Not all breeders and pet stores
buy from puppy mills, but a large majority do.
«Adopt, Don't Shop» is a national campaign to raise awareness about the benefits of adopting rescue pets instead of puppies from pet stores that
buy from puppy mills.
Pet stores know people are getting wise, so they will try to tell you that they «don't
buy from puppy mills, only good breeders.»
Jeffrey Fausett, who purchased the Petland in July, said he does not
buy from puppy mills, and met breeders in Missouri, Indiana and Oklahoma to ensure the businesses operate humanely.
Okay, if a pet store gets caught
buying from a puppy mill THREE times, shouldn't they be forced out of business?
Answers and Views: Answer by oh wee babeeIm not very sure did
you buy him from a puppy mill?
Also, there is NO reason to
buy from a puppy mill just because you want a specific breed of dog.
If the number starts with a B, it was given to the puppy by the trucking company who
bought FROM the puppy mill and sold it to the pet store.
«They think everybody
buys from puppy mills.»
It's pretty hard to believe that most dog purchasers don't know that they're
buying from puppy mills.
We bought her from a puppy mill and if I would have known what a puppy mill actually was at the time I would not have gotten her.
Many puppies were also purchased from «pet distributors» or brokers; who also
bought from puppy mills.
They are the key link to puppy mills: Humane Society officials say 90 percent of pet shop dogs come from brokers who have
bought them from puppy mills (though pet shops deny this).
Buying from a puppy mill or an unregistered breeder only means that more well - deserving pets end up not having a home and puppy mills will keep on mass producing living creatures who deserve to be treated better than just a product in an unregulated factory.
Not exact matches
ALBANY, N.Y. (WBEN / AP)-- Pet stores in New York state would be prohibited
from buying dogs or cats
from puppy mills and other large commercial breeding facilities under a legislative proposal announced Thursday.
Much like a law passed by the village of Mamaroneck in 2016, the bill, introduced to state lawmakers by Sen. Michael Gianaris, a Democrat, on Feb. 15, would ban retail pet stores
from buying their pets at for - profit breeders with the hope of curtailing the operation of «
puppy mills,» mass breeders with a reputation of over-breeding and treating pets inhumanely.
Some peddlers
buy a litter of
puppies from a
puppy miller and sell them online in the classifieds.
Don't support
puppy mills and pet stores this Holiday Season — Beware of on line
buying of animals, often these
puppies are
from puppy mills or «factory style» breeding facilities.
Puppies bought online overwhelmingly come
from mills that force breeding under terrible conditions.
Many websites and newspaper ads were created by
puppy millers as a way to fool buyers into thinking they are
buying from a responsible, caring breeder.
Now that you know
puppy mills are sheer evil, it's time to make sure you won't
buy a dog
from a
mill.
This year, HSUS visited a number of Petland stores in Georgia and found they were
buying from some of the most notorious
puppy mills in the nation, adds Summers.
The pet store Umka came
from was shown by a 2011 undercover investigation to be
buying animals
from shady Midwestern
puppy mills known for their cruel conditions.
In order to sell a
puppy, an Amish
mill usually hires a
puppy broker — a man whose sole duty is to get feedback
from a pet store, come once every several days, pick the
puppies that he finds to be marketable, then pays right on sight and leaves with freshly
bought critters for the local pet store.
Buying a
puppy from a such a place supports animal abuse and, since
puppy mill puppies often have health and behavior problems, can leave the owner have to care for a sick or aggressive dog.
Puppy brokers like Lambriar are middlemen, buying dogs from puppy mills and distributing them to pet stores throughout the cou
Puppy brokers like Lambriar are middlemen,
buying dogs
from puppy mills and distributing them to pet stores throughout the cou
puppy mills and distributing them to pet stores throughout the country.
Please be patient and do not resort to
buying from a pet shop, importer, broker or
puppy mill.
I recently asked how much are
puppies at the wildside pet stroe and they told me not to
buy one
from there because they get the
puppies from puppy mills.
ALL animals up for adoption deserve a happy, loving family and for those people who choose to
buy from breeders or
puppy mills it should be outlawed.
Answer by Brittany I do nt know what the statistics are but I
bought a
puppy from a
puppy mill.
If we can stop people
from buying from pet stores or classified ads or other places where dogs could potentially be supplied by
puppy mills, then there wouldn't be any demand for them.
Previous HSUS investigations inChicago, New York, Texas, and Virginia have revealed similar shortcomings: pet stores all too often
buy and sell
puppies who are sourced
from inhumane
puppy mills that treat them like products, not living, breathing animals.
 «This will be an opportunity for us to educate a larger number of shoppers here about the horrors of
puppy mills, cat factories and the more ethical choice to adopt, rather than buy,» said Carol Winston, a regular protester from the Posh Puppy move
puppy mills, cat factories and the more ethical choice to adopt, rather than
buy,» said Carol Winston, a regular protester
from the Posh
Puppy move
Puppy movement.
To get a healthy dog, never
buy a
puppy from a
puppy mill, a reckless breeder, or pet store.
The main reason not to
buy a
puppy from a pet shop is you will be helping the fight the cause to close down these inhumane dog breeding facilities, like
puppy mills.
Sadly, many dogs who are
bought in pet shops or
from «reputable» breeders actually come
from puppy mills.
I'm not shocked at all that this upscale pet boutique would
buy their
puppies from puppy mills.
When you
buy from a pet store or
puppy mill or bad breeder, you create pain ten times the size of the good you've done.
In «Betrayal», Animal Rescue Corps leads the viewer behind the scenes of «that doggie in the window» into the
puppy mill industry, showing the real, but hidden cost of
buying dogs
from stores, online, or through newspaper ads.
Anyone that
buys from a pet store should know that their purchase is condeming the breeders at the
puppy mill to a horrific existence.
One of the best ways to stop
puppy mills is don't
buy their pups and don't
buy from pet stores.
Do not
buy from pet stores or
puppy mill breeders.
In a petition on Care2, The Humane Society of the United States is requesting everyone to make the pledge to never
buy an animal
from a backyard breeder or pet shop that sells animals
from puppy mills.
The Humane Society of the United States has been investigating Pets of Bel Air, an upscale pet boutique that boasts celebrity clientele like Britney Spears and Paris Hilton, and alleges that the store
buys their
puppies from puppy mills around the nation.
Puppy mills will stay in business as long as the public keeps
buying puppies, so the only way to send the cycle of cruelty is to stop
buying from pet stores.
The HSUS said that employees at Pets of Bel Air told customers that the
puppies sold at the store were raised by private breeders and assured customers that they do not
buy puppies from puppy mills.
Both the Humane Society and ASPCA said they routinely get calls
from people who unwittingly
bought a
puppy mill dog
from a foreign or U.S. breeder, only to have it die because its illnesses was too severe to overcome.
I would also be very cautious of breeders that say show breeders are the ideal people to get your
puppy from and all other breeders are
puppy mills or backyard breeders and not to
buy from them.
We recently
bought back one of our dogs
from a
puppy mill in Seymour, IN.
WARNING: Before you
buy a Sheltie
puppy from a breeder or pet store we urge you to read up on
puppy mills so you don't inadvertently support the mistreatment of animals.