Some are sold to «brokers» — wholesalers who buy in bulk and
then sell to pet stores or over the Internet.
The USDA Class B license allowed Bauck to breed her own dogs as well as buy dogs or puppies from other breeders and
then sell to pet stores throughout the United States.
Not exact matches
High volume kitten - sellers rely mainly on direct marketing, primarily because USDA licensing is only required for breeders who
sell animals
to brokers who
then re-
sell them
to pet stores and because most brokers and transporters do not buy kittens
to resell.
So, if a
pet retailer can encourage customers
to feel similarly about the wild birds in their backyards,
then that
store is going
to be able
to sell wild - bird products, opening up another revenue stream and giving customers another reason
to visit the
store.
The logic they put forward is that sub-standard breeders
sell predominantly through
pet stores; and since it is hard
to actually go out, identify sub-standard breeders and
then put them out of business, if you eliminate the source of their sales,
then you will get rid of them.
In order
to sell a puppy, an Amish mill usually hires a puppy broker — a man whose sole duty is
to get feedback from a
pet store, come once every several days, pick the puppies that he finds
to be marketable,
then pays right on sight and leaves with freshly bought critters for the local
pet store.
Certainly most small scale and hobby breeders would never
sell through a
pet store — but certainly a lot of the large - scale breeders likely do (or through brokers who
then sell to pet stoes).
If you yourself have ever had a litter of puppies and wanted
to sell your puppies
to a
pet store,
then, you guessed it, you're a «substandard breeder» and an irresponsible breeder.
These puppies are
then often
sold in
pet stores and online
to unsuspecting buyers who would never knowingly support the puppy mill industry.
If they are USDA licensed,
then they can
sell retail
to pet stores, otherwise they
sell through the Internet, newspaper ads, Markets, out of vehicles.
If puppy mills
sell to brokers and
pet stores, and legitimate breeders
sell directly
to their customers,
then those pathways of
pet birth
to pet consumer are closed systems.
Since
then, thousands of animal lovers have joined the movement, pushing for laws and ordinances
to prevent
pet stores from
selling dogs or cats (and in some places, rabbits).
The dealer
then adds kenneling and transport expenses plus their own mark - up (for profit) when
selling to pet stores.
He said requiring
pet stores or distributors
to buy those animals and
then sell them for a profit based on market needs will both maintain the principals of commerce, address the puppy mill issue and help resolve the growing problem of lost or abandoned animals.
Many Minnesota commercial breeding facilities (USDA licensed)
sell to the Hunte Corporation, who
then sells and ships the puppies
to pet stores throughout the United States.
If the
pet store chooses
to sell certain exotic animals, such as hedgehogs, sugar gliders, and other specified animals,
then they would be required
to obtain a federal license and be inspected.
Puppy Mills continue
to breed
pets with healthy and / or behavioral issues which are
then sold by
pet stores to customers.
I was born in a puppy mill,
then sold in a
pet store and eventually given up
to a rescue association.
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.
The broker
then sells the puppies
to pet stores, internet retailers, or in newspaper classified ads.