Why do puppy mills still exist? Can we do anything about them?

Answer 1

Puppy mills exist because there is a market for their product. If people would stop buying pups from pet stores, internet puppy sites, etc. they would all go out of business and the cruelty would stop.

Look around on this board. You see how many people want a pup because it's cheap. They don't care if the parents are living in filth with untended injuries/illnesses, being fed garbage, and then bashed in the head when they can't produce anymore. People don't care if their pups are registered with the Continental Kennel Club or some other bogus registry - some honestly believe that "papers are papers". These people don't care - until it is their puppy dying at the vet's office days after they received it because it has parvo. Or that their 8 month old has hip dysplasia so bad that it requires thousands of dollars worth of surgery in order to live with minimal pain. Or that their 2 year old dog is having multiple grand mal seizures on their living room floor. Will they get moral support from their "breeder"? Will they get their money back or help with the vet bills? NO. They won't.

What can we do about them? Educate people so they know the truth about where that cute little puppy REALLY came from. One good website is http://www.prisonersofgreed.com

Answer 2

Why Do Puppy Mills Exist

Answer 3

I own a doberman female rescued from a mill at the age of 4. She would have been dead in a few days had we not busted down the door of the place. Puppy mills dont sell pure breed dogs at reasonable prices, they sell expensive dogs that incur the least cost for 'production' therefore maximum profit. Its not so much the people that buy the dogs, its the greedy people who find it too easy to make money this way. Its also the availability of the 'stock' makes it easier for people to buy the breed they want. Where i live there is no registered, reputable doberman breeders, so if someone wants one from a breeder they have to travel over 300mls, arrange accommodation, arrange a showing of the pup, then arrange transport the 300mls home again. Or if someone just wants a doberman there are 2 bybs in my town whose dogs are all related back several generation and its causing health problems. Just about all the dogs they have are related to the original 2 pairs from about 15 years ago. People find that the mills are cheaper in the long run for some breeds as there is not a registered breeder of every known breed in every town. There is a great dane breeder in my town that has her next 2 years worth of pups already sold, interest, some interstate, most to other towns. She doesnt overbreed her b*tches, so there is not a huge amount of danes to go around. Thankfully she is very choosy about who she sells to, so there have been no bybs occur from her gene pool. Yes, puppy mills are horrendous places, but a lot of people wouldnt have their beloved family pet if they wernt around. I am not saying i condone them, i am just saying that the people who buy the dogs arent to blame, its the opportunity that, lack of reputable breeder in an area creates, for these monstrous people to take advantage of.

Answer 4

yes they exist. I work at a vet clinic, and a client just came in today with his new puppy that was rescued from a puppy mill. What we can do about it is do a lot of research, and spread the information to as many people as you can about puppy mills. A lot of people don't even know what they are. Also, only get puppies from a rescue group, animal shelter, or CREDIBLE breeder. None of those backyard breeders, or breeders that sell the puppy off site, or don't let you see the parents, things like that. Always check out the breeder so you know you are getting your puppy from a good breeder, and not funding puppy mills. Also, NEVER buy a puppy from a pet store, unless it is a rescue organization at the pet store. Because puppy mills sell their puppies to pet stores. I know you see the puppies, and want to save them, but if you buy it, you are just funding puppy mills so they can produce more puppies, and hurt more lives. You could also get involved with a rescue group who saves animals from puppy mills. Or you could go as far as becoming an animal cop, like the ones on tv. They work to find places like puppy mills that treat animals in very cruel ways.

Answer 5

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Puppy Mills will exist as long as they are profitable. They remain profitable not just because of "greedy" people, but because of uneducated people as well. I worked in a petstore, which bought from puppy mills, but indirectly, so they don't lie to customers when they say "no, no, these puppies aren't from puppy mills." If one place has a consistent supply of a large variety of dogs...they buy from puppy mills. One way to stop the puppy mills from being profitable is to stop supporting those businesses at all. Don't just refuse to buy a puppy there, refuse to buy anything at all there...don't even go inside. We have to cut the demand for the puppies, because the government will never make more pet-friendly laws that outlaw the treatment of animals in that way.

Answer 6

Puppy Mills exist because people want their puppies NOW. They aren't willing to research the breed or breeder. They are also looking for a puppy that is smaller than the standard size that the AKC recognizes. Therefore the puppy mills breed and interbreed their dogs to fulfill the orders for the "teacup" or "pocket" dogs that are prone to health problems and deceases. These people go to on-line websites and pet stores and see that the puppy is "registered" not realizing it is with a poor quality registry. Many dogs that have been registered with CKC (Continental Kennel Club) or APRI (Not sure what that one means) were ones that the AKC refused to register or by breeders that are banned from the AKC.

What can be done it to educate yourself and others. Make sure if you are willing to purchase a puppy, you research the breed, know the standards, and meet the breeder and the parents. Always find out if the breeder has the pedigree for both parents. (If they do, that usually means they did their research before breeding the dogs.)

Finally, realize that there are many different breeders that are out there that do know what they are doing and can offer a good quality puppy. As long as you know what you are looking for and ask the right question, you can avoid the bad breeders out there. The more people go to quality breeders, the less the bad breeders will be able to operate.

Answer 7

Puppy mills will exist as long as people keep going to pet stores to buy pups, or go thru puppy brokers on the net. I can't understand why people are willing to pay a pet store $1500 for a pup from a puppy mill when you can get one from a breeder for a lot less. Please people do not buy the cute pet store puppy. Do not buy anything from the stores that sell them. Find a reputable breeder or rescue a dog from the animal shelter.

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Why do puppy mills still exist? Can we do anything about them?

Answer 9

They exist because people are willing to pay top prices for a cute puppy, and don't know dogs well enough to know what they should look like structurally.

I bred dogs for show. Based upon some of what I've seen in pet shops I'd say most of those litters should never have been bred. Inheritable defects like parrot mouth and bad conformation are common. I saw one poor minipin that's feet must have been mad at each other because they were facing in opposite directions. And I've seen large breed pups that were showing signs of bad hips at 16 weeks of age.

Go to a reputable breeder to get a purebred. If you want a pet quality purebred dog they'll sell you one that doesn't make the stringent requirements for show but will be bred out of healthy stock and well socialized and have all of it's shots and be raised on decent food. And it won't cost you as much as those poorly breed dogs at a pet store.

Any good breeder will be available for you when you need advice on how to deal with behavioral problems. And you'll get a health guarantee provided that you have the dog vetted and fed appropriately.

Or you can get a nice healthy mutt from the pound reasonably. Or adopt a greyhound, which is a really cool dog and there are lots of them looking for homes because they're too slow to cut it at the track.

The best thing to do to shut down puppy mills is to not buy their products. They are in it for the money. If people don't buy their pups they'll quit breeding.

Answer 10

puppy mills unfortunately will always exist. It does not help when the petstores get their pets they sell from puppy mills. There are puppy mills shut down all the time, but unfortunately they cannot shut them down if they do not know where they are at.