo much!!! You'r advice and everything!! But i hear that if you go to a vet that petland ask you to go to they will tell you the dog is healthy and if you dont your dog could be sick is that also true? and does that mean i save my little lexies life? but thanks forr everything!!!


kaylee

But what about lexies parents? They are going to be bred again and again in small cramped cages. Please info everyone you can about puppymills and pet stores. DON'T SHOP AT PET STORES THAT SELL PUPPIES. Even if you buy dog food from there, you're giving these places money, lets shut them down or atleast stop supporting them until they stop selling puppies.

Personally I wouldn't go to a petland vet, someone who's being paid to support puppymill puppies? I would change my dogs vet and go to a private vet. These people see these sick puppies all the time and still do business with these folks, are not in it for your dog's health but for your MONEY.

Also I would go to a place that just sells pet supplies, NO ANIMALS, or shop online. Just like puppymills, there's rabbit mills, bird mills, ect. PetCo and other places even though they don't sell puppies, still are supporting buyers of rabbits, birds, ect.

[Candy317]

Kennel cough (bordatella) is so common in pet shop puppies that store personnel often pretend that it is a normal condition. It is not. It can develop into life-threatening pneumonia, and we know of three cases (and we expect there are many more) in which this occurred in puppies purchased at the Fairfax Petland. The puppies were coughing within a day or two after purchase. When the condition worsened and the store vet's office was closed, the puppies had to be taken to an emergency clinic, avoiding the Petland warranty, which requires that the dog be brought to the store's vet. Petland offered to pay only a fraction of the vet bills. Pneumonia is only one of the illnesses found frequently in Petland puppies.

What happens to the puppies who are rejected by Petland's store vet and are put back on the truck? According to someone who has worked on this issue for many years, they are not sent "back to the breeder," as we have heard Petland employees state. If they cannot be passed off to another stop the truck was making, they are sent back to the Hunte Corp., who subjects them to yet another long truck ride and sells them, along with other "Grade B" puppies, at a flea market or to people selling dogs over the Internet.

Several local vets who have treated puppies purchased at the Fairfax Petland have stated that the many of the puppies are sick. One said, "I HATE Petland!" Another said of a Petland puppy, "This puppy is a walking time bomb." A local trainer working with Petland puppies found many of them unsocialized, extremely difficult to train, and mentally and emotionally ill.

We have been disappointed by the failure of most veterinarians to take an ethical stand against pet stores and puppy mills.

from petstorecruelty.org

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by Candy317

But what about lexies parents? They are going to be bred again and again in small cramped cages. Please info everyone you can about puppymills and pet stores. DON'T SHOP AT PET STORES THAT SELL PUPPIES. Even if you buy dog food from there, you're giving these places money, lets shut them down or atleast stop supporting them until they stop selling puppies.

Personally I wouldn't go to a petland vet, someone who's being paid to support puppymill puppies? I would change my dogs vet and go to a private vet. These people see these sick puppies all the time and still do business with these folks, are not in it for your dog's health but for your MONEY.

Also I would go to a place that just sells pet supplies, NO ANIMALS, or shop online. Just like puppymills, there's rabbit mills, bird mills, ect. PetCo and other places even though they don't sell puppies, still are supporting buyers of rabbits, birds, ect.