Petstores selling puppies!!!!

[kimlovescats]

The sad part is that many of these puppies are sick as well!

[tikeyas_mom]

The sad part is that many of these puppies are sick as well!

oh yes I can just see it now (Same girl I was talking about in the post above) Will probably end up spending more in vet bills just treating that "puppymill" puppy for various infections/parvo/kennel cough etc etc, then she would of IF she bought her puppy at a shelter or through a reputable breeder..... Such a waist for that poor puppy...

[Taz_Zoee]

So, do these pet stores buy these puppies from mills, or how does that work?
All pet stores should ban the selling of puppies and kittens and just hold adoptions. But how can we stop the madness!?!?!?

[kallisto4529]

My husband and I went into a pet store here where we are about 3 or 4 months ago, and they had puppies in there that you could tell some of them were so sick, this one husky had yellow junk coming out of his nose, couple of the other ones had diarrea, i was so ticked off, I asked to speak to the manager and i reamed her up one side and down another, I think i embarrassed my husband a little..lol but that was just uncalled for, those poor babies, bad enough they are stuck behind that glass but to be sick like that and them not doing anything about it. The manager just kept trying to tell me to calm down and that they were being treated by a vet, I told her she was probably lying and that i was going to have the local police dept check her business out, I called them about it, I never could find out what happened though, and we have not been back.

[Freedom]

Most people do not have a CLUE about the puppy mill behind the scenes events which get the pups into the pet stores.

When Sugar flew in, there were 4 other dogs on the same flight. All puppies, all from puppy mill states, all Christmas presents. I had been speaking with some of the folks while we were all waiting for the flight to land and unload. (I made sure the kids weren't near by). One young man got so upset he said I had spoiled the dog for him and his girlfriend. Well, that wasn't what I was trying to do. I told him "you got the dog now, take good care of it, love it, and make sure others know."

I think it needs to be publicized more; not too likely to happen, commerce makes the world go around, at least in this country.

[Catlady711]

Some of the pet stores in our area only have adoptions. Sometimes they are kept at the pet store (all from shelters), or they have shelter/foster people bring some in on weekends.

Although I do have to wonder about some of the shelter/foster people sometimes. There have been a few times (fortunately not very many) that they have brought in sick animals or animals in very very poor condition. I've asked about them and one foster momma was saying how she was keeping 3 cats in her bathroom because she ran out of room in the rest of the house, and all the animals she took in were special needs. Another brought in several cats which all looked horrible with mangled matted fur, snotty noses, and third eyelids showing. Neither person had any vaccination/vet papers with them, however insisted the animals were all current on their 'shots' but couldn't tell me by name which 'shots'.

I don't know that in either case bringing the animals to a stressful environment (with dogs barking, lots of strangers and travel) was the best thing for the cats in their conditions. I applaud the efforts of people trying to rescue/foster animals, however it sort of makes you wonder if some of them aren't animal hoarders.

As for mutts (aka designer breeds) we had a client come in a couple years ago proud to show off her new 'pedigree' puppy which came with 'papers and everything'. Like many clients she gave us the whole folder that she recieved upon purchase (all we need is the vaccination records). While we looked through the ton of papers trying to find info for vaccinations we found her 'papers' which were nothing more than a bill of sale/contract. She'd paid $400 at a pet store (50 miles away from her home) for her 'pedigreed' with 'papers' terrier MIX!

Honestly in situations like that (which happen far too often) if people were more informed about what a pedigree actually is they'd be less likely to be buying these mixes from pet stores, thus at least, reducing the demand from puppy mills.

[wolfsoul]

A lady in Marla's puppy class got a pup from the same place ---- she bought it as a lhasa apso -- doesn't even look like one. Has a scissors bite, long nose, wiry wheat-coloured hair...Was very shy and timid of everything. Any noise, any person, any dog. Had a terrible temperament. And wasn't healthy at that. The lady was very dissapointed, admitted that she knew she took a risk -- she knew pet store puppies came from puppy mills -- but the puppy was just too cute to resist. She's paying for it now.

So, do these pet stores buy these puppies from mills, or how does that work?

It is my opinion that anyone who sells puppies to a pet store or broker is a puppy mill. I don't care how good your practices are, if you are selling your puppies to a pet shop, you are supplying -- suppliers are mills. I would NEVER give my puppies to a pet store EVER. And the staff there have offered to sell them for Marla on several occasions when Marla had a couple puppies leftover without homes. Marla said no every time and wound up giving the puppies to good homes -- better giving them away to good homes than selling them to a place who will place them in God only knows what conditions.