On the other side of the coin, the demand for the purebred increases and
most pet shop owners happily run Puppy Mills to keep up with the consumer demand.
Not exact matches
Good Health Starts With The Basics
Most cat
owners who
shop in independent
pet stores today understand the value of good nutrition.
One of the
most troubling findings had to do with aggression directed at the
owner or other family members, which was more than twice as frequent in
pet shop dogs (21 % versus 10 %).
When I've asked
pet shop owners what they believe is causing the shortage, the
most prevalent answer is that bird breeders are getting older and retiring, and their children are not getting into the hobby.
In
most of the cases, people get a dog for their kid and they just play along with what the
pet shop owner will give them, or they choose a breed just because their friends have the same breed.