Shelter Hope Pet Shop is a unique, large scale business model, which aims to eliminate puppy
mill pet shops in our malls across the nation.
Not exact matches
While a majority spoke in support of stricter regulations for
pet shops, Debbie Boronda, a customer of the only Orland Park business that would be affected by any new rules said the
shop, Happiness is Pets, is «a victim of a broken system that allows puppy
mills,» arguing a ban on sales wouldn't address the root of the problem, the
mills themselves.
Orland Park's Public Safety Committee is seeking residents» input on whether the village should regulate
pet shops that sell dogs from large - scale commercial breeders, which critics call «puppy
mills.»
He writes a bill that opens the doors for more
pet shops to use PUPPY
MILLS... Yes that is correct Michael Venditto admittedly writes a bill that will allow more pet stores to open that will obviously use puppy mills to stay in busines
MILLS... Yes that is correct Michael Venditto admittedly writes a bill that will allow more
pet stores to open that will obviously use puppy
mills to stay in busines
mills to stay in business....
My goal is to raise happy, healthy Bichon Frise Companions (for those who choose not to pay show quality prices or purchase at
pet shops, (pups sold in
pet shops are from puppy
mills.
Despite pleas from humane and veterinary organizations to avoid getting
pets from
pet stores and puppy
mills, many people still can not resist the cute puppy in the
shop window.
In the canine world, these bad apples come in the shape of puppy
mills, auctions and
pet shops.
Steer clear of puppy
mills, auction websites and
pet shops that treat their puppies like merchandise instead of living, breathing creatures that require love and care.
Please be patient and do not resort to buying from a
pet shop, importer, broker or puppy
mill.
Pet shops are supplied by puppy
millers and BYB l do not care how much they deny it as it is illegal FOR any registered Breeder to sell to a
pet shop although l must admit some have and some have been caught and registered.
Ninety percent, or every 9 out of 10, of the puppies sold in
pet shops come from
mills.
Answer by Stephanie B puppy
mills are were they breed a whole lot of dogs and then treat them terribly alot of times
pet shops get their dogs there
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.
We use investigations, protests, legal actions, and more to combat the cruel
pet shop and puppy
mill industry.
People need to know that there isn't one puppy in a
pet shop that hasn't come from a puppy
mill.
Additionally, they request we also boycott purchasing anything (
pet food, supplies, grooming services, etc.) from
pet shops that support puppy
mill breeders.
That means that 67 Chicago businesses — 12 of them
pet stores — are participating in the puppy
mill trade — and you may not even know it: «Again and again, salespeople denied that their puppies came from puppy
mills, and most did not comply with a law passed in 2010 by the State requiring
pet shops to post in a conspicuous place in writing on or near the cage of any dog or cat available for sale the information required by subsection (a) of this section.
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.
First, bad canine legislation puts good breeders in the same category with puppy
mills or
pet shops that sell puppies commercially.
Seeing as many cities have taken measures to ban the sale of
mill dogs — and even helped get rescued dogs from shelters into
pet shops instead — there is no reason for this industry to continue.
It is the unscrupulous breeder's product; the puppy that the breeder does not want to guarantee and the unfortunate output of puppy
mills that find their way to
pet shops.
While you might not be able to single - handedly rescue all dogs from puppy
mills, you can help by always remembering to adopt and not
shop when looking for a new
pet.
DO NOT buy a dog from a
pet shop — these adorable puppies usually come from puppy
mills, which keep breeding animals in deplorable conditions.
All of those
pet shops should be for closed and shut down or at the very least be made to sell rescue dogs not puppy
mill dogs.
The proposed ordinance, which Richardson said is meant to prohibit the sale of dogs and cats from large scale breeders or «puppy
mills» in
pet shops in Aurora, would limit where
pet shops or dealers could purchase a cat or dog to sell in Aurora.
The puppies are sold either directly to the public via the Internet, newspaper ads, at the
mill itself, or are sold to brokers and
pet shops across the country.The documented problems of puppy
mills include over breeding, inbreeding, minimal veterinary care, poor quality of food and shelter, lack of socialization with humans, overcrowded cages, and the killing of unwanted animals.
Animal rights advocates support the proposal, citing inhumane treatment of
pets at puppy
mills, while
pet shop owners and workers say it's not true that
pet store puppies are unhealthy or improperly bred.
People must stop purchasing puppies from
pet shops, puppy
mill websites (disguised as happy puppy play - places, of course), and backyard breeders.
The store clerk may not even know it, but it is a well - known fact that
pet shop puppies — 99.9 % of the time — come from puppy
mills.
Virtually all
pet shop puppies come from commercial breeders and puppy
mills.
With all the press and documentaries warning American families about puppy
mills and their cohorts, the
pet shops, it is hard to believe that any conscious, functioning person would be unaware of the horrors of this industry which often produces defective puppies for resale to you, the unsuspecting general public.
Never allow my stud dog to be bred to any bitch whose owner is known at the time to be directly or indirectly involved with any puppy broker, puppy
mill,
pet shop selling dogs, litter lot sales, or any other wholesale distributor whose business is involved in like activities.
With all the press and documentaries warning American families about puppy
mills and
pet shops, this industry continues to flourish.
D. Breeder must be prepared to ensure to the best of their ability that no stud dog or brood bitch owned by them is bred to any dog or bitch whose owner is directly or indirectly involved with any dog broker, puppy
mill,
pet shop that retails dogs, auctions, litter lot sales, or any other commercial enterprise whose business is involved in these activities.
Akitas are sold in
pet shops; many of these have been bred in puppy
mills, with little attention paid to type, health, and temperament.
Puppy
mill puppies, often as young as eight weeks of age, are sold to
pet shops or directly to the public over the Internet, through newspaper ads and at swap meets and flea markets.
The bad news, according to a survey * released recently by Best Friends Animal Society, is that more than 40 percent of Americans are unaware that virtually all
pet stores obtain dogs from puppy
mills and nearly one in five people still chose to purchase a new dog at a local
pet shop rather than adopt from a shelter or rescue organization.
If your school already has an animal rights group, consider starting a
pet shop / puppy
mill committee.
Most
pet shops deal directly with USDA licensed «B» dealers (brokers), who obtain their puppies from breeders who typically run substandard facilities (puppy
mills).
ALL
pet shops that sell dogs acquire their animals from puppy
mills.
More than 90 percent of
pet shop puppies come from puppy
mills.
So to all the people that go to private breeders or
pet shops, (
Pet Land is notorious for getting there puppy's from puppy
mills) Remember - there is a wonderful
pet for you at a shelter.
By teaching consumers NOT TO SUPPORT
PET SHOPS THAT SELL PUPPIES, it sends a message to the cruel & heartless puppy
mills they are going to be forced out of business when the day comes that EVERY CONSUMER WISES UP and tells puppy
mills to go to hell.
Every time you purchase a pup from a
pet shop, the puppy
miller in encouraged to stay in business.
But, as long as
pet shops are permitted to sell dogs, «puppy
mill» dogs will suffer horrible pain & miserable lives in a cage without ever placing their wire sore paws on the ground, without vet care, without socialization, with no love, human companionship, and no way out.
Just because a cute
pet shop puppy comes with registration papers, that doesn't guarantee it isn't the product of a puppy
mill.
Cohasset, MA About Blog Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS) is the only national nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to protecting companion animals from cruelty in
pet shops and puppy
mills.
Springsteen — who is an ASPCA «equine welfare ambassador,» in the Jan. 16 letter said the legislation «will help consumers make informed decisions about the dogs they buy and avoid the heartbreak of buying a sick dog, and also eliminate some of the most inhumane puppy
mills from our state's
pet shop supply chain.»
Using your brain over your heart, you decide; do you still want to see puppies bred like rats, without health care or socialization, to be bought in
pet shops while knowing this makes you part of the problem, or do you want to stand up to for the dogs and help wipe puppy
mills of the face of the earth?