NEVER EVER BUY A DOG FROM A PET STORE OR ON-LINESTORE
Puppy mills, also called, puppy farms, are large-scale commercial breeding facilities that sell puppies to pet stores and online locations. Hundreds of thousands of dogs suffer in puppy mills in this country. The dogs are locked in small, feces-filled cages without adequate food or water and without any friendly human contact what so ever. They stay in their cages 24 hours a day and never have the chance to run in the grass or feel the warmth of the sun. They are denied air conditioning in the summer and heat in the winter and never, ever receive veterinary care. Puppy mill breeding dogs never get out of their prisons. They are bred over and over again until they die or are killed by their breeder because they are no longer profitable. The only way to free them from the misery of these horrid puppy mills is to eliminate the demand for puppies. Boycott pet stores that sell puppies and never buy a puppy in a pet store. When people stop buying puppies in pet stores, the puppy mills will go out of business and the misery will end.
We can not rely on state and federal governments to end the horror of puppy mills. There are few laws to protect dogs and there are even fewer people to enforce them. Commercial breeders and brokers have large well-funded lobbying efforts, but we can make a difference for dogs suffering in puppy mills by ending the cash flow. Do your research before buying a puppy because many puppy mill owners call themselves "breeders" to fool the public into buying their dogs. Adopt a rescue dog. Thousands of dogs are euthanized every day all over the country simply because there aren't enough homes for all of them. There are many wonderful dogs and puppies available from rescue groups and local shelters. There are responsible breeders who love to show prospective buyers their "parent" dogs. Don't be fooled. Never, ever buy a puppy from a pet store and encourage everyone you know to do the same. Together we can make a difference and end the nightmare for these dogs.
