The argument that it's a bad thing is that it funnels the money of animal - welfare donors into the puppy mill industry, because the dogs are being
sold by puppy mill operators.
Protect Consumers: Sick puppies
sold by puppy mills typically can cost their new owners hundreds or even thousands of dollars in veterinary care, if they live long enough to be sold.
The mothers and fathers of dogs
sold by puppy mills often live their whole lives in cages, never knowing love or human affection.
Not exact matches
By the end of 1994, the makers of Hush
Puppies were
selling roughly 30,000 pairs a year, and the shoes were viewed as passé.
Proper welfare standards must be rigorously enforced
by Local Authorities in any premises where
puppies are bred or
sold.
A Cleveland woman has been barred from
selling pets in New York after she
sold puppies that weren't examined
by a veterinarian and were under 8 weeks old, both violations of New York law.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A Cleveland woman has been barred from
selling pets in New York after she
sold puppies that weren't examined
by a veterinarian and were under 8 weeks old, both violations of New York law, according to state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.
Dog owners who have mated their dogs produce litters of
puppies and then try to
sell them away
by advertising in online or print classifieds, or post notices on online forums or notice boards at supermarkets or condomium clubhouses, etc..
Even cute black
puppies don't
sell well
by retailers or breeders.
By working with several city councils in our region, San Diego Humane Society recently helped pass legislation banning local pet stores and other commercial businesses from
selling dogs,
puppies, cats, kittens, and rabbits that are obtained from
puppy mill farms, commercial catteries, and other large breeding establishments.
While dog breeders that produce dogs to
sell to brokers must be licensed
by USDA, those that
sell puppies directly to the consumer are not required to hold a federal license; in Oklahoma they are not required to meet any standards at all.
Referred to
by the USDA as «dog dealers,» the federal government licenses pet breeders that produce
puppies and kittens to
sell through brokers and auctions.
Classified newspaper listings for purebred kittens along with Internet sites reveal that while not nearly of the size and scope of
puppy sellers, those
selling cheap purebred kittens
by the litter are present throughout Oklahoma.
Three years ago, Totto was dumped
by a pet farm — completely shaven and with nasty skin infections, no less — when she hit five years old and was deemed too old to continue popping
puppies to be
sold.
Many
puppy breeders get around the laws
by selling directly to the consumer or simply avoiding the few USDA inspectors that are on the job.
If you have just bought a
puppy, make sure the person who
sold it to you has a vaccination certificate signed
by a veterinarian.
Puppies are
sold with AKC and / or CKC Limited registration as pet / companions unless agreed upon
by the breeder.
But when you drive
by a family - filled pet store
selling dogs as if they were toasters, or learn about horrific
puppy mills still profiting from cruelty, you begin to realize the adoption message is still not getting out strongly or widely enough.
Merle Corgis are in very high demand resulting in Merle Corgi
puppies being
sold by breeders for a premium, sometimes reaching up to $ 1500 for a single
puppy.
Many
puppies sold by pet shops are not fit for purpose in that they have inherent and / or conditioned health and socialisation problems they would not have suffered from if handled differently and would not have occurred if the
puppy had remained with its siblings and parents until 8 to 10 weeks of age, had been naturally weaned, properly handled and vaccinated and had then been passed directly
by its breeder to its new owner without involving a middle man.
Puppies, in particular, should not be
sold through pet shops so we urge everyone to stop supporting pet shops that
sell animals and put an end to this exploitative trade - there are plenty of pet supply shops that don't
sell animals - cater for your pets needs
by purchasing from pet supply shops and veto the ones that
sell animals - protest with your purse.
Some do it knowingly, while others are being duped
by people who make it their business to
sell as many
puppies as they can, no matter how much suffering this involves.
And,
by the way, it is illegal to
sell a
puppy as «purebred» without that registration paperwork in place as well as to charge extra for the registration process — another little snippet of information most pet stores will not tell you when you buy a
puppy from them.
In order to make a profit, the pet store owner must mark up the
puppies by AT LEAST 100 % to make money, and in many cases even more when he considers that some of the pups won't be adopted out and will be
sold at a loss.
I did not even know you were writing a blog, great information.We were interviewed
by the breeder before they would
sell us a
puppy and then a questionnaire to go with our lifestyle (such as how much exercise our dog would get).
Passed in 1966, the Animal Welfare Act states the following requirement, «Any breeder who has more than 3 breeding dogs, and
sells puppies for commercial purposes, must have a license issued
by the Department of Agriculture.»
It also grabs the attention of scam artists looking to make quick big bucks
by selling puppies that are bred under poor circumstances.
A fair price for Labradoodle
puppies can be determined
by considering the cost of purebred
puppies from both parent breeds as
sold by AKC - registered breeders.
The
puppies who are deemed attractive enough to be successfully marketed
by their breeders typically end up being advertised and
sold online, through print advertisements, at certain flea markets, and in pet stores, thus generating a profit for the
puppy mill industry and allowing it to continue.
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.
Answer
by Stephen I don't see many ads on
selling Leonberger
puppies but the usual price is about $ 1000 for pet quality and between $ 2000 - 3000 for champion bloodlines.
The committee also actively supports the HSUS»
Puppy - Friendly Pet Store Initiative, which works with pet store owners to have pet adoptions stations instead of selling pets supplied by puppy m
Puppy - Friendly Pet Store Initiative, which works with pet store owners to have pet adoptions stations instead of
selling pets supplied
by puppy m
puppy mills.
3) 2/18 New demand for Genesee Valley pet store: Don't
sell puppies from breeders 4) 2/15 New Genesee Valley pet store divides readers 6) 2/14 Genesee Valley pet store targeted for closing
by animal groups, online petition
A pet store sued to challenge the Palm Beach ban on
selling puppies produced
by American dog breeders and a local Judge threw out the lawsuit causing the pet store to go out of business overnight.
Ask the breeder if he will supply a health certificate for the
puppy issued
by his veterinarian, most states REQUIRE a
puppy being
sold to have a valid heath certificate issues no more than 10 days prior to the sale.
Posh
Puppy was unable to refute to the facts that they sold sick dogs and that their dogs were supplied by cruel and inhumane puppy mills, once it hit the Los Angeles Times KTLA, NBC and CBS
Puppy was unable to refute to the facts that they
sold sick dogs and that their dogs were supplied
by cruel and inhumane
puppy mills, once it hit the Los Angeles Times KTLA, NBC and CBS
puppy mills, once it hit the Los Angeles Times KTLA, NBC and CBS News.
Dermoid sinus is usually detected
by the breeder before a
puppy is
sold, so normally it isn't something that pet owners need to worry about.
To wit, I have contacted local breeders over the years as a professional trainer offering, as a volunteer, to assist them in assuring the long term behavioral health of their
puppies by helping to socialize them and train them in necessary basic skills (loose leash walking, come when called, focus and attention, e.g.) during that sensitive window in the socialization period and before the dogs are
sold and adopted.
They call it «freedom flights» from the Bahamas when it's really nothing more than exploitation for profit while at the same time, local politicians outlawed pet stores from
selling puppies bred
by American dog breeders.
Undercover operatives employed
by the Humane Society of the U.S. (HSUS) mounted a campaign against pet stores in Georgia trying to find that they
sold puppies from so - called
puppy mills.
These are often weak sickly
puppies being
sold by people who know less than nothing about the breed.
This new video from the ASPCA is a great reminder of how we can help stop the cycle of cruelty
by refusing to shop at stores that
sell puppies.
More animal activists need to rally for their cities to vote for similar bans, as the breeding and
selling of animals is often inhumane if done
by backyard breeders and
puppy mills.
Last year, the pet store chain made the humane decision to stop the retail sale of
puppies, and today they reaffirmed their commitment
by pledging to never
sell puppies in the future.
By Supporting your local Pet Store which
sells Puppies and Kittens you are helping to eliminate the need for the Term
Puppy Mill.
In addition, each
puppy sold by Skymeadow Farm comes with it's age - appropriate vaccinations, deworming and a written guarantee that it will «remain free from life threatening congenital defects for the period of one year from the date of birth.»
The situation is you
sold them all
by eight weeks and didn't get quite as much as you wanted because you thought the
puppy's ears weren't going to be erect.
 Truth be told, no one will ever know exactly what provoked the Zimmerman brothers to pull the trigger of a gun at least 80 times in order to kill the breeder dogs who had served their masters well
by producing approximately 2,000
puppies that the brothers
sold over a six year period. Even at a modest fee of $ 250.00 per
puppy the financial gain realized
by these «poor» farmers (see Fun Facts, below) was easily in excess of half a million dollars....
All dogs and
puppies sold by Happy Trail Chihuahuas will be honestly and accuratley repersented at the time of sale.
Dachshund club of America web - site maintains a list of member breeders who agree to abide
by the their code of ethics, this code specifically prohibits breeders from
selling puppies to pet stores so you will not find a
puppy bred
by a responsible breeder in a store.