I know we should stop the puppy mills and I won't buy a puppy from a pet store BUT -?

Question

sometimes I go into a pet store to look at and play with the puppies (I feel bad for them!) and I start thinking - I know we shouldn't support the puppy mills by buying those puppies - but those poor puppies, it wasn't THEIR fault they got into those pet stores. Sigh I guess it's a catch 22. I want those poor puppies to have loving homes, but I don't want to support puppy mills. What do you think?

Got - yes I know buying them will only mean more of a demand, meaning they'll need more of a supply. It's so unfair to the poor puppies and doggies

Oh really animal? I never thought of that! But I always wash my hands before and after playing with any animals luckily

Answer 1

It's not the pups fault they are in the store, but when you buy one from there it makes the store buy more from the puppy mills. ALL dogs deserve a good home but not at the risk of perpetuating the ignorance they came from.
I look at them too and I am sad for them. I say a prayer for their future and walk away. You have to and you have to tell others to do the same. The only way to shut down puppy mills and make pet stores stop turning them into profits is for people to STOP buying them.

Evidently there is someone here on Y Answers that runs a puppy mill and supplies pet stores.. These people do NOT want us to educate the public on how to NOT buy a puppy.
Sorry thumbs down miller... One day you will be out of business and your dogs will no longer be suffering.

Answer 2

Just don't go into the store. If your buying anything from a store that buys from a puppy mill your supporting it. Find a store around even if you have to go to a neighboring town that does not sell any pets. I run a retail pet food store and we don't sell any animals at all. that is our policy. Lots of our costumers come to us simply for that reason. Dogs aren't the only ones in trouble. birds and reptiles and rodents are all in the same boat. Just stay firm and walk past the pet store. You will know what your doing is right.

Answer 3

Boy, I hear ya! You've GOT to feel for them.

As a business owner, I put a lot of consideration to the comments that my customers give me. Next time you go into a pet store and play with the puppies (i'm sure the puppies love it) make it a point to seek out the owner/manager and, being sincere, tell them that you thought it important to tell them that you will never buy a puppy or ANYTHING from their store because ________ (the puppies miss out on critical developmental stages, have such a bad stigma attached to them, are kept in inapropriate quarters, etc). Then just leave. Don't get into a debate. Just tell them that's all you wanted to say.

Trust me, it puts the pressure on and gets them thinking. They may still continue selling the puppies (this may be a corporate decision) but you never know who you can influence.

Answer 4

it might easily be a competent start up - no purchasers for the "merchandise" and individuals gets out of that company. We additionally want greater useful, stricter rules so as that decrease back backyard breeding may well be unlawful - and heavily penalized. that's ridiculous to assert that it may well be difficult to tell a pup mill from an excellent breeder - basically ridiculous. No respected breeder has lots of canines rotting in cages waiting for a sale. an excellent breeder would not breed a canines every time she is going into warmth. an excellent breeder vets each and all the canines and would not have very many. an excellent breeder shows the canines and purely breeds people who're as much as reproduce familiar, people who are not are neutered/spayed and purchased to good properties as pets. A decrease back backyard breeder is in it for the money, many times has no clue approximately genetics or breeding, breeds the unfavourable canines consistently, then disposes of it while that's ineffective. involved by the money - there is not any longer doubt regarding the inducement there - we could desire to induce our lawmakers to end this horror. in case you had any theory of the circumstances in a number of those hellholes, you does no longer even think of roughly attempting to close them down. I certainly have been in rescue for years, extremely some the flaws I certainly have seen might provide you nightmares - all to make a dollar off the suffering of harmless creatures. that's disgusting, inhuman, and must be stopped.

Answer 5

Don't buy them! If they can't sell them, they'll quit supplying them. If they have to give them away, they won't buy anymore.
Those poor puppies would be given away at a substantial loss to the pet store if they can't find them homes.
Go get a puppy that will die without a home, not a $900 puppymill dog that the petstore will replace the next day with another one from the same place..
If it grows up there, eventually they just give it away.. I know the petstore near us used to drop off older puppies at the shelter overnight..

Answer 6

You sound like a very caring person, the best thing you can do is go to your local pound or a rescue agency and take in one of the pets they have. You wont be supporting the puppy mills and you very likely may be saving a life. The puppies at the pound are the ones you should be feeling sorry for.

Answer 7

Unfortunately, there are people who actually buy from a pet store, knowing full and well where they come from, because they feel the puppy needs to be "rescued." The problem is that the pet store is banking on this as much as they bank on impulse buying of their puppies.

I personally don't go to pet stores that sell puppies or kittens. I refuse to give them any of my business and will not support them in any way. The up side is that I don't go in, don't see those poor pups and am not tempted to "rescue" one int he process.

Answer 8

I think too many people rationalize away their guilt of supporting puppy mills with the 'It's not the pup's fault, and he NEEDS a home excuse'. There is NO excuse for someone educated on the horrors of puppy mills to EVER buy a pup from a place that gets their 'puppy supply' from puppy mills.

Answer 9

Your kind heart is trying to rule your sensible mind.

You realise that by buying a puppy from a store you'll be supporting that 'puppy mill'. You may be able to rescue one of them but you buying one will encourage the store to buy more to fill those gaps being left by those purchasing those cute delightful puppies..............

...............if you find a store selling puppies, avoid it, go elsewhere and write to those stores you're avoiding and explain your reasons for doing so. If a store realises that they are losing trade, just enough of those letters, could possibly turn things around.

Answer 10

I know its hard but you are at least an informed person. Those dogs will be bought, by people who don't know better (or care.)

More people informed=less demand=less puppies and dogs tortured and killed. I am glad you understand that and thanks for not supporting puppy mills.

And like the other person said, lots and lots of diseases! I stopped going in there once I got my dog, so I wouldn't spread anything. My little buggers life is more important than looking at adorable pups. Thats what Photobuckets for. lol!