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Thanks to “Nightline” for the episode about puppy mills in Pennsylvania. Watch the video, and think about it before purchasing a puppy in a petstore. By “saving” that one pup from the store, you are causing several more to suffer. This will only stop if we quit shopping and supporting these types of stores.
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I have always been aware of the awful conditions that puppy mill dogs come from. Trying to educate the public on this subject, however, has been a huge challenge. When stores such as Petland continue to supply the ever-demanding and unknowing puppy buyer, it is too common that individuals will feel as though they are “rescuing” a pup from the store. Not seeing the conditions that the pups have come from, or that its parents continue to live in, it is literally an “out of sight, out of mind” situation. Worse yet is the fact that individuals are being told by Petland employees that the puppies have come from “reputable breeders”. I sadly think that the majority of these workers truly believe that to be the case. However, I find it incredibly difficult to believe that management doesn’t know the real situation. The sad reality is that the public is flat out being lied to and told whatever they want to hear in order to make the sale final.
Having worked with puppies from puppy mills and reputable breeders both, I can assure you that the puppy mill pups are NEVER developmentally healthy. I attribute that to the fact that they have not had proper stimulation, socialization and/or treatment during their first couple of months of life. In fact, the majority of these pups have accepted the fact that living in their own waste is perfectly acceptable. These pups are difficult to housetrain as a result, and are oftentimes turned over to rescues and shelters due to housetraining issues. It frustrates me as I see it over and over again, while the public is kept in the dark and refusing to believe that their puppy has come from these implorable conditions.
Be in the dark no more, people! The Humane Society of the United States has recently completed an investigation of Petland, one of the nations top retailers of puppies. I am attaching HSUS’s video investigation to help spread the word and educate the public about the sickening subject of puppy mills. I hope after you watch it that you will join in the trend of no longer supporting stores like Petland.
Be educated…
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I am happy to report that tomorrow, Oprah Winfrey will be dedicating her show to the horrors of puppy mills in this country. If you aren’t able to watch it when it airs, make sure to set your DVR’s to record as this will be a show you will not want to miss. Kudos to Oprah and Lisa Ling for helping to educate the public on this sensitive subject!
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