The phrase
"store puppies" refers to puppies that are sold or available for adoption in pet stores. It means that these puppies are housed and sold in dedicated stores rather than being bred or sold privately.
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Most pet
store puppies come from puppy mills, and everyone should know what happens there.
You've heard the stories of where pet
store puppies really come from but buying a puppy just this once won't really do any harm, will it?
Needless to say, there is often a considerable desire to «save» pet
store puppies by buying them, but that sentiment is misguided because it merely makes room for another victim.
The second false assumption is that pet
store puppy sales contribute to the pet overpopulation problem.
Unfortunately, the majority of pet
store puppies originate from puppy mills, or farms where the dogs are bred in mass quantities with no regard for their health or well - being.
The public will stop buying pet
store puppies gradually over time, not all at once — someone will eventually purchase those dogs at the store.
A pet
store puppy probably has parents that are not screened for health problems such as hip and eye abnormalities.
Whatever your reason for wanting a certain breed of dog is, skip the breeder and pet
store puppy mill dog.
You've heard the stories of where pet
store puppies really come from but buying a puppy just this once surely won't do any harm.
The majority of
pet store puppies come from large - scale breeding facilities where profit takes priority over the health and emotional well - being of animals.
Led by Dr. Frank McMillan, director of well - being studies at Best Friends, in collaboration with a highly regarded research team, the study compared the behavior profiles of pet
store puppies with those acquired from hobbyist, noncommercial breeders.
• The slowing economy has impacted «impulse» sales that comprise pet
store puppy purchases in the Northeast, the primary site of puppy retail sales.
Pet
store puppies who were allowed to use wire - bottom crates have less inclination to keep their crates clean.
Pet
store puppies often cost significantly more than a registrered purbred from a reputable breeder.
As more and more people take our No Pet
Store Puppies pledge not to buy anything in stores that sell puppies, the industry will continue to feel the ripple effects and be forced to make changes.
(Source: American Veterinarian Medical Association) Fact: Pet
store puppies receive more veterinary care and oversight during the first 12 weeks of age than other puppies, and therefore had fewer health issues.
In the 1980's, PIJAC successfully opposed bans of birds and ferrets around the country, defeated a pet
store puppy ban in California — the first of its kind — and wrote California's consumer warranty law.
This approach is the sensible, and most practical alternative to generic «big box»
store puppy classes, taught by novice dog trainers, because we customize your puppy's training to your family's lifestyle!
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I'd like to take every CEO, manager, worker and middle man that works in the pet
store puppy industry to watch all the euthanasias of the dogs that they previously sold.
JUNE 6, 2016, TRENTON, N.J. — At today's hearing of the New Jersey state Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, Senator Raymond Lesniak, D - Union, introduced amendments to Senate Bill 63, known as the «Pet
Store Puppy Mill Ban.»
Lack of proper care and socialization can render many pet
store puppies into reactive, unconfident and sometimes dangerous individuals.
Current interpretation of the law hinders USDA from tracking pet
store puppies back to their suppliers, a situation that hampers the agency's ability to locate illegally operating kennels.
``... Many people are unaware that most puppies sold at pet stores come from puppy mills, and that buying pet
store puppies indirectly supports these facilities,» Rickey said.
I have yet to see a pet
store puppy whose parents were screened and certified by OFA (hips) and CERF (3)(eyes).
Pet
store puppies typically are covered by warranties ranging from one to five years, giving consumers protection and recourse that is unavailable to them when acquiring puppies from other sources, such as shelters, backyard breeders or the Internet.
At least one California lawmaker has a different plan for your future: His bill, AB 485, seeks to replace pet
store puppies with totally unregulated shelter and rescue dogs, some from as far away as Asia.
Other diseases prominent among pet
store puppies who come from mills include heart and kidney disease, epilepsy, parvovirus and mange.
That's why the ASPCA launched a database of thousands of photos like these — we want prospective puppy buyers to be able to see for themselves where pet
store puppies really come from.
A pet
store puppy often costs as much as a well bred one and a «bargain» puppy from the newspaper is frequently NO bargain when you take into account the possible costs involved with serious medical or temperament problems.
Each pet
store puppy receives a minimum of six vet checks, which practically eliminate the risk of a customer purchasing a puppy with severe health issues.
Last week, while Pennsylvania lawmakers were taking measures to protect pets from harsh winter weather, Las Vegas city council members voted to repeal a ban on retail pet
store puppy sales, 99 % of which come from puppy mills.
You can read more about what's being done about it at No Pet
Store Puppies by the ASPCA.
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