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Reason #1 – PUPPY MILLS! The majority of puppies found in pet shops, and flea markets are products of back yard puppy mills. You don’t care. Puppies have to come from somewhere. You are right! However, they don’t have to come from puppy mills. The greater part of puppy mills are unsanitary and cruel. Puppies and dogs are kept in such appalling conditions it will make your skin crawl.

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Ever wonder why so many pet store puppies are sick or become sick within weeks of bringing them home? The truth about pet store puppies is disturbing. If you’re an animal lover, the following paragraphs will be difficult to read, but simply doing just that could potentially spare a life.

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When consumers are looking for a puppy, it’s typically because they want to have sole influence to shape the puppy, or because they don’t want a dog who comes to them with proverbial “baggage”. Unfortunately, many consumers purchase their puppies from pet stores and on-line sources and have no idea that the puppy they are getting may already be damaged.

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Puppy mills are commercial dog-breeding operations – some on a massive scale, others are Mom-Pop backyard, basement or garage set-ups. It doesn’t matter which. Profit is given precedence over quality. The physical, mental and social well being of the puppies and breeding stock dogs are not important. All that matters is the bottom line.

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You’ve probably heard about puppy mills. But did you know that if you purchase a dog from a pet store and many of the breeders online or in the newspaper, you could be helping keep the puppy mill industry afloat? Most people don’t realize where those dogs who suffer so much end up. They often don’t even know how much suffering the dogs have to endure.

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