However, I had absolutely no idea that internet sales
also came from puppy mills, and more importantly, I had no idea about the conditions of the * parents * of these mill puppies.
Not exact matches
Lawmakers
also heard arguments about a bill that would ban the sale of
puppies coming from so - called
puppy mills.
I
also learned that many of the maladjusted bassets we were seeing
came from pet stores that purchased
from puppy mills and unreliable breeders.
It
also shows, despite the way some organizations and individuals think, the solution to pet overpopulation is not rooted solely in stopping
puppy mills or preventing pet stores
from selling dogs and cats or even in making all pet owners spay and neuter... The solution needs to be a balanced approach in which breeders, pet stores, shelters, rescues, humane organizations, veterinarians, and pet loving individuals
come together and help find the «homeless» pets their forever home.
The investigative work the team has done has already shown that Texas pet stores, in addition to buying directly
from breeders with Animal Welfare Act violations and
from brokers who work with
puppy mills, are
also buying dogs
from this market here in Canton — and many large - scale breeders
come to sell here.
Of course, they were not, with so many of the consumers who paid those prices subsequently not only learning that their new
puppy came from a
puppy mill, but
also far too often finding themselves in possession of a sick animal — sometimes terminally sick.
The HSUS» complaint contends that Laymon is violating the state's consumer protection law,
also known as the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act, by deceiving the public into believing that the dogs in her operation are rescued
from other facilities, when in fact many of the dogs may be
coming directly
from her
puppy mill.
A complaint
from The HSUS contends that Laymon is violating the state's consumer protection law,
also known as the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act, by deceiving the public into believing that the dogs in her operation are rescued
from other facilities, when in fact many of the dogs may be
coming directly
from her
puppy mill.
and
also a side note for all you people who think Premier pup uses
puppy mills, I highly doubt it becase theres no way a
puppy like Mushu
comes from a
puppy mill, he's way to happy and chubby haha.
Also, steer clear of pet stores as their
puppies often
come from puppy mills with little regard for bloodlines, health concerns or where the animal ends up.
The investigative work the team has done has already shown that Texas pet stores, in addition to buying directly
from breeders with Animal Welfare Act violations and
from brokers who work with
puppy mills, are
also buying dogs
from this market in Canton — and many large - scale breeders
come to sell here.
Regardless of staff claims that they buy
from from reputable breeders, nearly every
puppy in pet shops
comes from a large - scale commercial breeding operation,
also known as a
puppy mill.
Puppies acquired
from commercial pet shops or so - called «
puppy mills», and those
coming from shelters, are
also more likely to develop kennel cough.
Also, Olive has to have soft treats because of her lack of teeth (regualr readers will remember that Olive
comes from a
puppy mill and after we adopted her, we had her teeth cleaned but... she
came home with 17 less teeth than she went in with - they were so rotten they had to be pulled!)
Also, it is estimated more than 90 % of dogs sold in pet stores
come from puppy mills, and the Commission's plan is an acknowledgement that pet stores may often times be a front for unscrupulous breeders and distributors profiting
from breeding and selling other animals as well.
But
puppies that are bought
from pet stores can
come from large - scale commercial dog breeding operations,
also known as
puppy mills.
Puppies coming from pet stores or
puppy mills are
also notoriously difficult to potty train.
I tried to rehome her, but in addition to the extreme aggression, she was hypothyroid (treating it did not help her aggression), and she was the worst case for rehoming as others note here: she was
also an extremely fearful dog (she had
come from a
puppy mill).