puppy mills - growing problem

We are not going to 'just boycott Petland". The only reason we are here is to stop animal cruelty; not just puppies but all animals.  I sat here and cried over a little dog's picture this morning. A volunteer found the puppy by the side of the road after it had been hit by a car. The vet wanted $1500 up front and another $500 later. There was just not enough funding to save this beautiful fluffy little baby so he was put down. You think seeing that won't move you to tears, you are wrong.

With me it is all or nothing so I will do everything I can to help animals not suffer. Find a puppy mill and see if the owner will even allow you to see the place. Watch Animal Planet and see what we have to see sometime.Animals have rights and someone has to stand up for them since they cannot for themselves. Boycotting a store that sells dogs from these horrendous places is not enough; the breeders who are authentic puppy mill owners and treat any animal with either cruelty or neglect or starvation should not only be closed down and the dogs rescued. Those people shouldn't just get ticketed and fined; I want them in jail, in a cage which is just big enough for them to sit or turn around. When God created us and animals I am sure he didn't want harm to come to us or them.

I don't mean to come of as some kind of nut case who thinks she can save all the dogs in the world but I am going to do Everything legally that is available.

Oh, to answer your question about how many puppies I think are acceptable for a breeder to have each year. Just enough to keep the breeds true. That way there won't be puppy mills. We need to rescue and adopt all we can and slow down this dang PRODUCTION LINE!

erica1989

Now, you can't always trust going into someones home. Our 'mill breeder' allowed purchasers into her home. Just the front half - where the adults were not kept. The smell was faint, according to former purchasers. The puppies were set up in a little pen, with blankets, toys, etc. Meanwhile - the parents were back factory farming her more and more puppies.

Yuk.  That is so deceitful and wrong.... and shows that the "person" knoew that what they were doing was despicable.  yuk yuk yuk!

What happened if the buyer wanted to see the parents?  That's normally what we say to people who buy pups from breeders isn't it - make sure you see the parents, the dam at the very least?

linda s.

We are not going to 'just boycott Petland"

Personally, I didn't mean ONLY boycott the store.  I meant boycott it completely, instead of at a specific time and date.  Unless you meant picket, not boycott.  I am confused.

Reminds me of a saying: it won't get better if you picket....

Yea - you're telling me, Chuffy!

From what I know (from talking to former purchasers) it was like pulling teeth from an awake patient to see an adult dog. Didn't mean it was the mother either... 

and... finding a dog on the side of the road has nothing to do with puppy mills, I'm very sorry. there are many stray packs of dogs running loose - and negligent owners that allow their dogs to wander to say that that dog on the side of the road had anything to do with a breeding problem.

The world isn't Animal Cops. Things are much more complicated than the TV makes them seem.

Boycotting a store and carrying a sign while chanting something may be fun, but is not that effective. Have you tried legal action- as in a small claims suit. You bought defective merchandise. It was not as advertised, and you suffered economic damages as a result. Of course to win, you would probably have to return the dog, which would probably be PTS. But you change businesses by attacking the bottom line. And frankly, I look at most picket lines as an irritation. And legally, the dogs are merchandise.

You of course made the initial mistake by buying from a store without doing any research. Never having aquired a dog from a store, I am curious. Do they have a return period that encourages you to see the vet, as most reputable breeders do?

I believe everybody here would like "puppy mills" shut down. The problem arises over the definition of "puppy mill" and how to do it while retaining the right to own and breed pets. It has been pointed out several times that what you find most objectionable about commercial breeders is already illegal. and requires actual enforcement by government agencies.  Maybe a more active role in local politics would be more effective than picketing a merchant.  When your city or county commissioners meet, be there in force with questions and solution suggestions. It can actually be interesting.