Puppies sold online
often come from puppy mills.
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.
Pets sold in retail pet stores
often come from puppy mills where their parents endure lives of confinement and misery.
Investigations have consistently shown that puppies sold in pet stores
often come from puppy mills.
Not exact matches
It may sadden you to know that your new canine companion more than likely
comes from a
puppy mill, which the ASPCA defines as «a large - scale commercial dog breeding operation that places profit over the well - being of its dogs — who are
often severely neglected — and acts without regard to responsible breeding practices».
It is a known fact that pets sold in pet stores
often come from unethical breeders or inhumane
puppy mills.
Coming from lives devoid of care and human contact,
puppy mill survivors are
often a very difficult population of dogs to care for.
The resolution, though, does not actually ban anything, but calls on the governor, legislature and local municipalities to take immediate steps to ban the sale of dogs and cats that
come from large scale commercial breeding facilities - which are
often referred to as «
puppy mills.»
Of course, they were not, with so many of the consumers who paid those prices subsequently not only learning that their new
puppy came from a
puppy mill, but also far too
often finding themselves in possession of a sick animal — sometimes terminally sick.
Puppies from mills often come home with giardia, parvovirus, and other diseases that would be addressed by a proper breeder.
Which was
often the case since most
came in
from puppy mills and backyard breeders.
Pet stores
often carry birds and small mammals, including exotics like hedgehogs — but you should never purchase these animals
from a pet store, as they
often come from mass breeding facilities similar to
puppy and kitten
mills.
As improvements for animals
come & go, animals are added to and taken off endangered species lists, horse slaughter
comes & goes... Those who profit
from puppy mills are
often at the lower end of the economic scale... They do not have powerful lobbies, as do traditional breeders...
Across America, people shopping in pet stores are
often told the
puppies for sale don't
come from puppy mills, but instead
come from USDA - licensed breeders.
Dogs who
come from puppy mills often end up having health issues like giardia, distemper, parvovirus, respiratory infections and intestinal parasites, Gina Moraz, manager of the ASPCA Puppy Mills campaign, explained to The
puppy mills often end up having health issues like giardia, distemper, parvovirus, respiratory infections and intestinal parasites, Gina Moraz, manager of the ASPCA
Puppy Mills campaign, explained to The
Puppy Mills campaign, explained to The Dodo.
Also, it is estimated more than 90 % of dogs sold in pet stores
come from puppy mills, and the Commission's plan is an acknowledgement that pet stores may
often times be a front for unscrupulous breeders and distributors profiting
from breeding and selling other animals as well.
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.
These dogs, cats, and even bunnies
often come from mass - breeding facilities, like
puppy mills, which treat these animals just like the name implies — machines in a facility.
The
puppies who
come from puppy mills and backyard breeders are then shipped to pet stores or sold online,
often without the purchaser knowing the conditions the
puppy was raised in or whether the parents are healthy.
Labs who
come from puppy mills or less than reputable breeders are
often prone to congenital heart defects and hip dysplasia.