Arlui

I personally won't (and didn't) buy my puppies from pet stores because I feel that you really need to get to know the breeder before you can buy a puppy. I agree that having puppies in pet shop increases the chances of people doing "impulse puppy buying", which can lead to puppies being abandoned if the people who bought them were not ready (I lived with a girl once that bought a puppy from a pet shop, and gave it away in 3 months time?)

I don't know if banning the sale would really lower the number of puppy mills though....I really hope so!

Arlui

Why are puppy mills so bad?

Are they like factory who just breed the dog to make money and not care ...
yokult 發表於 2010-10-6 13:29

Yes, often you hear about dogs that are locked up just for breeding purposes, and they have no freedom to exercise or even go outside. Their personality becomes very aggressive towards humans and other dogs. Often they have a lot of other health issues. When they are no longer in their prime breeding age they are discarded of.

I met a family who adopted a female Boston Terrier from a puppy mill. At the age of 2 (they think), she has already had litters of puppies. She has behavior issues and does not like to be with other dogs (especially male dogs). It is so sad to see because she still has such a long life ahead of her, yet she is already scared by previous events.

Arlui

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tofu 發表於 2010-10-6 19:44

Good for you tofu! But you will be surprised at how many people will fork out the $1000 without understanding the consequences of owning a dog - needing to clean up after them, take them out for walks, train them, and actually spending time with them.

I'm not saying people who buy from pet stores are all irresponsible, I'm just saying people who take the time to find breeders and do research for the pets usually have a better understanding about the owning a pet.