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brittwink21 · 05-05-2010, 07:33 AM

I think this is always a difficult situation. I am dead against byb and puppymills and puppys in petshops come from one or the other. However, those puppies are still puppies and they need homes. I would never buy one myself, but unless everyone (literally ) bans together, someone has to give them homes, right? It really just stinks.

Winnow · 05-05-2010, 12:59 PM

We do not have pet store's here in Iceland that sell dogs.
But we do have a puppy mill where you can just go and buy a puppy with out any question asked.

She breeds over 13 breeds and you can pay with VISA payments over I think 24-36 months ..

Most of the times she has over 20 puppies for sale from different litters.
She does sell toy and min poodles but they are so unpopular here I think it wont be to long until she kull's them from her breeding.

I am always telling people not to by from her that the pups are sick and unsocialized. But people always think that they will get the good pup.

Locket · 05-15-2010, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Cdnjennga

We used to go into a Toronto store and look at the pups, and my mom would loudly announce how sorry she was for the puppies and how horrible their background is.

That's what I do!!

I'm all for banning the selling of pets in stores, but I fear over the internet companies would grow exponentially...and I'm not sure what's worse, a pet store puppymill puppy or an over the internet puppymill puppy...at least the pups have to be kept looking happy, healthy and relatively clean in a pet store, but over the internet mills only need to take one picture...

Purley · 05-23-2010, 03:34 PM

Years ago when Petland or Petsmart -- I can never remember which it is -- opened I went there. They had what looked large a huge glass fish tank just inside the door. Inside the fish tank were what looked like about eight week old pug puppies. There were kids there - looked about seven years old - hauling these puppies out and carrying them around the store. I just could not watch. I thought any moment one of those children was going to drop a puppy on its head and then it would be game over for the puppy!!

They were selling "unregistrable" pugs, dachshunds etc. for $1,300.

I left the store and I haven't been back.

**plumcrazy** · 05-23-2010, 04:39 PM

PetSmart doesn't sell puppies or kittens... Must've been Petland.

partial2poodles · 05-23-2010, 05:18 PM

Around my area there are 2 places I'm cautious of....one is called ohiopets. com or ohiopuppies. com.

They sell every mix imaginable...cavashons etc. mostly all the small non=shedding types.

The other BIG TIME crappy puppy places are the Amish farmers. I see alot of JUGS....jack russels mixed with pugs. They make me wanna puke.

Keithsomething · 05-23-2010, 06:53 PM

we don't live to far apart P2P
and I have to agree on the amish factor
...we have a neighbor who told my dad that he had to get out of the chicken farming and into the "dog" farming...I was pretty appalled when I heard that v.v;
it seems that the bigger puppy mills in our area are usually amish families
very very very puke worthy =\