You should avoid
purchasing from backyard breeders; their practices are driven by money rather than care for the animals.
Certainly, a purebred cat
purchased from a backyard breeder (kitten mill) will have a much different personality than a cat raised «underfoot» in a reputable breeder's home.
If you are allowed to pick up your puppy before it is eight weeks old you can be certain you are
purchasing from a backyard breeder.
Not exact matches
You need to ensure that you are
purchasing your kitten
from a reputable and ethical
breeder and not a kitten broker, kitten mill or
backyard breeder.
When seeking to
purchase a mixed breed dog or hybrid, it is especially risky to
purchase from a «
backyard breeder» because these individuals are generally breeding the first set of parents they come across and most likely did not do the research or take the time to assess the qualities and temperament of these animals.
People must stop
purchasing puppies
from pet shops, puppy mill websites (disguised as happy puppy play - places, of course), and
backyard breeders.
Each puppy
purchased from a pet store, a
backyard breeder, or via the Internet serves an industry with no conscience.
Backyard breeders often
purchase from puppy mills and other unethical institutions.
If you are looking for a new family companion, adopt
from a shelter, rescue group, or humane organization instead of perpetuating the demand by
purchasing from a pet store,
backyard breeder, or commercial
breeder.
Brian and his family have
purchased a puppy
from a «
backyard breeder,» one whose primary goal is financial.
By
purchasing dogs directly
from pet shops, commercial
breeders or
backyard breeders you are contributing to the problem of dogs being bred without heath testing or concern for their well ‐ being.
Historically, the majority of calls came
from people complaining about dogs they had
purchased from irresponsible
breeders, commonly called
backyard breeders or puppy farms.
And while we feel that American's have the constitutional right to
purchase a pure breed dog, we strongly discourage buying dogs
from pet stores supplied by puppy mills,
backyard breeders, the internet and newspaper ads.
Since they can't
purchase their dogs
from reputable or responsible
breeders, pet stores must
purchase their dogs
from sub-standard
breeders, including puppy mills, brokers for puppy mills, and
backyard breeders.
The ASPCA does not support
purchasing or otherwise acquiring animals
from large - scale commercial
breeders, the retail outlets they supply or casual «
backyard»
breeders.
When you
purchase a bunny
from a pet store, such as Petland or Pet Supermarket, or a flea market you're almost guaranteed to be supporting
backyard breeders and large commercial breeding operations called rabbitries.
Hi, I have
purchased an 8 week - old puppy
from a local «
backyard breeder».
The
backyard breeder typically
purchases a female
from a pet shop, with the proprietor's assurance that, in a year, he can breed her, sell the puppies, and «make back» his
purchase price.