This is actually a misconception since many dogs marketed to pet stores generally
come from puppy mills where they are kept in deplorable conditions until they are sold.
But these purebred puppies tend to
come from puppy mills where overbreeding and sometimes inbreeding occurs.
Pets sold in retail pet stores often
come from puppy mills where their parents endure lives of confinement and misery.
99 % of pet store puppies
come from puppy mills where the breeding is careless.
Not exact matches
So a typical
puppy mill is a torturous fear factory
where poor animals are treated as cannon - fodder, and one can only guess
where his / her dog
came from.
As a new rescue, you likely won't be involved in any cases
where masses of dogs are
coming to you
from a
puppy mill bust, a hoarding case, or a severe neglect case.
You don't know
where the
puppies in that store
came from and it's highly likely that they were bred in a
puppy mill.
Many
puppies sold in pet stores
come from puppy mills, which are horrible breeding operations
where dogs are kept in cramped, filthy cages their whole lives, deprived of adequate food, attention and veterinary care, and forced to give birth to litter after litter of
puppies until they are too old, ill or injured to continue.
Michele Lazarow — a Hallandale Beach city commissioner and activist who has helped pass numerous laws across Florida preventing pet stories
from selling dogs that
come from puppy mills — recounts the dreadful experience she had in 2004 after buying her dog, Alfie,
from a pet store, which misrepresented
where the dog had
come from, thereby launching Lazarow on the path of crusader to make such transactions illegal.
Advocates of pet sale bans contend they will eliminate
puppy mills, because that's
where they believe the pets are
coming from.
This latest campaign aims to chip away at the
puppy mill facade and stress that
where your
puppy comes from matters.»
«It's equally important to avoid
puppy mills and backyard breeders as to be knowledgeable about
where your chickens are
coming from.»
It was written in a day that buying a dog
from a store was deemed acceptable — decades before the atrocities of
puppy mills (
where many such dogs
came from) became known.
Unless you personally visit the place
where your
puppy was born and raised — and
where the
puppy's parents live — there's no way to know that your
puppy didn't
come from a
puppy mill, no matter what a sales clerk tells you.
but please say no to
puppy mills, know
where your dog
came from, and it's
puppy history!
In 2010, one of our volunteers reached out to Rene Karapedian, the owner of a
puppy mill — supplied pet store, Pet Rush, in Glendale, to ask if he knew
where the dogs in his store were
coming from.
Repeatedly, the argument
coming from those against communities limiting sales at pet stores (
where puppy mill animals are sold) is either, «There are no
puppy mills,» or, «There is no proper...
So, considering you options,
where do you go to get a purebred dog and to ensure that they didn't
come from unscrupulous
puppy mills?
Some of the dogs we save are in danger of being euthanized in shelters, others are released
from puppy mills,
come in as strays, have medical or behavior issues or are
from homes
where their owners are not able to care for them anymore.
Be sure your new «best friend» is healthy and that he (or she) hasn't
come from a dirty
puppy mill where his (or her) parents surely have not been cared for or properly socialized.
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.
Many dogs, like the ones you see in a pet shop
come from puppy mills, large - scale breeding facilities
where dogs are treated like machines, expecting to produce hundreds of
puppies in horrific conditions.
It's the family that
comes in with a new
puppy that they've just purchased
from, guess
where, a
puppy mill.
First off, let me say that I understand
where people are
coming from with their disgust of «
puppy mills».
Harley and Teddy, two
puppy mill survivors with National
Mill Dog Rescue explain
where most pet store
puppies come from, and tell how nice it is to have freedom and to get belly rubs and love.
She
came to us
from a
puppy mill where she was used to have
puppies for profit.
How to Buy a Dog If 90 percent or more of dogs sold at pet stores
come from puppy mills,
where can consumers turn?
Many are Amish or Mennonites
coming from Pennsylvania,
where puppy mills became such a problem the state finally clamped down.
Animals
coming to us
from environments like
puppy mills or hoarding situations
where they have had limited attention or medical services are candidates for the Have a Heart Medical Fund — animals who might not survive or be adoptable without this intensive care.
Located in a barn right in the gut of Amish country, the site is
where dog breeders and
puppy mill barons
from all over the country east of the Mississippi
come to hock their wares — the wares in question being
puppies.
remember, 99 % of all dogs sold at pet stores
come from puppy mills,
where they breed dogs for profit without regard to the parent or pup's health.
Despite the claims made by
puppy store sellers, most dogs sold in pet stores currently
come from puppy mills, which are inhumane, commercial dog breeding facilities
where puppies are bred in factory - like environments for the pet trade.
No pet lover wants his companion to
come from the brutal and disgusting conditions in
puppy mills,
where dogs are bred without care for their health or well - being.
Since
puppy mill dogs are often sold in pet stores, people never get to see
where their precious pups are
coming from and as a result, this cruel practice continues much to the ignorance of the buyer.
If the dog has
come from a pet store (generally not a good idea due to the fact that pet stores often support the
puppy mill industry), animal shelter, or another place
where he has been confined for long periods of time, he might soil his crate.
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Where did he
come from:
Puppy mill Breeder Release ---- ADOPTION APPLICATION: http://www.recycledpoms.org/adoption-application ----- Email
[email protected] to request a printable application.
Important Notes: If you are working with an older dog or a dog that
comes from a
puppy mill, it may take longer for these dogs to realize that they are not forced to go to the bathroom in the place
where they sleep.