Nothing gets my panties in a bunch
more than stupidity. Let me say this,
once and for all – it is stupid to buy a puppy from a pet store, and here is
why. You are not getting a puppy from a responsible
and certified breeder. You are getting a
puppy from a puppy mill.
When you tell me that you went in
to the pet store and all the puppies were clean, meaning they must not be from
a puppy mill, do you realize how dumb you really sound? Of course they’re clean. Who wants to spend a thousand dollars on a dirty
dog?
Then you say that by buying one you
are saving it from the puppy mill. No
you’re not. You freed up a space for
another puppy mill puppy. You are the
reason there are so many shelter animals.
You and the others that think the way you do. If you go to a pet store that doesn’t try to
re-home shelter dogs, then you are, in fact, contributing to the problem.
Ever been to a puppy mill? I haven’t, but I’ve seen the videos. I’ve read the investigative articles. I’ve seen the pictures. Do you realize the moms are bred until they
are broken? They don’t get recovery time
like a responsible breeder’s bitch would.
There isn’t any breeding of the finest with the finest, there is the
mentality that we’ll breed what we have, without a care for the
consequences.
Designer dogs? Yup, they have the mutts your looking
for. So do the shelters.
If you saw the lives these puppies
live before they get to the pet store you would want these places shut
down. They live in wire cages. They are
taken from their mothers too soon, stunting their socialization skills.
A lot of people will say that they
got their puppies from a pet store and they were fine. Good for them. The practice is wrong and outdated. If you want a purebred dog go to a
responsible breeder. Do your
homework. Check references. Go to a breed specific rescue. Spend some time there. Let your next dog find you. Go to your local shelter. There are kennels full of love just waiting
for you. But for God’s sake, stay away
from pet stores. Let’s shut these places
down. There is no reason for them to
exist except to sell supplies. They
should not be allowed to sell animals.
So please, walk by that shop. Don’t go in.
And if you do, please educate anyone that might be thinking of
purchasing one of those cute fuzzballs that unless they came from a shelter,
their mother is living in a cage somewhere with barely enough room to turn
around, preparing for her next litter.
Let’s give puppy mills a reason to
go out of business.
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