Petland Investigation: Pet Store Sells Puppy Mill Dogs
Posted on March 2nd, 2010 by admin
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November 2008: An investigation by The HSUS reveals the country’s largest puppy-selling pet store chain markets puppy mill dogs to customers.
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March 2nd, 2010 at 6:12 pm
It’s also illegal …
It’s also illegal for pet stores in my country to sell dogs and cats.
You always have to get them directly from the breeder, the former owner or a rescue shelter. That way you always know where the dog comes from and additionally there is no way to create a demand from one source so big that puppy mills could exist.
March 2nd, 2010 at 6:12 pm
OMG! i know someone …
OMG! i know someone who got a dog from there and when they saw this they nearly puked…. her dog is a good dog but it did have a lot of medical issues exspecialy with her teeth etc etc…. this needs to be stoped!
March 2nd, 2010 at 6:12 pm
i used to work at …
i used to work at pet store in NH and most of our puppies came from hannah’s online puppy auction (that way the store could not get traced back to the mills because they weren’t buying directly from the mills because they had almost got shut down years before for that) also even if you are a heartless person and don’t care about the suffering of the dogs in the mills pet stores are a huge rip off they would buy the puppies at only auctions for $40-$80 and sell them anywhere from $1500-$3000
March 2nd, 2010 at 6:12 pm
I’m COMPLETELY …
I’m COMPLETELY AGAINST puppy mills. My mom rescued a little toy poodle about 13 yrs ago, and the damage done to our “Tate” is irreversible, no matter how much love we give him. But how do we RESCUE these pups from the mills w/out inadvertenly supporting these mills? You still have to PAY for attempting to “rescue” a poor little puppy. It’s a Catch 22. HOW DO WE SHUT DOWN THE PUPPY MILLS? As far as Petland goes, they’re literally creating a profit cycle by supporting these mills for PM owners.
March 2nd, 2010 at 6:12 pm
places.I feel bad …
places.I feel bad for those that are already there. Please please BAN the puppy mills and the stores who support them!
March 2nd, 2010 at 6:12 pm
True that, It’s …
True that, It’s like some kind of cycle, if you buy from those stores/places like petland you are supportin them, and they’ll keep buying puppies from those nasty puppy mills, and the puppy mills will keep breeding. That’s a really nasty business. I have 2 dogs, and I am trying to get my female spayed, because she had puppies a month ago. I’ll make sure those puppies will go to a good home. And no more puppies from my dogs. I love my dogs and i would hate it if they would of ended up in those
March 2nd, 2010 at 6:12 pm
I have two mutts. I …
I have two mutts. I rescued one from a dirty home & poor conditions at 5 wks. They were give aways & I asked them to keep him until he was 6 wks old (minimum litter time). They agreed but gave the rest of his litter away early so I went & got him. Wish I could have taken more. This wk, I am bringing home a rescue dog. A 4/5 mo puppy who when found was almost dead. I can hardly wait to get him home. How can anyone be so cruel to such wonderful pets?
March 2nd, 2010 at 6:12 pm
I don’t get why the …
I don’t get why the USDA doesn’t shut these places down if they have been sited for such cruel conditions. Same goes for those factory farms that the USDA is supposed to monitor yet does nothing when they are clearly engage in inhumane activities.
March 2nd, 2010 at 6:12 pm
breaks my heart to …
After all i dont know how people actually can put any animal in a cage.. you just take away there freedom!!! Basterds
breaks my heart to hear, see and know this. Just go to a local animal shelter and adopt a dog, dont buy it from pet stores because you know where those dogs and puppies come from. I wish i could put all those owners of puppy mills and put them in a cage and treat them the way they treat animals so they can feel how those poor animals feel.. I wish it could stop. please
March 2nd, 2010 at 6:12 pm
I don’t believe …
I don’t believe anything petland says.
their employees make comission on selling animals, so you have to keep up the sales to remain a favored worker or they can fire you. I don’t think they would refuse a sale cause I think they’re greedy, commission on selling them seems un-ethical, and I’m not convinced when they say they don’t use filthy puppy-mills
March 2nd, 2010 at 6:12 pm
but how do you …
but how do you really know they aren’t from places like these? Maybe the sick ones aren’t brought into petland and you don’t know the truth behind the sellers who come in?
I applied at one, and Petland employees make commision off the animals they sell, and if they don’t keep it up they get canned. Commision on selling animals, sick. So then I asked If sale can be refused to ppl who don’t appear responsible pet owners, she said yes but maybe she didn’t like that question, dont believe petland
March 2nd, 2010 at 6:12 pm
Dressage-Freak is …
Dressage-Freak is such a liar. Petland is on the news all the time for selling puppy mill dogs! Did you even pay attention to the video and the rescue people speaking while saving the animals???
March 2nd, 2010 at 6:12 pm
DressageFreak I …
DressageFreak I bought a puppy from petland, She HAD parvo, not past tense, I brought her home and she HAD it.
Don’t clown your bullshit about dog’s “rendered healthy with no possible health issues”
A week after she was bought, I went to petland and asked for the ‘breeder’ she came from’s info, I called her asked if I could come and buy a puppy she said yes, I went out there, Absolutely repulsing. If I wasn’t so in love, I would bring my dog back.
March 2nd, 2010 at 6:12 pm
not that I am …
not that I am supporting petstores, but I do want to point out that all puppies have worms. Just saying.
March 2nd, 2010 at 6:12 pm
Actually, reputable …
Actually, reputable breeders make very little money off of selling puppies. Most do it for the love of the breed. That’s a huge difference between a back yard breeder, or puppy mill, and a reputable breeder.
March 2nd, 2010 at 6:12 pm
there is a problem …
there is a problem with your logic. If people can’t get their dogs legally from a regulated and taxed business they will simply get them from the black market.
Millions of people buy millions of dogs. Owners with 2 or 3 dogs simply can’t keep up with the demand.
Better to have sales above the board,regulated and taxed than all pet stores and kennels out of business.
March 2nd, 2010 at 6:12 pm
This is why I do …
This is why I do not like to shop at mass commercial pet stores. Just buying from them is allowing them to continue with cruelty to animals. Most mass pet stores do not even train their employees to clean cages efficiently and you end up taking home animals that die young. Buy local. Many of my local pet stores get animals that would be put down in the shelter if they stayed any longer and use the outdoor enclosures that go around their entire store, as well as featuring fliers of oops babies.
March 2nd, 2010 at 6:12 pm
reply to …
Get a real job!
reply to dressagefreak that is an employee of Petland…Unless you personally visited the facilities where the puppies come from then you cant say they are not from a puppymill. A health warranty is only as good as the paper it is written on! That does not clear it from being born in a mill. You promote mills by selling puppies, only GOOD breeders CARE about where their puppies go! I could never send any of my dogs off somewhere to be sold to a stranger
March 2nd, 2010 at 6:12 pm
Petsmart in Utah …
Petsmart in Utah only deals with rescue animals I know this because one I have worked there and two I have fostered amimals for them that they have rescued from shelters when the animals time has ran out at the shelter. If you wand a dog then you should always adopt from a shelter or rescue or if you do get a dog from a breeder make sure you go to their house to make sure they are not running a puppy mill and get the records of how many times they have breed the dog.
March 2nd, 2010 at 6:12 pm
Ok so this is what …
Ok so this is what I know. Pet stores get their puppies from brokers and the brokers get their puppies from puppy mills that is a proven fact. I think if you want a dog either do what cougarbait731 suggested and go to a shelter or a rescue I do know that Petsmarts animals are from rescues because I have fostered a few cats and dogs for them, second buy a dog from a breeder one that will let you go to there house so you know that they are not running a puppy mill.
March 2nd, 2010 at 6:12 pm
so where do you get …
so where do you get the puppies from?
March 2nd, 2010 at 6:12 pm
and has anyone …
and has anyone noticed that these places are in the states? people who says all petlands do this are unbelievable.
March 2nd, 2010 at 6:12 pm
I come from a …
I come from a family that breeds dogs. My grandma did and now my mom does (golden retrievers). So I have been quite involved in the whole process as well.
A responsible breeder breeds to better that breed. They do testing on the parents for possible problems with hips, eyes, heart, or any other breed specific genetic disorder. And if they don’t get positive results they don’t bred.
They spend money on dog shows and obedience/agility/hunting training and trials to earn titles.
March 2nd, 2010 at 6:12 pm
well just have a …
well just have a look at the clip…maybe you live in a fantasy land??
March 2nd, 2010 at 6:12 pm
I think its illegal …
I think its illegal to sell dogs in stores in my country…