Will puppy mills always exist?

Question

Because people always want "reasonably" priced dogs... and the puppy millers don't pay any money for health of the dogs?

Answer 1

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 2

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 3

If the government tries to regulate breeders than the only breeders will be puppy mills. It is really very simple. If the government gets involved and creates laws stopping average people from breeding, the only way they can legally do it is though requirements and licensing. That will force breeders out of breeding while forcing others into larger commercially zoned facilities. Those breeders will have big mortgages and have to produce a lot of puppies to pay for the requirements. That will take personalized care away from puppies and force all breeders that remain in dogs to be puppy mills.

Doing that would not be good for dogs or good for society. With less attention to dogs bad temperaments will be unnoticed and sold to citizens who don’t have the ability to deal with them. Further, mandating that the government can come into private homes and inspect because of puppies will turn the United States into Fascist country with no privacy rights. What will be next? Searching our bedrooms for the fun of it? How about searching bedrooms without just cause to find love letters and break up marriages? Maybe we should search refrigerators and raise health insurance costs or allow companies to fire employees for eating foods with too much cholesterol?

Answer 4

Unfortunately, puppy mills will probably be around forever. The funny thing is, though, that if there were no puppy mills, dog prices would naturally go down anyway! With no mills, there would be greater demand for good breeders, which leads to more competition among breeders, which leads to lower prices and higher quality of service/product (aka THE PUPPIES).

Answer 5

This is really an economics question, not a dog question.
The answer is simple: Puppy mills will disappear when puppy mill owners can't profit from owning them.

Answer 6

Puppy Mills don't sell reasonably priced dogs. All those pups you see in pet stores selling for sometimes thousands come from puppy mills. They will continue to exist as long as people continue to buy them.

Answer 7

Puppy mills will last as long as people are greedy and laws are not enforced. And people want "cheap" dogs, not caring about their health or the conditions they are raised in.

Answer 8

As long as they can make money off these poor dogs there will be puppy mills.What we need is animal police in every state.Like they have in Cal. and NY. They show it on Animal Planet. This way it would be harder for them to make a living selling these animals.

Answer 9

Unfortunately yes. Everyone can do their part by reporting such breeders. The trouble is when one is shut down another pops up. I can tell you horror stories that would break your heart. I did get one shut down. That is a start. Before anyone reports backyard breeders as you all call them..Better have what is needed ..for instance pictures of the condition and what you have witness. Like the old saying goes have all you ducks in a row.

Answer 10

Unless the government gets off it's butt and makes this kind of breeding illegal and shuts down the operations as well as making it illegal to sell puppies in pet stores, they will continue to exist.