I’m writing this to bring awareness and attention to a horrific but not new discovery that we usually never take into consideration. Once you purchase puppies or kittens from pet shops or pet chains, you happen to be supporting mills. . .
When we acquire a pet or even shop at a retailer that sells puppies, we contribute to a heartless underground industry that forces dogs to spend their whole lives in cages continuously breeding to support customer demand for puppies.
If you are not familiar with the definition of a puppy mill, it is equivalent to raising cattle for production. Usually times female dogs are kept in tiny cages and are forced to breed as often as possible for their complete lives. No love, proper attention or care given. When they’ve produced many cash making litters, they are put down. It is a enterprise afterall. I won’t go in to the graphic and sad details of what goes on inside a puppy mill, but here’s a hyperlink should you pick to appear further into this and educate yourself and others.
[http://stoppuppymills.org/frequently_asked_questions.html]
There are So many strays and stunning, loving dogs and cats obtainable for adoption, there is no reason to continue breeding these dogs in mass numbers and sell them for insane amounts of funds particularly inside the conditions they are living in.
I’m guilty of this.
I bought a Silky Terrier from a pet store for $900. It was adorable and I fell in love. I honestly didn’t know a thing about mills or what was behind all this. All I knew was I saw him in a ten gallon aquarium and he looked at me and that was it. The pet shop owner assured me that all his dogs are USDA certified and also the places he purchases them from are inspected and stamped for approval. I believed this and it is a extremely well-known pet store in Kamms Corner, (Cleveland) Later, after carrying out my personal investigation I discovered something else totally. The papers for my silky had the mill at the top. I dug about and identified it is no various than any other mill, =(
I instantaneously thought of my puppy’s family and parents nevertheless there and also the situations other dogs are living in. It really is really just as well sad. I just wanted to spread the word and let any person realize that might be in the market to buy a designer dog or a new pet from a pet retailer, to please head to a shelter and adopt or at least look inside the paper and buy from a homebased breeder that care for their small animals for sale. I discovered that NO local breeder that cares for their animals sells their dogs or cats to pet stores. They adopt them out only to folks they think will care for the dogs and they do not preserve them in aquariums. . .Even though the owner from the store promises and tells you they acquire nearby or not from mills, it’s virtually not possible. Investigate exactly where they get their dogs first prior to acquiring. I am a REALTOR. Now whilst speaking to purchasers or showing backyards ideal for pets, When they agree, (and many new home owners will acquire a dog.) I attempt to spread the word without getting pushy needless to say. Just a straightforward, “This is a great yard for a dog! Just please adopt and not acquire 1 from a pet store, mall or online” We are able to all make a difference by just letting other individuals know nonetheless you’ll be able to.
Puppy mills sell to nearby Pet Retailers for $10-$60 per puppy. But you spend 10x’s Much more.
Puppies bought in pet retailers are usually aggressive, problemed and difficult to residence train.