Sentences with phrase «nationwide shadow market»
The newspaper's investigation found that rescue operations, traditionally the nemesis of puppy mills, have been buying dogs from breeders at auction, using donations from their supporters to buy dogs in what it described as a «nationwide shadow market.»
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An effort that animal rescuers began more than a decade ago to buy dogs for $ 5 or $ 10 apiece from commercial breeders has become a nationwide shadow market that today sees some rescuers, fueled by internet fundraising, paying breeders $ 5,000 or more for a dog.