Exposé - Puppy mills (WARNING: GRAPHIC)

[Calienta]

How much is that doggy in the window?

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l242/sbdforum/puppy%20mill/20050427_puppy.jpg

$900. For a dog that could be a mutt, could have a bunch of genetic diseases, and which DEFINITELY came from a puppy mill.

Don't fool yourself. Do you think a responsible breeder, one who truly cares for their dogs and puppies, would sell their litters to PET STORES? So that any average Joe can waltz along, tap on the glass, and walk away with a brand new buddy? So that anybody, regardless of pet experience or living situation can buy this new puppy and potentially ruin its life?

Think again.

Pet stores ONLY get their puppies from puppy mills. There are no ifs, ands, or buts about this. Puppy. Mills.

What is a puppy mill you ask? Well, I shall enlighten you.

Male and female dogs are kept in cages stacked upon each other to save on space. They are fed minimal food and the bitches are kept pregnant, spewing out litter after litter until they die of starvation, disease, or loneliness.

These dogs are in cages so small they can't stand up, turn around, or avoid the feces and urine falling down on them from the cages above.

http://www.thecouncilclaw.ca/images/puppy%20mill%20cage%2011.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c319/Calienta/08115fea.jpg

When they die, they are thrown out ... Like garbage.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c319/Calienta/15386b8b.jpg

This dog had a collar put on him as a puppy and it was never loosened. It dug right into his neck until he was rescued.

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You might think that by buying that puppy in the window, you're saving him. You're saving that dog from an unhappy life in the pet store. Certainly you are. But you're also completing the circle. You've created a demand for these puppies, and now the millers will continue to breed more and more puppies because PEOPLE KEEP BUYING THEM.

This is an issue that really cuts to the core with me. Dogs are dying in shelters, rescues and on the streets, while these sick and twisted individuals, who call themselves HUMAN ... keep dogs as tools in order to make money. These aren't humans. They're despicable creatures who deserve the same treatment they show their dogs. To be thrown in the dumpster.

[Ricecracker420]

that's why all my pets come from the rescue, the pound, or just found in the street
currently...
4 dogs
4 cats

[Zeus]

Id say we treat the millers just like they do the dogs, an eye for an eye.

[Mikey:)]

It's disgusting what people can do just to make as much profit as possible.

Anyway to get over those awful images, heres a picture of my dog Charlie.http://www.joker-bikes.de/tim/egghunt/eggs/589fad5f5.7 (http://www.joker-bikes.de/tim/egghunt/egg.php?id=7&key=589fad5f5)

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/862/charlesmm7.jpg

[Smash Bros]

im actually upset after looking at that.

i dont buy pets (dont have the money nor the room) and if i was going to BUY one it would be from a certified breeder. or the pound.

thats sick and people that do that deserve worse then what they do to the animals.

[Calienta]

im actually upset after looking at that.




Well I have to admit that was my intention. I think that people need to be shown the horrible realities or else they can just turn a blind eye and ignore the things that happen.

I'm glad you're only going to get your future pets from responsible breeders and shelters (f)

And Mikey, beautiful dog :)

[Smash Bros]

yeah i figured as much. tis all good though. if i get a dog then i would make sure it came from a decent home.

although i do feel sorry for all the animals at pet shops.

[Asshole]

Id say we treat the millers just like they do the dogs, an eye for an eye.

And soon the whole world would be blind.. Ghandi...



People should use the quote in its correct manner..

[bzzt]

Pet stores ONLY get their puppies from puppy mills. There are no ifs, ands, or buts about this. Puppy. Mills

always wondered where pet stores got their stock.

[Calienta]

Well now you know... And hopefully you will let other people know so that puppy mills can't continue to operate!

[Candi]

And soon the whole world would be blind.. Ghandi...

People should use the quote in its correct manner..

Side note: The original source of an eye for an eye was part of a law system in an ancient civilization where in which punishment for a crime was that crime committed upon you. Hence the slogan "and eye for an eye"

Ghandi used it cleverly as a play on words to express that if everyone seeks revenge society will only move backwards, you must go beyond the simple policy of an eye for an eye and be proactive and compassionate to be truly successful in your ends.
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Returning to puppy mills, I agree they are horrible. My girlfriends dog (who has died 2 years ago) was rescued from a puppy mill, the 'breeders' lived a block from where my best friend at the time lived - we were rather surprised and upset about it all.

And one of my old dogs (I say old because my step mom is no longer part of the family and the dogs went with her) came from a breeder, we got her and her son because the breeders didn't want her anymore since she had something wrong with her hips and couldn't give birth again - - after taking her to a vet and some x-rays we found out her hips had been broken - she may have been hit by a car or slammed in a door - and never healed properly which was her problem.

So you never can really tell with people, they were a well outfit and accredited breeder of American Cockerspaniels and yet they still didn't care for their dogs.

[Calienta]

Being an accredited breeder doesn't mean anything. Anybody can be an accredited breeder and not health test. The governing body doesn't check up on all its members.

Being a responsible breeder means you health check extensively, and only breed to further rid the breed of diseases and nonconformist behaviours. If at any point during the life of a dog you sold its owners cannot keep it, you take it back. Responsible breeders don't make money off their litters - in fact they usually lose money. They do it for the love of the breed and as a hobby, not a job.

I could go on and on but just because somebody is an accredited breeder doesn't mean they are a responsible breeder.

[Murder]

thats horrible

[Tca]

Yes its sad, yes its horrible and yes these people should be punished severely, but honestly, whats the chances?

Also, there are greater problems in the world to worry about then animal suffering, yes, its a sad thing to see and these people should honestly have the harshest possible punishment imposed on them that people can think up, but they don't and people do nothing about it.

Like alot of current fuck ups here in Australia, this is just something your probably gonna have to live with, harsh, but the truth.

[Drunken Monk]

Id say we treat the millers just like they do the dogs, an eye for an eye.

i love animals much more than i love human beings, and i wouldn't mind some hardcore retribution on those puppy mill bastards. that's not only shameful, but cruel and disgusting as well.

i've had 3 dogs, 2 rabbits and a mouse as a pet in the past. i rescued the rabbits from a 10 inch cage and brought them home. i might've "completed the cycle" on that one occasion but i couldn't help it. they just stole my heart.

[Mendal]

Both of my dogs are shelter dogs. But, I must say that while this stuff does go on, it is not true that most places are like this. I think a lot of this comes from the Breeders that see the pet stores as competition. I'm not sure about England but in the US now, breeders have to be USDA approved and they are subject to inspection. Either way, I think we need to make sure our puppies are fixed and we need to adopt the shelter dogs before even thinking of getting one from a pet store OR breeder.

[Calienta]

Both of my dogs are shelter dogs. But, I must say that while this stuff does go on, it is not true that most places are like this. I think a lot of this comes from the Breeders that see the pet stores as competition. I'm not sure about England but in the US now, breeders have to be USDA approved and they are subject to inspection. Either way, I think we need to make sure our puppies are fixed and we need to adopt the shelter dogs before even thinking of getting one from a pet store OR breeder.

I'm not in England - and yes, this applies to the US. A responsible breeder will never sell their puppies to a pet store. Please don't kid yourself. I'm not attacking you but it really angers me when people think pet stores are seen as competition by breeders instead of the degenerate bastards that they are.

Breeders aren't subject to inspection either, not sure where you get your information. They submit their kennel to the list and that's it. Buyer beware.

I totally agree with you regarding getting dogs fixed and adopting from shelters!! I ran a transport this past weekend for two abandoned dogs - one was dumped at the SPCA and the other was an owner surrender ... broke my heart seeing their faces, 4 and approx. 7 years old respectively. I would sooner rescue one of those sweet dogs that has lost its home and doesn't understand what's going on than go to a pet store or a breeder.