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PUPPY MILLS AND PET STORE PUPPIES: WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW!!!

The content of this page is pretty graphic and not suited for young children!

Here are some facts about pet store puppies and where they come from.

- Did you know that 90% of pet store puppies come from puppy mills?

- Did you know that when pet stores employees tell you that they don't buy their dogs from a puppy mill, they are actually telling the truth? The actually buy the puppies from a puppy broker, who buys the the pups from a puppy mill. I should also mention that many pet store employees are lied to in their training, they are told that these pups come from reputable breeders only, and that is sad too often what they believe.

Do you know how puppy mills treat their dogs, (the parents of pet store puppies)? They get mostly small dogs because they are easier to care for, people buy them more and spend more money on them. Those dogs are in a cage their whole life. They never go outside on the grass, and hardly ever have any human contact. Often, there is worms in their food from lack of cleanliness and from all the feces in the crates. Many of them have a bottle of water hanging from the outside of their crates so the puppy miller never has to touch the dog or open the door. Most of the time, they shove a few dogs in a very small crate so they can have more in less room. These dogs often have very serious health conditions, often passed on to their pups. They get no vet checks. There is many more things going on in there, they are most time underfed, and they are strictly a machine, used to have pup after pup, litter after litter, until they die from it.

How can you help prevent this????

For starter, don't EVER buy a pet store puppy, the cute puppy you see in the window comes from this kind of backgrounds. Find a reputable breeder or go to a shelter. The more people buy at pet stores, the more people will keep this horrible type of practice.

This is a poodle, a typical condition for the mothers and fathers of those cute puppies you see in the windows at the pet shop! Yup, those breeders really care what they put into their dogs! Looks like the parents of those pups are well cared for!

This poodle was rescued from the puppy mill, where it was used to only produce pups for money. She has obviously been rolling in her own feces and likely those of other dogs in her crate for quite some time now! She could not be saved and is now dead.

Another example of the pet store pups parents, this shi-tzu was also rescued from a puppy mill, pus coming out of where eye should be. This dog was actually used for breeding purposes. Unbelievable!

This dog had to be put down as it could not be saved either

All these dogs did not make it

Lost all his hair

These are 2 old dogs that were still being bred, their hair isn't even

growing from skin condition, and likely, malnutrition

Does this look like a happy dog?

What kind of a life is this?

Severely malnurished

Way overgrown nails, this dog's joints were all messed up from her nails, walking was unbearable for her

Sunshine was rescued and she actually lived I believe, although, I could be wrong. She had been chained up as a puppy, and her neck grew right into the chain.

This picture was taken 10 days after her surgery. You can see pictures of Sunshine when she was rescued by clicking on her picture. I should warn you that those pictures are grotesque, extremely graphic and sickening.

Where are pet store puppies raised?????

THE PICTURES YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE ARE VERY DISTURBING, ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISKS! THEY ARE SICKENING, VERY GRAPHIC, BUT DO REPRESENT THE BREEDING STOCKS+CONDITIONS IN WHICH PET STORE PUPPIES COME FROM.

Click on this pic for pics of me after rescue

Warning: Very graphic!

A responsible one that is, you wonder if your breeder is responsible, sad too often, it means that they arent! Never feel bad for asking for references from people who have bought their dogs from there. A good breeder will not be hiding things from you, he will feel free to answer any of your questions to the best of their knowledge. A good breeder will be glad to help you after the purchase of your pup with any problem or question there may be. The premises will be clean, their own dogs well cared for, the parents friendly (some protection from the mother of the pups can be normal).

Please, feel free to link this page to your site as it is intended to educate buyers. I find sad too often that people dont know what a puppy mill really is. Most tend to think that the reputable breeders are jealous due to "loss of business" and that a puppy mill simply means that the breeding stock is overbred..without having any idea of what the conditions those poor animals live in....or understanding of it...Even though most peole tend to not like the content of the page...i chose to show the severity of the problem as this is an issue that should not be embellished or masked....